Good First Steps Planning a pregnancy can also be a good time to improve health habits. A healthy mother makes healthy babies. Some doctors recommend prenatal vitamins if you are trying to conceive.
Folic acid is essential to neural tube development in the fetus.
There's some evidence that daily consumption of more caffeine than is found in two cups of coffee may increase the risk of miscarriage. For now it's probably best to eliminate caffeine or reduce consumption to the equivalent of two cups of coffee a day. In other words, a simple precaution can prevent a devastating birth defect. Exercise Being in shape is a big advantage during pregnancy. Added weight from a growing fetus along with a shifting center of gravity can cause discomfort, and pregnant women often complain of backache.