are there any ways to prepare for pregnancy-physically and mentally?
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Take a daily vitamin,eat nutritious foods.....plenty of fruits and veggies. Make sure you are getting enough Folic Acid .Exercise daily.Being physically fit before and during pregnancy makes the labor progress faster.
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There are lots of online resources, but let me offer some advice.  There's no way to learn it well enough to do it, faster than it takes to actually gain a certain level of experience.  You can't have a baby in 1 month with 9 women just because it takes 9 months with 1 woman.
577705
the only way to be safe and not get pregant is condoms and birth controll!! you can easley get pregant from prenut! trust me i know!!!!been there done that
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You should temp at the same time everyday, no matter what time you get up.  When I was getting pregnant, I set my alarm for 5 am everyday. I would turn off the alarm, take my temp, then go back to sleep until my "real" alarm went off.  Check out fertilityfriend.com  It's free and it helps a lot!  Good luck!
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My husband and I tried for about nine months, and now we're expecting in early September.  I think it was the pressure of trying that kept us from attaining our goal for so long.  As soon as I stopped worrying about it, it happened.  I will tell you some of the things I read about on the internet before we got lucky.  Several sites on infertility suggested missionary position, with hips elevated (like on a pillow or something), and not moving for about 30 minutes or longer afterwards.  There were suggestions that taking a teaspoon of robitussin (or any other cough medicine containing "guaifinessin") would produce favorable "cervical mucus."  Also, counting the days after your period so that timing the intercourse with the most fertile time of your cycle makes sense.  We almost bought a fertility predictor, but then I read that the predictor kits can only predict whether or not you have ovulated.  This can be helpful if you have irregular periods, so that you can plan for the following month's tries.  Also, take lots of folic acid (I bought a big bottle at the dollar store, the pills are very small).  Folic acid helps the fetus develop its spinal cord and brain, but it has to be in your body early on in embryonic development in order to do the best job.  A good prenatal or women's vitamin wouldn't hurt, even if you don't get pregnant right away!\n\nHonestly though, each time I've gotten pregnant (This is our third pregnancy, and hopefully second living child, our second was stillborn), I have had to completely give up hope of conception before getting pregnant, which leads me to believe that sometimes, if you don't have any physical problems, infirtility can be alleviated by letting go of the "I need a baby" worries.\n\nBelieve me, the worries really begin then!!  :)  But it's worth it--- like a million times over.  Good Luck, and hey!  don't forget that the funnest part of making a baby is making the baby!!!!
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Sounds great to me.\n\n\nHere's a link with more info: http://www.babycenter.com/refcap/pregnancy/pregnancynutrition/1466.html\n\n\nHave you been over to www.fertilityfriend.com\n\nIt has tons of resources for pregnant women and a discussion board that you can join! My ex used it when she was preg with our son and it helped her when she was worried and she made a lot of friends on it!\n\nGood luck and happy baby vibes!
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you are a practicing doctor. You should know the answer yourself...\nGet your baby born first. Then, think of exercise.\nyour question doesnt relate to your explaination. Idont know which to answer. Does your pregnancy has something to do with "how long what kaind of sudies you have to do"?
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I'd only go on Easy mode with some of the slower songs that don't involve jumping.  Excercise is good if you're pregnant, it can make the labor easier, but I'd check with your doctor about which excercises are good.  DDR may or may not be good for it.  I knew a woman that jogged during pregnancy and she had a great labor.  So find out with a doctor.
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1. chew more when you eat.\n2. be happy, don't pressure yourself too much.\n3. be pregnent if you are girl :P *jk*\n4. eat healthy
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Hold her hands, maybe rub her belly lightly with a warm wet cloth.  Speak softly and don't allow all the chaos of the birth process to interfere for a little while.  Sleep probably won't happen, but relaxation is good.
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Check out the sites below for details on how to be prepared as well as what to know and do. Good luck!!!
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keep your self fit and healthy make sure there is some fat in your diet - fat promotes sperm development\n\nsleep well and dont drink much coffee or alcohol\n\nkeep your boys cool and loose \n\nwhack off or have intercourse frequently to encourage turnover and get new sperm made but refrain for about 3-5 days before you want to work on conception
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well first if your not pregnant yet start taking folic acid and eating properly you need the actual brain functioning well and then when you get pregnant talk and read to your belly and read lots of intelligent books its been known to tranfer to your baby. once your child is born talk to your baby often and in an adult manner (no baby talk) play classical music and teach it another language if you stay consistant with this for years you will have a toddler who can probaly play an instrument or read and write or do math.
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Go to a Doctor's office, I'm sure they give you some pamplets to read or a website to research.  Good luck to you!  It's a lot of health risk involved for women (and the baby) getting pregnant over the age of 35.
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Alot of it has to do with how much you exercise during pregnancy. I walked every single day from 1-3 miles! On the day my Daughter was born. I had 12 hours of labor but on 45 minutes of hard labor! If you are in good shape, the delivery will be so much easier than it is for ladies who do little or no exercise. Swimming is also a great exercise to do because you don't feel the extra weight when your in the pool. \nGood luck!
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You can get excellent tips from a pregnant woman.  Also, try Walmart.
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why would pregnant women have it any harder than non-pregnant or men?  Other than walking up and down the steps...