Little 10 Steps Toward Better Pregnancy Health

1. Little 10 Steps Toward Better Pregnancy Health

2. INTRODUCTION • Every child should be safe, and we have to create a healthy environment for an unborn child during the period of pregnancy in order to protect them. Some key topics help to create a safe environment for saving you and your unborn baby, including meeting nutrition needs, managing personal health concerns, increasing your knowledge of child development, reducing stress and preparing for the child's birth, and practicing healthy behaviors. In order to protect the unborn baby, at first, we should protect the women’s (the mother) health.

4. Every one of us thinks that we’re promoting women’s health, but we should spend some real-time to talk about small steps you can take toward optimal health during pregnancy. Why not big steps? • Well, because presently during the COVID-19 pandemic, doing anything that proceeds additional strength, or distracts from our usual habits feels big. • And generally, working on enhancing our health involves changing, however a couple of our own habits. Luckily though, improving women’s health isn't a win-or-lose approach-- small change to even a few things can have a big impression!

5. 10 steps to improve women’s health before pregnancy • First, consult with your health care provider • Keeping up a healthy weight • Receiving and remaining active often  • Eating heart-healthy, well-proportioned snacks and meals • Taking care of emotional and mental health • Finding hale and hearty ways to manage your mental stress • Training good sleep habits to advance your physical and mental health, and improve your immune system • Observing alcohol consumption and avoiding illicit drugs, including drugs which are not prescribed to you • Practicing to quit Vaping, smoking, and drugs  • Reducing, preventing the spread of, and defending yourself from COVID-19 

6. First, Consult With Your Health Care Provider • Whether you’re naturally pregnant or through infertility treatment, at first, you have to consult with your fertility doctor or health care provider. • Every time you go to the regular prenatal appointments, write down the questions, and bringing written questions will help you remember everything. • And call your fertility doctor or health care provider with nagging concerns or questions even though you did big research before in Google.

7. Keeping Up a Healthy Weight • A healthy weight is totally different for every person, so all you have to do is fix what yourhealthy weight should be for pregnancy. • If you’re already a ‘plus-size’ person and you’re pregnant, then check out the evidence-based resource at Plus Size Birth. • If you’re not able to determine your pregnancy weight, talk to your care provider about weight guidelines.

8. Receiving and Remaining Active Often  • Try to be active regularly, if you’re already doing regular exercise, then try adding simple, less-effective activities, like simple yoga, practice breathing, and walking. • Walk 3-5 times per week for at least 25 minutes each time. When you feel up to do it more, then add more time and days.

9. Eating Heart-Healthy, Well-Proportioned Snacks and Meals • For better nutrition advice and a healthy diet plan, contact a professional dietician or your female infertility doctor. • Follow the diet plan and figure out what is missing most, like fruits, veggies, good sleep, more water, etc. • Trying to balance the missing parts, for example, eat one vegetable, fruit per day, and drink one more glass of water per day, and sleep at least 6 to7 hours every day.

10. Taking Care of Emotional and Mental Health • The modest and most effective ways to improve your emotional and mental health go out often, connect with friends and family, take a deep breath, and feel the nature. • Even the weather isn't nice (wrap up!) and even when you’re quarantined and following the social distancing from people (call, text, or video chat). • Try to go outside for at least 20 minutes every day and reach out to at least one favorite person you love every day for support, talk, and laughs.

11. Finding Hale and Hearty Ways to Manage Your Mental Stress • Mental stress is a big problem for everyone, and now we are under more stress than normal times. • Before starting to control your stress, first understand what’s causing it. Find out is there any way to prevent what’s causing your mental stress. • We can’t always stop the source of our stress, but at least we can change the mood and our response towards it. Do meditation, yoga for 15 minutes every day.

12. Training Good Sleep Habits to Advance Your Physical and Mental Health, and Improve Your Immune System • Getting enough sleep is very important, but still, it’s tough to achieve it. • Normally, many people are suffering to go to bed early. So, you can start training yourself to go to bed early. Do it regularly until it’s a habit.

13. Observing Alcohol Consumption and Avoiding Illicit Drugs, Including Drugs Which Are Not Prescribed To You • If you’re pregnant, then you should totally avoid taking in any alcohol or drugs. • If you feel hard to quit smoking or alcohol or drugs during pregnancy, it’s very important to talk with your fertility doctor or care provider as soon as possible to get support for quitting.

14. Reducing, Preventing the Spread Of, and Defending Yourself from COVID-19  • Practicing the COVID-19 health recommendations, including social distancing, wearing a mask whenever you go out, wash your hands often, not touching your nose, lips, eyes, and limiting the amount of time spent in public places, when possible.