Conception and Pregnancy: What you should know before?

When you decide that you want a child, you need to do a lot of things even before you conceive. Let us see some of them here:

i) Stop smoking immediately. Whether you are the mother or the father, you need to do this. Chain smoking seriously affects sperm count and sperm quality.

ii) Drinking alcohol also impairs your chances of conception.

iii) Start a regular exercise program.

iv) Have a general health check up.

v) Eat a well balanced diet.

vi) Make sure that you are not obese and avoid medications.

vii) Don't expose yourself to harmful chemicals or heat.

The above things are only some steps you need to take before conception and pregnancy.

Do you have more to add to the list?