17 Tips for a Healthy Pregnancy - #1 Take a Prenatal Vitamin Even when you're still trying to conceive, it's smart to start taking prenatal vitamins. Your baby's neural cord, which becomes the brain and spinal cord, develops within the first month of pregnancy, so it's important you get essential nutrients, like folic acid, calcium, and iron, from the very start. Prenatal vitamins are available over the counter at most drug stores, or you can get them by prescription from your doctor. If taking them makes you feel queasy, try taking them at night or with a light snack. Chewing gum or sucking on hard candy afterward can help, too. It took me a little while to get into the habit of taking my prenatal vitamin. I wasn't used to taking anything daily since I had been off the pill for a few months. I finally got myself in the habit of taking it every morning. I just take an over the counter vitamin. It has the same nutrients as a doctor prescribed vitamin but is less hass...
Oh, Parenthood is one of our favorite shows; the whole family enjoys this one. And you are right, it just hits home for so many people!
ReplyDeleteForgot to say that I am visiting from the Fab Friday link-up. :)
DeleteI've really been wanting to catch up on Parenthood - I watched through the third season on Netflix, but I couldn't start watching the current season on TV because I didn't want to start in the middle . . . but everyone keeps talking about it and now I'm impatiently waiting for it to show up on Netflix. Argh! :-)
ReplyDeleteHi I'm visiting from the Fab Friday linkup. Glad to hear there's another Parenthood & Scandal fan out there. I haven't watched the episodes of both but plan to do so tomorrow :) Have a great weekend! -Jessica
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