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We are bombarded with lifestyle messages all the time: "Lose weight", "Take more exercise", "Stop smoking", "Drink less". Yet a few simple lifestyle changes can be real investments for your future health, your fertility and chances of getting pregnant.
The healthier you and your partner are, the more likely you are to have a healthy pregnancy, with fewer complications and a healthier baby.
The key areas of your lifestyle to consider are what you eat, how much alcohol you drink, whether you smoke, do you take recreational drugs, how much exercise to take, are you in the right weight range.
Avoid Drugs
In a survey run by Pregnancy and Birth Magazine’3 in 10 couples admit to taking recreational drugs during the time they are trying to conceive. 90% would continue to use cannabis, 36% used ecstasy and 34% used cocaine. Recreational drugs are known to adversely affect both male and female fertility.
Stub it out
There is no debate about whether smoking affects a couple’s fertility or not. It is really important to think about giving up smoking if you are trying for a baby.
Diet and Weight
Getting a balanced and varied diet, full of fresh fruit, vegetables, wholegrain cereals and breads, and low fat meat and fish will ensure you get lots of essential nutrients that will help you stay fit and healthy and boost your energy levels.
Get Active
Exercise not only helps us achieve a target weight and get our bodies in shape but, for couples trying to conceive, regular aerobic exercise oxygenates the blood and increases blood flow to your reproductive organs, bringing them much needed oxygen.
Cut down on Alcohol
Alcohol is known to affect male and female fertility. In men, alcohol affects the quality of sperm produced and for women drinking just 5 units a week, means it can take twice as long to conceive, so it’s best to try and avoid alcohol altogether when trying to conceive.
