Your Pre-Pregnancy Checklist

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Get Moving

Before you start picking a name and painting the nursery, think about how to prepare your body and your life for your little bundle of joy.

Get in shape ahead of time (even though your waist will disappear for a while) to make your pregnancy and delivery easier. Aim for 30 minutes of exercise that gets your heart pumping on most days. Walking, bicycling, and swimming are great ways to get a workout. Or join a prenatal exercise class.

Eat Right, for One

Soon enough you'll crave ice cream and pickles. For now, focus on eating well. You'll need lots of protein, iron, calcium, and folic acid. Stock up on fruits, nuts, veggies, leafy greens, whole grains, and low-fat dairy products. Cut back on chips, baked goods, soda, and other junk foods with empty calories.

Ask your partner to join you to make it easier.

Eat Right, for One

Soon enough you'll crave ice cream and pickles. For now, focus on eating well. You'll need lots of protein, iron, calcium, and folic acid. Stock up on fruits, nuts, veggies, leafy greens, whole grains, and low-fat dairy products. Cut back on chips, baked goods, soda, and other junk foods with empty calories.

Ask your partner to join you to make it easier.

Eat Right, for One

Soon enough you'll crave ice cream and pickles. For now, focus on eating well. You'll need lots of protein, iron, calcium, and folic acid. Stock up on fruits, nuts, veggies, leafy greens, whole grains, and low-fat dairy products. Cut back on chips, baked goods, soda, and other junk foods with empty calories.

Ask your partner to join you to make it easier. 

Eat Right, for One

Soon enough you'll crave ice cream and pickles. For now, focus on eating well. You'll need lots of protein, iron, calcium, and folic acid. Stock up on fruits, nuts, veggies, leafy greens, whole grains, and low-fat dairy products. Cut back on chips, baked goods, soda, and other junk foods with empty calories.

Ask your partner to join you to make it easier.

Eat Right, for One

Soon enough you'll crave ice cream and pickles. For now, focus on eating well. You'll need lots of protein, iron, calcium, and folic acid. Stock up on fruits, nuts, veggies, leafy greens, whole grains, and low-fat dairy products. Cut back on chips, baked goods, soda, and other junk foods with empty calories.

Ask your partner to join you to make it easier.v

Eat Right, for One

Soon enough you'll crave ice cream and pickles. For now, focus on eating well. You'll need lots of protein, iron, calcium, and folic acid. Stock up on fruits, nuts, veggies, leafy greens, whole grains, and low-fat dairy products. Cut back on chips, baked goods, soda, and other junk foods with empty calories.

Ask your partner to join you to make it easier.

Eat Right, for One

Soon enough you'll crave ice cream and pickles. For now, focus on eating well. You'll need lots of protein, iron, calcium, and folic acid. Stock up on fruits, nuts, veggies, leafy greens, whole grains, and low-fat dairy products. Cut back on chips, baked goods, soda, and other junk foods with empty calories.

Ask your partner to join you to make it easier.

Eat Right, for One

Soon enough you'll crave ice cream and pickles. For now, focus on eating well. You'll need lots of protein, iron, calcium, and folic acid. Stock up on fruits, nuts, veggies, leafy greens, whole grains, and low-fat dairy products. Cut back on chips, baked goods, soda, and other junk foods with empty calories.

Ask your partner to join you to make it easier.