{"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 pregnant: How to prepa\u00adre for pregnan\u00adcy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are plan\u00adning a pregnan\u00adcy, you can alre\u00ada\u00addy crea\u00adte important con\u00addi\u00adti\u00adons for a healt\u00adhy cour\u00adse of pregnan\u00adcy even befo\u00adre con\u00adcep\u00adti\u00adon. This includes, among other things, taking folic acid, che\u00adcking your vac\u00adci\u00adna\u00adti\u00adon sta\u00adtus, main\u00adtai\u00adning a healt\u00adhy life\u00adstyle, and cla\u00adri\u00adfy\u00ading any exis\u00adting medi\u00adcal con\u00addi\u00adti\u00adons and regu\u00adlar\u00adly taken medi\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons. <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-toc\">\n<li id=\"warum_vitamin-d\"><a href=\"#vorbereitung_schwangerschaft\">Why is pre\u00adpa\u00adring for pregnan\u00adcy so important?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li id=\"vitamin_d_bestimmen\"><a href=\"#schwangerschaftsrisiken\">Which exami\u00adna\u00adti\u00adons are useful befo\u00adre pregnan\u00adcy?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li id=\"einnahme_vitamin_d\"><a href=\"#zyklusmonitoring\" type=\"internal\" id=\"#zyklusmonitoring\">Using your cycle to get pregnant fas\u00adter<\/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 life\u00adstyle<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3 class=\"gb-text\" id=\"vorbereitung_schwangerschaft\">Why is pre\u00adpa\u00adring for pregnan\u00adcy important?<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some key stages of the embryo\u2019s deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment take place in the first weeks after conception\u2014often at a time when the pregnan\u00adcy is not yet known. That is why it is advi\u00adsa\u00adble to con\u00adsider cer\u00adtain health-rela\u00adted issues alre\u00ada\u00addy when try\u00ading to con\u00adcei\u00adve. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One important exam\u00adp\u00adle is folic acid: it should be taken even befo\u00adre pregnan\u00adcy, as the neu\u00adral tube clo\u00adses very ear\u00adly in embryo\u00adnic deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment. Ade\u00adqua\u00adte folic acid inta\u00adke can redu\u00adce the risk of neu\u00adral tube defects. Vac\u00adci\u00adna\u00adti\u00adon sta\u00adtus, exis\u00adting medi\u00adcal con\u00addi\u00adti\u00adons, regu\u00adlar\u00adly taken medi\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons, as well as nut\u00adri\u00adti\u00adon and life\u00adstyle can also be rele\u00advant even befo\u00adre pregnan\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 healt\u00adhy start in life<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pre-pregnan\u00adcy counselling\u2014also known as pre\u00adcon\u00adcep\u00adti\u00adon coun\u00adsel\u00adling or pre\u00adcon\u00adcep\u00adti\u00adon care\u2014offers the oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adty to dis\u00adcuss the\u00adse fac\u00adtors ear\u00adly on and, if neces\u00adsa\u00adry, adjust them to your indi\u00advi\u00addu\u00adal 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 exami\u00adna\u00adti\u00adons are useful befo\u00adre pregnan\u00adcy?<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"message\">Which exami\u00adna\u00adti\u00adons are useful befo\u00adre pregnan\u00adcy depends on your per\u00adso\u00adnal medi\u00adcal histo\u00adry, exis\u00adting con\u00addi\u00adti\u00adons, regu\u00adlar\u00adly taken medi\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons, and pos\u00adsi\u00adble risk fac\u00adtors. In pre\u00adcon\u00adcep\u00adti\u00adon coun\u00adsel\u00adling, we the\u00adr\u00ade\u00adfo\u00adre assess indi\u00advi\u00addu\u00adal\u00adly which exami\u00adna\u00adti\u00adons and mea\u00adsu\u00adres are rele\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\u00adti\u00adon sta\u00adtus<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Befo\u00adre