Congratulations on your pregnancy, future mama! During your pregnancy, maintaining healthy habits is essential for you and your baby. It is true that it requires a lot of discipline, but you can do it!

So, to make sure everything is going well for you, keep reading this article which includes 5 ways that will help you maintain a healthy pregnancy.

1- Eat Healthy Food

This is the first step towards a healthy pregnancy. Considering that your baby needs a lot of nutrients to grow healthy and  strong in the womb, you have to follow a healthy and balanced diet. A healthy pregnancy diet includes plenty of colorful fruits and vegetables, whole grains, calcium-rich foods and foods low in saturated fat.

2- Take Your Prenatal Vitamins

Prenatal vitamins are important for you and your baby to get the necessary nutrients you and your baby need. These include folic acid, iron and calcium.

3- Get Enough Sleep

Pregnancy comes along with its own mood swings, emotional overload and annoying thoughts. From worrying about the baby’s budget to your future parenting skills, thinking too much may cause you sleep deprivation. Lack of sleep is no good to the baby, so try to wipe these thoughts away and get good amounts of rest.

4- Exercice daily

If you had already been practicing sports on a daily basis before being pregnant, keep up the good habit! If not, it is time to start moving around a little bit everyday. It’s true that it is hard to find motivation and energy to practice especially during the first weeks of pregnancy. But, even a 30 min walk a day can be good exercise. Always practice safe exercises so avoid activities like biking and skiing in which you risk falling.

5- Stay Hydrated

Hydration is very important for pregnant women. A pregnant woman’s body needs more water during pregnancy than it did before pregnancy. Water plays an important role in the development of your little human. It helps to form the placenta and the amniotic sac.

The Institute of Medicine recommends around 10 cups (2.3 liters or 77 ounces) of total liquid per day while pregnant. So, aim for eight or more cups each day.

Remember future mama that the pregnancy journey is different from one woman to another. Following these tips will definitely help you to maintain a healthy pregnancy but always listen to what your body is telling you. What matters the most is that you enjoy the ride!