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HORMONAL HEALTH: PREPARING TO CONCEIVE
This is the 2nd post in a series of 4 on hormonal health. As you and your partner prepare to conceive, take these tips into consideration:
- genetic testing if there is a history of health conditions in your family or in your partner’s family
- reviewing all medications you are taking e.g. prescription, over-the-counter and alternative remedies
- avoiding smoking, alcohol and being under or over-weight
- seeking medical advice on when you should stop taking the pill (most doctors recommend you finish the course of pills you’re on, then use condoms or a cap for a couple of months until your fertility levels are back to normal)
- the guy wearing loose fitting cotton underwear (heat can affect quality of sperm)
- taking folic acid for the development of healthy red blood cells and to reduce the risk of baby being born with spina bifida (recommended dose 0.4mg daily plus folic acid in your diet via broccoli, peas, Brussels sprouts, chick peas, fortified breakfast cereals, wholemeal bread)
- eating a healthy diet: plenty of fruit and vegetables, starchy foods e.g. potatoes and whole grain cereals, protein e.g. lean meat and pulses and dairy foods e.g. milk and yoghurt (limit sugary, salty and fatty foods)
- taking a good herbal supplement (for men and women) can support positive conception
- having sex every two to three days is the best way to conceive!
The next post in Hormonal Health will be on A Healthy Pregnancy.
Tags: conceive, conception, herbal supplements, Pregnancy, supplements
