Take a look through our check list before you add one more to the family!
15 things you’ve gotta do before you get pregnant
You and your partner are thinking about taking the plunge into parenthood - great!
Step on the scale
Being underweight can affect ovulation, so gaining a few pounds now may help you get pregnant. Battling some extra pounds?
Ditch the wine and cigarettes
You don’t need us to tell you that drinking and smoking during pregnancy are big no-nos.
Take Off!
Love to travel? Been dreaming of somewhere exotic? Go now, before you have a baby, car seat, and a buggie to consider.
Check your medication
Some prescription and over-the-counter medications are safe to take during pregnancy; some are not. For still others, the effects are unknown.
Spend some quality time with your dentist
Another reason to schedule that six-month cleaning and check-up?
Roll up your sleeve
See your doctor for a pre-pregnancy checkup and ask which vaccinations you should get before you conceive.
Consider genetic testing
If certain genetic diseases, like cystic fibrosis, run in your family or your ethnic heritage puts you at risk for others (like sickle cell disease, which mainly af
Paint the living room
Among the toxins you’ll want to avoid during pregnancy are pesticides, harsh cleaners like oven cleaners and paint, especially paint stripper.
Up your folic acid intake
This all-important B vitamin helps lower the risk of birth defects like spina bifida.
Cut back on caffeine
If you start each day with a large coffee and down two Diet Cokes every afternoon, you may want to start weaning yourself off caffeine now.
Crunch the numbers
Raising a child isn’t cheap.
Get your hair highlighted
The jury is still out on whether dying your hair during pregnancy is unsafe for your baby.
Clean out the cat litter box for the last time
This is one thing you won’t mind giving up!
Chase some thrills
Action-packed activities like skydiving, horseback riding and waterskiing are considered too risky to do during pregnancy, so if you’ve always dreamed of jumping ou
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