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Get Your Body Baby-Ready

Get Your Body Baby-Ready When you're pregnant, your body has an important job to do for 9 months. So if you're planning to have a baby soon, take some simple steps now to get ready for a healthy baby. Get to a Healthy Weight If you're overweight or underweight, it may be harder to get pregnant. Your weight affects whether your ovaries will release an egg, or ovulate, each month. Extra pounds also make you more likely to have certain health problems during pregnancy, like gestational diabetes or preeclampsia, a type of high blood pressure. You could get pregnant more easily if you lose or gain weight before you start trying for a baby. Eat healthy foods and exercise regularly. If you're very overweight, don't worry about trying to slim down to half your size. Shedding even a few pounds will help. Take Vitamins It's important to start taking prenatal vitamins before you get pregnant. Why? Because you probably won't find out you're pregnant until you miss a