Planning for pregnancy is exciting for everyone. Preparing your body and mind before conception can significantly improve your chances of a healthy pregnancy and baby.
Following are some essential pre-pregnancy planning tips to help you start your journey to parenthood.
- Do Medical Checkup before Planning
- Follow Healthy Diet
- Maintain Healthy Weight
- Live Stress-Free
- Avoid Junk Foods
- Do Yoga and Exercise
- Partner Health
- Stay Positive and Patient
Let us discuss the above points in depth.
Do Medical Checkup before Planning
Before pregnancy couples should contact a doctor for their medical checkup. Your doctor can assess your overall health, analyze your medical history, and recommend prenatal vitamins ( C, D, B12) like folic acid and omega fatty acids to prevent birth defects.
Follow Healthy Diet
Follow healthy diets that improve fertility and prepare your body for pregnancy. For example:-
- In the morning should have to take fruit after 1-2 hours between taking sprouts, veggies or salad then take your lunch around 1:00 PM near about.
- Citrus Fruits contain Vitamin C and take sunlight, if not possible couple can take Medicine (Vitamin D)
- Leafy greens, nuts, and fortified cereals (for folic acid)
- Dairy, eggs, and fish (for calcium and vitamin D)
- Lean proteins like chicken and beans
- Stay hydrated always
Maintain Healthy Weight
Your body weight plays a crucial role in your pregnancy.
- Underweight (BMI < 18.5): Gain 28–40 lbs.
- Normal weight (BMI 18.5–24.9): Gain 25–35 lbs
- Overweight (BMI 25.0–29.9): Gain 15–25 lbs
- Obese (BMI > 30.0): Gain 11–20 lbs
Live Stress-Free
Before starting your journey with pregnancy planning tips, couples should be stress-free from everything and focus only on positive thoughts to enhance their chances of conception. Because with stress it is very tough to conceive and high stress levels can interfere with ovulation and conception—practice relaxation techniques like yoga, meditation, or deep breathing. Ensure you get at least 7-8 hours of sleep every night.
Avoid Junk Foods
Take coffee in the limit (if you can avoid it, it would be better).
- Quit smoking and alcohol.
- Avoid processed foods.
- High-mercury fish because Mercury can accumulate in the body and harm fetal brain development.
Do Yoga and Exercise
If sometimes you feel stressed do yoga and exercise like walking, swimming, or light cardio to improve circulation and overall health.
Partner Health
Medical check-ups are also important for partners because male fertility is equally important and your partner must have to maintain a healthy diet, avoid smoking or alcohol, and manage stress to improve sperm quality.
Stay Positive and Patient
This process may take time, so don’t stress if it doesn’t happen immediately.
Remember one thing, age does not matter but your lifestyle does. So take a healthy diet, stay positive, support each other, and consult your doctor regularly.
