What Are Some Things About Pregnancy Every Woman Should Know Before Trying to Conceive?

Not sure what area of info you're looking for here. There are things about pregnancy, things about birth, and things about newborn care and gear you should know. 1.

Pregnancy: You will feel much better eating a whole foods diet. Getting good levels of Omega 3's will help both you and your baby; high-vitamin cod liver oil helps with a lot of things, like nervous system development and absorption of minerals and vitamins. Exercise, even when it's hard.

Birth will be so much easier, and you won't be risking a major change in your metabolism. In the first trimester you'll be sleepy a lot, but don't fight it. The baby is developing rapidly and you need to rest.

Get a midwife, or at least a doula. Many women have found their experiences with midwives are much better than with OB's. Midwives have a lot of practical knowledge, as opposed to knowledge based on theory and the way things "should" go.

Midwives will not take high-risk clients. 2. Birth: eat.

That is the single biggest thing, if you're healthy. Would you go on the Tour de France without eating? Or break bricks all day?

The reason for not eating is in case of needing a c-section. But medically-necessary c-sections are only 2% of all births, and most know going in there is a good chance of complications. But by getting weak there is a good chance that interventions will be necessary, first with pitocin to strengthen contractions, then anaesthesia to dull the pain of the sudden end-stage contractions it causes; and possibly a c-section when you're too weak to push.

When I got this way in two of my births, my hubby snuck me a roast beef sandwich and some OJ. My labor revved up and the babies arrived pretty quickly after. My last birth, the midwife was feeding me as I was pushing.It was my fastest birth by far.

Oh, and waterbirths are both easier and safer than the typical lay-on-your-spine-and compress-the-birth-canal variety. There's an additional 1/2"-1 1/2"of head space if you're not compressing your tailbone and preventing it from moving, and that could mean the difference between major abdominal surgery and 5 weeks' recovery time, or not.3. Life with a newborn: My number one tip, besides feeding them normally on human milk, is to have someone come over the first or second night home, someone who is not exhausted from giving birth or coaching it, and help you get the baby's sleep schedule regulated.

This is especially helpful if your baby decides to sleep from 6-10 p.m. , as one of ours did, and then stays awake until 3 a.m. Having some one keep the baby awake until a more normal bedtime can result in a baby who actually sleeps during the deepest part of the night.

Another big tip is that you really don't need all the baby paraphernalia. Sure, it's fun and maybe it can be an exercise in style, but don't buy the hype. The baby doesn't need a $400 stroller; he needs skin contact and a better visual perspective from being carried close to your chest in a sling or a wrap (and wraps leave both your hands free so you can get things done).

The baby doesn't need a viewscreen baby monitor and a designer bedroom. The baby will develop better and sleep better either in your carefully-prepared bed or a side-along baby bed. Instead of walking down the hall and waiting for artificial milk to get hot enough, you can roll over, place your baby in the right position to eat, and the baby will not ever really fuss so neither of you has your sleep disturbed much.

The baby's cues will become easier for you to pick up on, too, so your baby will be less fussy than otherwise, and learn to trust you more. I hope this helps!

That you're going to be pregnant for 9 months. Pregnancy is no cake walk, it's a lot of work, and it's laborious. I'm not speaking from experience, obviously, but I've known people who have been there.

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