{"id":15492,"date":"2025-07-23T13:25:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T12:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kinderwunschaerztin.de\/getting-pregnant-how-to-prepare-for-pregnancy\/"},"modified":"2026-10-06T15:16:30","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T14:16:30","slug":"getting-pregnant-how-to-prepare-for-pregnancy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kinderwunschaerztin.de\/en\/getting-pregnant-how-to-prepare-for-pregnancy\/","title":{"rendered":"Get\u00adting preg\u00adnant: How to pre\u00adpare for preg\u00adnan\u00adcy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are plan\u00adning a preg\u00adnan\u00adcy, you can already cre\u00adate impor\u00adtant con\u00addi\u00adtions for a healthy course of preg\u00adnan\u00adcy even before con\u00adcep\u00adtion. This includes, among oth\u00ader things, tak\u00ading folic acid, check\u00ading your vac\u00adci\u00adna\u00adtion sta\u00adtus, main\u00adtain\u00ading a healthy lifestyle, and clar\u00adi\u00adfy\u00ading any exist\u00ading med\u00adical con\u00addi\u00adtions and reg\u00adu\u00adlar\u00adly tak\u00aden med\u00adica\u00adtions. <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-toc\">\n<li id=\"warum_vitamin-d\"><a href=\"#vorbereitung_schwangerschaft\">Why is prepar\u00ading for preg\u00adnan\u00adcy so impor\u00adtant?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li id=\"vitamin_d_bestimmen\"><a href=\"#schwangerschaftsrisiken\">Which exam\u00adi\u00adna\u00adtions are use\u00adful before preg\u00adnan\u00adcy?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li id=\"einnahme_vitamin_d\"><a href=\"#zyklusmonitoring\" type=\"internal\" id=\"#zyklusmonitoring\">Using your cycle to get preg\u00adnant faster<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinderwunschaerztin.de\/en\/signs-of-an-ectopic-pregnancy-in-the-5th-week-of-pregnancy\/#diagnostik\"><\/a><a href=\"#lebensstil\" type=\"internal\" id=\"#lebensstil\">How you can adjust your lifestyle<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3 class=\"gb-text\" id=\"vorbereitung_schwangerschaft\">Why is prepar\u00ading for preg\u00adnan\u00adcy impor\u00adtant?<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some key stages of the embryo\u2019s devel\u00adop\u00adment take place in the first weeks after conception\u2014often at a time when the preg\u00adnan\u00adcy is not yet known. That is why it is advis\u00adable to con\u00adsid\u00ader cer\u00adtain health-relat\u00aded issues already when try\u00ading to con\u00adceive. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One impor\u00adtant exam\u00adple is folic acid: it should be tak\u00aden even before preg\u00adnan\u00adcy, as the neur\u00adal tube clos\u00ades very ear\u00adly in embry\u00adon\u00adic devel\u00adop\u00adment. Ade\u00adquate folic acid intake can reduce the risk of neur\u00adal tube defects. Vac\u00adci\u00adna\u00adtion sta\u00adtus, exist\u00ading med\u00adical con\u00addi\u00adtions, reg\u00adu\u00adlar\u00adly tak\u00aden med\u00adica\u00adtions, as well as nutri\u00adtion and lifestyle can also be rel\u00ade\u00advant even before preg\u00adnan\u00adcy.   <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gesund-ins-leben.de\/fuer-fachkreise\/familien-vor-und-in-der-schwangerschaft\/handlungsempfehlungen\/supplemente\/supplement-folsaeure\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">A healthy start in life<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pre-preg\u00adnan\u00adcy counselling\u2014also known as pre\u00adcon\u00adcep\u00adtion coun\u00adselling or pre\u00adcon\u00adcep\u00adtion care\u2014offers the oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adty to dis\u00adcuss these fac\u00adtors ear\u00adly on and, if nec\u00ades\u00adsary, adjust them to your indi\u00advid\u00adual needs.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"gb-text\" id=\"schwangerschaftsrisiken\">Which exam\u00adi\u00adna\u00adtions are use\u00adful before preg\u00adnan\u00adcy?