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7 Things You Should Know Before You Try To Get Pregnant

Team AckoFeb 8, 2024

There are lot of things that you must take into consideration before you get pregnant. You need to take care of your diet, weight, medical condition, if any, and much more. You have to let go of your bad habits as these will affect your pregnancy and your baby’s health as well.

Contents

1# Body Weight
2# Medical History
3# Smoking and Alcohol
4# Folic Acid
5# Age Factor
6# Preconception Check-Up
7# Get Vaccinated

7 Things that you must know before you try to conceive:

1# Body Weight

The first and foremost thing is your body weight that you must take into consideration before you get pregnant. Your body weight should be balanced and you should not be overweight or underweight when you are trying to conceive. By maintaining a healthy weight throughout your pregnancy, you will prevent the complications like premature delivery and gestational diabetes that might affect your baby’s health too.

2# Medical History

It is very important to know the family history of your parents and your spouse’s parents as well. This will let you know if there is any genetic disorder or disease running in the family that might need attention during your pregnancy for your baby’s good health. So you need to talk out everything with your doctor so that she can determine the best treatment for your given medical history

3# Smoking and Alcohol

Smoking and alcohol are worst habits that you must avoid during pregnancy to keep up with the health of your baby. If you cling up to smoking and alcohol during pregnancy then there will be deformities in your baby and it also causes low birthweight in the baby. Smoking also increases the chances of miscarriage and still birth. It also affects the semen quality in men.

4# Folic Acid

Folic acid helps in preventing neural tube defects in foetus as folic acid helps in making new cells in our body. It is very important to consume folic acid even before you start thinking of starting a family. At least 400 mg of folic acid is recommended everyday whether the woman is pregnant or not. It is good for keeping up with the health of the woman and also prevents spina bifida and anencephaly in developing foetus.

5# Age Factor

A lot depends on your age when you think of getting pregnant as women are born with fertility eggs that she will have for her lifetime. But, when she reaches in her 40s, most of her eggs becomes unhealthy and are not good for fertility. Also, a woman in her late 30s has a history of early menopause in the family then she should consider getting pregnant in her 30s or late 20s after getting married. If you plan pregnancy at a right age then there are less chances of complications whereas late pregnancy gives birth to many health related complications in women.

6# Preconception Check-Up

When you decide to conceive then it is very important to talk to your doctor and get all the tests done related to pregnancy. Also, it is very important for you to know that your body is in sync with your health or not before you get pregnant. This will help you in taking care of all your shortcomings and you will be able to sail smoothly through the journey of pregnancy.

7# Get Vaccinated

There are certain vaccines that are necessary for you to keep the health of your baby in the womb safe and sound. Talk to your doctor about the same and also there are certain blood tests that are required during pregnancy, so get them done too. You should be immunized against the diseases like chickenpox, measels and mumps. You need to get a flu shot and certain strains of HPV as well.

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