| Most women would love to embark on the | | | | need. Make sure you write down a bunch of |
| adventure called pregnancy. The moment that | | | | questions every time you visit the expert. |
| you realize you are pregnant you suddenly | | | | Especially if you are a first timer, you will |
| recognize that your life is about to take a | | | | have questions for every visit. You will be |
| sharp turn. In a split second a million | | | | spending a lot of time in the waiting room |
| things go through your head. What do I need | | | | when you visit your OB-GYN. These are on call |
| to do? Is it a boy or a girl? What am I going | | | | doctors and babies are not always born after |
| to name it? Several soon-to-be mothers start | | | | business hours as those in the waiting room |
| worrying about who would be the easier person | | | | would like. There are more full waiting rooms |
| to offend - Mabel or Mary when you are | | | | with empty doctor's office at the OB clinic |
| thinking about the baby name factor alone. | | | | than in any other practice. Now would be a |
| Pregnancy is a time where your thoughts are | | | | good time to think about baby names, when you |
| constantly running a mile a minute about what | | | | have the time. Chances are your clinic will |
| this new change will bring for you. | | | | have a few books sitting around as well. |
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| The first thing you need to do when you | | | | Prenatal vitamins are another must. And here, |
| realize you are pregnant, is find out about | | | | it becomes necessary to buy actual prenatal |
| the health problems that you might face. A | | | | vitamins. Your little bambino needs them as |
| woman's health requirements when she is | | | | much as you do, so you will be doubling up on |
| pregnant are much higher than normal. You are | | | | the things you normally take. Folic acid is a |
| under demanding physical and emotional | | | | biggie as well. Research shows that in folate |
| stress. Most of your nutrition will be carted | | | | deficient moms, there is a higher occurrence |
| off to a whole other person. Keeping fit and | | | | of spina bifida in babies. Start these as |
| ensuring you get enough nutrients are much | | | | well before you pin down a baby name. The |
| more important during pregnancy than any | | | | latter can wait; the former cannot. |
| other time in your life. Put aside the other | | | | |
| issues, although not of lesser importance, | | | | There are many other things that influence a |
| like baby names until you have narrowed down | | | | woman's health when she is pregnant. The time |
| on a plan to take care of your health. | | | | is now to get a doctor and start taking your |
| | | | vitamins. These initial steps will give you a |
| It is critical that you regularly visit a | | | | head start as you try to be totally healthy |
| health practitioner such as an OB-GYN or | | | | for your baby's welfare. |
| midwife. You will need to work this in your | | | | |
| schedule if you work out of the home. Your | | | | The author Ajeet Khurana is a web enthusiast |
| health practitioner will monitor your entire | | | | and recommends that you visit Meaning of |
| pregnancy from beginning to end and advise | | | | Names and Womens Health and Health. |
| you of all of the routine testing you will | | | | |