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If you want to get pregnant, you have probably already prepared yourself emotionally. However, is your body ready enough for a future pregnancy? If you want a healthy pregnancy, it is important to consider certain issues and to decide only afterwards whether the time is right to get pregnant
Contraceptive pill
If you are taking a contraceptive pill, it is best to stop a few months before you will try to get pregnant. This will help your body retrieve its normal rhythm and will make it easier to determine the most fertile period in your cycle as well. During this period, you can use condoms to prevent a pregnancy.
Vaccinations
Vaccination diseases such as chicken pox (varicella) and the German measles (rubella) are very harmful to the unborn child. Therefore it is best, if you are not immune to those diseases, to get yourself inoculated at least one month before trying to get pregnant.
Chronic diseases
If you are suffering from a chronic disease, e.g. diabetes, asthma or high blood pressure, you should make sure you have it under control before you will try to get pregnant. During the pregnancy as well, it is best to ask your doctor to perform punctual checkups.
Hereditary disorders
Hereditary defects with one or both partners may increase the chances of a congenital defect with the baby. It is best to discuss the risks beforehand and to decide only afterwards whether you still want to get pregnant.
Medication
Certain medication is not to be taken. Should you be on medication, it is best to have it screened by your GP, so that your are sure that it does not negatively influence your getting pregnant. At the same time, have your doctor prescribe you prenatal vitamine pills. Those should definitely include folic acid, which reduces the chance of severe malformations during the beginning of the pregancy
Age
Once you have passed 35 years of age, the risk of fertility problems, miscarriage, and certain chromosomal defects increases. Certain symptoms related to pregnancy, such as high blood pressure and sugar problems are also more current with older mothers. Discuss the risks with your doctor and check how you can prevent those risks when trying to get pregnant.
Lifestyle
A healthy lifestyle boosts your chances of getting pregnant. Healthy food, enough exercise and controlled stress are important factors to go through a healthy pregnancy. Drugs, alcohol and smoking are completely off limits and can be very detrimental to the unborn child.
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