Before you start trying

There is no perfect moment, and waiting for one is its own kind of delay. Still, a few things are easier to sort out before a pregnancy than during one. Sleep, food and movement all matter, and small steady changes beat dramatic ones. If you take regular medication, that is worth a conversation with your doctor early rather than late, because some are reviewed during pregnancy. The same goes for any long-term condition. Think of this as clearing the ground rather than passing a test. Most people start from an ordinary life, not an optimised one.