Do You Know the Best Ways to Ensure a Healthy Pregnancy?

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From the moment you learn you’re pregnant, one question that will remain at the forefront of your mind is: What can I do to make sure my baby is healthy?

There are so many things that go into carrying a healthy baby to full term, and it’s important to stay positive along the way. Your baby may enter the world in about nine months from now, but in the meantime, each day is a new step in their development.

Healthy Pregnancy: First Trimester Tips

The first trimester is very important as most of the baby’s features begin to develop in these 13 weeks, including the heart, brain, spinal cord, arms, toes, and even face!

Be sure to follow these steps during your first trimester:

  • Begin your prenatal multiple immediately.
  • Adjust your diet – shop for healthy foods so that you won’t be tempted to eat unhealthy foods.
  • Calculate the hospital costs and begin your delivery plan.
  • Find the right prenatal doctor and consult with them about your current medications.
  • Schedule routine checkups with your prenatal doctor every four weeks.

Top 4 Pregnancy Questions

1. What can you do to ensure a healthy pregnancy?

A healthy pregnancy is just as much about the mother’s health as it is about the baby. You should surround yourself with a strong support system to guide you on your journey, including your family, friends, and OB-GYN.

Do your best to keep stress levels low. Also, try to do 30 minutes of exercise per day. Seek out help if you begin to experience depressive thoughts; they can lead to negative mood changes after birth and possibly even emotional withdrawal from the baby.

2. What should I avoid when I’m pregnant?

Most women know to avoid alcohol tobacco and excessive coffee, but another common danger is contamination of meats or other foods. Pregnant women should make sure they are eating meat that is fully cooked. Listeria, a type of bacteria that causes food poisoning, has been found occasionally in deli meats, soft cheeses, unpasteurized milk, pate, raw eggs and smoked seafood. These foods should be avoided to protect against the bacteria spreading quickly to the baby.

Try not to gain more than 25 pounds during pregnancy, as this may negatively affect your health and your baby’s health. Consult with your doctor if you are concerned about weight gain.

3. What is good to eat during pregnancy?

A healthy pregnancy diet is well-balanced and consists of a variety of food groups. You should include foods high in healthy proteins, such as antibiotic-free meats, salmon and eggs. Nonfat Greek yogurt offers generous amounts of calcium as well as probiotic bacteria for a healthy gut.

You should include washed fruits and vegetables with every meal such as broccoli, kale, oranges, grapefruit and berries, which are high in vitamin C, folate and other vitamins as well as essential minerals. Add some healthy grains such as quinoa and oats to help you feel energized throughout the day.

4. What can a good prenatal multiple do for you?

It’s vitally important that you and your baby receive the right nutrients from the start, and that’s why we offer Smart Prenatal. As the baby draws from your reserves, you may or may not derive enough nutrients from your daily diet to provide them to the baby or stay healthy yourself. Surveys indicate that even non-pregnant women aren’t getting sufficient daily amounts of many vitamins and minerals they need to stay healthy.

At BrainMD, we highly suggest mothers take a well-designed prenatal multiple if they’re trying to have a baby so that their bodies are fully prepared once they learn they’re pregnant. One-a-day multi-vitamins cannot fit enough nutrients into one tablet to provide you with enough of what you need. Within the first trimester, the baby’s heart and brain develop rapidly and require all the  vitamins, not only methylfolate, though it is crucially important. Therefore, make sure you’re getting all these nutrients that you and the baby need: methylfolate and all the B vitamins, choline, vitamin D3, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E, vitamin K2, magnesium, calcium, iodine, zinc, selenium, manganese, chromium, molybdenum, potassium, coenzyme Q10, lutein, zeaxanthin and boron. BrainMD’s Smart Prenatal provides all these at levels that help ensure a healthy pregnancy.

Pregnancy is a journey you can and should share with everyone in your life. Don’t forget to take a well-designed prenatal multiple every day of your pregnancy, so that you and your baby are sure to receive all the nutrients you need.

At BrainMD, we’re committed to helping you have a healthy pregnancy. For more information about Smart Prenatal and our full list of products, please visit us at BrainMD.

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Devin Scott

I’m glad that you mentioned how a mother should have a strong support system during pregnancy. My wife is scared about going through her pregnancy. I’ll let her know that she should surround herself with good family, friends, and doctors.

Grace Turner

That’s good to know that you need to start shopping for healthier foods in the first trimester. My friend just found out she’s pregnant. She’ll have to meet with an OBGYN and start planning for the delivery.

Eileen Benson

Thanks for explaining the importance of eating high-protein foods such as salmon and nonfat Greek yogurt. I got a positive result on a store-bought pregnancy test yesterday, so my husband and I are currently looking for an OBGYN to verify the results and help us start planning for the pregnancy. Your article provided some great tips that should help me stay as healthy as possible, so thanks for sharing!

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