Preparing the organic incubator for conception awesomeness

I'm not the type of person to rush into things. I'm a long term planner. Sometimes my ADHD makes me very impulsive, but, for the most part, I'm a planner.

That being said, I've been planning for conception for quite a long time already. I've been reading articles and books about it on and off for years. That is probably excessive but I love to be equipped with knowledge and I want to make sure I give my zygote the best possible start.

So I read this book about conception last year that told me that you should start taking prenatal vitamins many months before I start trying to conceive so that all the right vitamins will be there for my zygote to gobble up.  I've started taking a half dose of Vitafusion gummy prenatal vitamins.

Pic from A Mom's Take

I like them. So I pop one a day and on I go.  This is step one of preparing my organic incubator for the Thoughtful Human Breeding Experiment.

Part two has to do with my weight. I'm 5'4" and 172 lbs.  According to magic doctor charts I should be 130 - 140 lbs.  Oops. I want to make sure that I'm in a healthy weight range because I don't want to put the incubator (that's me) at risk for gestational diabetes.  I've also read that being overweight can interfere with fertility and contribute to miscarriage and birth defects. I certainly don't want to put my fetus at risk. All the head knowledge in the world won't help if I don't do anything about it.

I'm going to join the gym tomorrow and start incorporating cardio and strength training into my life. I also got a pair of quad skates and my husband got our bicycles fixed up. I'm only 29, relatively healthy, able bodied, and I only work part-time. The only thing stopping me from meeting my health goals is my own laziness. No more excuses. The Thoughtful Human Breeding Experiment has begun and phase one is preparing the incubator for maximum effectiveness.

If you have any tips of great things to eat, exercises to do, or fun stories I'd love to hear them.  A great new dad friend of mine with a one year old daughter told me to get as much sleep as I can now because he's still sleep deprived.  I'm going to take that to heart. Good night internet.