How to take care of your body before pregnancy

Many adults, especially married people, want to know the question: when a couple is preparing to have a child, how should they regulate their bodies before pregnancy in order to achieve the effect of quick pregnancy? So let’s take a look at some ways to regulate your body before pregnancy.

1) Improve your diet: Learn to eat the foods you really need, which means at least three balanced meals a day, consisting of the four major food groups that provide the vitamins and minerals necessary for a healthy body. The two most important nutrients for healthy pregnant women are calcium and folic acid. Don't forget to stick to milk, citrus fruits and juices, dark green leafy vegetables, nuts, legumes, grains with skins, and fortified breads and cereals.

2) Reach a Healthy Weight: Always wanted to lose a little weight? It's time! The best time to get close to the recommended weight is during pregnancy. Start by choosing low-fat, high-fiber foods. It should be noted that a balanced diet should be accompanied by proper exercise to achieve a safe weight loss rate of 1-2 pounds per week. If you are underweight, gain some weight! Researchers have found that mothers who are underweight are more likely to give birth to low-birth-weight babies.

3) Start taking vitamin supplements: Healthy people who eat a balanced diet do not need vitamin supplements. Prenatal vitamins (or multivitamins) are designed to ensure that pregnant women get enough of several important vitamins and minerals. First on the list is folic acid, a B vitamin that prevents neural tube defects during fetal development.

4) Develop (and stick to) an exercise plan: A good, balanced fitness program provides three important benefits: endurance, strength, and flexibility, which you need to cope with the day-to-day stress of motherhood. Fitness should be started at least 3 months before pregnancy. This will make it easier for you to maintain an active lifestyle during pregnancy and make pregnancy life easier. Fitness exercises include running, alternating walking and running, walking, swimming, cycling and aerobic exercise. However, some of these exercises are quite intense and should not be performed during early pregnancy. With all of the above exercises, you should start slowly and don't overwork your body.

5) Stop drinking, smoking and taking drugs: Numerous studies have shown that drinking, smoking and taking drugs are related to low birth weight, miscarriage, AIDS and postpartum movement disorders.

6) Reduce hazards in the environment: Certain jobs can be harmful to you and your baby. If you frequently and regularly stand all day, fly for long periods of time, or are exposed to chemicals or radioactive materials, you should consider making some job adjustments.

7) Stop taking birth control pills If you have been using birth control pills, it is recommended that you should stop taking them for a few months before getting pregnant. Because it may take some time for your menstrual cycle to return to normal. If you become pregnant while taking birth control pills, stop taking them immediately and tell your doctor - there is a small chance (less than 0.5%) that they will harm the fetus.

Through the introduction in the above article, I believe everyone has already known that conditioning the body before pregnancy is not only something that women should pay attention to, but male friends should also take reasonable measures to condition their bodies. Only when both husband and wife attach importance to conditioning the body before pregnancy can they quickly promote successful pregnancy.