Like any woman awaiting the birth of a new baby, you’re probably overwhelmed by excitement and the anticipation of meeting your child. During this time, there are probably also a lot of preparations going on. One of the best ways you can prepare is by taking steps to ensure your baby’s future health before they’re born.
Avoid Stress
Some stress is inevitable, but that doesn’t mean it’s not still harmful. The effects of stress can be the worst enemy of a pregnant woman and her baby and can include immune suppression, hormone disruption, weight loss or gain, muscle atrophy and depression. All of these will affect your baby’s development and your body’s ability to maintain a healthy pregnancy. If stress is severe or traumatic enough, miscarriage could even result.
As far as avoiding unnecessary stress, the little things count enormously. Getting enough sleep, drinking plenty of water, eating healthy foods and focusing on hobbies can all help. If stress has already taken hold, taking a warm bath, using aromatherapy, taking a walk or talking to your growing baby can make it let go.
Keep Calories Reasonable
One of the most common and possibly most loved ideas regarding pregnancy is that you now get to eat for two. While it’s true in a sense, it unfortunately doesn’t mean that you get to enjoy enough of your pregnancy cravings to amount to the caloric intake of a second adult, or even child. No, all your baby really needs from you is an extra 300 calories per day. Keeping you calories to a reasonable level prevents maternal obesity, which is known to negatively impact a baby’s health.
Bank the Cord Blood
Science is finding that more and more diseases can be treated with the person’s own stem cells. The umbilical cord is a rich source of these, so many couples who are having a baby plan to save their baby’s cord blood. Doing this could potentially save your child’s life one day.
Beware of Soy
Are you eating or drinking soy in the hopes of ensuring a healthy pregnancy? You might want to reconsider that! Science is beginning to find that it may not be as healthy as previously thought. Soy’s phytoestrogens are quite adept at mimicking your body’s estrogen, which can be bad for you and your baby. These estrogenic effects lead to hormonal imbalances, thyroid disorders and reproductive problems in adults. Exposure to high levels of estrogen in the womb can cause feminization and low testosterone in boys and early onset puberty in girls. As they grow, they are also susceptible to the aforementioned reproductive and endocrine problems.
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