During pregnancy there are many decisions to be taken to have a healthy baby. Care with diet, teeth, drugs, etc.. should be a priority for the expectant mother. The result of all that makes the mother will end up affecting the baby she has inside. Following are some recommendations:

Diet
During pregnancy, your diet is important, because you’re also feeding your baby. This is why it is preferable that you take good decisions about your eating habits. While some of us will we hunger to pregnancy, others with eating gives us a lot. You may even feel cravings for things that previously did not eat … in itself, each experience is individual. The important thing is to eat healthy and varied form. So gaining weight will be ideal for the best development of your baby.

Dental Care
Dental care is extremely important during pregnancy. Pregnancy affects every inch of our body including our teeth and our gums. During pregnancy, the plaque develops more quickly and can make your gums swell, become infected and even bleed. This is why it is important to visit your dentist during pregnancy and to report that you’re pregnant, always.

Cigarette
If you are a smoker, the best time to quit is before pregnancy. Remember that when you smoke, your baby will also be smoking. Similarly, if you do not smoke, but others in your family do smoke, remind them that cigarette smoke second hand also hurt the baby. Lays down rules to reduce the amount of cigarette smoke at home. Cigarette smoke causes stress to our bodies rather than relax. When you smoke a cigarette, your heart beats faster and your blood pressure rises … so does your baby.

Alcoholic Drinks
When you eat an alcoholic beverage, your baby is consuming alcohol as well. Drinking alcohol during pregnancy can cause your baby to be born with fetal alcohol syndrome, the major cause of deformities in children. Sometimes, damages for having consumed alcohol during pregnancy are not visible once the baby is born, however, long-term consequences are very serious. Although drink alcohol in small quantities, is dangerous. The best we can do for your baby is to avoid all alcohol during pregnancy. All types of alcohol is dangerous, as there are equal amount of alcohol in beer in a glass of wine or liquor.

Medications
It is very important to let your obstetrician about
all medications you are taking, because the medications you take can affect the baby. This includes aquellosmedicamentos prescribed by a doctor, medicines available without prescription, natural products and vitamins. As a precaution, you should only take those medications prescribed by your doctor.

Street drugs
If you use drugs like marijuana, cocaine, heroin, crack, or another child you are also using these drugs. Drugs are dangerous for both you and your baby. All drugs can affect your baby, who can create dependency on these drugs, from your belly.

Caffeine
Many people unknowingly consume caffeine … there caffeine in both coffee, tea, colas, chocolate and even many medicines. Although there are no known effects of caffeine might have on the fetus, we do know that caffeine is a stimulant that can make us nervous. For this is good idea to reduce the amount of caffeine you consume. The recommendations would drink no more than two cups of coffee or tea per day, read the labels on food, drinks and medicines, and select those products that contain less caffeine.

Disease
Try to avoid contact with people with colds, cough, sore throat or flu. If you get sick, first of all, you should inform your doctor. Do not take any medicine without first informing. Apart from medical treatment should rest and drink plenty of fluids, if at all.

Travel by car and plane
As long as you can sit in front of the guide you can drive your car. It is very important to always use seat belts. Many airlines require a medical clearance to travel during pregnancy, especially in the last months of pregnancy. Research ever before with the airline before you buy the ticket. Some travel tips for pregnant would be the wear comfortable shoes (to prevent swelling), drink plenty of fluids to prevent dehydration, walk inside the plane every hour to maintain circulation in the legs, and finally, do not cross your legs. If the country you’re traveling requires some type of vaccine, the better you consult your physician. This will tell you if the required immunizations are safe or not for your pregnancy.

Work
In most cases you can continue breastfeeding even when pregnant, unless the work is too forced or make any health risk to the fetus.