There are a few things you might want to know about before hand if you are trying to conceive that could help you and your baby stay healthy as well as promote the process!

1. Stop smoking. You may intend to stop smoking when you actually fall pregnant but you will find if you stop smoking now you will get pregnant much more quickly. If you have been trying for a while to no success stop smoking to help speed up the process. It won’t work for everyone but smoking can seriously inhibit your fertility and it will help prepare you for the long haul without cigarettes that is to come.
2. Eat plenty of bananas! Okay, definitely not every one’s favourite fruit they aren’t exactly succulent grapes or a juicy mango but they are fully functional and beneficial for you and your child and can provide that much needed folic acid that is needed even before conception.

Folic acid is very important to protecting your baby’s health during and even prior to pregnancy. If you are trying to conceive for a baby you should ensure you have a healthy dose of folic acid in your diet. Folic acid is so important for your little one’s health you could be putting your baby’s life at risk without it. The problem is, folic acid is not one of the main “buzz words” when it comes to health. Everyone shouts about vitamins, cod liver oil and garlic but many mothers to be become pregnant unaware of the importance of Folic Acid for their baby.

You can take a daily supplement whilst pregnant to fill in this gap of folic acid in our diet and also try to buy more bananas which are rich in Folic Acid, especially if trying to conceive.