Eat a healthy diet
Treat your food as fuel and try to opt for healthier alternatives. Trade in those French fries for some kale chips (tear pieces of kale, sprinkle them with olive oil and kosher salt and roast). Reach for some almonds or an apple instead of a doughnut. Green leafy vegetables such as kale or spinach are excellent sources of folate, the key B vitamin that can help to prevent neural tube defects in those early stages of fetal development. Using these green veggies in a smoothie is one easy way to include them in your diet.
Milk is high in calcium which is necessary for the healthy development of the skeleton. It takes a while to raise those calcium levels in the body so start drinking that milk. If you are lactose intolerant or don’t enjoy drinking milk, there are many non-dairy foods rich in calcium too such as tofu, kale, broccoli, and legumes. Yogurt contains probiotics, the good bacteria that boost your immune system and keeps you healthy while trying to conceive. One study found that women who were low in vitamin C had an increased risk of pre-term delivery. Grab some berries and throw them into your yogurt for added vitamin C.