To-Do List Update (3)

Okay, here is an update on my to do list for planning/preparing for a pregnancy . . .

1. Talk with my OB/GYN.

2. Take folic acid (and watch out for vitamin A). 


3. Give up drinking, most of the time.

4. Eat healthy.
Still working on increasing my fiber and protein...

5. Give up coffee/caffeine. 


6. Get your weight in check.
Dropped 3 lbs so far, but waiting for it to yo-yo back up. Man, this is a major struggle!

7. Pay attention to the fish you eat. 
Eat no more than 6 ounces (1 serving) of solid white canned tuna per week. Eat up to 12 ounces (2 servings) a week of fish that are not high in mercury. (Good choices include herring, farm_raised rainbow trout, salmon, and sardines.)

8. Create and follow an exercise program. 
So far,  I am taking my dogs for walks ever other day. It's a lot more than I was doing and with a boxer/mastiff mix, and a boxer/pit bull mix, it's quite a workout!

9. See the dentist, in January.
Hormonal shifts can do a number on your teeth and I am already due for a root canal.

10. Start a savings account with the credit union.

11. Consider your mental health.

12. Get a flu shot.


13. Figure out when you ovulate.
A gracious friend of mine has provided me with her leftover tests, but I can't get them to work. I may have to buy some of my own.

14. Toss your birth control.


15. Stock up on sleep.
Don't wait until you are prego and can't get comfy. Sleep also cuts down on stress and increases your chances of conceiving.

16. Start Journaling again.

17. Deal with where you want to live.
Already started talking to the hubby. Probably same house, be we have a long way to go to deciding where baby will actually sleep.

18. Schedule that trip I’ve been talking about.
I have been talking for years of a trip back to Colorado. I want to go back and do all the touristy stuff that I never did as a kid. It's time to start thinking about it...(maybe)

19. Discontinue the hair coloring.


20. Stop buying clothes.

21. Have a parenting talk.
Already started talking about circumcision...need some more research there. Yes, we are (he is) hoping for a boy.
Still need to consider childcare...I am thinking of a daycare right across the street from work. Hoping this will help me breastfeed longer.