ttc and diet

[babyskye]

Just wondering if not eating much can hinder conception??

[Cherished]

The short answer is yes. Your body needs to be well nourished with good food (not junk food)

[babyskye]

Thanks for the reply i am trying to eat at least 3 times a day but its a struggle i do take vitamins though hopefully they help

[~me~]

Hi babyskye

I noticed you also posted about smoking too in another thread.
Vitamins will only work if you have a diet to compliment them.
If you are TTC it would be best to try and give up smoking before you TTC and concieve, and have 3 nutritious meals a day and drink water. Lots of fruit and vegetables.
The other thing is to take a pre natal supplement like elevit or a blackmores equivalent that will have folate in it. Have you spoken to a GP about diet and trying to give up smoking? As your body will work best when it's at it's healthiest.
My sister was and is a heavy smoker. She conceived and smoked through all pregnancy's. Her babies were always small and they all suffer some sort of asthma and other health issues as a result.
Good luck babyskye, keep asking away.

[JellyBean]

Babyskye,

If you are TTC, I highly recommend you check out the book - The Natural Way to Better Babies: Preconceptual Care for Prospective Parents , by Francesca Naish.
It is loaded with informative advice (most of which you will not get from a regular doctor) for both parents on the journey in trying to conceive a healthy baby.

Best wishes.

XX

[Cherished]

babyskye I neglected to welcome you to BB I didn't look how many posts you had. So welcome If you are strugling to eat 3 meals a day maybe try eating 5 samller meals a day and adding the vegies to dishes like stirfrys or pastas, and adding the fruits to smoothies and having fresh juices? Goodluck TTC

[babyskye]

Thanks for your replies, i have just moved state so have just found a new gp have an app on thursday, we have been trying for #2 for 3 years have stopped smoking today and have been trying to eat better i am taking fertilaid vitamins at the moment but i strugglle to eat enough i think gyno thinks i have endo i am having surgery for it soon so maybe that will help not sure if that affects the appetite though the smoothie thing is a great suggestion alot easier then trying to force myself to eat it makes me feel real sick and 50% of the time i get sick

[JellyBean]

Hi again babyskye,

I suffered from endo and PCOS quite bad some years ago - and spent (wasted) a great deal of time and money in the mainstream medical system being bounced around by different GPs and 'specialists', before undergoing repeat operations (ie - endoscopy, laparoscopy), and taking a host of synthetic pharmaceuticals which only made by health plummet more. I was told it was unlikely i would ever be able to conceive naturally.

I eventually was recommended to see a Naturopath by a friend, and well the rest is history. I am now completely Endo and PCOS free - and I have conceived 2 healthy little boys without artificial intervention. My advice is basically that you do not make a GP your first port of call when TTC - as they will point you in one direction - IVF. And as countless Naturopaths will tell you, had they only come to them sooner, they may have saved them the hassle, stress and money of IVF.

I suggest you contact ANTA (Australian Natural Therapists Association) to help you locate a registered and experienced Naturopath near you who specialises in NFM (Natural Fertility Management). If you live in Sydney you may wish to visit the King of all Fertility Specialists - Francesca Naish and her team, at the Jocelyn Centre for Natural Fertility Management. They have much higher success rates than IVF and many of her successful clients have used IVF with no success previously. Their program is rigorous (and must be undertaken by both prospective parents) but its worth it if you are willing to do whatever it takes.
In the meantime, I definitely recommend her book - The Natural Way to Better Babies; Preconceptual Healthcare for Prospective Parents. You can actually order a conception pack from her website. There is alot more to a healthy conception than quitting smoking and increasing your vege intake (although these things are vital!). Removing common barriers such as accumulated toxins (heavy metals, pesticides, additives etc) balancing hormones, balancing the acid-alkaline ratio to obtain optimum Ph levels, eliminating candida (yeast) and addressing underlying vitamin and mineral deficiencies is also vital for healthy conception. And a Naturopath is the perfect place to start to address these issues.
Most of the surgery and drugs I took were completely unecessary, and had I known what i now know - I would have gone about things very differently from the start.

Best of luck on your journey TTC - plenty of support here!

XX

[babyskye]

Thanks jellybean will definatley have to look in to doing things that way it sounds a lot better then a bunch of surgeries, never thought getting pregnant would be so hard though