{"id":21114,"date":"2022-02-23T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpdev.mom.com\/momlife\/6206-10-things-know-getting-pregnant"},"modified":"2024-09-25T16:05:30","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T20:05:30","slug":"6206-10-things-know-getting-pregnant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mom.com\/getting-pregnant\/6206-10-things-know-getting-pregnant","title":{"rendered":"13 Things to Know Before Getting Pregnant"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><p>Getting mentally and <a href=\"https:\/\/mom.com\/getting-pregnant\/are-there-exercises-to-boost-your-fertility\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">physically ready<\/a> for pregnancy is a must. Our bodies are powerful, but might be unnecessarily strained if we don't prepare ourselves. 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