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Start small (think big)

Celebrate your small victories while you're trying to conceive. Good things come in small packages. So think of your body as a tiny house that you need to prepare for an amazing new guest: your baby. Eat nutritious foods (both of you!), stay mentally centered and work with purpose. All your preparation will get you ready for your next great adventure: becoming parents. XO, TeamMotherly P.S. More small packages, please! We're adore Deborah Lippmann's fertility-friendly nail polish line (no formaldehyde!), so we Amazon Prime'd those babies straight to our house. Read more about what chemicals to avoid when TTC here.

By Motherly Updated Oct. 04, 2022

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