Recommendation about family planning

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My take on it is this:

The Number one priority for your future child is that their parents are together in love and marriage and shared values so that that ensures the child's welfare and security! It is a wonderful but huge responsibility and not to be underestimated about importance of future mum and future dad's roles in creating family!

For the mum, she needs to be in absolute health to increase chances of healthy baby. A good diet including loads of fruit and vegetables and meat with supplements of Vitamins that include Folate is an excellent start. For the Dad he also needs to be in optimum health. Both needing regular exercise. Dads not wearing underwear too tight (actual fact of lowering sperm count if too tight or overheated).

Reading up on the varying stages is good. I can thoroughly recommend "What to Expect When You're Expecting" and there are other titles that follow with "What to Expect with a Toddler" etc. These books are affordable and excellent sources of information.

Seek out a good obstetrician or family doctor you trust. I think it pays to go private for this very reason where you choose who delivers your baby amongst other things like conducting internals on you! You'll need to also check out hospitals and the doctor you choose may have his own preference so you need to be certain that that is your wish also.

You'll need to think about all the usual baby gear and whether to buy new or second hand depending on your budget/finances, and usage (as in if you plan to have more than one child, you can then justify purchasing some items brand new.) Ebay and the Classifieds can be good too. There are sometimes Community Swap websites that can also offer baby goods.

By all means ask your family and friends who have had babies but keep in mind what suited one family doesn't mean it will suit you and sometimes silly traditions and thoughts are bandied about so you will need to sift through that to make out the truth for yourself! If you are feeling alone or confused or bamboozled though, asking friends who have had children can be quite helpful. Other considerations need to be thought about such as childcare arrangements, your job etc.

Hope this helps!