Getting Healthy Before Pregnancy

• You need to get a preconception checkup to make sure your body's  ready for pregnancy.At your checkup you should share your family health history with your provider.
• You should take folic acid about 3 months before you get pregnant because each day it will help prevent birth defects of the brain and spine.
• Get in a healthy weight range so you can get pregnant so to do that you can start eating healthy and doing something active everyday.
• Don't smoke because it makes it harder for you to get pregnant and i can be really harmful to the baby.Also you need to stay away from secondhand smoke.
• You can take a prescription drugs, but don't abuse them because they can treat health conditions.Don't take the prescription drug with other drugs, alcohol, and don't take another persons prescription medicine.
• Stay away from viruses and infections that may affect pregnancy. You can't eat meat that fully is not cooked or touch cat poop because then you can get Toxoplasmosis.
• Don't use harmful chemicals at home or work because some of the chemicals your are dealing with could cause birth defects in your baby.
• Lower your stress,high levels of stress can cause problems during the pregnancy.Some things you can do to lower your stress is to be active,healthy and get plenty of sleep.
• Don't drink alcohol because it can cause a birth defect called Alcohol Fetal Syndrome.
• Don't take any street drugs because that can hurt you and they are really harmful to the baby.