1 week pregnant: Women’s health and lifestyle tips for getting pregnant

It’s also important to start preparing your body for pregnancy with healthy eating and exercise, even though you won’t fall pregnant for a week or two. It’s particularly important to cut any substances which may harm your foetus out of your diet. These include tobacco, alcohol (see Alcohol and pregnancy for more information), caffeine (see Caffeine in pregnancy for more information), recreational drugs and also some foods (see Pregnancy diet: Foods to avoid for more information). If you use any medicines, check with your doctor whether they are safe to use during pregnancy, or if you’ll need to use an alternative medicine.

If you are not already exercising, now is the right time to start. You’ll be more likely to continue exercising throughout your pregnancy if you start now, and that’s good news. Exercising in pregnancy is not only safe, it will have health benefits for both you and your bub. See Exercise and pregnancy for more information.

References

More information on the 1^st week of pregnancy

For more information on the first week of pregnancy, see 1 week pregnant.

For more information about optimising your health before pregnancy, see Doctor appointments and tests this week.

For more information about how to improve the chances of getting your partner pregnant, see Men’s health and lifestyle tips to boost fertility and sperm health this week.

For more information about the changes that occur when pregnant, see Changes for mum and baby this week.

For more information about the key points of the first week of pregnancy, see Key points this week.