HEALTHY PREGNANCY:
- Make some healthy changes
- Eat nutritious foods and be physically active
- Before and during pregnancy, try to find ways to make healthy changes to lifestyle
- Example: Quit Smoking
- Stick with those changes after baby is born can set a positive example for your new family
- Eat well
- Not a time to diet
- To maintain a healthy weight and get the nutrition needed, eat well-balanced meals and a variety of different foods
- Keep healthy snacks on hand throughout the day
- Drink up
- Aim for at least 8 to 10 full glasses (64 to 80 ounces) a day
- Drinking enough fluids = less dehydration, constipation, urinary tract infections, preterm, or premature labor
- Avoid alcohol and caffeine
- Take your vitamins
- Best way yo get your vitamins is to eat well-balanced and varied meals
- Check with your Doctor for supplement(s) type(s) and how much to take
- Be active
- Physical activity helps prepare your body for labor by improving circulation, increasing muscle strength, and boosting energy level
- Helps to feel better, sleep better, and reduces some of the discomforts of pregnancy, like constipation
- Get the support you need
- A good relationship with health care team is important
- Attend regular prenatal visits and discuss questions and concerns openly with Doctor, which can help prepare for the birth of baby
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