What preparations should be made before pregnancy?

As parents, we all know that if we want to have a healthy and smart baby, we must make some preparations before pregnancy. These preparations will determine whether the fetus will be healthy and smooth in the future. A healthy baby is a heavy responsibility for a family. If you want to get pregnant, you must prepare many things in advance, and you must check what examinations you need to do to prevent the possibility of deformities in the child in the future. So what preparations should be made before pregnancy?

1. Pay attention to physical examination

Before getting pregnant, female friends must go to the hospital for a physical check-up to understand their health status and see if it is suitable for pregnancy. If it is not suitable for pregnancy, then they must make corresponding adjustments and consider pregnancy after their body is adjusted.

2. Pay attention to folic acid intake

Folic acid can effectively prevent fetal malformations. Women should start taking a certain amount of folic acid three months before pregnancy, and this amount can be maintained until three months after pregnancy.

3. Stay away from cigarettes and alcohol

Women should stay away from cigarettes and alcohol before getting pregnant. Cigarettes and alcohol can cause women to have miscarriages and premature births. They can also affect the normal development of the fetus, leading to low birth weight, respiratory problems, sudden neonatal death, intellectual disabilities, etc.

4. Pay attention to the age of pregnancy

The age at which women become pregnant is very important for eugenics. If women want to give birth to healthy babies, they should become pregnant at the best childbearing age. Generally speaking, it is best for women to get pregnant between the ages of 25 and 30. If they are over 30, the risk of pregnancy increases.

5. Check for German measles

Although German measles is not a serious disease, it will not have much impact on normal adults. However, it is very dangerous for pregnant women. German measles can have a fatal effect on the fetus and can easily lead to miscarriage or serious fetal lesions.

6. Reduce caffeine intake

Caffeine can have adverse effects on the fetus. Women should reduce their caffeine intake before pregnancy, drink less coffee, cola, tea and other caffeinated beverages, and eat less chocolate.

7. Body temperature measurement and semen test

Basal body temperature is the body temperature of a woman when she wakes up in the morning and has not yet moved. The body temperature is relatively low during the period from menstruation to before ovulation. When ovulation begins, body temperature rises sharply and mucus secretion increases, indicating that it is a good time to conceive. Recording for several consecutive months can detect the stability of ovulation. In addition, let the husband go to the hospital and collect a semen sample with the help of a doctor to analyze the number, mobility and vitality of sperm to determine whether there are sufficient high-quality sperm.

If you have the habit of raising pets before you become pregnant, you must stop the habit. This habit is very harmful to the fetus. Many pets have bacteria on them. If there are bacteria, the fetus is likely to be infected with some bacterial diseases, and even cause miscarriage. The development of the fetus is a matter of great concern to us, and we must pay attention to these matters.