If you want to have a healthy and smart baby, both men and women need to work together, starting from the details of daily life. Here are four habits couples should avoid during pregnancy.
1. Men take saunas before pregnancy. Before expecting a child, expectant fathers sometimes go to a sauna or drive for a long time and sit on a steaming cushion.
Experts remind: When wanting to have a baby, expectant fathers should not take saunas from the first 3 months. Because overheating temperature will affect the quality of sperm in the testicles, resulting in a decrease in the quality of fertilized eggs, affecting the health of the baby.
2. Use of whitening cosmetics during pregnancy. Many women continue to use lead-containing cosmetics such as whitening and freckle removal creams during pregnancy.
Experts remind: The better the whitening effect, the higher the lead content in cosmetics. If the mother\’s body contains too much lead, it will inevitably cause the baby to suffer from various diseases, such as hyperactivity, mental retardation, anemia, etc. Therefore, it is best for pregnant mothers to use less lead-containing cosmetics. The easiest way to remove excess lead from the body is to supplement calcium. Calcium has the function of removing lead accumulated in the body.
3. Wear an apron to prevent computer radiation. Will radiation from computers and mobile phones affect the baby? Can\’t touch the computer? 》Many expectant mothers are worried about this issue.
Experts remind: According to a survey by the World Health Organization, computer radiation will increase the miscarriage rate in women, but it has not been shown to increase the rate of malformations in babies born. Therefore, if mothers are worried, the simplest way is to wear an apron, which can block 70% of rays and avoid harming the baby.
4. Is iodized salt used for cooking or is it deficient in iodine? \”Our family uses iodized salt for cooking, why is it still deficient in iodine?\” Many mothers have raised this question.
Experts remind: The Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital once conducted a survey on 1,000 pregnant women. 30% of pregnant women were mildly iodine deficient, and 5% were severely iodine deficient. Severe iodine deficiency can lead to miscarriage. Many families are accustomed to adding iodized salt during the cooking process. Professor Huang said that this approach can easily cause iodine to volatilize, which may appear to be an iodine supplement, but is actually an iodine deficiency. The correct approach is: add iodized salt after the vegetables are fried so that the iodine will not evaporate. You can also eat more seafood to supplement iodine.
