Fertility Tips for Her

Fertility Tips for her 1. Have a BMI of 20-25 ~ A healthy body mass index (BMI) is associated with better fertility ~ Pregnancy in overweight women is associated with problems such as diabetes mellitus and high blood pressure ~ Eat healthy and undertake moderate exercise regularly 2. Don`t smoke or do drugs ~ smoking halves the chances of conceiving each month and can also double the chance of miscarriage. 3. Take Folic Acid ~ Take folic acid supplements when trying to get pregnant and up to 12 weeks into the pregnancy. ~ Folic Acid can help reduce the chances of spina bifida by up to 92%. Other minerals and supplements may also be useful. ~ Use iodised salt, as iodine is necessary for feral brain development. ~ Avoid products containing Vitamin A 4. Reduce caffein and avoid alcohol ~ Caffein may reduce your chances of conceiving ~ There is no safe limit of alcohol during pregnancy, so it`s best avoided. 5. Medications ~ Discuss all your medications with your doctor ~ Come off any complementary or alternative supplements. Daily stress does not affect fertility 6. Rubella ~ Make sure you have had a rubella immunisation. Rubella can damage unborn babies. 7. Chicken pox ~ Find out if you have had chicken pox. If not consider immunisation.

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