Hello and welcome to Glamrs.
I’m Jenifer Karai, and I’ll be your host
as we run through everything you need for
a happy and successful pregnancy.
In this 3 video series,
we’re going to get some expert advice
on how to prepare for a pregnancy,
learn about all the factors that go into it
and ease your mind with important
facts and common myths surrounding this time.
Knowing when the best time to get pregnant is
and being aware of your fertile window
is what’s key to starting your journey
towards motherhood.
And we'll have all this information for you
in our next episode.
But today we are going to run through
all of the things that you need
to have in place before you start
and nothing brings more truth to the foreground
than hearing real stories from real women
who have gone through or are currently going through
the ups and downs of this process.
I instantly changed so much about my lifestyle
once we decided to start a family.
Cut back on late nights,
stopped eating junk food,
which was very hard by the way because
it’s my biggest guilty pleasure.
Well, for my husband it took a while for him to realise
the need to do the same but he came around eventually
And it was of big help.
He was very supportive once he realised
that I needed him
and that eased out the stress between us
and things went quite smooth between us then.
We caught up with Dr. Pratishtha Trivedi, a counsellor
who has helped a lot of women and couples through this journey,
to ask her for her advice.
The best advice I can give,
is to try and remain calm and relaxed
because the whole process of trying to conceive can be stressful
and this can often work against you and negatively
impact your chances of getting pregnant.
Having honest discussions with your partner
about your concerns and anxieties can help
both of you feel better and more assured about
moving forward with starting a family.
Get some exercise, sleep well
and cut down on the junk food, the healthier you are the
better you’ll feel and this can make a huge difference.
Another common issue that I hear a lot is
that the process just becomes too structured
and mechanical.
There’s a fertility window that the couple needs to capitalise on
and so things become very clinical and regimented.
The thing to remember here
is that conception can be a very uncertain process
with a lot of factors impacting the chances of success.
The timetable, the schedule,
these are all tools to help you conceive by reducing the
uncertainty.
But you shouldn’t allow them to stress you out.
It’s important to understand,
that this process takes its own time and that you need
to be patient.
We talked to many women
who were trying to start a family,
some of them expressed feeling really low when
months go by, without any success.
A lot of the time women feel
that they’re doing everything themselves and that it’s
only them that have to give things up
or make the sacrifice.
This is actually a big problem because
feeling alone or unsupported can drastically increase
your stress levels,
and this hampers your chances of getting pregnant.
So it is important for men to support their partners,
remember your both in this together.
Above all be loving, caring
and patient towards each other.
That’s the most important takeaway.
So, this does seem like a complex process,
but I think the key here is love and couples
need to care for and support each other through this.
You’re building your lives together and
it’s really important that both partners
communicate well and are emotionally invested in each other
because remember, you’re in this together!
There's one more important point to take into account
the financial implications of a pregnancy
especially with the rising costs of good medical care.
You need to be financially ready.
This is super important because money issues
always lead to stress and stress can negatively
impact this whole process.
So you need to be sure that you can handle
the financial implications of having a baby.
Now, this does fluctuate from family to family,
so make sure you plan for the addition of
another person to your lifestyle.
So hopefully this gets you on your way
to starting a family of your own.
I’m Jenifer, thanks for watching
and if you have any questions about any of the things
we discussed in this video,
please let us know in the know in the comments below.
We’ll try and answer as many as we can.
We’ll see you next time with episode 2 of
‘So, you want to have a baby.’
Until then, thanks for watching and stay Glamrs.