Prepare Your Body for Pregnancy with these Tips

Preparation Tips

Let’s take a look at some tips that are equally important as prenatal care and will prepare you to get pregnant:

• Quitting Alcohol, Smoking and Drugs

If you want to get pregnant, quit alcohol, smoking, and drugs as they not only increase chances of miscarriage, but even conceiving becomes much harder. They can also create long-term health problems for your baby. Similarly, cutting down on caffeine intake is also crucial

• Taking Folic Acid and Vitamin supplements

You must start taking vitamin and mineral supplements that contain a minimum of 0.4 mg of folic acid. Folic acid helps in reducing the risk of birth defects. Thus, you must take vitamins with folic acid if you wish to get pregnant. But make sure to consult your physician before starting any medications

• Cleaning Up Your Diet

After quitting drugs and alcohol, you must eliminate unhealthy foods from your diet and try adding healthier options. Just like prenatal care, one must include healthy food options in their diet, if they wish to get pregnant and are preparing for it.

• Eating Warm Foods

Many doctors recommend eating warm foods such as brown rice, lentil soup, stir-fried veggies, and more, as it is believed that warm uterus is better for fertility.

• Trying Out Yoga

Yoga has numerous benefits and can help in preparing to conceive as it helps to open, nourish and relax reproductive organs.

• De-Stressing

Stress and altered mental state can make it difficult to get pregnant as it boosts the cortisol levels that may lead to suppressed ovulation, decreased sperm count, and sex drive.

• Exercising Often

Exercising doesn’t just provide energy but also reduces stress. It also helps in getting better sleep and all this can help greatly when trying to conceive.

• Adding Fertility Foods

There are a lot of food choices you can make to boost your fertility. Eat foods rich in anti-oxidants, such as grains, nuts, fruits, and vegetables. Eat more fibre and replace some animal protein sources with vegetable protein sources.

• Reaching a Healthy Weight

Your weight can have an impact on your conceiving abilities. Being underweight or overweight can affect your menstrual cycle and ultimately affect your chances to conceive, so try to reach the weight most suitable for getting pregnant.