Preparing for Pregnancy
Let me ask you this:
How long did it take for you to plan your wedding?
Did you spend hours on the phone talking with florists, caterers, and reception halls? Did you try on dress after dress looking for just the right one at the right price? Did you start a workout program to lose weight? What about being nice and tan?
Tell me then:
How much more important is it then to take the time and prepare your body for pregnancy?
As women we’ve been given the great responsibility of carrying a precious new life, but our work needs to start before we conceive.
You see, the egg and sperm used at each conception are actually over 3 months in the making! That’s right, it takes a full 3 months for both the sperm and the egg to mature, so what you eat and what you’re exposed to before conception will make a difference in the health of your little one. And women are not the only ones that need to be aware of this as half of the genetic makeup comes from the man.
Not only is it important to clear out your home of conventional cleaning products, but keeping processed foods out of your diet and replacing it with a Fertility Diet is essential to providing a solid foundation for your baby. In doing so, you’ll be able to not only aquire better health for yourself, but passing that on to your baby.
*Enrollment for the Fertility eCourse will be open until the end of today. I hope you’ll be able to join me as we learn how to get our bodies ready for pregnancy!
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I always find it odd that people put more time and effort into preparing for a party than preparing for the marriage (ie: premarital counceling). The same applies for pregnancy. I know too many people who put more thought into their baby registry than they do how to best prepare their bodies. Unfortunately it’s not just them that suffer because of these skewed priorities. It’s the children. Even if you can totally screw up and your child still be fine, why wouldn’t you want to do all in your power to give your child the best? Preparing yourself before becoming pregnant is helping to give your child the best possible start.
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I totally agree! We prepared as best we could for this baby that’s on her way and, even though a few unexpected things have happened like gestational diabetes, we know we have done the absolute best for her we could. It is sad how people prepare more for a wedding than a baby (though both are very important, with a baby you’re dealing with someone else’s life!).
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Oh, wow. What a powerful way to put it! Thank you!
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