Fertility diet ?

boncharlie
boncharlie Posts: 459 Member
edited October 16 in Food and Nutrition
Hello Peeps,

Just wondering if anyone is following a fertility diet? If so what kind of things are you including in your day daily menu?

I have been having Goji berries, kiwi fruits, full fat yoghurt's Vit D, B6, EPO, folic acid. Am I missing anything?

Would love to hear some success stories too - have been trying for almost 3 years now :(

x Deb

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  • blondiecheme
    blondiecheme Posts: 15 Member
    I am in the same boat... I've been reading a lot and found some interesting info. We have been TTC for 8 months with no luck so I am switching to an all-natural diet and eliminating alcohol and caffiene except for green tea. The things I have read to do are to have:

    - At least one serving of whole dairy a day. It must be full fat, low fat and fat free actually reduce fertility by 27%
    - Drink green tea, it has shown to double fertility in women when consumed daily
    - Take prenatal vitamins
    - Increase exercise. I just started doing 5 hours per week of yoga or pilates to increase blood flow.


    And what not to do:

    - No alcohol... 1-5 drinks per week reduces fertility by 20% and 5+ drinks per week reduces fertility by 50%
    - No caffiene, 200mg + reduces fertility by 50%
    -Don't use lubrication, it kills sperm. Even fertility friendy lubricants and saliva can harm sperm.
    -No artificial sweeteners like aspartame or splenda

    Anyways, I am by no means a doctor, this is what I have collected online from just perusing different websites, but it all pretty much makes sense. They are all general health guidelines which I probably should be doing anyways : ) Good luck to you, I know how frustrating it can be. I had my iud removed 8 months ago and was positive I would be preggers by now. I just finished grad school last week so now I want to do everything in my power to try and make this work : ) If you find anything good please let me know!
  • cutethang1
    cutethang1 Posts: 239 Member
    Hey there there are a lot of us in the same vote that stay connected with loads of info on a site just like MFP. I will type it out but not sure if it will be deleted, PM if it does. WWW.FERTILITYFRIEND.COM. The forums are pretty great and there are other things like charting etc.

    There is way too much regarding TTC and nutrition....PM me!
  • VMarkV
    VMarkV Posts: 522 Member
    Dietary fat and cholesterol
  • princess270
    princess270 Posts: 8 Member
    Hi I know this post is old but I'm new to this and need to lose weight due to pcos etc... I've been seeing my fertility specialist and she has said that eating a organic diet will really help with fertility also eating whole grains hope this helps
  • _John_
    _John_ Posts: 8,646 Member
    Even fertility friendy lubricants and saliva can harm sperm

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