Last updated on June 11th, 2021 at 04:07 pm
Are you getting ready for a baby?
Congratulations!
Yes, age and your genes come in between when it comes to baby-making.
These are the main big fertility situations that are not in your hand.
But your diet plans have a vital role in it.
It may help or, hamper the health of your eggs.
Your diet also influences your chances of fertilization and implantation.
Nutrition and lifestyle choices can influence your chances of conceiving.
They may impact your baby’s growth during pregnancy.
Some mentioned foods to avoid if you are trying to get pregnant have listed here.
You have to try to keep these foods far from you for a safe pregnancy during your journey.
In this post, I have listed down 7 foods to avoid if you are trying to get pregnant.
Check them out right away:
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1. Caffeine:
Don’t stress out.
You can have a cup of coffee or tea but it should not the first drink in the morning with an empty stomach.
You have to keep track of your consume and it won’t cross one to two 8-ounce cups of caffeine daily.
Caffeine influences the absorption of iron from the blood which may cause miscarriage further.
The exact amount which may affect your pregnancy journey is unknown.
But studies with mice proved that caffeine affects the maturation of female eggs.
As a result, the female eggs become unable to fertilize with male sperms.
Caffeine also dehydrates your body due to frequent urination.
2. Alcohol:
The Health Department recommends women (who are trying to conceive) to ditch alcohol.
Often, there exists a link between a woman’s alcohol intake and decreased fertility.
But, if you still choose to drink, you should limit your alcohol intake to one or two units, once or twice per week.
Alcohol can lead to miscarriage also. Have the wine before you ovulate if you’re going to do it.
Frequent drinking leads to:
- Irregular and painful periods
- Ovulation complexity and
- Abnormal levels of reproductive hormonal imbalance.
All these make it harder for you to conceive.
You should also encourage him to limit his drinks.
Excessive alcohol affects male reproductive power as well.
3. Trans-Fat:
Baked and fried foods like chips, popcorn, etc. often contain trans-fats.
This causes inflammation and insulin resistance, which lowers down fertility.
And in excess, they can even damage your blood vessels.
This results in disrupting the flow of nutrients to the reproductive systems.
Men need to take care of their trans-fat eating while trying for a baby.
Trans-fat hampered sperm quality and counts.
Avoid packaged foods, high sugar content syrup, and drink, cane fruit juice, processed meat.
They convert to trans-fats within the human body.
So these are also the foods to avoid if you are trying to get pregnant.
4. High-Mercury Fish:
Avoid high-mercury fishes like marlin, tilefish, swordfish, shark, king mackerel, bigeye tuna, etc.
High mercury consumables are harmful to women who are trying to get pregnant.
As high levels of mercury in the blood often lead to fertility issues in both men and women.
High mercury consumables affect both women’s fertility and the fetus’ mental growth.
Try to consume fishes like shellfish, salmon, prawn can as they have negligible mercury.
And you will be getting your much needed omega-3 fatty acid from the fishes like salmon.
This is important while you are trying to get pregnant.
Moreover, excess mercury can build up in your body and stay there for more than a year.
So, you need to stop eating high-mercury fishes at least three months before trying to conceive.
5. Soya and Soy Products:
Soy contains a compound which is like estrogen, the female reproductive hormone.
Excess estrogen can cause a hormone imbalance that affects egg production and ovulation.
Also, isoflavone inside the Soya kills the sperms in the female reproductive tract.
As a result, female eggs remain unfertilized.
So, do yourself a favor and say no to all soy products like soy milk, tofu, soy flour, tempeh, etc. for a safer pregnancy.
Related Article: 8 Foods that Lower Testosterone (And Why Men Should Avoid Them)
6. Sugar (or, Processed Glucose):
Refined sugar is the most dangerous.
It makes it difficult for your body to keep insulin levels under control even when you are not diabetic.
It then messes with your levels of reproductive hormones.
Also, a high carbohydrate diet often leads to some level of insulin resistance.
And thus it is a complete “No” for women who are trying to conceive.
So, try to cut back on the sugar for a bit.
One of the important foods to avoid if you are trying to get pregnant.
7. Raw Foods:
Raw sprouts like o-clover, beans, radish, beans are the foods to avoid if you are trying to get pregnant.
The raw sprouts may contain bacteria like Salmonella (found in raw or, under-cooked eggs), E.coli, etc.
These bacteria can cause a frustrating miscarriage.
There can also be a direct link between peas and infertility.
A compound Xylohydroquinone (found in Peas) acts as a natural contraceptive in women.
And thus it prevents pregnancy.
So you should put peas in the list of the foods to avoid if you are trying to get pregnant.
Conclusion:
I have shared a comprehensive list of the foods to avoid if you are trying to get pregnant here, in this post.
I recommend you to take a note of these foods and share the note with your partner, as well.
Because, you and your partner both need to be in perfect body, mind, and soul to make your pregnancy a great success.
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Thanks for share your important thinking about pregnency and it’s really helpful for those woman who already getting for a baby.
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Thanks for the very important information,very much concisely.
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Nice one. With all these all carsinogenic dishes should be avoided.
Yes exactly, absolutely right.. just little consciousness is required and its very simple. Kindly let me know if any article you want on any topic, i will definitely try from my end .
Thank u dear for this information
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Quite informative . Good job
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