Couples that are trying to get pregnant with little or no success could be looking in the wrong places for the actual problem, even as it stares back at you from the activities and things you love the most.
For starters, sir, cut back on the cycling. Whether you do it on the road every day for exercise, or have enrolled for a spin class, wait for baby to get here before you resume your exercises. I remember years ago I was part of a popular spin class in town, instructed by a young German nurse.
One day, the issue of cycling and infertility came up during a spin class break, and she could neither deny nor confirm whether intense cycling caused infertility. That was all the guys needed, considering that the instructor was also a registered nurse.
The following evening and all evenings after that, it was an all-women affair in the spin class, and I remember teasing the men for being such cowards. But there is actually scientific evidence to support reports that too much time on a bicycle saddle can reduce sperm count, semen volume and more, affecting your chances of giving your wife the babies she is trying to squeeze out of you.
Have you sat on a spin bike? Those contraptions can leave a woman limping for days. Now imagine men, who sit on them with some things extra to squish and squash. Ouch! So, in the meantime try running, strength training, joining a local football ka-team, etc. Just stay off the bicycle!
Cycling may not be a problem for everyone, but if you already had issues starting a family, all the scientists are saying is that the spin class you like wriggling this- way, that-way in, could be making things worse. When some people are depressed or in distress, they turn to food.
Fast food especially, makes for the ‘best’ comfort food. And nothing drives a couple, especially the wife, into depression than failing to conceive. It is one thing for a couple to mutually decide they will not bring any children to this world, and it is another for them to try for years without success.
That latter stuff breaks the strongest of women, and many turn to comfort eating. Well, my sister, as you frog-march your husband to the bedroom every time you are ovulating, or whenever the calendar gives you a green light, remember to do your part.
Eat organic foods, stay away from processed carbohydrates, put the coffee and cigarettes away, don’t send that rider for your junk fix. If you have buried your pain in alcohol, cut back, and don’t turn to sodas, either.
Conception is of course not an uphill task for everybody; some people do not need a special diet to conceive. Heck, sometimes it looks like some women get pregnant every time their husbands so much as sneeze in their direction.
But you know your struggles; so, take care of yourself! Work out and reduce weight if you are also carrying unhealthy kilos, not sleeping well and overstressing about the problem. You are just making it worse when you turn lovemaking into a too-serious, super-efficient baby-making factory where fun and enjoyment are strictly verboten.
When you stop stressing about conceiving, that is when your surprise bundle of joy will turn up.
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