Congratulations, you are pregnant! That’s
probably one of the best news you’ll ever receive in your life. What to do now?
You should start calculating your baby’s due date with a due date calculator.
The due date calculator let you find out your baby’s sex, the heart beat, and
when to hear the heartbeat etc. Next,
you want to choose a doctor or midwife because it’s important to find someone
you want to be comfortable with delivering your baby during the 9-moth process.
After you chose a doctor or midwife, you can set up a prenatal appointment when
you’re 8 weeks pregnant.
When to decide when you are going to
announce your pregnancy to your partner, family, and friends. Making this news
public to one person such as your partner or friends may lead to everyone
knowing. If you tell one, one is going to tell all and that’s when the baby
shower and new clothes start coming in. Before you break the news, have you
ever thought about which trimester you would be in? According to Baby Center (2015), a lot of
women wait until after the first trimester because that’s when the risk of
miscarriage drops. Miscarriages is the loss of pregnancy in the first 20 weeks
and about 10 to 20 percent of known pregnancies end in miscarriage, and more
than 80 percent of these losses happen before 12 weeks (Baby Center, 2015).
When making the news public you should consider what would be better breaking
the news to someone via phone, in writing video, or in person. Also take your
partner’s ideas and thoughts into consideration when deciding.
During the the first trimester, you
should plan before you have your baby. You should definitely take finance into
a huge consideration because babies are very expensive and they are worth every
dime. You and you partner should open a savings account because the first year
your baby is born; he/she is going to cost you a lot money. In order to stay on
track, creating a pregnancy checklist can help you become organized on how much
money you are going to spend on clothes, diapers, milk, and toys etc. Then you
have to talk to your boss to see when is your maternity leave and when is your
partner’s paternity leave so you both can take turns with your new born. The
next step some woman take is figuring out what they are going to name their
child. Some woman wait until after the baby is born to think of a name while
you have others already have a list of possibilities. Naming a baby has a lot
of meaning because that identify who you are and what you go by.
This information is useful because a lot of women don't know where to start when they first get the news about they're pregnant. This can steer a lot of women in the right direction.
This information is useful because a lot of women don't know where to start when they first get the news about they're pregnant. This can steer a lot of women in the right direction.
https://www.babycenter.com/pregnant-now-what
How much is a good amount to have saved up for a child? There's hospital bills, baby showers, gender reveals, etc. and i'm just curious as to what people spend on average for having a child.
ReplyDeleteYou spoke about choosing an OB/GYN or a mid-wife. I would like to hear more about the differences between the two. I am sure both are great options, I would just like to know more about the two and how their fields differ in training and job descriptions.
ReplyDeleteIs this the stage you would want to start prenatal vitamins? I know that they are considered very important and I just wondered if that would be something you would start immediately?
ReplyDeletePregnancy is such a beautiful thing in life. What are some things that an cause a woman to have a miscarriage?
ReplyDeleteawesome post, pregnancy is absolutely amazing! the entire experience is life changing. I enjoyed my pregnancy so much I actually considered being a segregate. I must say I didn't realize so many women wait to tell about their pregnancy, I personally did for the same reason so it good to know that I wasn't just being a debbi downer, I was merely thinking realistically. Also I can not agree with you more about the importance of getting a variety of foods. I feel like I was waiting for the urge to "eat for Two" but my intake for the most part stayed the same. I also tried my best to drink milk while I was pregnant for I am not a big fan of milk at all. I will say that you must be sure you are receiving enough nutrient for the both of you for that little nugget will take what he/she needs from you. so prenatal vitamins I believe are a must.
ReplyDeletegreat post! how much money would be enough to have saved up for having a child? This was very informational and I'm sure it could help a mother that's planned to become pregnant or even someone that didn't plan their pregnancy.
ReplyDeleteLoved this post because pregnancy is one of my favorite topics. I've always been super fascinated by it and it's really the most interesting thing ever to me. I knew that people are encouraged to wait to tell people until they are out of their first trimester. I think it's really smart to create a Pregnancy/Baby Checklist to make sure you stay organized and on top of all of your finances.
ReplyDeletePregnancy is a very beautiful thing to experience and find out about. It is also exciting and remarkable. I was inspired to read your opinion about what first steps you should take and how you should go about first finding out. I want to become and OB one day and share the experience with many women/families.
ReplyDelete