Comprehensive Preparation for Pregnancy, Look Here With the opening of the two-child policy, more and more couples are coming to the hospital for counseling, wanting to conceive a healthy, smart and beautiful baby. So for these parents-to-be who are strongly looking forward to pregnancy, what do they need to pay attention to before pregnancy? Expectant parents can make preparations in the following aspects: Cultivate good eating habits – Diet should be diversified and nutritious A good diet before pregnancy is the key to conceiving a healthy baby. In the first three months of pregnancy, parents-to-be should pay attention to dietary diversity, strengthen reasonable nutrition, eat more food that is beneficial to the conditioning of the body, such as food rich in high-quality proteins, vitamins and trace elements, do not eat junk food, and eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, so as to make a good nutritional reserve for conception. Supplement folic acid three months in advance Folic acid is an essential vitamin that plays an extremely important role in cell division and tissue growth. Folic acid deficiency in early pregnancy can lead to neural tube malformations in the fetus. It is recommended that couples planning a pregnancy take a multivitamin containing 0,4 mg of folic acid daily starting in the first trimester and continuing until the second trimester. In general, folic acid supplementation should not exceed 1 mg per day in addition to diet. For those at high risk (e.g., epilepsy, diabetes, excessive obesity, family history of neural tube malformations), it is recommended that folic acid be taken under a doctor’s supervision. In addition to taking oral folic acid tablets, you can also get folic acid from foods such as poultry eggs, animal liver, nuts, beans and legumes, and leafy vegetables (cauliflower, spinach, parsley). Develop good living habits and exercise regularly Try not to stay up late and go to bed early and get up early. At the same time, regular exercise to enhance physical fitness, can be carried out in the morning jogging, evening walks and other sports, and more outdoors to breathe fresh air. In addition, in preparation for pregnancy before the most avoid smoking and drinking, tobacco and alcohol contain a variety of harmful substances, not only triggered sexual dysfunction, reduce fertility, affecting the success rate of conception, affecting the quality of fertilized eggs and embryos, but also on the healthy development of the baby in the future. Therefore, one of the precautions to be taken before getting pregnant is to quit smoking and drinking 3 months before conception. Keeping a good mental state before conception A woman’s mental stress, nervousness and anxiety will also affect the endocrine state of the body, thus affecting normal ovulation and reducing the success rate of conception. Therefore, it is best for mothers-to-be to maintain a relaxed and happy mood, which will be more conducive to the conception of a healthy baby. Say goodbye to contraception If you are using birth control pills, patches or IUDs, it is best to have at least one normal menstrual cycle after stopping the pills before getting pregnant. If you are using hormonal injections, it is advisable to wait for another year to ovulate normally again to prepare for pregnancy, even if your period returns earlier after stopping the injections. Targeted pre-pregnancy checkups Pre-pregnancy checkups are for the purpose of achieving eugenics, and they are different from ordinary physical checkups in that they are more targeted and can reduce the chance of birth defects in the fetus. If you are an older woman or have a history of miscarriage, you should not neglect this part. Pre-conception checkups are usually conducted 3 to 6 months before you are ready to get pregnant. Pre-pregnancy checkups should never ignore the following special physical examinations: 1. Reproductive system checkups Mainly check for gynecological diseases, including routine gynecological examination, ultrasound, gynecological endocrine examination, routine leukorrhea examination, mycoplasma and chlamydia checkups, gonorrhea, syphilis and AIDS checkups, and ideally, a simple pap smear checkup. The best time for breast examination is after menstruation. The main purpose of the examination is to know whether there is any breast disease, so that early treatment can be done to prepare for breastfeeding and early detection of some diseases that affect women’s health. The so-called eugenics test refers to the antibody test for viruses that affect eugenics, such as toxoplasmosis, rubella virus, cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex virus, etc. These viruses may cause uterine bleeding. All of these viruses have the potential to cause intrauterine infections that can result in fetal malformations or functional defects. If the infection occurs during pregnancy or early pregnancy, it will have a significant impact on the embryo, often leading directly to the occurrence of miscarriage. Moreover, the results of eugenic tests done before pregnancy can also help to determine whether there is any intrauterine infection during pregnancy in the future. For mothers-to-be who love small animals, if you have pets at home, it is best not to get too close to your pets, remember to wash your hands after every petting, keep a safe distance from your pets, and it is best to take your pets to be checked for toxoplasmosis. Immune antibody check can rule out immune infertility, mainly contains anti-sperm antibody, anti-endometrial antibody, anti-egg antibody. 4, oral examination If you don’t protect your teeth before pregnancy, you may suffer a lot during pregnancy. Hormonal changes in the body during pregnancy will make the gums more fragile, it is easy to swell, bleeding and pain and other conditions, and at this time the use of medication on the fetus has an impact on the treatment is very tricky, and ultimately suffer is still pregnant mothers and babies. Therefore, 6 months before pregnancy to the stomatology department to do a thorough oral examination and necessary treatment, and accept the oral surgeon’s health guidance, it is very necessary. 5, chromosome and blood type For the family has a certain history of genetic diseases, history of miscarriage and hemolysis of the newborn couples, it is very necessary to do this test, in order to early detection of chromosomal disorders and couples with incompatible blood type phenomenon. 6, some routine tests, including routine blood test, coagulation four, blood sedimentation, hepatitis B marker test, liver function, kidney function, insulin, fasting blood sugar, blood lipids, urine routine, cardiac ultrasound, electrocardiogram, chest X-ray and so on. The father-to-be should not be left out of the pre-pregnancy checkups because having a healthy baby requires not only healthy eggs but also healthy sperm. In addition to routine blood test, routine stool test, electrocardiogram, hepatitis B marker test, liver function, chromosome and blood type test, you also need to carry out the examination of the urinary system and routine semen test. You may think that preparing for pregnancy is tedious, but in fact, everyone can do it easily: good diet and work habits, moderate exercise, happy mood, coupled with appropriate pre-pregnancy physical examination, to do the above points, you can enjoy the journey of preparation for pregnancy! We wish every couple of parents a good pregnancy!