<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"message\">Which exam\u00adi\u00adna\u00adtions are use\u00adful before preg\u00adnan\u00adcy depends on your per\u00adson\u00adal med\u00adical his\u00adto\u00adry, exist\u00ading con\u00addi\u00adtions, reg\u00adu\u00adlar\u00adly tak\u00aden med\u00adica\u00adtions, and pos\u00adsi\u00adble risk fac\u00adtors. In pre\u00adcon\u00adcep\u00adtion coun\u00adselling, we there\u00adfore assess indi\u00advid\u00adu\u00adal\u00adly which exam\u00adi\u00adna\u00adtions and mea\u00adsures are rel\u00ade\u00advant for you. <\/p>\n\n<div class=\"dl-grid--50-50 dl-blocks--partner-support\">\n<div>\n<ul class=\"dl-list-support\">\n<li>\n<h4 class=\"gb-text\">Check vac\u00adci\u00adna\u00adtion sta\u00adtus<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before preg\u00adnan\u00adcy, your vac\u00adci\u00adna\u00adtion sta\u00adtus should be checked and any miss\u00ading vac\u00adci\u00adna\u00adtions should be com\u00adplet\u00aded where pos\u00adsi\u00adble. Pro\u00adtec\u00adtion against measles, rubel\u00adla, and vari\u00adcel\u00adla (chick\u00aden\u00adpox) is par\u00adtic\u00adu\u00adlar\u00adly impor\u00adtant, as the live vac\u00adcines used for these should not be admin\u00adis\u00adtered dur\u00ading preg\u00adnan\u00adcy. After vac\u00adci\u00adna\u00adtion with a live vac\u00adcine, preg\u00adnan\u00adcy should be avoid\u00aded for one month.  <\/p>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\n<h4 class=\"gb-text\">Dis\u00adcuss exist\u00ading con\u00addi\u00adtions and med\u00adica\u00adtions<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chron\u00adic con\u00addi\u00adtions such as thy\u00adroid dis\u00ador\u00adders, dia\u00adbetes, or high blood pres\u00adsure may require tai\u00adlored care even before preg\u00adnan\u00adcy. Reg\u00adu\u00adlar\u00adly tak\u00aden med\u00adica\u00adtions should also be reviewed, as some active sub\u00adstances need to be adjust\u00aded or replaced when try\u00ading to con\u00adceive or dur\u00ading preg\u00adnan\u00adcy. How\u00adev\u00ader, med\u00adica\u00adtions should not be dis\u00adcon\u00adtin\u00adued on your own.  <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div>\n<ul class=\"dl-list-support\">\n<li>\n<h4 class=\"gb-text\">Gynae\u00adco\u00adlog\u00adi\u00adcal pre\u00adven\u00adtive care<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your cur\u00adrent gynae\u00adco\u00adlog\u00adi\u00adcal pre\u00adven\u00adtive care sta\u00adtus can also be dis\u00adcussed. Whether addi\u00adtion\u00adal exam\u00adi\u00adna\u00adtions are advis\u00adable depends on your indi\u00advid\u00adual med\u00adical his\u00adto\u00adry and any pos\u00adsi\u00adble symp\u00adtoms. <\/p>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\n<h4 class=\"gb-text\">Clar\u00adi\u00adfy infec\u00adtions in a tar\u00adget\u00aded way<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tests for cer\u00adtain infec\u00adtions may be use\u00adful depend\u00ading on your med\u00adical his\u00adto\u00adry, symp\u00adtoms, or indi\u00advid\u00adual risk fac\u00adtors. Rou\u00adtine com\u00adpre\u00adhen\u00adsive infec\u00adtion screen\u00ading, how\u00adev\u00ader, is not nec\u00ades\u00adsary for every woman try\u00ading to con\u00adceive. <\/p>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\n<h4 class=\"gb-text\">Nutri\u00adent sup\u00adply<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A bal\u00adanced diet and an ade\u00adquate sup\u00adply of impor\u00adtant nutri\u00adents are advis\u00adable already when try\u00ading to con\u00adceive. Folic acid is par\u00adtic\u00adu\u00adlar\u00adly rel\u00ade\u00advant, and sup\u00adple\u00admen\u00adta\u00adtion should begin before preg\u00adnan\u00adcy. Whether addi\u00adtion\u00adal sup\u00adple\u00adments or lab\u00ado\u00adra\u00adto\u00adry tests are use\u00adful depends on diet, pre-exist\u00ading con\u00addi\u00adtions, and indi\u00advid\u00adual risk fac\u00adtors.  <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"gb-text\" id=\"zyklusmonitoring\">Using your cycle to get preg\u00adnant faster?<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fer\u00adtile days are around ovu\u00adla\u00adtion. If you know your cycle, you can bet\u00adter esti\u00admate this time frame and time inter\u00adcourse specif\u00adi\u00adcal\u00adly for the fer\u00adtile win\u00addow. Cycle track\u00ading or ovu\u00adla\u00adtion tests, for exam\u00adple, can help.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If ovu\u00adla\u00adtion is unclear, your cycle is irreg\u00adu\u00adlar, or preg\u00adnan\u00adcy is tak\u00ading longer than expect\u00aded, <a href=\"https:\/\/kinderwunschaerztin.de\/en\/services\/diagnostics\/cycle-monitoring\/\">pro\u00adfes\u00adsion\u00adal cycle mon\u00adi\u00adtor\u00ading<\/a> may be use\u00adful. Using ultra\u00adsound and, if nec\u00ades\u00adsary, hor\u00admone lev\u00adels, fol\u00adli\u00adcle mat\u00adu\u00adra\u00adtion can be observed and the tim\u00ading of ovu\u00adla\u00adtion nar\u00adrowed down more pre\u00adcise\u00adly. <\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"gb-text\" id=\"lebensstil\">How you can adjust your lifestyle<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A healthy lifestyle cre\u00adates good con\u00addi\u00adtions for preg\u00adnan\u00adcy and is advis\u00adable already when try\u00ading to con\u00adceive. This includes a bal\u00adanced diet, suf\u00adfi\u00adcient exer\u00adcise, and avoid\u00ading nico\u00adtine and alco\u00adhol. Body weight and the sup\u00adply of cer\u00adtain nutri\u00adents can also play a role.  <\/p>\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"dl-img-left gb-media-3554a67f\" alt title=\"Pregnancy after social pregnancy\" src=\"https:\/\/kinderwunschaerztin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Schwangerschaft-nach-Social-Schwangerschaft.png\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Prepa\u00adra\u00adtions and behav\u00adiour\u00adal tips for the time when try\u00ading to con\u00adceive:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<div>\n<div class=\"gb-accordion dl-accordion\">\n<div class=\"gb-accordion__item gb-accordion__item-3117edbd\">\n<div role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"gb-accordion__toggle\" id=\"gb-accordion-content-0edea186\">\n<h3 class=\"gb-text\"><strong>Nutri\u00adtion<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"gb-accordion__toggle-icon\"><span class=\"gb-accordion__toggle-icon-open\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 256\"><rect width=\"256\" height=\"256\" fill=\"none\" \/><polyline points=\"208 96 128 176 48 96\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"16\" \/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"gb-accordion__toggle-icon-close\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 256\"><rect width=\"256\" height=\"256\" fill=\"none\" \/><polyline points=\"48 160 128 80 208 160\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"16\" \/><\/svg><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-accordion__content\" id=\"gb-accordion-content-e4fe70f2\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Already when try\u00ading to con\u00adceive, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gesund-ins-leben.de\/fuer-fachkreise\/familien-vor-und-in-der-schwangerschaft\/handlungsempfehlungen\/ernaehrung\/ernaehrungsweise-und-getraenke-in-der-schwangerschaft\/?\">bal\u00adanced and var\u00adied diet<\/a> is rec\u00adom\u00admend\u00aded. The focus should be on veg\u00adeta\u00adbles and fruit, whole grains, legumes, and nuts. In addi\u00adtion, dairy prod\u00aducts, eggs, and fish, among oth\u00ader foods, can be part of a bal\u00adanced diet. Accord\u00ading to cur\u00adrent knowl\u00adedge, there is no spe\u00adcif\u00adic diet that has been proven to lead to preg\u00adnan\u00adcy faster.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once you are preg\u00adnant, cer\u00adtain foods should also be avoid\u00aded to reduce the risk of food\u00adborne infec\u00adtions such as lis\u00adte\u00adrio\u00adsis or tox\u00ado\u00adplas\u00admo\u00adsis. This includes, in par\u00adtic\u00adu\u00adlar, raw ani\u00admal prod\u00aducts and raw-milk prod\u00aducts. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-accordion__item gb-accordion__item-4428de32\">\n<div role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"gb-accordion__toggle\" id=\"gb-accordion-content-0edea186\">\n<h3 class=\"gb-text\"><strong>Dietary sup\u00adple\u00adments<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"gb-accordion__toggle-icon\"><span class=\"gb-accordion__toggle-icon-open\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 256\"><rect width=\"256\" height=\"256\" fill=\"none\" \/><polyline points=\"208 96 128 176 48 96\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"16\" \/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"gb-accordion__toggle-icon-close\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 256\"><rect width=\"256\" height=\"256\" fill=\"none\" \/><polyline points=\"48 160 128 80 208 160\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"16\" \/><\/svg><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-accordion__content\" id=\"gb-accordion-content-958aa949\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tak\u00ading folic acid is rec\u00adom\u00admend\u00aded already when try\u00ading to con\u00adceive. In addi\u00adtion to a bal\u00adanced diet, women who would like to become preg\u00adnant should take 400 \u00b5g of folic acid per day or an equiv\u00ada\u00adlent amount of oth\u00ader folates. Ide\u00adal\u00adly, sup\u00adple\u00admen\u00adta\u00adtion should begin when you start try\u00ading to con\u00adceive, but no lat\u00ader than four weeks before con\u00adcep\u00adtion, and should be con\u00adtin\u00adued until the end of the 12th week of preg\u00adnan\u00adcy.