Preparing for pregnancy: preconception nutrition
The three to six months before pregnancy are a useful window: the time to adjust nutritional status and habits, before requirements rise sharply.
Gabriela Ferent — Qualified dietitian · Affiliated with the CNS
3 to 6 months before conception
Any supplementation is your doctor’s decision
Micronutritional checklist
Essential from the start of the project.
Maternal thyroid support.
Egg quality and balance.
Nutrition supports health, without guaranteeing conception.
What the assessment covers
The assessment covers actual intake, habits (coffee, alcohol, tobacco, work rhythm), weight and interpretation of the lab tests ordered by your doctor. The practice sells no supplements and prescribes no supplementation.
- Iron, folate, iodine, vitamin D and calcium intake
- Food safety: listeria, toxoplasmosis, high-risk fish
- Weight and metabolic balance before conception
What is worked on in practice
Once the assessment is done, the work focuses on concrete markers: regular meals, nutrient density, spreading iron and folate sources, managing coffee and alcohol, and fitting work schedules.
- A realistic meal plan with no forbidden food
- Reading lab results with your doctor as the reference
- Food-hygiene markers before conception
What the follow-up does not promise
No diet guarantees a pregnancy or treats infertility. Fertility work-ups, treatments and supplementation are your doctor’s or fertility clinic’s remit; the practice works alongside them on intake and habits.
What belongs to your physician
Diagnosis, tests and medical treatment remain your doctor's responsibility. Dietetic support adapts to them and, with your agreement, a report is sent to your doctor.
Frequently asked questions about preconception nutrition
Periconceptional supplementation is a medical decision. Your doctor prescribes it and sets the dose; the practice works on dietary intake.
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