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Vitamins to help you conceive, naturally.
By: Administrator Date: February 2, 2019, 2:01 pm
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Always consult your own doctor before starting any vitamins and
minerals to help with conception. In alphabetical order:
Calcium:
Nutrition experts recommend that women looking to get pregnant
should consume around 1,000 mg a day, because when you do become
pregnant your growing baby will need calcium. That’s a crazy
amount — even for a multivitamin! You can take a separate
calcium supplement or take an over-the-counter prenatal formula.
Working calcium into your diet isn’t a bad idea either: Drink
lots of milk and eat leafy greens.
Co-Enzyme Q10:
Studies show that taking supplements of Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) may
help with both female and male infertility. “Preliminary animal
data has suggested that the addition of CoQ10 may improve egg
quality in ‘old’ mice,” says Burger. “The correlating human
study is ongoing.” There is also evidence that CoQ10 can
increase sperm count. For adults, the recommended daily dosage
is 30 - 200 mg in divided doses throughout the day.
Evening Primrose Oil (EPO):
Evening Primrose Oil should only be used in the days leading up
to, and of Ovulation. Evening Primrose Oil should NOT be used in
your Two Week Wait (Luteal Phase). Evening Primrose Oil can help
your body to naturally make MORE CM (Cervical Mucus). Some
ladies struggle with having enough CM, so this can help them to
produce more - which in turn, enables the sperm to live longer,
and swim easier inside the vagina. If you have reached the end
of your cycle (for example, 18DPO) and HPT’s are negative,
you’ve tried a few different brands and you’re absolutely sure
that you’re not pregnant, you can use EPO to stimulate and start
your period. EPO causes uterine contractions which should start
your period.
Folic Acid:
This one is an absolute must. The American Pregnancy Association
recommends that all women of childbearing age consume about 400
micrograms of folic acid a day. Folic acid is a B-complex
vitamin that is used by the body to create red blood cells. This
vitamin makes extra blood for your body during pregnancy and it
decreases the possibility of a neural tube defect (a problem in
baby’s spinal cord).
Iron:
Start increasing the amount of iron in your diet now if you are
not getting enough. Women’s recommended iron intake is 18 mg a
day, but pregnant women need around 27 mg daily. Iron is used to
make hemoglobin, the oxygen-carrying component of red blood
cells. If your body doesn’t have enough iron, your body’s
tissues and organs won’t get the oxygen they need to function
properly. You can normally get this amount in your multivitamin,
but you can also find iron in foods like red meat, tofu and dark
leafy green vegetables.
Multivitamins:
If you’re already taking a multivitamin, you’re in good shape.
If you’re not, start taking one now. “In a large study following
over 18,000 women who were trying to get pregnant, researchers
found a correlation between taking a multivitamin supplement and
having a lower chance of ovulation problems,”
Omega 3 Free Fatty Acid:
Take this essential fatty acid found in fish oil or certain
plant or nut oils if you’re undergoing IVF treatments. Your body
can’t make omega 3 fatty acid; you have to get it through food.
“Increased omega 3 free fatty acid intake has been associated
with improved embryo quality in an IVF study done in the
Netherlands,”
Vitamin B6:
Take this vitamin now to head off nasty pregnancy symptoms after
you conceive. Research suggests that women who consumed at least
10 mg of vitamin B6 before they conceived reported less morning
sickness than those who didn’t.
Zinc:
Zinc contributes to ovulation and fertility in women and also
semen and testosterone production in men, according to the
American Pregnancy Association. “It has been noted that zinc
deficiency can correlate with impaired sperm production,” The
Office of Dietary Supplements at the National Institutes of
Health recommends that men receive a daily intake of 11 mg of
zinc and women take 8 mg.
For the guys:
In addition to zinc and CoQ10, guys who are trying to conceive
can also take the following vitamins to boost their fertility:
Antioxidants:
Taking these supplements like vitamin C and vitamin E may help
with fertility. “In a small Spanish study comparing fertile and
infertile men, a low intake of antioxidant nutrients was
associated with poor semen quality,”
L-carnitine:
“It’s a substance that serves as an energy source for sperm and
it plays an important role in sperm maturation and metabolism,
The addition of L-carnitine may enhance sperm motility in some
male factor infertility cases.” You can get L-carnitine in
supplement form.
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