Unfortunately, this often happens in everyday life. Majority of women understand the fact they are pregnant already on 3-4 week of pregnancy. And after all, one should prepare herself for childbirth long before this happy moment. A kid’s health depends on his parents’ health entirely, their emotional balance and high-grade food.

I will not be surprised, if some of mummies cannot recollect what they ate for a dinner on Saturday and whether they had stress during a week. Think these are trifles? Probably. But big develops of trifles! And in this case, this is a future baby’s health, and you cannot risk it. Therefore, it is necessary to approach pregnancy planning after careful consideration and prepare in advance.

Step first

Even if you consider yourself absolutely healthy, do not neglect a visit to the therapist. Measurement of arterial pressure, general analysis of urine and blood can reveal latent chronic diseases — for example, anaemia, illnesses of kidneys, hypertension, what is very important for future woman and infants health.

Do not also ignore a gynecologist’s office. A doctor will make general investigation of reproductive system, channelize on blood analysis for AIDS, antibodies to chicken pox, hepatitis B and C, roseola. Roseola during pregnancy, especially at an early stage, when fetus internal is formed, can be seriously injurious to baby health. Therefore, before conception, make blood analysis, which will confirm you have immunity to this illness. If immunity is not present - you should necessarily pass vaccination. Hand over the analysis in advance, as pregnancy is extremely undesirable within three months after inoculation.

Be necessarily surveyed on gynecologic infections, as woman and infants can be affected by them. Even if you consider you are free of them, it is better being convinced of it by means of corresponding researches on vagina microflora.

Before pregnancy it is desirable to visit endocrinologist and check up a thyroid gland condition. Especially, if you suffer from endocrine system work infringements. At first a doctor surveys thyroid gland on ultrasonic, and then, if negative changes are found out, it is necessary to hand over additional analyses on level of cholesterol and maintenance of various hormones in blood.

Geneticist is another very important doctor for woman and infants. Visiting genetics is desirable before 29, and is obligatory after 30.

For your advantage, do not be too lazy and visit a stomatologist. Pregnant women have one of the highest risks of stomatologic diseases occurrence. Basic illnesses of oral cavity a woman faces are parodontosis and caries, they are also transferred to a kid.

Step second

If you used any means of contraception, it is possible to stop doing this safely.

Step third

Refuse everything that is harmful - cigarettes, abusing caffeine, alcohol - better before pregnancy. Remember that formation of fetus basic bodies, which occurs in the first 18 weeks of pregnancy, is the most mportant period during. By the way, under medical data, people used to moderated drinking (only on holidays), should stop taking alcoholic drinks approximately three months prior to prospective conception. It concerns both men, and women. Though during pregnancy you can allow yourself red wine in reasonable quantities. And there can be problems with smoking. Smoking women are recommended to refuse cigarettes one year prior to prospective conception. Men can do it three months prior to the appointed day.

Step fourth

Try to improve food allowance, as it is very important for woman and infants future health. It is very important to provide organism with vitamins and minerals necessary for healthy fetus development, even before conception.

You need to use products which contain all useful substances. Prefer high-quality and fresh food. Try to avoid fried products, boil or stew them, or bake.

A future mum should not use chips, alcohol, salads and refined products, try to avoid products which can be infected with Listeria or salmonella - these bacteria are dangerous for woman and infants. If you can, refuse cakes and sweets, and also from superfluous coffee or tea.

Do not eat canned food and products containing various additives. Do not drink aerated drinks containing lots of sweeteners, artificial dyes and aromatic additives.

We recommend diversifying also a choice of dishes containing all necessary vitamins. Women who wish to have infants should take enough folic acid. It plays a considerable role in prevention of fetus nervous tube defects, leaders to backbone pathologies. Pregnant women are often recommended taking 400 micrograms of folic acid, since 12 week before conception and till 12 week of pregnancy. A source of folic acid - dark green vegetables, for example, spinach and broccoli, and also oranges, vitaminized porridges and bread from not sifted flour.

Step fifth
It is not necessary to neglect recommendations about struggle against excess weight. It is desirable, that your weight would correspond to norm for your growth half a year before conception. Passing to a hungry or unloading diet during pregnancy is impossible, even if you have considerable surplus of weight, not to deprive yourself and a baby of important nutrients.

Step final

Experts assert that you should give 20 minutes to aerobics a day three-four times a week, and women expecting infants are not an exception here. Reasonable preventive maintenance before and during pregnancy – a diet, physical culture, control over state of health – will help you keeping health and beauty after a childbirth.

Strengthening these muscular groups you can avoid, for example, ruptures of uterine neck and even patrimonial fetus traumas.

Before beginning of exercises walk a little. Then take basic rack: heels together, socks separately, hands are lowered along a body freely, back is straight line, head is lifted.

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Starting position: basic position. On a breath dissolve hands in sides a little and take them away back, bend trunk slightly. On an exhalation come back in an initial position. Repeat several times.
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Starting position: basic position. Breathe enevly, trunk is turned to the right, hands follow casefreely , then the same - to the left. Repeat several times.
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Starting position: lying on a stomach, emphasis on forearms. On a breath, leaning against palms, lift the top part of a trunk. On an exhalation return to a starting position. Repeat several times.
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Starting position: lying on a floor, press waist to a floor densely and lift feet vertically upwards. Separate and cross feet, without bending them thus in knees. Repeat 10-12 times in each side.
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Starting position: sitting on a floor, feet are straightened, emphasis on hands behind. At uniform breath bend right foot, take away a knee outside, then return back, take a starting position. Now the same - with left foot. Repeat 2-3 times.
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Starting position: lying on a stomach, extend feet and press them densely to a floor. Extend hands forward, head – a trunk continuation. Without lifting a head upwards, tear off the top part of a trunk, making smooth movement upwards-downwards with hands, as at swimming by a breast stroke. Make 10–12 repetitions by both hands.
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Starting position: lying on a floor with bent feet, raise pelvis upwards, compress muscles of buttocks and simultaneously strain muscles of perineum and anus. If you sit or stand, just strain these muscles, without lifting a pelvis. Hold pressure for 5-7 seconds, then – a break for 10 seconds, and some more repetitions.

To make pregnancy safe from the very beginning, it is better to start preparing for it in advance. There is a number of conditions, which observance not only increases probability of conception, but also guarantees birth of a healthy kid as much as possible. It is better to start preparation three months prior to conception - after all, in the first weeks, when you, most likely, still do not know you are pregnant, fetus is especially subject to adverse influences. Besides, confidence that you give a baby all the best, will help experiencing pregnancy better and enjoying woman and infants relationship in future. Good luck!