Food affects childbirth**

Recently I had my parents send me some irregular reading material sent to me hoping that it would help with the little relaxation I get in college. One of the magazines they sent me was a Parents Magazine and included in it was an article titled "9 Kid Health Myths Even Doctors Believe".

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As I was reading through all of these so called "myths", I started to wonder if there was anything that could have the same effect, but with trying to conceive a child. Turned out, there are a few small things that you can do to help your chances at getting a child. If you brush your teeth and floss, it can make your"fertility treatments had higher levels of gum bleeding and inflammation than those who conceived naturally", which seemed very interesting. As a guy, I only brush my teeth once a day and probably shouldn't do that, but knowing the effects that it can do on a woman really influences me since if I was a woman, I would want to have a smooth, pain free pregnancy. I found this to be very interesting since I personally have not been up to this stage in life, but I found that some of these so called myths or rumors that they are somewhat true, or from other saying that they are true. For example, one of the main points that the author addresses is that  you should cut down on booze, caffeine, and cigarettes, which I found to be interesting since it can be hard to get off of an addiction and is imperative that you do so. These factors can greatly affect your health and what it can do in terms of the time period of contraception. The article states that "having one to five alcoholic drinks per week can drop your chances of conceiving that month by as much as 50 percent." It just amazes me what could happen if you were not take alcohol and see how much faster and easier it could be to have a kid. Lastly, the main point that this article does not mention is that if you were to raise up a child in a situation where there was alcohol and cigarettes, it can cause secondhand smoking in addition to not having the right setting to raise them up in. Using common sense, it just doesn't feel right, so don't do it. My grandmother always told me to never do something that wouldn't make your mother proud, and I for one know that wouldn't. Be safe in what you do if you plan on having a baby, and know not just how to, but also to raise them in an safe, appropriate setting(if possible), and stay stress free while doing so.

All quoted statements take from the following:
http://health.yahoo.net/rodale/WH/want-a-baby-someday