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Pregnancy Tips and Advices

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We have selected the tips and advices that will be very useful to you before and during pregnancy. We hope it will be helpful to you. If you have any comments, suggestions or tips you would like to share, please click here

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  Pregnancy Checklist

Before Getting Pregnant
After you Get Pregnant
Eating Healthy Before and During Pregnancy
Foods to Avoid During Pregnancy
Exercising During Pregnancy
What to Avoid During Pregnancy
Pregnancy Checklist

Before Getting Pregnant

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• You should see a doctor before getting pregnant to make sure you are in good health.
• If you need to get any dental work done, do this before getting pregnant.
• Take blood test for HIV and other STDs (genderually Transmitted Diseases).
• Make sure your have health insurance that is right for you. Find a good doctor and a hospital where you would like to deliver. Make sure that the doctor you choose accept your health insurance. Some insurance companies would not let you switch after you are pregnant.
• Ask your doctor about which prenatal vitamins would work best for you.
• Start taking prenatal vitamins every day. Make sure you get enough folic acid.
• Exercise. Being physically active before you get pregnant, will help you stay fit during pregnancy.
• Avoid smoking cigarettes and second hand smoking. Smoking may decrease fertility.
• Avoid drinking alcohol.

After you Get Pregnant

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Congratulations on your Pregnancy!

• See your doctor on a regular basis.
• Eat a healthy diet.
• Take prenatal vitamins.
• Avoid stress and anxiety.
• Get plenty of sleep.
• Check out baby names suggestions.
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• Exercise. It is very important to be physically active during pregnancy.
• Don't carry heavy stuff. Ask for help.
• Do Kegel exercises.
• Buy lotion that prevents stretch marks.
• Avoid smoking. Smoking during pregnancy is linked with low birth weight and other risks for the baby such as being born prematurely, death around the time of birth and sudden infant death syndrome.
• Avoid drinking alcohol especially during first three months of pregnancy when the baby's organs are forming.
• Avoid hot tubs and saunas.
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Eating Healthy Before and During Pregnancy

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Eating healthy will ensure that your body has plenty of vitamins and minerals. You diet should include foods rich in protein such as meat, poultry, fish, eggs; calcium such as milk, yogurt, starch such as bread, cereal, pasta, and also plenty of fruits and vegetables that supply all the necessary vitamins and minerals.

Folic acid

• Make sure you get enough folic acid before and during pregnancy.
• Before you get pregnant, you can take 400 micrograms of folic acid each day. The intake of 800-1000 micrograms of folic acid every day is recommended while you are pregnant.
• Good sources of folic acid: broccoli, spinach, peas, green beans, cabbage, potatoes, cauliflower, kiwi; fortified breakfast cereals and bread.
• Having plenty of folic acid in your body will decrease the chance of baby being born with a defect of the neural tube. It is also necessary for the development of healthy red blood cells.

Foods to Avoid During Pregnancy

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• Raw fish such as sushi, sashimi
• Raw eggs
• Soft cheese such as Feta, Brie, and Camembert cheeses, blue-veined cheeses, and Mexican-style cheeses
• Raw (unpasteurized) milk
• Shark, swordfish, king mackerel and tilefish because they contain high levels of a form of mercury called methyl mercury that may harm an unborn baby's developing nervous system.
• Shellfish, canned fish
• Hot dogs
• Undercooked meat
• Liver

Exercising During Pregnancy

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It is very important to be physically active during pregnancy. Consult your doctor about a level of exercise that is safe for you.

Moderate exercising during pregnancy will

• Help you to stay more energetic and elevate your mood.
• Decrease the discomforts that you may experience during pregnancy.
• Help you to have an easier labor.
• Improve the way you feel about yourself. When you look good, you feel good.

If you exercise when you are pregnant, it will be easier for your body to get back in shape after you give birth. It is recommended for pregnant women to engage in low impact activities such as walking, swimming, yoga. Make sure to drink plenty of water, and stop exercising if you experience any pain or shortness of breath.

What to Avoid During Pregnancy

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• Smoking
• Alcohol
• Caffeine
• Stress and anxiety
• Hot tubs and saunas
• Eating raw fish, undercooked meat, soft cheeses, raw eggs

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