Thinking about getting pregnant? Now's the time to take stock of your health (and your partner's).
Say No to Alcohol and Drugs
Liddell points out that recreational drugs, and some prescribed and over-the-counter medications, also cross the placenta and may affect the baby. Talk to your doctor about the risk to a fetus of any medications you are using versus the risk of discontinuing them. Before becoming pregnant, Bogris asked her doctor about the safety of her asthma medication and was reassured that it would not harm her unborn child.
There are a few aspects of your diet that you should pay special attention to if you’re trying to conceive. Geronazzo encourages women to build healthy iron stores before pregnancy. The best-absorbed sources of iron come from meat. Enriched grains and beans, such as lentils, chickpeas and soybeans, are also good sources but should be eaten with a vitamin C source to promote absorption.
You might want to forgo the steak tartare, as well. “Toxoplasmosis is an infection caused by a parasite. It can be picked up by eating raw or undercooked foods such as meat and eggs, or through exposure to cat feces,” Lemon explains. “If a woman becomes infected during pregnancy, it could result in miscarriage, stillbirth or ill health in the newborn baby.
Exercise is good for everyone, of course. Here’s how Vanderpluym approached it. “I began short walks and bought a pregnancy workout video. I started doing it so that once pregnant I would be used to the routine. Along with the video came a relaxation exercise that I did faithfully in preparation for the birth.”
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