Q: You'll develop a close relationship with your medical professional, so take some time to choose the right one for you. Ask your general practitioner for a referral to an OB/GYN. They will provide you with more specialized care, and be there at the birth of your baby. You can also ask friends for recommendations. Don't feel like you have to go with the first doctor you meet. You can ask for consultations with more than one candidate. Choose the one who makes you feel comfortable and confident. Ask questions such as, "How much experience do you have?" and "Are you comfortable with me designing my own birth plan?" Consider a doula or midwife if you are interested in a home birth or a non-traditional birth, such as a water birth. Frequent and consistent appointments with an OB/GYN, a family doctor or a certified midwife can ensure both your safety and your growing child's safety throughout the pregnancy process. Begin prenatal care as soon as you know that you're pregnant, when you decide you want to be, or when you suspect you might be. You can start by seeing your regular doctor, but will likely want to transfer to a specialized prenatal care doctor as your pregnancy progresses. So long as you are undergoing a normal pregnancy (according to your doctor), your scheduled prenatal appointments should follow this timeline: See your physician every 4 weeks until you are 28 weeks pregnant. See your physician every 2 weeks from the time you are 28 weeks to 36 weeks pregnant. See your physician once a week (or more often, as per your doctor's instructions) after the 36th week of pregnancy. Extra mid-body weight, morning sickness, and aching muscles can all combine to make exercise sound incredibly unappealing. However, keeping active while you are pregnant will ensure not only your health, but your baby's as well. Regular exercise can make delivery less difficult, make losing your baby weight easier, aid in post-birth physical recovery, and encourage healthy fetal growth. Aim to do thirty minutes of low-impact exercise such as swimming, riding a bicycle, lifting weights, or yoga a day. Walking is a good option, too. Don't participate in any high-impact exercises (long runs or HIIT workouts) or contact sports (soccer, rugby, football), as these put you at a high risk for injury. Overheating can be dangerous to your baby, so make sure you always keep cool by having a fan and cold water at the ready. Make sure to talk to your doctor before changing your exercise routine or starting a new one. Getting lots of good sleep while pregnant will give your body the time it needs to help develop your growing baby, making you feel better in the process. Aim for eight hours of sleep minimum a night, and try to snatch a mid-afternoon nap as well. Going to bed at a consistent time every night will also help to regulate your sleep schedule, making your sleep more restful and deep. Sleep on your left side, as this relieves pressure on your back. Other positions also risk cutting off the circulation to a major vein. Don't take any sleeping pills while pregnant, unless prescribed and approved by your doctor. Although a daily regimen of pills, supplements, and vitamins may be difficult to keep track of, it can be incredibly helpful in reducing the risk of a series of birth defects. To start, women should consume prenatal vitamins (advertised as such) in 600 micrograms per day after becoming pregnant. Prenatal vitamins contain a combination of high levels of folic acid and iron among other things, both of which are responsible for early development of the baby and reducing the risk of complications and defects such as spina bifida and premature birth. Talk to your doctor about what supplements to take, but keep in mind that most pregnant women need to consume extra: Folic acid (folate) Iron Zinc Calcium It's true that you should be gaining weight while pregnant, but the amount you gain can have a big impact on both your child's health and your own. Individual weight gain will be dependent on your weight and BMI prior to pregnancy. To determine your ideal weight gain, start by calculating your BMI. You and your doctor can do this together, and discuss your healthy weight. As a guideline, use your BMI and weight to interpret how much you should gain. Underweight women (BMI less than 18.5) should gain 2840 pounds (1318kg). Women at a healthy weight (BMI between 18.5-24.9) should gain 2535 pounds (1116kg). Overweight women (BMI between 25-29.9) should gain 1525 pounds (6.811.3kg). Obese women (BMI higher than 30) should gain 1120 pounds (5.09.1kg). Dental care is particularly important during pregnancy. This is because your body is producing higher than normal levels of estrogen and progesterone, both of which (in high levels) can be responsible for causing gingivitis and gum disease, leading to bleeding, gum sensitivity, and swollen gums on a regular basis. You should try to visit your dentist every 3-4 months while pregnant to make sure you're keeping a healthy mouth. In between visits, make sure that you brush and floss your teeth regularly. You may, depending on where you live, benefit from free or discounted dental treatment. Ask your primary care doctor about this possibility.
A: Choose the right caregiver. Get regular prenatal care. Get regular exercise. Get enough sleep. Take prenatal supplements. Keep an eye on your weight. Visit your dentist regularly.

Q: This method is much easier to do with an artificial tree as you can disassemble it and get at the "roots" of the branches. However, if you want a more illuminated tree and you have a real tree, it's possible it's just more work. Put all the branches in front of you, categorized by where they go on the tree. You'll be starting with the branches that line the bottom. Putting in only the bottom row makes it easier to line each branch with lights. Start at the base of one branch, wrap up to its tip, and back down to its root. Keep doing this around each branch on the bottom. Make sure the lights stay on the sides of the branch by really nestling them in there, or taking the strand and forming into a loop that you can place around the greens. Make sure the strands are snug on the tree and press them together if need be. The beauty of the artificial tree is that it's totally mold-able. Once every branch on the bottom is lined up and down, assemble the next level of the tree. Then, take your strand and move it up to the next set of branches, weaving back and forth like you just did, up and down, moving around and around. If you notice the lights are coming loose, you can wrap them around the branch, too. However, this takes a bit more of the length of the set, and you may be short at the top (unless you have plenty of lights to spare). As the tree gets smaller and smaller, you'll need fewer lights. Unless you want it brighter at the top, make sure you're using the same ratio of lights as you did on the bottom. As the tree gets thinner and thinner, your lighting work will be more and more visible. Take extra time toward the top to make sure your tree is as beautiful as possible. If some branches seem dimmer or brighter than others, adjust the lights as necessary, bringing them out to pop or nestling them in to be a bit dimmer. You may need to adjust the placement of the branches, too the one obstacle of the artificial tree. Make sure to test your lights in all different forms of lighting. Turn your house lights off and look at the tree; then, turn the house lights on. Experiment with all the settings on your strands if applicable, and take a minute to refine it to your tastes. It'll be worth it this is the centerpiece of Christmas after all.
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If you have an artificial tree, take it apart. Put in the very bottom row of branches and light them up and down on each branch. Assemble the middle of the tree, using the same method. Keep moving up to the top, lighting up and down and back and forth to illuminate the tree. Step back, take a look, and modify as necessary.