Pick out a prenatal
"The earlier you get on a prenatal vitamin, the better,"says Frances Largeman-Roth, RD, author of Feed the Belly: The Pregnant Mom's Healthy Eating Guide, "because the nutrients in it are essential to the development of your baby's spinal cord and nerves."
In fact, doctors recommend starting a prenatal vitamin as soon as you begin trying to conceive, if possible. But if you haven't yet, get to the pharmacy now. While prenatal vitamins are available by prescription, there are also many inexpensive options over the counter.
Just check the label to make sure that it has 30 milligrams of iron and 600 to 800 micrograms of folic acid, advises Roth.
In fact, doctors recommend starting a prenatal vitamin as soon as you begin trying to conceive, if possible. But if you haven't yet, get to the pharmacy now. While prenatal vitamins are available by prescription, there are also many inexpensive options over the counter.
Just check the label to make sure that it has 30 milligrams of iron and 600 to 800 micrograms of folic acid, advises Roth.
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