I don’t know since when, preparing for pregnancy has turned into an “arms race.”
The table is full of supplements, including vitamins imported from abroad, as well as strange foods that are said to make eggs appear "big and round".
I once met a girl who held the test sheet tightly and asked me: Doctor, I eat sea cucumbers every day, but why are my follicles still not growing ideally?
When she said this, her eyes were full of grievance, as if she owed something to her.
Actually, we all got one thing wrong.
The egg does not need to be "replenished", it needs to be "undisturbed"
Think of your body as a laboratory. It takes about 90 days for the egg to develop inside.
During this 90-day period, if you pour a variety of "nutrient solutions" from unknown sources into the laboratory day by day, it will not change in a stronger direction, but will only try to deal with these messy things first.
Those so-called "supplements" often cause chaos to the eggs.
Iron and zinc are not medicines, they are messengers
Lean pork, black fungus, kelp, and those animal livers that many people dislike.
Many people think these things are "dirty" or "not classy".
But inside their bodies, the most primitive minerals are hidden. Iron has hematopoietic function and is needed in follicular fluid. Zinc is a component of enzymes and is indispensable when cells divide.
This does not mean that you are forced to eat liver at every meal, but it is enough to eat liver once or twice a week. It is like meeting an old friend. It does not need to be too grand, but you must remember it.
Protein, don’t just focus on that expensive bowl of bird’s nest
Are bird's nests really that magical?
After all, protein is protein, and the high-quality protein provided by egg whites, milk and soy products is not inferior to those "holy nourishing products".
There is an interesting saying that the soy isoflavones contained in soy products can occasionally improve sperm quality for men.
Look, both the couple can benefit from a bowl of tofu, what a bargain.
Vitamins, especially the one called "tocopherol"
Vitamin E is simply called "tocopherol".
Doesn't it sound very mysterious? In fact, it is the yellow or green essence that exists in corn oil, kiwi fruit, and spinach.
What can it do? Prevent miscarriage and improve sperm motility.
There is no need to buy high-priced extracts. During the meal, eating two more bites of green vegetables is enough.
Suddenly I want to digress and say something off-topic.
Last month, an expectant father asked me secretly, saying that his wife forced him to eat oysters every day, claiming that it was to supplement zinc, but he almost vomited from eating them, and asked if he could stop eating them.
I almost laughed.
In fact, there is a lot of zinc in beef, and so does chicken liver. Why do we have to deal with oysters?
Those who are preparing for pregnancy often "exercise" too much, so hard that they forget the original appearance of food, and forget that eating is supposed to be a pleasurable thing.
Folic acid, the only “miracle drug” written into textbooks
Having said so much, the thing that should not be forgotten is actually the cheapest one - folic acid.
400 micrograms per day, starting three months in advance.
Men have to eat too. Sperm also need folic acid to ensure the integrity of their DNA.
It's not a medicine, it's vitamin B9. It is the first line of defense in preventing neural tube defects.
This line of defense is simple, direct, and not artificial.
The so-called "taboos" are sometimes more important than "what to eat"
If you drink too much coffee, your adrenal glands will be so tired that your sex hormone secretion will be disrupted.
The trans fatty acids in potato chips directly oxidize and damage your cells.
There is also sodium in those canned foods, which can make blood flow less smooth if you eat too much.
While you are desperately eating the so-called "egg-nurturing food", you are eating two cups of sugary drinks every day.
It's like fertilizing a flower and pouring boiling water on it at the same time.
As I write, it’s getting dark outside the window.
Suddenly I remembered a patient from a long time ago. She tried to get pregnant for three years but failed, and then she gave up and went to live with her grandmother in the countryside for a while.
Every day is a simple meal, with some millet porridge in the morning and home-grown radish and cabbage in the evening.
Half a year later, I got pregnant unexpectedly.
She called and said, "Doctor, I didn't eat anything, I just ate some local food at home."
Actually, she ate. After eating a very balanced and flawless meal that was minimally processed, she still had a very relaxed and worry-free mood while eating.
There is nothing mysterious about the diet to prepare for pregnancy.
But it is comprehensive and balanced, with some folic acid added .
Don’t feed yourself a “supplement monster.”
Treat yourself as a piece of cultivated land, don't plow it too frequently, don't fertilize it too vigorously, give it sunlight, give it moisture, and then wait patiently.
The seeds will come on their own.
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