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You’ve just had a pregnancy test and you are confirmed to be positive. Congratulations! This is one of the heart-warming moments many couples look forward to, especially in a typical African family, where pregnancy prevents one from some unpalatable experiences such as anxiety, pressure, and mockery from some family members.

If you did exercise before you became pregnant, you can continue at the same level but listen to your body and slow down when you feel uncomfortable. Listeria infection is rare but if you get it, it can severely damage your unborn baby. Foods that are more likely to carry listeria include mould‑ripened soft cheese, pâté and unpasteurised milk.

Foods with too much mercury such as shark, swordfish, marlin, tuna, salmon, trout, mackerel and herring are also harmful to the baby. Meanwhile, some pregnant women believe if they diet during pregnancy, it will help them deliver babies that are not too fat. Try to have about eight glasses of fluid each day. The healthiest way to stay hydrated is by drinking water, but there are other options to boost your daily fluid intake such as fruit teas and skimmed or semi-skimmed milk. Fresh fruit juice is packed with vitamin C but can be high in sugar, so drink in moderation.Folic acid reduces your baby’s risk of neural tube defects to almost zero. It is ideal to start taking it three months before conception.

It is important for a man to be his pregnant woman’s number one motivator. Be patient and understanding when your wife utters some provocative utterances to you at this stage.In pregnancy, you will be offered the whooping cough vaccine by your doctor or midwife to boost your antibodies. These antibodies will be passed to your baby through the placenta. The best time to get vaccinated to protect your baby is from week 16 up to 32 weeks of pregnancy.

 

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