When trying to conceive....

i'd like to know the answer to these questions as well

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I would stay ask the doctor.. however dont restrict your body from the things you normally do just because your trying to conceive I dont see how that would change anything... but this is a very good topic and im interested to see what others say too. and most of all relax stressing over it will make it worse. Good luck!

I'm no expert, but I've heard that it's appropriate to continue your daily activities, otherwise your body recognizes the changes and may not be as receptive to conceiving. Of course, I'd steer clear of anything in excess - don't go on a drinking binge. The calmer and happier you are, the easier it will be to conceive. Contact your OBGYN and I'm sure they can give you a fairly good run-down. It's always good to have a "pre-conception" discussion with your doctor regardless to make sure your body is in prime baby-making condition. Good luck and HAVE FUN!!

Back in olden times people just had sex. They pretty much had to go on about their normal business of working (often strenuously), riding horses, scrubbing the floors and beating their laundry against rocks.

And once they got knocked up they still had to go about their business of not having our modern, coddled, worry-wart lives.

Unless you have a SPECIFIC medical reason to not do something - carry on with your life. And copulate. A lot.

ETA: I was a professional horseback rider until I was in my 7th month of pregnancy - with the blessings of my doctor.

first off coffee (for the male anyway) actually helps in the TTC area because coffee helps their "guys" swim harder and faster- I found this out when I was pregnant with my first.
you can drink beer if you want on occ. just stop if you find out your pregnant it WILL NOT keep you from getting pregnant

you can still rider ATV's if you want, i just wouldn't suggest further into a pregnancy

do everything your currently doing

the biggest thing that will keep you from getting pregnant is stressing over all the little things like this

first off coffee (for the male anyway) actually helps in the TTC area because coffee helps their "guys" swim harder and faster- I found this out when I was pregnant with my first.
you can drink beer if you want on occ. just stop if you find out your pregnant it WILL NOT keep you from getting pregnant

you can still rider ATV's if you want, i just wouldn't suggest further into a pregnancy

do everything your currently doing

the biggest thing that will keep you from getting pregnant is stressing over all the little things like this

I was talking about caffiene while you are prego.

Coffee and Miscarriage
Recent studies have focused on the effects of coffee intake during pregnancy. A large-scale Danish study polled more than 80,000 pregnant women regarding their coffee intake. This study found that women who drank large amounts of coffee during pregnancy were more likely to experience a miscarriage. Women who drank more than 2 cups of coffee a day had a slightly increased risk of miscarriage, while those that drank 8 or more cups experienced a 59% increase. This is why it is so important to watch your caffeine intake during pregnancy.

Stress is the worst.

90% of your normal activities can be done while pregnant.

If you drank coffee before, you can drink coffee now... and at reduced amounts during your pregnancy.

If you drank wine/beer before, you can drink wine/beer now... and at very reduced amounts during your pregnancy (and yes this goes against everything the U.S. medical community will tell you... look at other countries with lower infant mortality and FAS rates).

first off coffee (for the male anyway) actually helps in the TTC area because coffee helps their "guys" swim harder and faster- I found this out when I was pregnant with my first.
you can drink beer if you want on occ. just stop if you find out your pregnant it WILL NOT keep you from getting pregnant

you can still rider ATV's if you want, i just wouldn't suggest further into a pregnancy

do everything your currently doing

the biggest thing that will keep you from getting pregnant is stressing over all the little things like this

I was talking about caffiene while you are prego.

Coffee and Miscarriage
Recent studies have focused on the effects of coffee intake during pregnancy. A large-scale Danish study polled more than 80,000 pregnant women regarding their coffee intake. This study found that women who drank large amounts of coffee during pregnancy were more likely to experience a miscarriage. Women who drank more than 2 cups of coffee a day had a slightly increased risk of miscarriage, while those that drank 8 or more cups experienced a 59% increase. This is why it is so important to watch your caffeine intake during pregnancy.

About 40% of all pregnancies end in miscarriage so I wonder if this study took that into account. Many pregancies are just in the first trimester when the women hasn't even figured it out yet though.

After years of trying to conceive (we're on year #9!!) with no luck, here's what I've heard from everyone from the Doctor to Grandma...

1. DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. Especially in the first year! If after a year you still haven't conceived, go see a doctor. But in the meantime, just have fun. Your body will know what to do. Some woman are lucky enough to conceive the first month, but for most women, it's after 6 months. So seriously, just go on with normal life during that first year of "trying," relishing in the fact that you're not using any form of birth control.

2. Continue to eat healthy and exercise--it will actually help with conception! If you do get pregnant, make an appointment to see your doctor. Bring with you a sample of what you're eating and doing for exercise. He/she will let you know if you need to change anything. Usually, as long as you're not doing a starvation diet (shame on you, if you are!!), you most likely won't need to change anything. Baby will take from you whatever it needs. Exercising and stretching is good for your body, even when you're pregnant!

3. Drinking alcohol is NOT OKAY when you're pregnant (in my line of work, I see a lot of sad, sad results of children born with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome). Doctors do not know how much is "safe" and how much isn't. For one person, a glass a day may be too much, and for another, it won't be. Don't take the risk. Since you don't know when you're pregnant until a month or later, don't take the risk. If you can live without the beer, start doing it now because once you know you're preggers, you're not going to be drinking it anyway.

Anyway, those are my thoughts on it. Good luck! (PS: Grandma's advice was the most embarrassing of all... it had to do with "magic babymaker positions." Mortifying only because the advice came from my husband's grandma...)

I had a hard time conceiving .. it took me 3 years and just when I was going to give up .. "SURPRISE!" ..

When I found out I was pregnant there wasn't anything I wouldn't give up to have a happy healthy baby. I gave up caffeine, soda, coffee, added sugar, added salt, chile, gassy foods.
I did have natural cravings and I gave into those, like watermelon, grapes, lean chicken and turkey.. While my hubby wanted Weinerschnitzel.. haha.. I was never addicted to drugs or cigs but I did give up ALL alcohol. (even though I only drank a glass every 3 months).
I ate healthy and exercised.. nothing bouncy, just lots of walking and swimming. I think I was at my healthiest during my pregnancy and I wish I was that healthy today.. and I will be.. soon! :happy:

I wish you success and welcome to Happy Parenthood! :flowerforyou:

Don't worry....that's the biggest issue. I was 18 when I conceived and had my daughter. Have sex and stress less. After you become pregnant worry about your intake of alcohol, caffeine, or other substances. Don't stop what you normally do just to conceive...it'll only make you stress out more.
Don't change your schedule...your body is used to it...if you do ATV or such...it's no big deal. Dear Lord, I was moving furniture a day before I went into labor. I ran, worked out, and did everything that I was used to doing while pregnant that I did when I wasn't. My only consession was switching to decaf coffee. I didn't drink or injest anything harmful. For that matter I stopped being vegan and went vegetarian because my body (fetus) was craving more protein. Listen to your body...do what works for you and do not focus on the negative aspects of trying to conceive. Also, if you can't....please consider the alteranatives...my daughter would have been put up for adoption if I hadn't protested it. Good luck....sending baby wishes and vibes your way!

:drinker: SEX!! LOTS OF SEX!!! Did I mention....SEX....worked wonders for me

^^^Yep, that should do it!

yes caffeine in large amounts while pregnant is bad, but I do not agree that it's a huge factor in m/c, I mean they have said that pretty much every leads to a miscarriage when bottom line is that 9 of 10 m/c have something to do with a chemical inbalance in the body and most of the time your body knows something would be wrong with the pregnancy and ends it.

we did a ton of research and talked to a ton of dr's while pregnant with my first because i was told I could never had kids and if i did get pregnant i would m/c before i even found out. because my progesterone levels were so bad.

so when i got pregnant with my oldest i freaked out and found out as much as i could, they put me on progesterone as a precaution just in case and i had a perfect pregnancy and had another one shortly after that as well.

so most m/c have nothing to do with how much caffeine a person drank before they even knew they were pregnant.

Both of my pregnancies were surprises. I'm not a big drinker, maybe 1 drink every 3-5 months. I eat healthy, When my 1st was 2, I exercised hard to lose the weight from that pregancy, lost 15 pounds, then got pregnant- figures! I still was exercising pretty hard in the begining of my 2nd pregnancy(didn't know yet). So, as long as you aren't too crazy, keep doing what you do. You can always make a few changes when you find out you are carrying a precious angel.