5 Tips How To Have A Healthy Pregnancy Before Adoption

If you are now experiencing an unplanned pregnancy and are in need of help, look to Adoption Choices of Arizona for help with all things pregnancy. Are you nervous about how that glass of wine you may have had before you found out you were pregnant affected your baby? Or how that poke bowl you ate at lunch before those two lines showed up on the stick could have impacted your baby’s development and growth? Adoption Choices of Arizona is here to help calm your fears and be by your side throughout the adoption process. Whether or not you are considering adoption, you most likely wish to have a healthy pregnancy. A healthy pregnancy is not only good for the baby but allows you to have an easier pregnancy and delivery.

If you need adoption help now, please call or text us at 1-480-900-5520 or visit us at Adoption Choices of Arizona.

1. Unplanned Pregnancy Help: Attending Doctor’s AppointmentsA great way to make sure everything is going well with your pregnancy is by attending all of your doctor’s appointments. If you need any help, your adoption agency can help you to find transportation to your doctor’s appointments and aid with funding for any medical bills. If you choose to give your baby up for adoption, your child’s adoptive family can also help you with any pregnancy-related bills or fees also.
2. Arizona Adoption Help: Why Take Prenatal Vitamins?Your doctor can prescribe prenatal vitamins to help your baby grow and develop. You can also get any off-brand prenatal vitamins over the counter at your local pharmacy. They are best for reducing complications. One of the best things in your prenatal vitamins is Folic Acid, which aids in neuronal tube growth and limits the chances of disorders, such as anencephaly and spina bifida. These can occur when the brain and spinal cord are not correctly formed during the early stages of pregnancy.
3. Unplanned Pregnancy Options: Why Eat A Healthy Diet?Limiting alcohol and caffeine intake is also important for your baby’s health and development. Many mothers worry about a glass of wine they may have had or some sushi they ate prior to finding out they were pregnant. While expectant mothers should limit their intake of alcohol and raw, mercury-rich fish, a bit here and there before you knew about your baby is most likely going to be fine. There is a very slim chance anything would be wrong, and your doctor is the perfect person to bring all your concerns and worries about this. Your adoption agency caseworker is also ready to be there for you if you find yourself scared and in need of someone to talk to. Your child’s adoption agency can also connect you with a counselor at New Perspectives Therapeutic Services.A few decades ago, mothers drank and smoked as often as they liked because they had no idea to be careful about Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and disorders that could hurt their babies. When doctors noticed that more smoking and drinking seemed to affect the baby, the FDA decided it was best to restrict drinking and smoking while pregnant. Because doctors are hesitant to test things like alcohol intake’s effect on expectant mothers, not to mention the ethical conundrums of doing experiments on unborn babies and their mothers, there is not much known about how much alcohol is specifically bad for the baby. Although we cannot give you specific answers, in this case, we do recommend inhibiting alcohol intake and smoking throughout your pregnancy in order to allow your baby to grow and develop healthily, as the FDA recommends. \If you have any concerns, always consult your doctor. They should also give you a list of what is best to eat and best to stay away from to help your baby’s growth and development.Calcium and folate-rich foods are great things to eat for you and your baby’s development. This means yogurt, broccoli, asparagus are all good foods to eat during this time. Protein, such as chicken, low mercury, cooked fish, eggs, and peanut butter, is good for developing your baby’s heart and brain.
4. Baby Adoption: Why Exercise During Pregnancy?Exercise is wonderful for expectant moms. Certain exercises are especially helpful, such as kegel exercises. They can be great for making labor easier and strengthening your bladder and pelvic floor muscles. Low impact exercises like swimming, walking, or yoga are great for pregnant mothers. These exercises can also help prep your body for childbirth, so you have an easier time during your delivery. My mom delivered me at forty years old and was told her delivery probably went as well as it did because she walked almost every day of her pregnancy.
5. Putting My Baby Up For Adoption: What Is A Birth Plan? Why Do I Need One?A birth plan is a great way to help keep your stress levels down during your pregnancy. This helps to take some of the stress and guesswork out of your hospital stay, delivery, and adoption if this is what you are considering. Try to make a plan of who you want in the delivery room with you. This is especially important during the pandemic because hospital restrictions are buckling down on the number of visitors you can have after your delivery, as well as the number of people on the maternity floor and in the delivery room. This is one of the ways hospitals are trying to keep exposure rates down. Consult your doctor if you are at all anxious about it or have questions.If you are considering putting your child up for adoption, you should decide on what type of adoption agreement you wish to have with your child’s family. Pandemic restrictions are also affecting who can come to the hospital to retrieve the baby after delivery.Make a plan about what you are going to bring to the hospital, who is going to stay with you if you will be staying overnight, and who will be supporting you or helping you postpartum.

Unplanned Pregnancy Help in Arizona

All of this may seem overwhelming and confusing at first, but Adoption Choices of Arizona is by your side, ready to help you through it all. If you choose to place your child up for adoption, Adoption Choices of Arizona will help you. Whether you are in Tucson or Phoenix, we will ensure you have a safe and healthy pregnancy and that your child will be taken care of in the best way possible. We will find you the best family to love and care for your child while helping you in any way you need.

For adoption resources or to begin your adoption journey, birth parents can visit us at Adoption Choices of Arizona or call or text us at 1-480-900-5520. If you are a prospective adoptive family hoping to adopt a baby, please instead, visit us here!

Meet the author: Carly is a recent graduate of Connecticut College with a dual degree in Psychology and Italian Studies. Graduating Cum Laude with honors in both Psychology and Italian departments, Carly has a background in gender-related research through the Connecticut College Psychology Department and Honors Theses Program. When not trying to figure out life or working, Carly is reading historical fiction novels or playing with her black cat, Isabelle.