Vacation and Baby Diet

Six weeks from this Thursday - this will be our view from our room for nine glorious mornings. (If we don't sell everything we own and stay there. A very likely possibility) :-)

This is giving me something to look forward to and something to be excited about. I absolutely can't wait to spend all that time alone with my husband in our favorite place on earth!!!!!

BUT that means I have six weeks to get bathing suit ready. The fertility drugs I have been on have made me gain 15 pounds in the last couple of months and that was on top of another 5-10 pounds I had gained in the last year or so. I probably won't lose 20 pounds in the next 6 weeks but I am sure going to try. Scott and I have even been going to the gym at 5 every morning!

My mother in law also sent me this article on a fertility diet. I've seen it before and it basically was what I had planned to follow - eating healthy, mostly chicken and vegetables, no carbs, and lots of nuts and dairy (read - ICE CREAM!). Why not give it a shot? So while we are on our break - I'm going to eat as healthy as possible. Hopefully I'll get a thinner body for Hawaii and a baby as a souvenier!

This is the fertility diet info in case anyone out there is interested:

Foods help regulate ovulation and fertility.

Peanuts NOT potatoes: The type of carbs you consume makes a big difference. "Slow carbs" (low-glycemic index foods such as peanuts, nuts, dried beans, whole grains) promote ovulation. "Fast carbs" that spike blood sugar (like cold cereal, white rice, white potatoes and sugary drinks) decrease fertility.
(Got some mixed nuts at my desk as we speak!)

Beans NOT beef: Participants in a study who ate the most animal protein were 39% more apt to have ovulatory infertility than women who ate the least. Even adding one daily serving of red meat or poultry could raise infertility risk by a third. Replacing 25 grams of animal protein with 25 grams of plant protein, such as dried beans, could cut risk of ovulatory infertility by half.
(No steaks at Does for the next few months)

Avocados NOT doughnuts: Trans fats are huge villains in infertility; the more eaten, the higher the chances of ovulatory infertility. Even the 4 grams of trans fat in a daily doughnut, compared with the monounsaturated fat in a serving of avocado, can more than double the infertility risk. Substitute unsaturated fats for trans fats, for a pregnancy boost.
(Guess I'm trading Krispy Kreme and all other fast foods for quacamole. OLE!)

Whole milk not fat-free yogurt: Heretical as it sounds, women troubled by infertility are advised to eat high-fat, rather than low-fat, dairy foods. Recommended to improve fertility: a glass of whole milk daily. Threats to fertility: frozen yogurt, sherbet and low-fat yogurt.
(Got some little single serving Blue Bells!!!)

Coffee not soda: Surprisingly, research finds that caffeine in moderation -- several cups of coffee or tea -- does not seem to interfere with becoming pregnant. But sugary soda (caffeinated and decaf) can seriously diminish fertility. Best beverage: lots of water. New studies suggest no caffeine after conception.
(So sorry Sonic - hope you don't go out of business while I quit cokes for a while)

P.S. We are going to Kauai. We went there two years ago when we first started trying for a baby. It was supposed to be our "last trip before a baby". Two years later we still don't have a baby. So hopefully this really will be a babymoon. I don't mean to make anyone jealous (even though it IS the most beautiful place on earth)...........as excited as I am to go - I would much rather be pregnant right now. I kind of consider this my consolation prize for infertility. ha!

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