Your Pregnancy

10 THINGS TO DO BEFORE YOU GET PREGNANT

1 GET WEIGHT TESTED

eing over- or underweight can both be issues when you’re trying to conceive, as it affects your output of hormones. This means that your diet could dramatically increase your chances of conception. Consider your weight and height, and work toward achieving a stable, optimum fertility weight. Get yourself checked out at the doctor to calculate what’s an ideal

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