Many young couples will face the urging of birth after getting married, and their parents-in-law openly and secretly urging them. However, for young people, sometimes they don’t want to have children too early.
After being annoyed by the urging, the young couple will evade the parents-in-law and say that they are preparing for pregnancy. Many parents-in-law don’t understand. What is pregnancy preparation? Why do you need to prepare for pregnancy when giving birth? Didn’t you get pregnant naturally?
What is the purpose of pregnancy preparation?
Preparation for pregnancy refers to the pre-pregnancy preparation of pregnancy by a pregnant woman or her family, and pre-pregnancy conditioning is generally divided into two aspects: "body" and "heart". Healthy and reasonable pregnancy preparation can more effectively improve the baby's health. generally starts at least 3 months in advance for pregnancy.
1, eugenics and eugenics
Simply put, preparing for pregnancy is to make sufficient preparations for eugenics and eugenics. Don’t underestimate this behavior. If you don’t make such preparations, the chances of giving birth to deformed babies or congenitally suffering from related diseases will be higher.
We can learn from big data that 1/750 congenital children are present in China every year, including deformities. Although the proportion of neonates with deformed children, congenital defects and congenital diseases is not high, it cannot be ignored that the birth rate of such children has been increasing every year. Therefore, if you want to give birth to a healthier baby, it is necessary to prepare for pregnancy in advance.
2. Increase the chance of pregnancy
Preparation for pregnancy is not only conducive to giving birth to a healthy baby, but also increases the chance of pregnancy. For a body that is prone to pregnancy, you may not look down on this chance, but it is particularly important for families with difficulty in pregnancy.
Preparation for pregnancy is to avoid some adverse factors that are not conducive to pregnancy.
For example: unhealthy living habits such as alcoholism, smoking, staying up late, overeating, and unreasonable diet often affect the body, thereby reducing the activity of sperm and eggs, making it difficult to conceive, and even conception can easily increase the chance of miscarriage.
Why do you need to prepare for pregnancy 3 months in advance?
1. Egg development: A healthy and high-quality egg requires about 85 days of growth cycle, which takes about 3 menstrual cycles. Therefore, in the process of competition in the growth of these follicles and , women who are preparing for pregnancy need to undergo comprehensive body conditioning.
2. Sperm development: The sperm in men is produced in the testicles. It is developed from spermatogonia into spermatogonia, and then develops into sperm in the true sense. The entire process takes 72-90 days of growth cycle, which means that when sperm enters the female body, it is actually the sperm 90 days ago.
3. Body metabolism: Because it takes about 3 months for cells to metabolize harmful substances in the body, the body will metabolize harmful substances in the body as much as possible while supplementing nutrients.
4, folic acid supplement: starts from the first 2 to 3 months of pregnancy and continues until 3 months of pregnancy or the entire pregnancy. Reasonable supplementation of folic acid can not only prevent neural tube malformation , but also help reduce the risk of pregnancy hyperlipidemia.
5. Physical fitness preparation: After pregnancy, the physical burden of a woman will be significantly increased. Children need to take nutrition from their mothers, and all nutrition will be given priority to the child.
Children need oxygen and blood circulation. The mother's heart must bear the blood supply to two people, and the lungs also bear the oxygen supply to two people. As the fetus grows, uterus will continue to grow, and the pregnant mother's weight will also increase, and the mother's bone burden will increase by dozens of kilograms compared to before. When giving birth, you also need to rely on the strength of your body to squeeze the child out of the birth canal. After giving birth, you have to take care of the child and need strong physical fitness.
physical fitness cannot grow in one or two days. According to the recommendations of WHO , will perform moderate-intensity exercise for more than 150 minutes a week, and its physical fitness will be greatly improved after 3 months. Therefore, in terms of physical fitness preparation, it is very necessary to prepare for pregnancy 3 months in advance.
How to prepare for pregnancy?
- Pre-pregnancy examination: is generally recommended to start the examination 3-6 months before pregnancy, and both husband and wife should do it. The woman’s pre-pregnancy examination is best performed within 3-7 days after her menstruation is clean, and it is best not to have sex before the examination. Once other problems are found during pre-pregnancy examinations, there is still time to be intervened and treated. Therefore, pre-pregnancy checkups should be performed at least 3 months in advance.
- Conditioning the body: Since most women have cold uterus, qi and blood are insufficient, first of all, we need to replenish qi and blood, use red dates and wolfberry to make tea in the morning and evening, pay attention to keeping warm during menstruation and avoid raw and cold.
- Routine work and rest, reasonable diet: During pregnancy preparation, both husband and wife should stay away from staying up late and maintain adequate sleep. Eat less spicy and irritating foods. Nutrition must be balanced, but not blind nutrition without restraint. Eat more fruits and vegetables to supplement vitamins, and you must insist on taking folic acid.
- Appropriate exercise: Do appropriate exercise every week to maintain a healthy body and a good mood. In this way, the quality of sperm and eggs will be higher and the chance of conception will be increased.
- Ovulation period Sex: If you want to succeed in pregnancy, the environment for sex should be good, and don’t have sex in a noisy and dazzling environment. During ovulation, the pregnancy rate will increase significantly.
- Check the oral cavity: Whether you suffer from caries , gingivitis , tartar , unreserved dental residues, repeated inflammation impaired tooth , poor restoration and other oral problems.
- The methods of preparing for pregnancy vary from person to person. Try to reserve 3 to 6 months of pregnancy preparation time, so as to leave enough time for the body to condition. If you want to give birth to a healthy baby, both men and women should not be lazy and make sufficient preparations for pregnancy. Preparing for pregnancy is not a one-sided thing, it requires the common attention and cooperation of both parties. If you want a healthy and cute baby, come on!
