10 Things To Do Before Planning A Baby

Every married couple dreams of planning a baby after few years of marriage, rather you can say that every marriage is followed by a baby and this is a ground rule which holds true for maximum couples.

But there are few very important things which you must keep in mind and follow before planning a baby. Here are some which are listed below which you can follow for a healthy and risk free pregnancy.

Weight plays an important role in pregnancy; some women being underweight have to face complications during pregnancy. On the other hand being overweight also might be risky for pregnancy. Thus it is very important for you to get your weight checked before planning a pregnancy, so that you will know that if you are underweight then get a nice nutritious diet plan from your doctor.

Following this diet plan religiously will help you in gaining weight and then you can easily plan a healthy pregnancy free of any risk. If you want then you can take help of few good exercises and yoga regularly in order to maintain the required weight for healthy pregnancy.

Once you plan a baby you will not be able to go for a long vacation for a long time, because it will take nine months for the baby to come out and then you need to take care of the baby and recover from the post partum implications. So it is better that you plan a long vacation before planning a baby and may be this vacation will help you in giving a good news you have been waiting for or planning for. This vacation will give you and your spouse to spend enough quality and romantic time with each other, which you will not get once you will plan a baby.

It is an essential requirement to go for a dental check up at least 3-4 months before planning a baby, because due to bad dental hygiene many times the risk of developing bacterial infection increases. The bacterial infections which occur due to unhealthy dental hygiene might cause premature birth and Pre Clampesia (protein discharge during urination).

Before planning a baby make a list of the best gynaecologists in the city and near your house either from the directory or by consulting your friends and family. Then decide upon one of them who understand all your problems and needs be it physical or emotional. You gynaecologist should be your friend as well as your guide when you visit her.

Once you select the gynaecologist then go for a complete medical check up of both you and your partner. Ask her about all the injections and vaccinations which are needed before and during pregnancy. Always remember that you should also ask her to vaccinate you for chicken pox and mumps too, so that during pregnancy these diseases are not able to attack you.

It is advisable that you should stay away from all kinds of toxins during pregnancy so instead of getting the harmful chemical paints go for eco-friendly paints on your walls. This will save you and your baby’s health from the worst effect of these dangerous chemicals. If possible create a small kitchen garden in your backyard or plant some trees in small pots which can be kept inside the house. Greenery inside the house is crucial for you and your baby’s health too.

Folic acid plays an imperative role in the development of the baby, so try and increase the intake of folic acid in your diet. Try to induce natural folic acid in your diet through vegetables and fruits which are rich in folic acid before planning the baby. Some of the folic acid rich vegetables like spinach and fenugreek can be eaten everyday in order to keep the level of folic acid well balanced in your body. This will help in the growth of the baby and you will bear a healthy and chubby child.

If you are addicted to tea or coffee then you need to change this habit if you are preparing yourself for a baby. 2-3 cups of coffee or tea in a day increases the level of caffeine in our body which is harmful for the growth of the baby. So you need to cut down the intake of tea and coffee before and curb your caffeine intake while you are pregnant, because too much of caffeine might cause planning the babyrisk in pregnancy. It is better that you drink fewer amounts of tea and coffee while you are pregnant.

Hair colouring is not advisable while you are pregnant, so it is better that you get the hair coloured before planning a baby or getting pregnant. If you will get the hair coloured in advance this will keep you safe from developing any kind of allergy also. Try and get a hair colour done which will last for a longer time on your hair, so that you do not need to get them coloured in between your pregnancy period. Hair colour contains strong chemicals like ammonia which might prove harmful during pregnancy.

If you are fond of adventure, fun and going out quite often then do all these activities beforehand. Once you plan a baby and get pregnant all these activities involving risk and fun will be restricted for you. So enjoy and have fun as much as you want before planning a pregnancy as it would not be possible after pregnancy.

If you are fond of adventure sports like bungee jumping or horse riding which involve jerks and are risky too, then enjoy all these sports before getting pregnant. After pregnancy you ill not be able to do any such risky sports and adventures.

Thus before scheduling a baby in your life just follow these vital 10 things which will be very helpful in a healthy pregnancy devoid of any risk and this way you will enjoy your pregnancy too.

