Caffeine and Infertility

Is there a relation between caffeine and infertility? The truth is that caffeine isn’t generally good for us when we’re not trying to conceive let alone when we are. It stands to reason that it may be a factor, however minor, with infertility.

It’s always recommended to adopt healthy habits before we conceive. Ideally we would cut out alcohol, drugs, smoking and cut back on the caffeine intake before we ever start trying. There are babies conceived all the time with these habits in place and go on to make it, but there are as many who either don’t make it or who will suffer as a result of their parents’ bad habits.

Exactly how caffeine and infertility are related isn’t set in concrete. Researchers and scientists have been unable to draw any conclusions on the effects of caffeine during pregnancy. The truth is there seems to be a higher occurrence of problems such as miscarriages and lower birth weight with a high intake of caffeine.

The thought of “possibly causing a miscarriage” should be enough for you to change your bad habits. Even though it’s not medically proven, there’s been plenty of speculation on caffeine and infertility because of the rise in both miscarriages and low birth rates when caffeine was used. Most physicians today will strongly encourage you to cut back on the consumption of caffeine if you are trying to conceive.

If caffeine is too hard a habit for you to break, or if you are unwilling to break it, you can cut back. Limit your intake to up to two servings per day. The actual correlations between miscarriages and low birth weight have been seen in women who ingest more than two cups of caffeinated beverages a day.

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The March of Dimes has strong advice against caffeine intake before and during pregnancy. They even say that there is strong evidence of not only miscarriage and low birth weight but preterm labor as well.

Kicking the caffeine habit before getting pregnant would be a smart thing to do. Keep in mind that caffeine is found in more than just coffee, sodas and tea. Chocolate contains caffeine and so do certain pain relievers. However I’m a major chocoholic and I’ve never been able to complete kick the habit cold turkey. But I do drink decaffeinated drinks and plenty of water and have one serving of chocolate a day! If you can completely kick the habit – kudos to you!