https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sun, 05 Apr 2026 19:53:36 +0000 Thu, 25 Nov 2010 21:51:58 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=36696 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=36696&PID=1208058&title=fertility-foods#1208058 Author: MaeBeeBaby
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Posted: 25 November 2010 at 9:51pm

I found this website really interesting and took a lot of her advice.

HOWEVER I was advised against bee pollen and royal jelly - even if I don't have an allergy, the foetus might - and personally I wouldn't want to take the chance, so I left those ones out.]]> Thu, 25 Nov 2010 21:51:58 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=36696&PID=1208058&title=fertility-foods#1208058 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=36696&PID=1202813&title=fertility-foods#1202813 Author: ArielAngel
Subject: 36696
Posted: 18 November 2010 at 11:01am

Gosh, I wish I'd found that list earlier this year!


I came up with a very similar list myself but also followed the following generic guidelines:

No bought biscuits, cakes, potato chips or breads (these are high in refined flour and/or sugar - a big no no! also often contain trans fats)
No deep fried food (most deep fried foods are high in trans fats - bad for you in general but also not good if you are trying to get pregnant)
Always full fat dairy (your body processes the protein in reduced fat products differently)
No caffeine
No alcohol
Eat organic where possible/affordable (some of the pesticides etc have a terrible effect on your hormones)

Also, because of the way that plastics can screw with your hormones (because of the xenoestrogens, or something like that) we replaced most of our plastic food storage containers with glass. We also stopped using plastic drink bottles.


I'm not saying that following the above was definitely the reason we got pregnant (we had only been doing it for seven weeks or so when we got our bfp), but at the very least I knew that I was being healthy and after trying for so long I was keen to do anything which might help even just a little bit!


Oh, and even though we had to buy some more expensive products (like the nuts) we actually saved money because we had to make our own cakes/biscuits/bread and we never went out!]]> Thu, 18 Nov 2010 11:01:26 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=36696&PID=1202813&title=fertility-foods#1202813 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=36696&PID=1201351&title=fertility-foods#1201351 Author: LadyBee
Subject: 36696
Posted: 16 November 2010 at 3:28pm

Yeah they say 2 - 3 a day, im not a big fan of brazil nuts so dont eat too may....almonds however are my fave
I just get them from the bulk bins at the supermarket. Yeah they are expensive but dont really pay too much attention to the price, My little theory is if its good for you buy it - just dont waste money of crap food LOL]]> Tue, 16 Nov 2010 15:28:16 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=36696&PID=1201351&title=fertility-foods#1201351 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=36696&PID=1201306&title=fertility-foods#1201306 Author: GuestGuest
Subject: 36696
Posted: 16 November 2010 at 3:00pm

Aren't nuts expensive?!? It's unbelievable! Whereabouts do you get yours from?

We put lots of sunflower and pumpkin seeds in salads YUM. I read somewhere that it is best to only have two brazil nuts a day because too much selenium is bad for you ]]> Tue, 16 Nov 2010 15:00:11 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=36696&PID=1201306&title=fertility-foods#1201306 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=36696&PID=1201189&title=fertility-foods#1201189 Author: LadyBee
Subject: 36696
Posted: 16 November 2010 at 12:59pm

Hmmm wonder how much it is?
DH and I eat lots of nuts, brazil, almond, etc I usually chop them up and add to salads yum]]> Tue, 16 Nov 2010 12:59:57 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=36696&PID=1201189&title=fertility-foods#1201189 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=36696&PID=1201170&title=fertility-foods#1201170 Author: GuestGuest
Subject: 36696
Posted: 16 November 2010 at 12:46pm

I'm pretty sure I've seen it in health shops. It's that and brazil nuts that seem to be all the rage on US fertility sites ]]> Tue, 16 Nov 2010 12:46:26 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=36696&PID=1201170&title=fertility-foods#1201170 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=36696&PID=1201153&title=fertility-foods#1201153 Author: LadyBee
Subject: 36696
Posted: 16 November 2010 at 12:34pm

Good list, I must be pretty good as most of them are in my usual diet
I have never heard of Royal Jelly or seen it in shops Where do you get it from?]]> Tue, 16 Nov 2010 12:34:06 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=36696&PID=1201153&title=fertility-foods#1201153 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=36696&PID=1201116&title=fertility-foods#1201116 Author: GuestGuest
Subject: 36696
Posted: 16 November 2010 at 11:36am

I found this in my Googling and thought it was a good list. Does anyone else take Royal Jelly? It seems to come up a lot!

Fertility Food

Edited by Little_Red]]> Tue, 16 Nov 2010 11:36:32 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=36696&PID=1201116&title=fertility-foods#1201116