First Trimester
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- Take a home pregnancy test (or two) and test positive!
- Share the amazing news with your partner.
- Schedule your first appointment with your OB/GYN.
- Start taking pre-natal vitamins. If you can't get a prescription yet, try over the counter pre-natal vitamins and a DHA supplement. (Check with your OB/GYN before taking ANY medication.)
- Avoid raw and undercooked meat, fish high in mercury, unpasteurized cheese and milk, raw eggs, and caffeine. More information on foods to avoid during pregnancy.
- Go to your first OB/GYN visit.
- Decide when and how you are going to tell your friends and family the good news.
- Start thinking about when you are going to notify work that you are pregnant.
- Make a To Do list of all outstanding projects you would like to complete before your baby arrives and get to work!
- Start doing Kegel exercises every day.
- Get into a good exercise routine if you have not already. More information on safe exercise for each trimester.
- Go to your second OB/GYN appointment for your first trimester screening and to obtain fetal heart tones!
- Sign up for baby care and safety classes offered by your hospital (they usually fill up quickly).
- Start looking into cord blood banking. If you are going to do it, you can usually get a discount for early enrollment. More information on cord blood banking.
