25 Tips For a Healthy Pregnancy

Congratulations on your pregnancy is awaited. Now is the time to better maintain the pregnancy so the baby is healthy in the womb. This was the beginning to have a healthy child. And this pregnancy is to determine the growth and future development of your baby.

The following are 25 tips for a healthy pregnancy:

1. Control regularly to the doctor for a pregnancy check. Last months of pregnancy, the control should be done more often. If you have a complaint or have any concerns with the pregnancy that you experience, see a doctor, although this is not the time you have control again.
2. Avoid materials or substances that cause chemical poisoning such as insecticides, paints, materials that contain mercury or lead.
3. Stop smoking if you smoke, or do not be passive smokers, because you often inhale the cigarette smoke from those around him, for example from your husband. Cigarette smoke will make your baby birth weight is less, the death of baby in the womb or the child easily becomes sick or slow to learn something later, can also cause you to miscarry.
4. Drink more, especially water. The incoming fluid is useful to help increase blood volume that occur during the pregnancy. Drink at least 6 to 8 glasses a day, can be fruit juice, milk, or plain water. An easy way to look at the adequacy of fluid in the body is by looking at the color of urine. If the urine, clear as water or only slightly yellow, it indicates you are consuming enough fluids.
5. Consumption of nutritious foods to meet nutrition for mother and baby in a womb. The food must meet the 5 main food groups: rice, or other carbohydrate sources, meat, and other proteins, vegetables, fruit and milk. Reduce fatty foods and fibrous foods multiply.
6. Consumption of vitamin Folic Acid 400 micrograms per day, before pregnancy through the first few months of pregnancy. This is useful for preventing neural tube defects, and the spine to the small. Folic acid is also important obtained from foods containing Folic Acid as in cereals, brown rice, oranges, green vegetables, beans, broccoli, and others.
7. Consumption is also the blood booster tablets, which is a tablet containing 30 milligrams of iron daily during pregnancy, or as recommended by your doctor. Iron is useful to prevent anemia during pregnancy, which can lead to risk for the occurrence of bleeding during childbirth. Virtually all women of fertile age, should consume foods containing lots of iron.
8. Wash hands frequently, especially after handling raw meat while cooking or after using the restroom. Because the hand washing will prevent the spread of germs and viruses that can be caused by the disease.
9. Know your own situation. If there are signs or symptoms that do not normally like pain, vaginal bleeding, rupture of amniotic fluid, dizziness, fainting, become short of breath, trembling, rapid pulse becomes, continued nausea and vomiting, swelling of the joints, not feeling fetal movement, and symptoms or signs others, consult with your doctor.
10. Be careful in consuming drugs including traditional medicines. Including alcohol and caffeine. Caffeine is in tea, coffee, soft drinks and chocolate have also limited.
11. Drugs that are often taken before pregnancy, such as drugs for high blood pressure, epilepsy, asthma or diabetes, need to be consulted again with your doctor. Would need to be changes or adjustments to your pregnancy? Are these drugs safe to use in pregnancy?
12. The drugs are sold freely like to handle flu and cough, may be harmful to the fetus in the womb. Therefore, first consult with your doctor before drinking it.
13. Do not hesitate or be afraid to ask the doctor. Because it concerns the health of the fetus and mother. We better be careful and ask all the concerns that we feel.
14. Participate in a class for pregnant women like? Pregnancy exercise classes. In addition to benefit from these classes, prospective mothers can share experiences and gain knowledge with other fellow expectant mothers.
15. Keep a good activity because it will be for the mother or the baby’s future. Sports are generally safe for pregnant women such as walking, exercising, riding a stationary bike. But remember to always consult your physician before starting.
16. Eat small meals but often, around 5 – 6 times per day. This is much better than eating in large portions 3 a day. Eating small portions more frequently, can reduce nausea-vomiting in the morning and stomach pain.  Avoid foods that can make the stomach pain, though you love it. Replace with a more nutritious foods.
17. Avoid bathing or soaking in hot water when pregnant. Because of the high heat can endanger pregnancy.
18. Plan and create a safe home environment for your child later. This is to prevent the dangers that are not desirable.
19. Avoid uncooked meat, cooked or undercooked, wash your hands after handling pets or gardening. This is to prevent infected with Toxoplasma parasite that causes toxoplasmosis, which can harm a fetus in the womb.
20. Because of the size of the uterus is getting bigger, less efficient as renal function due to pregnancy, mothers can cause more frequent urination. Can also occur out of urine when sneezing, coughing or laughing. This is because there is pressure on the uterus of the bladder, which frequently occurs in first few months of pregnancy. If urination accompanied by burning sensation, pain and more frequent, see a doctor.
21. Excessive weight or less during pregnancy may cause problems for the child who is still in the womb. Do not do diet during pregnancy to reduce the excess weight before consulting with a doctor.
22. Conduct vaccination for pregnancy. Ask your doctor about this, when vaccination should be given.
23. Avoid X-ray examinations (X-ray). Explain to your doctor if you are pregnant when the doctor asks you to do the examination.
24. Provide a healthy environment for your baby in the womb. And when your baby has been born, and grew larger, still give him guidance and love. Health and safety in the environment, must be kept in mind.
25. Take enough. By the time should lay to rest the side, especially to the left side of your doctor’s advice when appropriate. This position will provide the best circulation to the fetus and can reduce swelling of the leg.

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