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19% completed along the family thread line.

Milestone Checklist (21)

3 to 12 months before the weddingGuideline

Talk through the big questions

Children, money, careers, in-laws and chores. Before the wedding, not after.

Before engagement, or as early as you canStrong researchWith your doctor

Thalassaemia and sickle cell test for both

One blood test each (CBC + HPLC). Best done before the families fix the match.

Before the weddingGuideline

Know both your blood groups

Including Rh positive or negative.

2 to 12 months before the weddingGuidelineWith your doctor

Infection check for both

HIV, hepatitis B and C, and syphilis.

Before the weddingGuideline

Check sugar, thyroid and blood pressure

HbA1c, TSH, BP and weight, for both.

2 to 12 months before the weddingGuidelineWith your doctor

Rubella protection for the bride

A blood test, or an MR vaccine. Then wait 1 month before pregnancy.

Before the weddingGuidelineWith your doctor

Catch up on hepatitis B and HPV vaccines

For whoever has not had them.

3 to 12 months before the weddingStrong researchWith your doctor

Genetic counselling, if it applies

If you are related by blood, or a condition runs in the family.

Now. Years before a baby, if you canGuidelineMoney step

Get health insurance with maternity cover

Buy early. Maternity cover has a waiting period.

2 weeks to 10 months before the weddingStrong research

Do a pre-marriage course together

4 to 8 short sessions on talking and solving problems.

4 to 10 months before the weddingCommon practiceMoney step

Fix one wedding budget

One total, plus a 10% buffer. No wedding loans.

Around the weddingGuideline

Decide when to plan a baby

Agree on timing. Use contraception you both trust until then.

The wedding week and the month afterGuidelineLegal step

Keep a signed list of wedding gifts

Each gift, its value and who gave it. Signed by bride and groom.

Within 2 months after the weddingGuidelineLegal step

Register your marriage

Under your state's rules. Keep the certificate with your documents.

First 3 months of marriageGuideline

Learn one way to repair after a fight

Take a 20-minute break when angry, then start gently.

Within 6 months after the weddingCommon practiceMoney step

Term life cover for each earner

Pure term insurance, about 10 to 15 times yearly income.

First year of marriageCommon practiceMoney step

Build an emergency fund

6 months of essential costs. 12 if income is irregular.

1 to 4 months after the weddingGuidelineLegal step

Update IDs and nominees

Aadhaar, PAN, passport, bank, EPF and insurance nominees.

When you start planning a babyStrong researchWith your doctor

Start folic acid before trying for a baby

400 µg a day, from at least 1 month before trying.

3 months before trying for a babyStrong research

For the groom: get ready 3 months ahead

Stop tobacco, cut alcohol, avoid heat and steroids.

In the first yearGuidelineLegal step

Make simple wills, both of you

Two witnesses. Registration is optional.

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