Eat, Drink, TTC Do’s & Don’ts!

I thought this was an interesting topic that got started in the TWW thread so thought I'd pop it out for everyone to join in.

What have you stopped eating, drinking or doing since TTC? What have you been told are the big no-no's and do you think it's helping or hindering you?

Tea was the first item on the list.
- Caffeine is supposed to be out
- Female Balance is out (has Sage in it)
- Raspberry Leaf is out (good for PMS and once preggas as it's a uterus toner but not recommended while ttc)

I've stopped eating unpasturised food like cheese - just in case
I'm trying to cut down on the junk food (chocolate not included) and eat more fruit and veg (the story of my life).

We are probably all taking Folic Acid, what about calcium?

Are placing limitations like absolutely no alcohol putting more stresses on you then drinking a glass a week would do?

we really didnt do anything..i figured there was lots of time for that when we got pregnant:) though i id stop drinking(not a big drinker anyway) in the TWW...
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i wouldnt have raspberry tea till 36 weeks plus..

I am taking elevit.

Dont really drink, might a have big one every now and then but not in the 2ww.

Cut back caffiene... no coffee, 2 cups of tea per day and 1 glass of coke zero with dinner.

Lots of water and lots of fruit and veg.

Planning on upping the exercise this time round.

I'm taking Folic Acid too, and Vitex but that's more to straighten out my cycle
Never been a coffee drinker, and not a big alcohol drinker but if I feel like a drink (once every couple of months!) then I'll have one.

wow, i never thought bout my cups of tea and i have millions, as well as coffee and coke zero. may need to rethink that one. i have had to cut down on exercise (im a personal trainer) and am taking folic acid (and vitex, provera and clomaphine) i dont know whether all the fertility treatment is getting to me but i have been eating crap!!! has thins happened to anyone else. i used to be so good and healthy but for some reason i cant stop putting food in my mouth. by the way, what is with the electric blanket? i cant cope without mine

sorry bout the novel guys

Not only that minik8e, the electric blanket, like a bath, raises your core body temperature. When your TTC you need to keep your body temp as close to normal (around 37 degrees), same as guys not using hot tubs and letting the boys hang cool and free. Hot baths, spas, sauna's, sun beds all those sorts of things are out.

I haven't made any changes so far (apart from the obvious folic acid) but I am only a moderate coffee and alcohol drinker to start with and I eat reasonably healthily.

I think depriving myself of things now will only stress me out and make TTC harder than it already is - and let's face it, it is already hard enough!

man i have cut out alot
I take folic acid-when i remeber-yeah naughty
dont drink cofee-have a cup of tea now and then
hardly have chocolate-if i do it has a 70% cocoa rating.
cut out basically all the junk food

thought i would bump this up - anyone have any more do's and don'ts?????

The only things I did was with Andrew I stopped smoking the day I got BFP and drinking as well.

Josh I stopped drinking and that was it.