I know we all know this but i was reading this morning that a lack of iron can affect your fertility. I didn;t know this - so bring on red meat and brocolli!!!!!!!!!!!
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And did you know that caffeine can stop the egg implanting??? how much is too much though?
Sunday mag at the weekend had a TTC diet in it - there was lots of iron rich foods and hummus!! It even said you need ice cream apparently..... yum!
My friend was told no more than 2-3 cups per day when she was PG, how this compares to if you are TTC i don;t know, maybe someone else can confirm for us, if they're both the same or different!!!
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And did you know that caffeine can stop the egg implanting??? how much is too much though?
Yeah I'd be interested to know how much tea or caffeine you should / shouldn't drink when ttc.
I didn't used to be much of tea drinker but my taste buds have changed with age and I love a wee cuppa with toasted fruit loaf or a piece of shortbread!!!
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if it's the caffeine maybe i'll opt for decaf coffee? that should sort it? I only have 1 huge cup a day - that's it! I already drive the Starbucks guy mad with my skinny latte requests... now i'll have a skinny decaf latte with caramel flavouring!!
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Caffeine may lower your chances of conceiving, even if you don't drink or eat large quantities of the stimulant, but the evidence is not conclusive.
One widely reported study found that taking in more than "moderate amounts" of caffeine can lower your likelihood of conceiving by as much as 27 per cent compared to women with low caffeine intakes. Moderate amounts, in this case, were the equivalent of three cups of coffee a day or six cups of tea or eight cans of cola, which works out at about 300 milligrams (mg). In this study, even modest consumption appeared to hinder conception, with women who drank only one to two cups daily lowering their chances of conceiving by 10 per cent.
However, other studies have reached different conclusions. One study found that drinking half a cup of tea each day doubled the chances of conception per cycle, while other caffeinated drinks had no effect. Another study found that women who had an intake of 400-700mg of caffeine a day had higher rates of conception than women who had low intakes, but women with intakes of over 700mg per day took longer to conceive. The conclusion of another study suggested that caffeine had no effect on conception at intakes of less than 300mg per day. The evidence is clearly contradictory, so what should you do?
After reviewing all the available evidence in 2001, the Organisation of Teratology Information Services based in the US and Canada concluded that: 'Low to moderate caffeine consumption (less than 300mg per day) does not seem to reduce a woman's chance of becoming pregnant.'
If you're receiving fertility treatment then reducing your caffeine intake could help. There is clearer evidence that caffeine reduces the chance of success for women trying to have a baby using assisted reproductive technologies, such as IVF
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I have also read that caffeine can be good for the spermies!!! so cut down for us girls and give our quota to the men!!! not sure if it is true or not......i will google it and let you know.
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