Pregnancy & Life Style

 

“Whether your pregnancy was meticulously planned, medically coaxed, or happened by surprise, one thing is certain – your life will never be the same.” 

Having said that, where do you stand? Your life is not the same even when you visit your gynac every month quite a certain time with the hope of getting some positive news and to your surprise one fine morning your flow starts. You would not be able to describe your emotions. The grief, guilt, emptiness, fear, and loneliness would try to burst out, but then you suppress them and pretend like nothing happened, everything is ok.

Then you encounter people, who start subtly asking, after sharing their good news, if you have any news? You scroll your phone screen to see a baby shower, pre-birth and post-birth photoshoots uploaded.

Medical Conditions could be a major factor, where some women may have medical conditions that can affect their fertility.  These may or may not be known about when starting to try for a family.  Some of these conditions may be more general, for example, thyroid disease and vitamin D deficiency whilst others may be more specific, for example, polycystic ovary syndrome and endometriosis.

However, have you ever analyzed what all stimulate your health condition? Sometimes just a check on your lifestyle will help improvise your condition.

Lifestyle disorders are defined as health problems that arise due to changes in lifestyle. Habits, behaviors, and practices such as poor eating habits, inactivity, or smoking cause these. Factors that we cannot control are age, gender, and hereditary.

Age:

 Female age is the most important factor affecting fertility. Doctors say, Women are born with all the eggs they will ever have and the number of eggs available decreases each day from birth onwards.  In young women, the decline is fairly gradual (only a few eggs are ‘lost’ each day), but as women approach their mid to late 30s, the decrease gets much steeper (many more eggs are ‘lost’ each day).  In addition to this decrease in the number of eggs available, the quality of the eggs also declines as women get older.  This reduction in both the quantity and quality of available eggs means that older women are less likely to get pregnant and, if they do get pregnant, they are more likely to have a miscarriage.

LifeStyle Factors:

Obesity:

Majority of us have desk jobs that include sitting for more than 6 hours in one place without any physical activity. The advent of modern technology has also simplified our lives and today we lead very inactive lives, making us susceptible to lifestyle disorders. Weight gain is an extreme factor for females which increases the chances of infertility. So, it is suggested to perform some yoga postures and a little workout.

Work pressure & Stress:

Most working women delay pregnancy for career growth, stability and this leads to infertility due to age factor and work pressure. Work pressure increases stress while trying to manage you take more stress. To achieve career growth and promotion you sacrifice health, life, and family. When you realize, you had no choice, instead end up paying the hefty fee on the tests recommended and to gynac .

Smoking & Alcohol:

Doctors Say “Women who smoke are 3 times more likely to experience a delay in getting pregnant than non-smokers.  Even passive smoking can be harmful.  Smoking reduces a woman’s ovarian reserve (so her ovaries will have fewer eggs in them than a woman of the same age who does not smoke) and damages the cilia inside the fallopian tube (which are important for transporting the egg and/or embryo along the fallopian tube into the uterus).  In men, smoking may reduce sperm quantity and quality.” Also, some studies report that drinking more than 5 units of alcohol a week may reduce female fertility but others state that low to moderate alcohol consumption may be associated with higher pregnancy rates than non-drinkers.  Once pregnant, excessive alcohol consumption may lead to birth defects and developmental delays.  The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and the Department of Health recommend that women trying to get pregnant should avoid alcohol because there is no ‘safe’ limit.

The best way to ensure that you are free from any lifestyle complications and issues that can affect your health or your pregnancy is by leading a balanced and active life. 

·         Perform exercise, yoga, meditation to have active physical and mental health.
·         Avoid stress.

·         You can add Fruits, vegetables and dry fruits, Fibre, Whole grain food, Protein, Low-fat dairy products, Food rich in iron, calcium and folic acid, Antioxidants, Vitamin E, and D supplements to your healthy diet. 

Avoid fast food, junk, sugary food, street food, colas, refined food and raw or undercooked food.

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