The miraculous + (positive) sign brings in whole lot of emotions – happiness, content, feeling of being complete, nervousness, confusion, worries, anxiety, and the list goes on….
Be it a planned pregnancy or a surprise pregnancy all of us
have questions for the life ahead! Definitely pregnancy in itself has a lot of
twists and turns but like it is said
“Rome wasn’t conquered in one day”
It is
difficult to conquer the pregnancy knowledge and steps in one day!
Small baby steps that are full of patience and compassion
would help you to enjoy the most wonderful phase of your life.
Following is the list of things that I did once I found out
about a tiny little life within me! ๐
1. BE IN THE MOMENT, FEEL CONTENT AND ENJOY IT!
Ah! I still remember one of the
most beautiful memory of our life!
Early morning, we checked for the
miraculous positive sign! After planning for months this day was filled with so
much of joy, warmth and happiness. We just celebrated it with listening to good
music, enjoying the moment with just lazing around and having a lovely
breakfast!
I would highly recommend this
celebration before the pregnancy symptoms like nausea, sadness, super
excitement, panic and what not kicks in ๐.
2. PLAN YOUR PREGNANCY DETAILS
A couple of days after your
discovery the tendency of being a responsible parent kicks in!
You of course start saving for
the baby’s arrival but what you have to also consider is a healthy and safe
pregnancy.
The monthly check ups and tests definitely add up to a good amount and
thus you should consider a supported pregnancy usually offered by your
employers. I would also suggest enquiring about the insurance policy
coverage, which hospitals are covered by your employer’s Mediclaim policy and
what all documents are required to be submitted at the time of claims post-delivery.
Also, a support system is needed during
pregnancy. Check with your mother and mother-in-law if they would be happy to
support you at home. I would say even moral support has worth!
3. DOWNLOAD A PREGNANCY APP
It’s about adding some fun to the
pregnancy! There are 1000s of pregnancy apps
available in the app stores that offer you infotainment as well as empower you
with some really good knowledge. The first thing any pregnancy app does is
calculate your due date by understanding your LMP - last menstrual period date.
Post identification of the due date you are exposed to a step by step baby
development guide that is just so intriguing and fun to know! I will share a
list of amazing apps in my next article for your easy reference๐
4. FIND AND BOOK AN APPOINTMENT WITH OB-GYN
Depending upon the hospital and
Mediclaim policy, short list 2-3 OB-GYNs and enquire about their background
with your friends or Google reviews or just by visiting the space. Many a times
the environment in itself makes you feel uncomfortable and thus you can decide
if you would like to go ahead with the complete pregnancy service or not.
Once you are comfortable with one
of the doctors please book an appropriate appointment and visit them for
pregnancy confirmation. On your first visit the doctor might prescribe a few
pregnancy confirmation tests and sonography to rule out any false pregnancy
alarms.
5. TELL YOUR NEAR AND DEAR ONES
Once our doctor and tests confirm
our pregnancy we personally informed our parents and very close friends about
our content feeling of being pregnant!
Going social is definitely a
personal choice however as per old wives tales one should wait till 3 complete
months. The core reason behind it is the chances of miscarriage is higher in
the first term.
Before you disclose your
pregnancy on social media it is important to talk to your employer and feel
supported during the tenure. As per Indian Maternity and work law a pregnant
woman is supported with law for not doing harmful work, protection from
dismissals and right to return to same position. However, it is important that
you and your employer are comfortable with the life stage and are open to some
flexibility as per your conditions.
6. STOP ANTI-PREGNANCY HABITS |ROUTINES |DOINGS!
Well, drinking, smoking and other
unhealthy habits already have their bad pockets reserved before pregnancy
itself. Now that you are in initial stages of pregnancy I would suggest you to
stop eating any fast food and foods of hot constituents. If you are one of
those who sleep on your stomach you should stop immediately as it offers less
breathing space for your tiny one in later stages. Try not to have a random
routine as it would cause an upsetting tone altogether in your life!
7. START AND MAINTAIN YOUR HEALTHY HABITS
Once you have a good habit you
should continue it, especially one related to eating, sleeping and exercising.
Based on the many studies, doctors suggest to maintain a 45 mins to 1-hour
moderate to light exercise routine. Well I will definitely write a complete
article about Vihar soon ๐
8. CLICK YOUR FIRST PREGNANCY PHOTO
This one I regret missing for
myself. After you get into the pregnancy mode it would be worth while to go
down the memory lane and enjoy admiring yourself. You can also do a per month
shoot and see your bump grow! It is really cool and amazing! ( which i will share soon in DIY pregnancy shoot article :))
Let me know how your first steps
went and if you had any of the additional first steps to add towards your journey
of popping unicorn!
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