When you take off your gorgeous wedding dress and return from your honeymoon, the plan to make a baby will be on the agenda. Especially for women around 30 years old, even if you are not in a hurry, your mother and mother-in-law are ready to help you bring up the next generation. So what do you need to do before you get pregnant? You may say to have enough money, have a house or buy good brand name baby products for your future baby. The first thing I want to say is: first, you need to prepare is full of love, full of hope to meet the arrival of the baby, this is the psychological aspect; second, the physical preparation, which is the focus of my speech today, I will tell you in detail below, item by item. Pre-pregnancy checkup When you are ready to get pregnant, you should do a pre-pregnancy checkup with the attitude of being responsible for yourself. What is a preconception test? Pre-conception check-ups are mainly to check whether a woman’s body is suffering from diseases that are not suitable for pregnancy, and if so, to treat them in time. It usually includes liver and kidney function, thyroid function, electrocardiogram, blood sugar, hepatitis B, syphilis, AIDS and other medical examinations. If there are serious internal diseases, then pregnancy will bring you great risk. The other is to check the gynecological aspects of the examination system to do the cervical aspects of the examination, if there is cervical disease also need to be treated before pregnancy. Other optional items are antibody tests for rubella, toxoplasmosis, cytomegalovirus, and herpes virus. These four items are known as eugenics tests among pregnant mothers. Pregnant women in special areas such as Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Hunan, Hubei, Sichuan and Chongqing need to be tested for thalassemia. Women who are overweight are recommended to have their blood lipids and glucose tolerance checked. Folic acid If you are ready to get pregnant, then start taking folic acid. Folic acid needs to be taken for six months before and three months after pregnancy. But the date of pregnancy cannot be determined, so you start taking it as soon as you are ready to conceive. What are the benefits of folic acid? Why do experts highly recommend folic acid? Folic acid has been shown to reduce the incidence of neural tube abnormalities in the fetus (it does not prevent all abnormalities!) Folic acid has been shown to reduce the incidence of neural tube abnormalities (it does not prevent all abnormalities!), especially in poor areas where there is a lack of vegetables and fruits. Folic acid is cheap and is a vitamin, so take it. Weight If your body mass index is over 24, you need to lose weight. How is body mass index calculated? Weight (kg) / height (m) 2. The right weight is safe for your own health for your baby’s health and for the delivery. Obese mothers-to-be are prone to gestational diabetes and the fetus may grow too large and cause a difficult delivery. If you are too thin, with a body mass index of less than 18, then you should also increase your weight appropriately. Sufficient fat reserves will make it easier to get pregnant and improve adequate nutrition and protection for your child during pregnancy. Menstruation If you have irregular periods, you will need to be referred to a gynecologist or a fertility clinic for treatment. If you have a normal period, please remember the date of your last period. Maybe you have a stressful job and don’t usually care about your period. We will often see girls come to the hospital and when the doctor asks what day they got their period, she will roll her eyes and turn her head to ask her boyfriend as if it was a man who got his period. The date of your period is important, if you don’t get your period on time, then the first hint is that the baby is coming. The last period will tell us when the baby is expected to meet you and will give the obstetrician a basis to monitor how the baby is developing in the womb. If you have a chest x-ray for a physical exam or take medication for a minor problem do so within 14 days of the start of your period to prevent unknowingly harming your baby. If you are really too busy and your memory is not so good, you can download an app on your phone that will help you remember your period. When your doctor asks you about your last period, you roll your phone, don’t roll your eyes or ask your husband. Lifestyle Maybe you are a white-collar worker, maybe you are busy at work, maybe you usually have a lot of social engagements at work, but when you are ready to have a baby, you need to change your lifestyle. Try to do regular work and rest, regular diet. Smoking and drinking should be absolutely avoided, and if you have other bad habits, you must quit. If you are exposed to toxic and harmful substances in your work, then it is best to change your position. If all these preparations are done, then remove the contraceptive measures and start preparing for the arrival of the baby without any worries. If your period doesn’t come as expected, you can also buy a test strip and do a pregnancy test yourself. If it is positive, congratulations, the baby is here.