pregnan\u00adcy, your vac\u00adci\u00adna\u00adti\u00adon sta\u00adtus should be che\u00adcked and any miss\u00ading vac\u00adci\u00adna\u00adti\u00adons should be com\u00adple\u00adted whe\u00adre pos\u00adsi\u00adble. Pro\u00adtec\u00adtion against meas\u00adles, rubel\u00adla, and vari\u00adcel\u00adla (chi\u00adcken\u00adpox) is par\u00adti\u00adcu\u00adlar\u00adly important, as the live vac\u00adci\u00adnes used for the\u00adse should not be admi\u00adnis\u00adte\u00adred during pregnan\u00adcy. After vac\u00adci\u00adna\u00adti\u00adon with a live vac\u00adci\u00adne, pregnan\u00adcy should be avo\u00adided for one month.  <\/p>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\n<h4 class=\"gb-text\">Dis\u00adcuss exis\u00adting con\u00addi\u00adti\u00adons and medi\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chro\u00adnic con\u00addi\u00adti\u00adons such as thy\u00adro\u00adid dis\u00ador\u00adders, dia\u00adbe\u00adtes, or high blood pres\u00adsu\u00adre may requi\u00adre tail\u00ado\u00adred care even befo\u00adre pregnan\u00adcy. Regu\u00adlar\u00adly taken medi\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons should also be review\u00aded, as some acti\u00adve sub\u00ads\u00adtances need to be adjus\u00adted or repla\u00adced when try\u00ading to con\u00adcei\u00adve or during pregnan\u00adcy. Howe\u00adver, medi\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons 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\u00adlo\u00adgi\u00adcal pre\u00adven\u00adti\u00adve care<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your cur\u00adrent gynae\u00adco\u00adlo\u00adgi\u00adcal pre\u00adven\u00adti\u00adve care sta\u00adtus can also be dis\u00adcus\u00adsed. Whe\u00adther addi\u00adtio\u00adnal exami\u00adna\u00adti\u00adons are advi\u00adsa\u00adble depends on your indi\u00advi\u00addu\u00adal medi\u00adcal histo\u00adry and any pos\u00adsi\u00adble sym\u00adptoms. <\/p>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\n<h4 class=\"gb-text\">Cla\u00adri\u00adfy infec\u00adtions in a tar\u00adge\u00adted way<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tests for cer\u00adtain infec\u00adtions may be useful depen\u00adding on your medi\u00adcal histo\u00adry, sym\u00adptoms, or indi\u00advi\u00addu\u00adal risk fac\u00adtors. Rou\u00adti\u00adne com\u00adpre\u00adhen\u00adsi\u00adve infec\u00adtion scree\u00adning, howe\u00adver, is not neces\u00adsa\u00adry for every woman try\u00ading to con\u00adcei\u00adve. <\/p>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\n<h4 class=\"gb-text\">Nut\u00adri\u00adent sup\u00adp\u00adly<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A balan\u00adced diet and an ade\u00adqua\u00adte sup\u00adp\u00adly of important nut\u00adri\u00adents are advi\u00adsa\u00adble alre\u00ada\u00addy when try\u00ading to con\u00adcei\u00adve. Folic acid is par\u00adti\u00adcu\u00adlar\u00adly rele\u00advant, and sup\u00adple\u00admen\u00adta\u00adti\u00adon should begin befo\u00adre pregnan\u00adcy. Whe\u00adther addi\u00adtio\u00adnal sup\u00adple\u00adments or labo\u00adra\u00adto\u00adry tests are useful depends on diet, pre-exis\u00adting con\u00addi\u00adti\u00adons, and indi\u00advi\u00addu\u00adal 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 pregnant fas\u00adter?<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fer\u00adti\u00adle days are around ovu\u00adla\u00adti\u00adon. If you know your cycle, you can bet\u00adter esti\u00adma\u00adte this time frame and time inter\u00adcour\u00adse spe\u00adci\u00adfi\u00adcal\u00adly for the fer\u00adti\u00adle win\u00addow. Cycle track\u00ading or ovu\u00adla\u00adti\u00adon tests, for exam\u00adp\u00adle, can help.