Avoid These Mistakes If You Want to Get Pregnant
You're considering beginning the process of becoming a mother. You are emotionally prepared to accept a child. It's time to start taking better care of your body as well.
But creating a to-do list is insufficient. Make sure to AVOID doing any of these if you want to become pregnant:
1. Significant Weight Loss or Gain
Your chances of getting pregnant are decreased if you weigh too much or too little. Inconsistent menstrual periods may result from either. Your ovaries won't ovulate—release an egg—if you don't get a period every month. You cannot have a child if this does not take place.
Sometimes, fluctuations in hormone levels brought on by weight changes result in infertility. Additionally, obesity increases your risk for:
- Miscarriage
- A kind of diabetes that only develops during pregnancy is gestational diabetes
- hypertension
- A newborn with specific birth abnormalities and a high birth weight
2. Exercising excessively
Being a couch potato is never good for you. But now is not the time to train for a triathlon if you are considering becoming pregnant. Exercise that is vigorous may cause hormonal changes that make it difficult for your ovaries to produce or release eggs
Even if you are at a healthy weight, engaging in vigorous running, aerobics, swimming, or biking makes it more difficult to become pregnant. However, if you're overweight, exercise can help you lose weight and increase your chances of getting pregnant.
3. Put Off Having Children for Too Long
You are somewhat less than half as fertile in your late 30s as you were in your early 20s. Age-related decreases in sperm and egg quality and quantity make conception more challenging. So that you are not taken off guard, discuss your age and your chances of having children with your doctor. Men should remember this as well. The mother's age is the main determinant, but men over 50 are also less fertile.
4. Delay Quitting Drinking Until You Miss Your Period
Experts advise giving up happy hour right away if you've ever considered becoming pregnant, even for a brief while.
Think about this Most pregnancies—50% of them—are unplanned. Therefore, you could not be aware that you are pregnant while having a fun night out on the town with a few drinks.
Your infant also drinks if you do. Alcohol may be preventing your baby's brain and neurological system from developing normally. Every stage of pregnancy, but especially the first few weeks, has an impact on your developing baby.
Do you and your partner still need more justifications to avoid the bar?
- There is no safe amount of alcohol intake before becoming pregnant. There is also no safe level of alcohol consumption during pregnancy.
- The likelihood of becoming pregnant is decreased if you drink four or more times per week while undergoing reproductive procedures like IVF.
- The glass should be placed down by your guy as well. Alcohol use can result in erectile dysfunction by lowering testosterone levels in the body. If it occurs, you probably won't become pregnant.
5. Smoke
Tobacco is harmful, end of the story. Even if you are not trying for a baby, you should stop smoking. Giving up the habit is necessary if you do want to become a parent. Keep in mind these dangers of smoking:
- You have far decreased chances of getting pregnant if you smoke more than 10 cigarettes every day.
- Smoking alters your cervix and fallopian tubes, which might result in a miscarriage. It can also result in an ectopic (or tubal) pregnancy, which is a pregnancy outside of the womb but does not produce a child.
- Smoking may harm your ovaries, causing them to produce fewer eggs. The fewer eggs you produce, the less likely you are to become pregnant.
Get your man to give up smoking as well. Smoking could cause them to swim more slowly and have fewer sperm.
Additionally, smoking can significantly reduce the success of in vitro fertilization (IVF) if you're having difficulties getting pregnant and require it.
Smoking while pregnant may alter your unborn child's reproductive system and make it more difficult for them to become pregnant later in life.
6. Increase Your Vitamin Intake
Take a daily prenatal vitamin containing 400 micrograms of folic acid if you're considering getting pregnant. It aids in preventing neural tube defects, which are birth problems.
However, avoid taking a lot of megavitamins or supplements. For instance, issues in a developing newborn have been related to excessive vitamin A intake.
7. Increase energy with coffee or energy drinks
Rest and unwind. Remember that once the baby is born, you will spend many sleepless nights awake. The key takeaway when it comes to caffeine is moderation. Drinking a few cups of coffee each day shouldn't have an impact on your ability to conceive. However, it's time to limit yourself if you consume a double shot of espresso, three diet drinks, and a chocolate bar during the day.
8. Sex plan cuts
It seems obvious, doesn't it? However, it bears reiterating. Have a lot of sex if you want to become pregnant. Every few days, busy couples are more likely to become pregnant.
9. Abandon your medication.
You might believe that you must stop taking all of your medications before becoming pregnant. They aren't necessarily harmful to a baby, though. It can be harmful to both of you to stop some of them. Never discontinue treatment without first consulting your doctor.
If you're receiving treatment for a problem like seizures, depression, or high blood pressure, this is very crucial. For instance, stopping seizure medication and having a seizure while pregnant could deprive the unborn child of oxygen.
Develop a treatment strategy with your doctor that is secure for both of you. They may need to adjust your medicine or dose. You might be able to continue taking an effective antidepressant without any risk if you now do.
10. Use illicit substances
Drug use on the street can be harmful to both you and your developing child. When you learn you're pregnant, stopping your medication is not a good enough solution. Drugs in your body will alter the development of the organs that will become part of your baby. So the instant you consider becoming pregnant, stop using illegal drugs. The drugs may take some time to leave your bloodstream. Encourage your spouse to stop their bad habits as well. For instance, using marijuana can impact a woman's ability to conceive.
11. Don't get your vaccines
Call your doctor and confirm that your vaccinations are current the moment you consider becoming a mother. If you do, you should get them at least a month before trying to conceive. The following are the most crucial ones:
- Rubella (German measles) (German measles)
- Varicella (Chickenpox)
- Hepatitis
If you contract these illnesses while you are expecting, the baby could experience issues or have birth deformities.
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