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Parenting Tips Before Sending Your Kids To Summer Camp

Summer camps are the most enjoyable period in any kid’s life and many schools organise them as soon as summer vacations start. After the pressure of studies this is the time when they have fun and feel fresh in summer camps.

Some camps are organised within the school campus and some are adventure summer camp trips where they take kids out for an outing. Here kids can have unlimited fun and can learn activities related to their hobbies. Summer camps boost their self confidence and they become more mature because of the experiences in the summer camps.

The summer camps organised by schools within the campus are becoming more popular and in these camps various activities like sports and cultural activities, counselling sessions and arts and painting workshops are being held. There are various sporting activities too like football, basket ball, swimming and skating etc. There are yoga and aerobics classes too in these camps. For parents there is separate counselling sessions and parents of nursery students to teenager students can come for counselling.

It is not necessary that the child should participate in each and every activity; the child can choose the activities according to his interest and the time available. If you are sending your child to the adventurous summer camp then there are separate activities like rock climbing, rappelling, flying fox, Night safari, Tracking and hiking, rope course (commando crawl, commando net, Tarzan swing), hurdle, treasure hunt, bird watching, bon fire etc. These activities are chosen according to the child’s age and before these activities the children are taught yoga and warm up exercises.

The child should be registered on time. They should take full information about the activities that are part of the summer camp. They should choose the activities according to the child’s interest. According to the selected activity they should take the list of the things that will be required by the child from the school.

If the child is getting enrolled in an activity like swimming then the parents should know about how many coaches and teachers will be there around the pool while the swimming training is given and they should check the safety measures too around the pool and check whether the swimming coaches are well trained or not. Always give a Tiffin box and water bottle to your child when he leaves for the summer camp. Since it is the responsibility of the parents to pick and drop the child so they should have proper transportation facility to send and pick the child on time to the camp.

Parents should know that which camp institute is taking their child for the adventurous summer camp. Never leave your child totally in the hands of school or camp, take the important phone numbers like the number of the camp and the website address. Take all the information related to the camp and the site where child will stay. Try to find out from website and experienced people about the best camping institutes. Check out what all things are important for any good camping institute. Find out who are the director and the instructor of the organising camp.

Good institute should have a certified instructor; it should not be like a cook of the camp is training your child. Try to know about all the activities they will organise and the safety measure they take for the child in all these activities. For a group of 8-10 children there is one teacher , so if total 80 students after going then there should be around 8-10 teachers accompanying them. Check the instruments and tools used during the activities; they should be of good quality and strong enough to support your child’s weight.

If your child is going to a cold place for the summer camp then check out the night temperature of that place. According to the weather keep clothes and other things in your child’s suitcase. The camping institutes send a list of things that will be required during camp; like torch, knife, warm clothes, socks etc. are there. Keep all the things mentioned in the list in the suitcase. Buy good quality tracking shoes for your child, otherwise there are chances of falling due to slipping while climbing. While tracking the longer the shoes the better it is for the child. Before stacking a lot of food to eat in child’s bag check out whether they have a canteen or not.

Find out if the canteen has good supply of food or not , if it is there then do not put too much eating stuff in the bag and increase the weight of the suitcase your child has to carry. Parents should ask for the whole day’s menu from morning breakfast till the dinner time. If your child does not like or is allergic to some food then tell the camp instructor and make the child also understand to stay away from that food. Tell the child that while tracking he should take small resting breaks in between and not to take off their sweater immediately after sweating.

Ask him to wait for some time and then if he still feels warm then only he should take off his sweater otherwise he will fall ill. Ask your child to follow all the rules and regulations of the camp religiously and do not fight with anybody in the camp. Give then some cash also so that if they want to buy something as a token from that place they can buy. If your child has heart problem or is scared of heights or water then let the camp instructor know about in advance, because the child might hide it from him to have fun and it might prove risky for the child.

After sending their child the parents should stay in touch with child through phone or website. If mobile does not work then they can talk on landline phone. Thus summer camp can be treated as the first step towards their carer as it tells us about their interest and hobbies and their hidden talents too. Children learn about team work, develop leadership skills and they learn how to boost their friends confidence too. SO this kind of fun is very useful for your child.

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