Hello doctor, Me and my wife are undergoing infertility treatment. I am 42 years old and my wife is 37 years old. We have had a failed IVF and a failed frozen embryo transfer. One month back we had an IVF procedure and it has turned positive. Now we are in the fourth week. We are much concerned about the foods to eat and to avoid. Since we failed a couple of times, we are much concerned that any of our lifestyle habits will cause negative changes. We are taking green tea with ginger, lemon and honey for the past 3 years regularly and we consume non vegetarian food more of seafood. I read in some articles that, taking ginger and honey is not advisable during early pregnancy and also should avoid heat producing foods. So, we are much confused. Please advise regarding this issue.
Hi. The psychological as well as lifestyle changes will definitely affect the fetus (baby within the uterus). Generally, heat producing foods or activities lead to production of prostaglandins. These prostaglandins can disturb the uterus. Thus, certain foods have to be avoided. For example: groundnut, seasame, chicken, pineapple, pasalai keerai etc. Avoid white/brown sugar (from sugarcane). Use only palm jaggery or pure honey as a sweetening agent. First trimester (first three months of pregnancy) is the crucial period. Thus, if you feel/doubt something is not good, avoid it during the first three months. After that, the fetus is strongly implanted in the uterus and there would be no problem.  Daily walk in the evening is good during pregnancy. From the fourth month, you can perform yoga by consulting trained yoga teachers. Many more siddha drugs are available such as calcium and iron supplements. You can buy the following siddha drugs: Stay healthy. Revert back to an ayurveda specialist online for further queries -->