Have a pre-pregnancy parenting discussion!
Parents and experts have a common understanding: If you’re co-parenting with a child, you should talk with your potential co-parent about the major parenting concerns, such as how you’ll divide the responsibility of child care and how you’ll rear your child, whether you’ll work rather than staying at home, as well as the religious beliefs you have before you begin trying to get pregnant.
You Should Stop Your Birth Control
If you’ve used hormonal contraception, such as the patch, pill or ring, implant shot or an intrauterine devices (or non-hormonal long-acting, reversible contraception devices like Paraguard IUD Paraguard IUD) you should put it off before you begin to try. The time when you should stop depends on the kind of contraceptive you’re using and you’ll need to talk with your physician.
Restrict all Substance Use
Additionally, stopping drinking or smoking cold turkey once you’ve are pregnant could be an unwelcome shock to your body as well, according to the authors Odes as well as Morris. “Psychologically in the sense that you are feeling that pregnancy has made you “give up” everything you love and cherish, you could build up some anger right in the beginning,” they say. “Quitting smoking cigarettes or your multi margarita addictions is a huge accomplishment, so begin today and make it something you are proud of, instead of being pushed into.”
Limit Caffeine
Do not forget to count other sources of caffeine you can find like tea, soda and energy drinks, as well as even some painkillers. A 12-ounce bottle of soda or 8-ounce cup filled with black or green tea could contain anywhere between 30 and 60 milligrams caffeine. Two tablets of Extra-Strength Excedrin (which is the trademark name of the generic mixture of aspirin, acetaminophen and caffeine) contains 130 milligrams.
Find Your Ideal Weight
If you and your physician believe it will improve your health and improve your chances of getting pregnant, and you want to either lose the weight or increase it, then now is the best time to start planning for it.
Weight loss can not only aid overweight women in getting pregnancies, “but it will help you get an easier pregnancy and birth with fewer risks and issues,”
