If you or your partner smoke or take recreational drugs- GIVE It UP. Smoking and drug taking are known to affect fertility and if your fertility is already affected because of your age you don't want to make the situation worse. Even certain medicines like antihistamines can temporarily affect your fertility, so if you want to get pregnant you may have to put up with having hay fever.
Don't forget to let your doctor know that
you are trying for a baby and check that your prescription won't affect your
chances of conception. Your partner should also check his medications, as for
example steroids and ulcer medication can affect sperm production. Alcohol is
also a no no for both of you while you are 'trying'. Even coffee can affect
your chances, so if you are serious about wanting to get pregnant you should
forgo your 'cup o'Joe'.
Weight
Because your weight can affect your periods
it is important to maintain a normal weight for your height. If you need
assistance to get pregnant, a lot of fertility clinics expect you to lose
weight before they will consider treating you, even though that may seem
unfair. They are actually looking after your best interests. If you lose weight
you may get pregnant naturally, as being seriously overweight can affect your
chances of conceiving.
Of course, depending on your problem, you
may still need some type of fertility treatment but you will have a better chance
for the treatment to 'take' if you weigh less. If on the other hand you are
underweight, you may find that if you put on a few pounds, nature will take
care of the rest.
De-stress
It's been said before but stress can really
adversely affect your chances of getting pregnant. If you lead a very busy
lifestyle, work long hours and have very little down time, you may not be
giving your body enough of a chance to conceive. If you are both working 60
hours a week in high stress
jobs, and have a long commute,
you probably don't even have time to talk to each other, never mind the energy
to have enough sex.
You also need to eat regular healthy meals,
instead of grabbing a sandwich at your desk, or skipping meals altogether
because of time pressure. Vitamin supplements, while useful, can only do so
much.
Ambivalence
Many women are actually a bit ambivalent about
having a baby. Of course the idea of giving birth can feel scary, not to
mention the thought of the responsibility of bringing a child into the world
can be a bit overwhelming at times. And after years of using contraception,
it's not always easy to switch your mind over from stop to go.
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