Most women have very little experience with the health care system before becoming pregnant. Getting excellent care and having a safe, healthy, and satisfying pregnancy and birth experience can be challenging. It is much more likely when you know your maternity care options and participate actively in all aspects of your care and your baby’s care-the basic information women need to make sense of maternity care system and learn how to navigate it to achieve a healthy and safe birth.
Planning before you get pregnant is very important. Simply put, the healthier you are as you are planning your pregnancy, the more likely you are to have a healthy baby. We hope you'll start planning for pregnancy as soon as you begin to have thoughts about having a baby.
A baby's organs begin to form in the first few weeks of pregnancy, before you may know that you are pregnant. As this is a critical phase of development, the more planning you do, the greater the pay off can be in terms of the health of your baby. Unfortunately, there are no fool proof methods for having a healthy baby, but there are many things you can do that may improve your chances of a good outcome.
Planning your pregnancy may help you to:
- conceive more easily
- have a healthier pregnancy
- avoid or minimize pregnancy complications
- give birth to a healthier baby
- recover more quickly and easily after giving birth
- have a more pleasant postpartum (post birthing) experience
- minimize your child's risk of future adult health problems.
By planning your pregnancy, you will know that during this important early stage you were taking the best possible care of yourself and your baby.
Most women will conceive within 6 months and almost all women will become pregnant in one year. If you do not become pregnant after a year, then it may be time to consult your GYN. Only after a year of trying to conceive would a medical doctor consider your situation as having trouble getting pregnant.
Having trouble getting pregnant may be due to timing, stress, age, premature withdrawal or pulling out by the partner, reduced vaginal lubrication, or more complicated medical factors, such as male and/or female infertility issues.
A pre-pregnancy checkup can help you identify which, if any, of these factors might influence your ability to get pregnant. This could save you and your partner a great deal of unnecessary stress.
Most women will make these important decisions early in their pregnancy, but you might want to consider what care options are available to you before you get pregnant. Prenatal care you choose will affect many things -- from the quality of care you receive and the amount of information that is shared with you, to your options during labor and birth and your involvement with these decisions. Planning your pregnancy can be an important part of your support system and a trusted source of information throughout your pregnancy. .
Women have been supporting each other in labor as long as women have been giving birth: a long, long time. Women realize intuitively that when they are in labor the presence of another woman is comforting and supportive and helps them cope better. In fact, research has shown just having a woman present with you throughout your labor reduces the amount of pain you feel, the need for pain medication and epidurals, reduces interventions like vacuum and forcep extractions and cesarean births, and helps you have an overall more satisfying birth experience. It is amazing and simple, but very true. As women, we can relate to each other well in labor and do not need any special training as long as we are there to be supportive we can make a big impact on helping each other to have a more positive and empowering birth experience! We encourage you to invite a female support person to be with you throughout your labor-who is professionally trained to provide support and comfort to you throughout labor and birth. Labor and contractions are normal to her and she is well trained to help you cope using different positions, encouraging you, and helping you relax so you are more comfortable during the process. During your labor and birth process, help remind you that what is happening is normal and natural and be very reassuring. She will support your choices in labor and try to provide accurate information so you can make informed decisions. We will not provide medical or nursing tasks, but is available to support you emotionally and physically and can help you make sense of what is happening during your labor and birth process, also providing continuous support to you during labor and therefore offers great benefit in reducing the pain you feel, the need for medications, and decreases the likelihood of interventions such as vacuum extraction and cesarean section delivery. She will stay with you until after the birth, help you process and remember your experience, make sure you are comfortable and that breastfeeding is off to a good start.
She will make every effort to be with you as much as possible during your labor and birth experience but realize we may not be able to be with you continuously and encourage you to have a female support person with you throughout labor whether it be a friend, loved one which isl greatly benefit you, your partner and overall experience!
Knowing your body, particularly when you ovulate, helps you plan conception. Are you making love immediately before, during, or immediately after ovulation? These are the best times to conceive. Once you know you're ovulating, you have a 24-48 hour window of opportunity to become pregnant. Remember, sperm can live 24-72 hours in the woman's reproductive system, so conception can happen if you make love a day or two before or after ovulation.
A pre-pregnancy checkup is a smart idea- which help you minimize risks associated with pregnancy and any existing medical conditions that could affect and/or be affected by pregnancy. The more you can inform your doctor before you conceive about your medical and family history, medications you take, any past pregnancies you've had, and your diet and lifestyle, the better advice he/she can give you to help you have a healthy pregnancy.
Helping women and health professionals make informed maternity care decisions.
Take care of your unborn baby.
Disclaimer
The sole purpose of these blogs is to provide information about pregnancy and related health issues . This information is not intended for use in the diagnosis, prevention or cure of any disease. If you have any serious, acute or chronic health concern, please consult a trained doctor/health professional who can fully assess your needs and address them effectively. If you are seeking the medical advice of a trained Ayurvedic expert, call us or e mail.
Dr Unnati Chavda
(Promoting pregnancy wellness)
www.ayurvedapanchkarma.in
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