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What Are The Things To Consider While Planning For Pregnancy?
Question: I got married recently (3 months). We are planning to plan for having a baby around mid of next year (to stop using contraceptives).
I want to make sure all goes well. I believe first thing is to prepare my body before I conceive. Could you suggest on how to go about it. Currently I am not under any medication. But I have hair fall problems and i dont seem to have healthy nails. Please help.
I want to make sure all goes well. I believe first thing is to prepare my body before I conceive. Could you suggest on how to go about it. Currently I am not under any medication. But I have hair fall problems and i dont seem to have healthy nails. Please help.
Brief Answer:
Optimal Body mass Index, avoid harmful drugs
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome to HCM,
I can understand your concerns,
In sequence, I try to give my suggestion so it will be easy for you to follow it-
1. before conceiving,you should maintain your body weight.it should be optimal.Try to lose or gain accordingly.
2.Eat healthy diet,green vegetables.this is to maintain your hemoglobin and minerals.
3.Do not have drugs which can harm baby (teratogenic drugs) like isotretonin for acne.
4.you should go for blood test as hemoglobin,blood sugar,thyroid profile.these are corrected before conceiving.
5.when you plan to conceive,physical contact should do frequently in the mid of cycle.
6.After intercourse,try to keep pillow below your legs,so that semen will go inside.
7.As soon as you will confirm your pregnancy,visit your gynecologist and start taking tablet folic acid 5mg for 3 months.It is mandatory.
8.Ultrasound,tablet iron,tablet calcium and injection tetanus are advisable.follow your gynecologist instructions.
9.obviously not lift heavy weight, avoid long travelling,avoid eating papaya after conceiving.
I advise that you can take tablet biotin 10mg once in day for hair fall.
Hope it helps.
Feel free to ask further.
Thanks.
Optimal Body mass Index, avoid harmful drugs
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome to HCM,
I can understand your concerns,
In sequence, I try to give my suggestion so it will be easy for you to follow it-
1. before conceiving,you should maintain your body weight.it should be optimal.Try to lose or gain accordingly.
2.Eat healthy diet,green vegetables.this is to maintain your hemoglobin and minerals.
3.Do not have drugs which can harm baby (teratogenic drugs) like isotretonin for acne.
4.you should go for blood test as hemoglobin,blood sugar,thyroid profile.these are corrected before conceiving.
5.when you plan to conceive,physical contact should do frequently in the mid of cycle.
6.After intercourse,try to keep pillow below your legs,so that semen will go inside.
7.As soon as you will confirm your pregnancy,visit your gynecologist and start taking tablet folic acid 5mg for 3 months.It is mandatory.
8.Ultrasound,tablet iron,tablet calcium and injection tetanus are advisable.follow your gynecologist instructions.
9.obviously not lift heavy weight, avoid long travelling,avoid eating papaya after conceiving.
I advise that you can take tablet biotin 10mg once in day for hair fall.
Hope it helps.
Feel free to ask further.
Thanks.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
thanks for the response.
1. My weight is ideal for my height. BMI is 22.2.
2. I make sure I eat vegetables, we use finger miller regularly.
3. I am under medication for acne, using a facewash, are there any chances that facewash will have this drug?
4. What are these tablets for?
5. SKin doctor suggested me to take HHOMEGA tablets once a day. Is Biotin better? Are there any side effects of taking any of these drugs?
1. My weight is ideal for my height. BMI is 22.2.
2. I make sure I eat vegetables, we use finger miller regularly.
3. I am under medication for acne, using a facewash, are there any chances that facewash will have this drug?
4. What are these tablets for?
5. SKin doctor suggested me to take HHOMEGA tablets once a day. Is Biotin better? Are there any side effects of taking any of these drugs?
Brief Answer:
biotin and HHOMEGA are equally good.
Detailed Answer:
Sorry for replying back late.
Facewashes usually do not contain isotretinoin.
These tablets are used to treat severe acne and are harmful for fetus.
HHOMEGA contain omega-3 fatty acids. These are not harmful in pregnancy.
Biotinand HHOMEGA, both are equally good and safe. There are no major side effects of these supplements. You can take them even during pregnancy.
Hope this answers your query satisfactorily.
Take care.
Thanks.
biotin and HHOMEGA are equally good.
Detailed Answer:
Sorry for replying back late.
Facewashes usually do not contain isotretinoin.
These tablets are used to treat severe acne and are harmful for fetus.
HHOMEGA contain omega-3 fatty acids. These are not harmful in pregnancy.
Biotinand HHOMEGA, both are equally good and safe. There are no major side effects of these supplements. You can take them even during pregnancy.
Hope this answers your query satisfactorily.
Take care.
Thanks.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
I use Keracnyl facewash and clindot- a gel. Please suggest if these drugs are safe
Brief Answer:
these are safe
Detailed Answer:
Yes, both these are safe to use in pregnancy.
Do not worry about these.
Kindly close the discussion if you have no more queries and give your valuable feedback.
Take care.
these are safe
Detailed Answer:
Yes, both these are safe to use in pregnancy.
Do not worry about these.
Kindly close the discussion if you have no more queries and give your valuable feedback.
Take care.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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