The foods that boost fertility are leafy greens, berries, fatty fish like salmon, eggs, beans, lentils, nuts, walnuts, sunflower seeds and other seeds as well as whole grains.
To boost your fertility you want to eat foods that are rich in antioxidants and healthy fats , lean proteins and complex carbs and limit processed foods, trans fats and alcohol and excess caffeine to support reproductive health for both men and women.
Key foods for boosting fertility in both men and women are fruits and vegetables like berries for antioxidants, dark leafy greens for folate and iron, avocados for folate and healthy fats, asparagus for folate, and broccoli and citrus fruits.
Lean proteins and legumes such as beans, lentils, chickpeas, plant protein, folate, iron, spermidine, eggs for B vitamins, Omega-3s, choline and lean meats and poultry as well as fish.
For healthy fats, choose fatty fish like salmon, sardines for omega-3s, nuts like walnuts and almonds and pistachios, seeds like flax seeds, chia seeds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds for zinc, Vitamin E, Omega-3s and olive oil.
For whole grains, choose brown rice, quinoa and whole wheat to provide complex carbs and energy and even consuming dairy like full fat yogurt and cheese may even lower your risk of ovulatory infertility and shellfish like oysters are rich in zinc, which is also import for sperm health.
A woman's peak fertility is considered a very short window, which is often the day before ovulation and the day of ovulation, which makes it around 2 days and not 3 days, when your chances of conception is at the highest, as the released egg only lives for around 12 hours to 24 hours.
And your overall fertile window, or when you're at high fertility lasts longer, those 2 days are your peak fertility.
Sperm can live inside the female body for several days, waiting for the egg and once you ovulate, or release an egg, the egg is only viable and ready for fertilization for around 12 hours to 24 hours.
The signs of a healthy pregnancy are early signs like missed periods, fatigue, frequent urination, tender breasts as well as morning sickness.
Then later signs like fetal movement and mild swelling, which are all driven by significant shifts in hormones are all signs of a healthy pregnancy.
These symptoms can also vary, and some pregnant woman have few, while severe and sudden issues like intense pain, heavy bleeding or severe swelling require immediate medical attention to ensure a healthy pregnancy.
Early healthy pregnancy symptoms during the first trimester include missed periods, tender breasts, fatigue, nausea and vomiting, frequent urination, cravings and aversions, mood swings, bloating and constipation, lightheadedness and dizziness and heightened sense of smell.
Mid to late healthy pregnancy symptoms are fetal movement like kicks, rolls and hiccups, indicate the baby's well being, mild swelling like fluid retention in the hands, feet and ankles, skin changes like melasma or stretch marks, and Braxton Hicks which are mild practice contractions.
Red flags of an unhealthy pregnancy are severe pain such as intense abdominal or pelvic pain, heavy bleeding or fluid leakage, sudden or severe swelling, especially in your face or hands, persistent vomiting, which risks dehydration and fever, chills or burning during urination.
If you have any red flags of an unhealthy pregnancy you should see a doctor.
The point at which a blastocyst becomes an embryo is when it's cells begin to differentiate and implant into the uterine wall which starts around day 6 to day 10 after fertilization.
This is when it leads to distinct inner cell mass or (baby) and also other (placenta) layers, with the embryonic stage formally beginning as major structures form by week 3 to week 5 of pregnancy.
In days 5 to days 6 a fertilized egg also known as a zygote divides multiple times and forms a ball of cells called a blastocyst, with an inner cell mass, which is the future baby and other layer which is the future placenta.
And by days 6 to 10, the blastocyst then hatches from it's shell and attaches to the uterus, which then establishes contact with the mother's blood supply.
And weeks 3 to 8, after implantation, the blastocyst is officially called an embryo, and is a stage where cells specialize, and major organs and structures like the neural tube or brain and spine and heart begin to form.
The week at which embryos develop is around week 3 after fertilization occurs or week 5 of pregnancy, which is when the blastocyst implants and the first cells also differentiate and progress rapidly through week 8 to form major organs, and after it's then called a fetus.
By week 4, key structures like the heart, spinal cord and brain start forming and the heart often starts being around week 6 to 8, which then marks the transition of the embryo into the fetal stage where the refinement and growth continue.
Embryos develop a heartbeat very early and often around 22 days after conception, which is around the 6th week of pregnancy.
A simple tube for the heart develops and begins to pulse and pump blood, although it's not yet a fully formed 4 chambered heart just yet.
The early cardiac activity in an embryo is detectable by ultrasound though and shows a rhythmic contraction and the rate so increases significantly by around 110 bpm at 6 weeks to over 170 bpm by 9 weeks.
The first organ to develop in a fetus is the heart, which forms as a simple tube around the third week of gestation and begins to beat by week 4.
The heart developing in a fetus is crucial for pumping oxygen as well as nutrients throughout the rapidly growing embryo.
The early development of the cardiovascular system and heart also enables the transport that is necessary for all other organs to form and function.
The heart of the fetus starts forming just a couple of weeks after fertilization and by week 3 a primitive heart tube forms from specialized cells in the middle layer or mesoderm of the embryo.
A fetus develops in a woman's body through fertilization, implantation and also stages of rapid cell division and differentiation over 4 weeks, being housed in the mothers uterus, being nourished by the placenta and supported by maternal hormones, which progress from a single cell to a complex by with forming of organs as well as movement, and sensory functions, which ultimately results in birth.
During the early stages, once a woman has sex, the sperm meets an egg in the fallopian tube and forms a zygote, the zygote then travels to the uterus and divides into a ball of cells that are called a blastocyst.
The blastocyst then burrows into the uterine lining and triggers pregnancy hormone production, the blastocyst then becomes an embryo, with cells that specialize to form major organs like the brain, heart and spinal cord and external features.
The placenta then forms and connects the blood supply of the mother to the baby for nutrients and waste removal.
During the second trimester, the fetus starts moving and kicking and stretching, which the mother is able to feel at around 20 weeks.
The fetus can also then hear sounds and it's eyes become sensitive to light, fine hair also known as lanugo and protective skin cream called vernix develop and the digestive system works, lungs begin producing surfactant and bone marrow produces blood cells.