I just turned 38yrs old my dh and I want to have another baby. About 3 1/2 months ago I had a miscarriage. Went to my doctor and told her we wanted to start trying and she gave me a rx for prenatal vitamins.
Besides the vitamins what should I do to prepare my body? First time around I really didnt do anything special but I feel because i'm older I should be doing more. Any suggestions, does diet matter? ARe there certain foods I should be eating or not eating? I didnt think of that until now when at a party I heard a girl saying she had to get her body ready because she wanted to get pregnant next year.
thanks
Re: First time here, have a question how to get my body ready?
Hi there. I honestly didn't give up or change too much. I did limit my caffeine to one cup a day and took a yoga class.
I think it just depends on your lifesytle prior to ttc. It took us 14 months to get pg so I am not sure if giving up something would have helped sooner? I will never know. Good luck.
Ahhhh that is probably what she meant because she is " very " thin and has been told she should gain some weight, but I never understood why her dh would tell her that. Now I know thanks
This, but I'd say limiting your caffeine would be ok. Then again I loves me some coffee.
Also, indulge in a little bit of full fat dairy.
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I see loads of good advice here, all I can think of to add is folic acid! Folic acid is supposed to help decrease spinal defects, but it's one of those things you should start taking before you get pregnant. Yoga's great all through pregnancy, if you don't already do yoga.
Good luck!