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Thinking twice before you get pregnant
想好了再懷孕
Before you get pregnant, there are a couple of things that you should give some serious thought to in order to make your life run a bit more smoothly once you decide to begin trying to conceive. Here are some of the basics:
在你懷孕之前,為了你以后的生活能稍微順一點，有一些事情你應該好好考慮下。以下是最基本的要點：
Health Insurance
健康保險
Before you even think about getting pregnant be sure that you do a health insurance check up. For example, be sure of what exactly your insurance covers 'and whom. Is your practitioner on the list? Which facilities do they allow you to go to? Do they cover well baby care? Do they cover mid-wives and birth centers? What would your co-pay be? Do they cover high risk prenatal care? Do they have any special prenatal programs? Since you have the ability to change insurances typically only once a year，do your planning ahead of time rather than getting stuck with poor coverage or getting stuck not being able to see the care providers you'd like to see.
在開始考慮懷孕之前，你就應該檢査一下你的健康保險。比如說，弄淸楚到底你的保險包含對誰以及對哪些項目的保障。你的醫 生是否在名單上,他們允許你去哪些機構接受治療,是否包括嬰兒護理,是否包括助產士和生產中心,你的自付額是多少，是否包括髙危產前護理,是否有特別的產前規劃？ 一般來說，由于每年只有一次更改保險的機會,你得提前計劃免得到時缺乏足夠保險保障或是得不到所需的醫療護理。
Dietary Supplements
營養補充
You should leam dietary supplements before you are pregnant When it comes to dietary supplements for a pregnant woman, what is not included in the formulation of particular dietary supplements is as important as what is included in dietary supplements. There are some ingredients that need to be avoided when a pregnant woman is using dietary supplements.
在懷孕前,你該學習營養補充知識。當談到為一名孕婦的營養補充劑時,什么不包括在特制的營養補充劑中和什么要包括都一樣重要。懷孕的婦女在進行營養補充時,有一些成分是需要避免的。
Finance
財務
Of course, money plays an issue when thinking about babies. You will need to consider the costs of having a baby from health insurance co-payments to day care or a reduction in income. Are your housing and car situations good or will you need an upgrade? And lefs not forget diapers, car seats and all the things babies need.
當然,錢是考慮生孩子時的一個重要因素。從健康保險的自付額到日常照料費用或是收人減少額,你都得考慮到生一個孩子的花銷。你的房子和車夠寬敞嗎？需不需要升級？更別提尿布,汽車的嬰兒座椅以及孩子所需要的其他東西。
Health
健康
The obvious thing on this list is getting a preconceptional health check up. What may not be obvious is that you both need to have a check up. More and more we’re learning that dad’s health does indeed affect the baby’s health. Be specific when visiting your practitioner. Tell them straight up that you are trying to get pregnant. This will ensure that you get the best advice. They will screen you for chronic conditions as well as do a routine physical. This is also a great time to discuss birth control and when and how to discontinue it.
這個淸單上顯而易見的一個項目是你得作一個有預見性的健康檢査。而不那么顯而易見的項目是:你們倆都得作檢査。我們越來越了解到父親的健康對孩子確實是有影響的——見醫生的時候要有針對性一些,直接說你打箅要懷孕。這能保證你得到最好的建議。他們會從例行檢查到慢性癥狀給你査個透?這時候也可以談談節育以及停止節育的事情。
Family Leave Policies
產假政策
Before getting pregnant is the best time to find out about family leave policies. You can get tiiis information in your company*s handbook or from your human resources office. Since there are a lot of companies who provide both maternity leave and paternity leave, you should both look into this policy. You will also want to know how the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) works for you. In addition to talking about straight time off after the baby, this is also a good time to ask about bed-rest policies should you have a complicated pregnancy as well as taking time off for a sick baby or pediatrician appointments and prenatal care.
懷孕前是搞清楚產假政策的最好時機。你能從公司手冊上或者人力資源部得到這些信息。由于有很多公司男女都能休產假，所以你們倆都該去關注一下這個政策。你也想知道產假法案是如何運作的，除了談產后休假之外,你還得問問遇上復雜性懷孕的臥床休息政策、孩子生病時候的休假、指定兒童醫師還有產前護理這些問題。
Life Insurance and Wills
人壽保險和遺囑
While no one wants to think about death just when you’re planning a new life, but the trufli is I'd be remiss not to mention it. Ensuring that you have a decent life insurance policy either through work or privately is a must when kids are involved. This allows your family to ensure that they are well cared for should something happen to you. A will is also a necessity. If you and/or your spouse were to pass on, you’d want to spell out your wishes for your baby/child in the future, including who you would want to care for them.
雖然在準備新生命的時候誰都不愿去想到死亡，但我還是不得不提。當事關孩子的時候,你必須得保證自己有一份像樣的人壽保障，無論是通過工作獲得還是私下自己投保。這能保證萬一你出了事你的家人也能有依靠。遺囑也是必需的。要是你或者你的配偶去世了，你們總希望對將來孩子由誰來照顧等事情提前有個交代。