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If ovu\u00adla\u00adti\u00adon is unclear, your cycle is irre\u00adgu\u00adlar, or pregnan\u00adcy is taking lon\u00adger than expec\u00adted, <a href=\"https:\/\/kinderwunschaerztin.de\/en\/services\/diagnostics\/cycle-monitoring\/\">pro\u00adfes\u00adsio\u00adnal cycle moni\u00adto\u00adring<\/a> may be useful. Using ultra\u00adsound and, if neces\u00adsa\u00adry, hor\u00admo\u00adne levels, fol\u00adlic\u00adle matu\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon can be obser\u00adved and the timing of ovu\u00adla\u00adti\u00adon nar\u00adro\u00adwed down more pre\u00adcis\u00ade\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 life\u00adstyle<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A healt\u00adhy life\u00adstyle crea\u00adtes good con\u00addi\u00adti\u00adons for pregnan\u00adcy and is advi\u00adsa\u00adble alre\u00ada\u00addy when try\u00ading to con\u00adcei\u00adve. This includes a balan\u00adced diet, suf\u00adfi\u00adci\u00adent exer\u00adcise, and avo\u00adi\u00adding nico\u00adti\u00adne and alco\u00adhol. Body weight and the sup\u00adp\u00adly of cer\u00adtain nut\u00adri\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>Pre\u00adpa\u00adra\u00adti\u00adons and beha\u00adviou\u00adral tips for the time when try\u00ading to con\u00adcei\u00adve:<\/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>Nut\u00adri\u00adti\u00adon<\/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\">Alre\u00ada\u00addy when try\u00ading to con\u00adcei\u00adve, 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\/?\">balan\u00adced and varied diet<\/a> is recom\u00admen\u00added. The focus should be on vege\u00adta\u00adbles and fruit, who\u00adle grains, legu\u00admes, and nuts. In addi\u00adti\u00adon, dairy pro\u00adducts, eggs, and fish, among other foods, can be part of a balan\u00adced diet. Accor\u00adding to cur\u00adrent know\u00adledge, the\u00adre is no spe\u00adci\u00adfic diet that has been pro\u00adven to lead to pregnan\u00adcy fas\u00adter.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once you are pregnant, cer\u00adtain foods should also be avo\u00adided to redu\u00adce the risk of food\u00adbor\u00adne infec\u00adtions such as lis\u00adte\u00adrio\u00adsis or toxo\u00adplas\u00admo\u00adsis. This includes, in par\u00adti\u00adcu\u00adlar, raw ani\u00admal pro\u00adducts and raw-milk pro\u00adducts. <\/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>Die\u00adta\u00adry 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\">Taking folic acid is recom\u00admen\u00added alre\u00ada\u00addy when try\u00ading to con\u00adcei\u00adve. In addi\u00adti\u00adon to a balan\u00adced diet, women who would like to beco\u00adme pregnant should take 400 \u00b5g of folic acid per day or an equi\u00adva\u00adlent amount of other fola\u00adtes. Ide\u00adal\u00adly, sup\u00adple\u00admen\u00adta\u00adti\u00adon should begin when you start try\u00ading to con\u00adcei\u00adve, but no later than four weeks befo\u00adre con\u00adcep\u00adti\u00adon, and should be con\u00adtin\u00adued until the end of the 12th week of pregnan\u00adcy.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you start sup\u00adple\u00admen\u00adta\u00adti\u00adon less than four weeks befo\u00adre con\u00adcep\u00adti\u00adon or only after pregnan\u00adcy has begun, you should take 800 \u00b5g of folic acid per day or an equi\u00adva\u00adlent amount of other fola\u00adtes. Folic acid is par\u00adti\u00adcu\u00adlar\u00adly important for ear\u00adly ner\u00advous sys\u00adtem deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment and can redu\u00adce the risk of neu\u00adral tube defects such as spi\u00adna bifi\u00adda (\u201copen back\u201d). The neu\u00adral tube clo\u00adses about four weeks after conception\u2014this is why taking it befo\u00adre pregnan\u00adcy is important.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whe\u00adther addi\u00adtio\u00adnal die\u00adta\u00adry sup\u00adple\u00adments are useful bey\u00adond this depends on your indi\u00advi\u00addu\u00adal diet and health situa\u00adti\u00adon and should be dis\u00adcus\u00adsed with a phy\u00adsi\u00adci\u00adan if nee\u00added.<\/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\u00adti\u00adli\u00adty and the cour\u00adse of pregnan\u00adcy. When try\u00ading to con\u00adcei\u00adve, it is the\u00adr\u00ade\u00adfo\u00adre advi\u00adsa\u00adble to get as clo\u00adse as pos\u00adsi\u00adble to a healt\u00adhy weight. The focus should be on a balan\u00adced diet and regu\u00adlar phy\u00adsi\u00adcal acti\u00advi\u00adty.