General Tips For A Healthy Pregnancy

Avoid alcohol and cigarettes.
Reduce your caffeine intake. Caffeine affects the body's ability to absorb Vitamins B and C, zinc, potassium and other minerals that you need during pregnancy.
Increase your calcium intake to 1200 mg a day. Calcium is essential to help you maintain strong bones during pregnancy.
Take a folic acid supplement of 360 to 400 mcg each day. Folic acid helps prevent birth defects.
Try to drink at least eight glasses of water each day to help reduce fluid retention.
Eat plenty of raw vegetables to help ease constipation.
Regular exercise can help prepare your body for childbirth - go walking or swimming, or take a yoga or low-impact aerobics class. Exercise will also reduce your chances of developing varicose veins.
Plenty of garlic, either fresh or in tablet form, will also reduce the likelihood of varicose veins.
Ease backache by lying flat on your back, with your legs bent at the knees and supported by a chair. Rest for at least 20 minutes. This will also help alleviate fluid retention.
Drink raspberry leaf tea during your third trimester to prepare your uterus for labour. Use one teaspoon of raspberry leaf in a cup of boiling water, and allow to steep for 20 minutes. Raspberry leaf contains Vitamins A, C, B, G and E, as well as calcium, phosphorus, and iron.
During the last eight weeks of your pregnancy, massage jojoba oil into your perineum daily to help prepare it for stretching during labour. This will help prevent or reduce tearing.