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- Medical Video: 5 questions to ask your doctor before getting pregnant | Paid for by AGA
- 1. What baby equipment do you need to buy?
- 2. What is the name of your baby later?
- 3. Will you give breast milk or formula milk?
- 4. If your baby is a boy, will he be circumcised?
- 5. If you have another child, who will care for him when you are in the hospital? Who will help you take care of the children during the first week after returning from the hospital?
Medical Video: 5 questions to ask your doctor before getting pregnant | Paid for by AGA
Hearing the news that you will soon get a baby sometimes can make you drifted into happiness to the point of forgetting various important things to think about. In order for your preparation to be unstable, sit down with your partner and try to discuss the answers to these five important questions.
1. What baby equipment do you need to buy?
Yes, having a baby is indeed not cheap. You must make a list of important items that must be purchased during pregnancy for your needs, and of course for the little one. Calculate how much is needed, and make a list of items that you might be able to ask for ex-family or friends (such as baby cribs).
Some of the items that must be on your list are:
- car seat aka baby seats for cars
- Stroller
- Baby bed / crib
- Bathtub
- Pacifier bottle
- Diaper Supplies
- High chair to eat
- Baby Cup
In addition, you can also consider buying the following useful items:
- Changing table (table for changing diapers)
- Automatic swing
- Baby carrier (front, back or sling)
2. What is the name of your baby later?
Narrow down the list of names you and your partner choose and make sure that before the birth you just choose from a maximum of two names. You can find the meaning of these names before determining which name is most suitable for your baby.
3. Will you give breast milk or formula milk?
You can consider giving breast milk or formula milk depending on your situation and condition. However, remember that breastfed babies experience fewer infections (especially diarrhea) and allergies in their first year compared to other infants fed formula milk. Another advantage, breast milk is not expensive, sterile, and available in perfect temperatures. Breastfeeding is also the best process to strengthen the physical and emotional bond between mother and baby. And, overall, breast milk is the best natural food for babies. Even if you need to go back to work after maternity leave, breastfeeding for the first three months can be very beneficial for your baby. After you return to work, you can continue breastfeeding or not, depending on your situation and the availability of breast milk in your breast.
You can give formula milk to your baby, if:
- You don't produce enough milk
- You are on medication that can seep into breast milk and potentially harm the baby
- You want to stop breastfeeding if your baby is more than 6 months old or reaches the age of one year
- You want your baby to get other nutrients
- Your situation is not possible for breastfeeding
4. If your baby is a boy, will he be circumcised?
You can discuss whether or not your child is circumcised, based on religious or health considerations. If your child is going to be circumcised, determine also at what age the child will be circumcised. Now the parents are starting to bloom, circumcising their sons shortly after birth because the risk is less and the baby is not moving much so the healing process is faster.
5. If you have another child, who will care for him when you are in the hospital? Who will help you take care of the children during the first week after returning from the hospital?
Consider all situations that can occur. You can ask for help from relatives, family members and friends. If you decide to hire a baby sitter, try to get enough information and identification about it.