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In par\u00adti\u00adcu\u00adlar, over\u00adweight and obe\u00adsi\u00adty befo\u00adre pregnan\u00adcy are asso\u00adcia\u00adted with an increased risk of pregnan\u00adcy com\u00adpli\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons such as high blood pres\u00adsu\u00adre and gesta\u00adtio\u00adnal dia\u00adbe\u00adtes. If you are under\u00adweight, an ade\u00adqua\u00adte ener\u00adgy and nut\u00adri\u00adent sup\u00adp\u00adly is also important. If you would like to chan\u00adge your weight while try\u00ading to con\u00adcei\u00adve, indi\u00advi\u00addu\u00adal coun\u00adsel\u00adling may be useful.  <\/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>Smo\u00adking<\/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\">Smo\u00adking can impair fer\u00adti\u00adli\u00adty and is asso\u00adcia\u00adted with a redu\u00adced ova\u00adri\u00adan reser\u00adve. When try\u00ading to con\u00adcei\u00adve, it is the\u00adr\u00ade\u00adfo\u00adre advi\u00adsa\u00adble to stop smo\u00adking com\u00adple\u00adte\u00adly. This also redu\u00adces health risks for a future pregnan\u00adcy. Smo\u00adking is asso\u00adcia\u00adted, among other things, with an increased risk of mis\u00adcar\u00adria\u00adge and ecto\u00adpic pregnan\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\u00adcei\u00adve, it is recom\u00admen\u00added to avo\u00adid alco\u00adhol. This also helps pre\u00advent alco\u00adhol expo\u00adsure in the very ear\u00adly stages of pregnan\u00adcy, when it may not yet be known. No alco\u00adhol should be con\u00adsu\u00admed throug\u00adhout the enti\u00adre pregnan\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\">During pregnan\u00adcy, you should con\u00adsu\u00adme caf\u00adfeine only in mode\u00adra\u00adte amounts. The upper limit is 200 mg of caf\u00adfeine per day\u2014from cof\u00adfee, tea, cola, cho\u00adco\u00adla\u00adte, and other caf\u00adfeina\u00adted foods and drinks com\u00adbi\u00adned. This cor\u00adre\u00adsponds, for exam\u00adp\u00adle, 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 pregnan\u00adcy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are plan\u00adning a pregnan\u00adcy, you can take important health-rela\u00adted fac\u00adtors into account in advan\u00adce. This includes, among other things, taking folic acid, che\u00adcking your vac\u00adci\u00adna\u00adti\u00adon sta\u00adtus, and main\u00adtai\u00adning a healt\u00adhy life\u00adstyle. Exis\u00adting medi\u00adcal con\u00addi\u00adti\u00adons and regu\u00adlar\u00adly taken medi\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons should also be dis\u00adcus\u00adsed with a phy\u00adsi\u00adci\u00adan ear\u00adly on.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you have ques\u00adti\u00adons about your fer\u00adti\u00adli\u00adty or pregnan\u00adcy is taking lon\u00adger than expec\u00adted, our fer\u00adti\u00adli\u00adty spe\u00adcia\u00adlists will advi\u00adse you indi\u00advi\u00addu\u00adal\u00adly and cla\u00adri\u00adfy which fur\u00adther exami\u00adna\u00adti\u00adons may be useful.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are plan\u00adning a pregnan\u00adcy, you can alre\u00ada\u00addy crea\u00adte important con\u00addi\u00adti\u00adons for a healt\u00adhy cour\u00adse of pregnan\u00adcy even befo\u00adre con\u00adcep\u00adti\u00adon. This includes, among other things, taking folic acid, che\u00adcking your vac\u00adci\u00adna\u00adti\u00adon sta\u00adtus, main\u00adtai\u00adning a healt\u00adhy life\u00adstyle, and cla\u00adri\u00adfy\u00ading any exis\u00adting medi\u00adcal con\u00addi\u00adti\u00adons and regu\u00adlar\u00adly taken medi\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons. Why is pre\u00adpa\u00adring for pregnan\u00adcy important? 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