Trying to Conceive - Some Do's and Don'ts
Posted: Saturday, January 02, 2010
by Kristen Burgess
http://www.naturalbirthandbabycare.com
What an exciting time of your life - trying to conceive a child. There are often questions about what you should do to prepare for pregnancy and how you can increase your chances of conceiving. Here is a brief summary of some "do's and don'ts."
Do's
Do improve your nutrition - getting all the vital nutrients in your diet will enhance your health and greatly improve your chances of conception.
Do eat good fats, including full-fat dairy - recent research is showing that women who enjoy full fat dairy products and other healthy fats have higher conception rates than those who follow a low-fat diet. Get your dairy products from a trusted source, preferably a farm where the cattle graze on grass.
Do take beneficial supplements - There are some supplements that can benefit you as you're trying to get pregnant. Fish oils, Vitamin D, and a prenatal vitamin. Studies are showing that it's better to get folic acid in its natural form, folate, so pick a prenatal vitamin with food-based ingredients.
Do get outside and get moving - Spend some time out in the fresh air and sunshine each day. This improves not just your health but your mood. Walk, swim, or get in some other form of movement. This gets your blood circulating and brings large amounts of fresh oxygen into your lungs. Both of these enhance your fertility and help you prepare for pregnancy.
Do begin charting your cycles - charting your cycles helps you determine when you're ovulating, if you're ovulating, and if there seem to be any issues with your cycle.
Don'ts
Don't stress out - take time to relax each day. Let go of stressful situations and relationships as much as you can. If your work stresses you out take time to decompress when you get home at night. Try to not to stress about getting pregnant - it will happen.
Don't have a negative attitude - Even if you're not getting pregnant as soon as you start trying to conceive, keep a positive attitude. It is overwhelmingly likely that you will get pregnant. But a jealous or negative attitude towards pregnant women or women with babies creates negative energy and bad health in you. Stay upbeat and take steps to improve your chances of conceiving.
Don't delay in having basic tests run - if you haven't conceived after 6 months or so and you feel it would help, have your doctor run some basic tests. A good starting place is a sperm analysis for the man. It's non-invasive and easy. Basic tests will most likely let you both know that everything is "ok" and that you can (and will!) conceive.
In Closing
These basic do's and don'ts will get you on the right track to preparing for pregnancy. In addition to these remember to enjoy yourselves as you're trying to conceive - making a baby is a wonderful thing!
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