Unhealthy habits before pregnancy can jeopardize the health of the future baby, so it is crucial for couples planning to conceive to get rid of the following bad habits in their daily lives!
Eating pickled food
Although pickled foods are delicious, they contain nitrites, benzopyrene, and other substances that can cause fetal deformities if consumed for a long time. Couples who want a baby should try to avoid eating foods such as sausages, salted meat, salted fish, and pickles before pregnancy.
Eating "contaminated" food
Couples preparing for pregnancy should choose fresh and natural food as much as possible, and avoid foods that contain food additives, colorings, flavorings, and preservatives. Otherwise, these substances can accumulate in the body and cause chronic poisoning, which can even lead to baby deformities.
Smoking
Nicotine has the effect of reducing hormone secretion and damaging sperm. It can affect the development of reproductive cells and embryos, causing fetal deformities. No matter how strong your addiction to smoking is, it is better to quit for the sake of the baby. It is recommended to quit smoking at least 3 months or half a year before planning to conceive.
Drinking alcohol
Excessive alcohol can affect the quality of sperm and eggs. Alcohol intoxication in the egg cells can combine with sperm to form deformed fetuses. If the father drinks alcohol excessively for a long time, it can also cause sexual dysfunction and lead to insufficient development or poor motility of 70% of sperm, which is not conducive to the development of the baby. The wife planning to conceive should quit drinking for 3 to 4 weeks before pregnancy; the husband should avoid drinking excessively for the 2 months before planning to conceive and should absolutely abstain from alcohol in the last week.
Drinking coffee
Mothers who have the habit of drinking coffee before pregnancy, that is, those who drink more than 4 cups a day, have a 30% higher premature birth rate, and the possibility of miscarriage also increases by 20%. At the same time, coffee can also inhibit the activity of sperm. Future parents who plan to have a baby should drink less or not drink coffee at all.
