1. Find out exactly what your health insurance covers.
2. Explore your options for taking time off for medical appointments before the baby arrives and for parental leave after delivery
3. Get a physical. If you have been trying to get pregnant but haven't succeeded yet, both potential parents should consider getting a fertility assessment.
4. Improve your overall health.
5. Consider your space. Do you have space in your current home for a nursery?
6. Stop taking birth control pills at least two months before you want to become pregnant.
7. Take folic acid pills. Folic acid helps to prevent neural defects in developing babies, even in the very early stages of pregnancy.
8. When you are ready to get pregnant, make sure you are having sex at the "right time of the month."
9. Talk to your doctor about any medications, vitamins or herbal supplements you take.
10. Get expert diagnosis and treatment if you have difficulty conceiving.

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