Contents:
- Medical Video: Before You Get Pregnant
- Pregnancy preparation in terms of nutrition
- Prepare a healthy weight before becoming pregnant
Medical Video: Before You Get Pregnant
You and your partner have decided to have a baby? Not only sex time that must be considered, but your health condition and partner must also be considered. Is the mother's body that will be the "temporary home" of the baby ready to support the baby? Well, this must be prepared carefully. When, should I start preparations for pregnancy?
Pregnancy preparation in terms of nutrition
Maybe there are still many mothers who have just noticed her pregnancy after learning that she is pregnant. This may be said to be late, because it could be that the womb's age has entered 4 weeks, 5 weeks, even 8 weeks. Even though in the early days of pregnancy, the prospective baby in the womb needs enough nutrition to support its development.
In the first weeks of pregnancy, you may not be able to feel pregnancy. However, prospective babies in your body have started to develop. The fertilized egg by a sperm is undergoing a lot of cell division until an embryo is formed that will stick to the uterus. This is a long process that requires the support of the womb environment and also good maternal nutrition.
Good nutrition is very necessary before pregnancy as one of the preparations for pregnancy. Maternal protein needs must be sufficient because protein is an important nutrient needed in cell formation and division. In addition, maternal folic acid needs must also be fulfilled. Folic acid is an important nutrient needed in early pregnancy for perfect brain and spinal cord formation. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) The United States recommends that women consume 0.4 mg (400 mcg) of folic acid per day at least one month before becoming pregnant, to prevent birth defects.
Prepare a healthy weight before becoming pregnant
In addition to the need for folic acid, you should also prepare your weight before becoming pregnant. If your weight is less than normal, you should achieve normal weight before you become pregnant. This aims to make the body weight during pregnancy healthy. Conversely, if you are overweight, you should lower your weight first before becoming pregnant, so that the risks that can arise due to excess weight during pregnancy can be suppressed. Excessive weight pregnant women can have health risks, such as gestational diabetes, preeclampsia, urinary tract infections, to increase the risk of having a cesarean delivery.
If you still lack weight or excess, you may need time several months, maybe even about 3 months to reach a normal weight before you are ready to get pregnant. Eating a lot of healthy foods, such as vegetables and fruits can help you gain a normal weight, as well as a healthy nutritional intake.
In addition to vegetables and fruits, you also have to eat protein-based foods such as meat, chicken, fish, eggs, tofu, tempeh, and nuts. Remember, protein is needed in early pregnancy for cell formation and fetal development. Choice of protein sources that contain little fat so that your body weight is maintained, such as skinless chicken, lean meat, low fat milk, and others.
Don't forget, exercise regularly so that the calories that enter can burn optimally. Besides being stable because of exercise, the body becomes more fit in preparing for pregnancy.
