Fertility

The three-month runway: preparing your body to conceive

4 min read · MyBloomingBelly editorial

Here is a quietly empowering fact: the egg you will ovulate three months from now, and the sperm that may meet it, are maturing right now. The habits of the next 90 days genuinely shape the cells that could become your baby.

The essentials for her: 400 mcg folic acid daily, 7–8 hours of sleep, regular gentle movement, caffeine under ~200 mg a day, and no alcohol or smoking. If you have a chronic condition (thyroid, diabetes, epilepsy), a preconception review of your medicines matters more than anything else on this list.