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you start sup\u00adple\u00admen\u00adta\u00adtion less than four weeks before con\u00adcep\u00adtion or only after preg\u00adnan\u00adcy has begun, you should take 800 \u00b5g of folic acid per day or an equiv\u00ada\u00adlent amount of oth\u00ader folates. Folic acid is par\u00adtic\u00adu\u00adlar\u00adly impor\u00adtant for ear\u00adly ner\u00advous sys\u00adtem devel\u00adop\u00adment and can reduce the risk of neur\u00adal tube defects such as spina bifi\u00adda (\u201copen back\u201d). The neur\u00adal tube clos\u00ades about four weeks after conception\u2014this is why tak\u00ading it before preg\u00adnan\u00adcy is impor\u00adtant.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether addi\u00adtion\u00adal dietary sup\u00adple\u00adments are use\u00adful beyond this depends on your indi\u00advid\u00adual diet and health sit\u00adu\u00ada\u00adtion and should be dis\u00adcussed with a physi\u00adcian if need\u00aded.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-accordion__item gb-accordion__item-e993d963\">\n<div role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"gb-accordion__toggle\" id=\"gb-accordion-content-0edea186\">\n<h3 class=\"gb-text\"><strong>Weight<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"gb-accordion__toggle-icon\"><span class=\"gb-accordion__toggle-icon-open\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 256\"><rect width=\"256\" height=\"256\" fill=\"none\" \/><polyline points=\"208 96 128 176 48 96\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"16\" \/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"gb-accordion__toggle-icon-close\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 256\"><rect width=\"256\" height=\"256\" fill=\"none\" \/><polyline points=\"48 160 128 80 208 160\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"16\" \/><\/svg><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-accordion__content\" id=\"gb-accordion-content-01a0f354\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both under\u00adweight and over\u00adweight can affect fer\u00adtil\u00adi\u00adty and the course of preg\u00adnan\u00adcy. When try\u00ading to con\u00adceive, it is there\u00adfore advis\u00adable to get as close as pos\u00adsi\u00adble to a healthy weight. The focus should be on a bal\u00adanced diet and reg\u00adu\u00adlar phys\u00adi\u00adcal activ\u00adi\u00adty.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In par\u00adtic\u00adu\u00adlar, over\u00adweight and obe\u00adsi\u00adty before preg\u00adnan\u00adcy are asso\u00adci\u00adat\u00aded with an increased risk of preg\u00adnan\u00adcy com\u00adpli\u00adca\u00adtions such as high blood pres\u00adsure and ges\u00adta\u00adtion\u00adal dia\u00adbetes. If you are under\u00adweight, an ade\u00adquate ener\u00adgy and nutri\u00adent sup\u00adply is also impor\u00adtant. If you would like to change your weight while try\u00ading to con\u00adceive, indi\u00advid\u00adual coun\u00adselling may be use\u00adful.  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-accordion__item gb-accordion__item-ac9bf760\">\n<div role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"gb-accordion__toggle\" id=\"gb-accordion-content-0edea186\">\n<h3 class=\"gb-text\"><strong>Smok\u00ading<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"gb-accordion__toggle-icon\"><span class=\"gb-accordion__toggle-icon-open\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 256\"><rect width=\"256\" height=\"256\" fill=\"none\" \/><polyline points=\"208 96 128 176 48 96\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"16\" \/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"gb-accordion__toggle-icon-close\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 256\"><rect width=\"256\" height=\"256\" fill=\"none\" \/><polyline points=\"48 160 128 80 208 160\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"16\" \/><\/svg><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-accordion__content\" id=\"gb-accordion-content-84d93685\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Smok\u00ading can impair fer\u00adtil\u00adi\u00adty and is asso\u00adci\u00adat\u00aded with a reduced ovar\u00adi\u00adan reserve. When try\u00ading to con\u00adceive, it is there\u00adfore advis\u00adable to stop smok\u00ading com\u00adplete\u00adly. This also reduces health risks for a future preg\u00adnan\u00adcy. Smok\u00ading is asso\u00adci\u00adat\u00aded, among oth\u00ader things, with an increased risk of mis\u00adcar\u00adriage and ectopic preg\u00adnan\u00adcy.   <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-accordion__item gb-accordion__item-f0a2e540\">\n<div role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"gb-accordion__toggle\" id=\"gb-accordion-content-0edea186\">\n<h3 class=\"gb-text\"><strong>Alco\u00adhol<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"gb-accordion__toggle-icon\"><span class=\"gb-accordion__toggle-icon-open\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 256\"><rect width=\"256\" height=\"256\" fill=\"none\" \/><polyline points=\"208 96 128 176 48 96\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"16\" \/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"gb-accordion__toggle-icon-close\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 256\"><rect width=\"256\" height=\"256\" fill=\"none\" \/><polyline points=\"48 160 128 80 208 160\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"16\" \/><\/svg><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-accordion__content\" id=\"gb-accordion-content-bae243e3\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When try\u00ading to con\u00adceive, it is rec\u00adom\u00admend\u00aded to avoid alco\u00adhol. This also helps pre\u00advent alco\u00adhol expo\u00adsure in the very ear\u00adly stages of preg\u00adnan\u00adcy, when it may not yet be known. No alco\u00adhol should be con\u00adsumed through\u00adout the entire preg\u00adnan\u00adcy.  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-accordion__item gb-accordion__item-92c17d3b\">\n<div role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"gb-accordion__toggle\" id=\"gb-accordion-content-0edea186\">\n<h3 class=\"gb-text\"><strong>Cof\u00adfee<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"gb-accordion__toggle-icon\"><span class=\"gb-accordion__toggle-icon-open\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 256\"><rect width=\"256\" height=\"256\" fill=\"none\" \/><polyline points=\"208 96 128 176 48 96\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"16\" \/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"gb-accordion__toggle-icon-close\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 256\"><rect width=\"256\" height=\"256\" fill=\"none\" \/><polyline points=\"48 160 128 80 208 160\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"16\" \/><\/svg><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-accordion__content\" id=\"gb-accordion-content-eeeb0d85\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dur\u00ading preg\u00adnan\u00adcy, you should con\u00adsume caf\u00adfeine only in mod\u00ader\u00adate amounts. The upper lim\u00adit is 200 mg of caf\u00adfeine per day\u2014from cof\u00adfee, tea, cola, choco\u00adlate, and oth\u00ader caf\u00adfeinat\u00aded foods and drinks com\u00adbined. This cor\u00adre\u00adsponds, for exam\u00adple, to about two cups of fil\u00adter cof\u00adfee of 200 ml each.  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"single-post__hintergrund\">\n<h3 class=\"gb-text\" id=\"vitamin_d_fruchtbarkeit\">Well pre\u00adpared for preg\u00adnan\u00adcy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are plan\u00adning a preg\u00adnan\u00adcy, you can take impor\u00adtant health-relat\u00aded fac\u00adtors into account in advance. This includes, among oth\u00ader things, tak\u00ading folic acid, check\u00ading your vac\u00adci\u00adna\u00adtion sta\u00adtus, and main\u00adtain\u00ading a healthy lifestyle. Exist\u00ading med\u00adical con\u00addi\u00adtions and reg\u00adu\u00adlar\u00adly tak\u00aden med\u00adica\u00adtions should also be dis\u00adcussed with a physi\u00adcian ear\u00adly on.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you have ques\u00adtions about your fer\u00adtil\u00adi\u00adty or preg\u00adnan\u00adcy is tak\u00ading longer than expect\u00aded, our fer\u00adtil\u00adi\u00adty spe\u00adcial\u00adists will advise you indi\u00advid\u00adu\u00adal\u00adly and clar\u00adi\u00adfy which fur\u00adther exam\u00adi\u00adna\u00adtions may be use\u00adful.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are plan\u00adning a preg\u00adnan\u00adcy, you can already cre\u00adate impor\u00adtant con\u00addi\u00adtions for a healthy course of preg\u00adnan\u00adcy even before con\u00adcep\u00adtion. This includes, among oth\u00ader things, tak\u00ading folic acid, check\u00ading your vac\u00adci\u00adna\u00adtion sta\u00adtus, main\u00adtain\u00ading a healthy lifestyle, and clar\u00adi\u00adfy\u00ading any exist\u00ading med\u00adical con\u00addi\u00adtions and reg\u00adu\u00adlar\u00adly tak\u00aden med\u00adica\u00adtions. Why is prepar\u00ading for preg\u00adnan\u00adcy impor\u00adtant? 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