{"id":8978,"date":"2022-12-12T15:09:50","date_gmt":"2022-12-12T15:09:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pamap.accessfertility.com\/ie\/2019\/12\/17\/coping-physically-ttc-christmas\/"},"modified":"2025-05-01T14:21:20","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T13:21:20","slug":"coping-physically-ttc-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.accessfertility.com\/ie\/coping-physically-ttc-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Coping physically when trying to conceive at Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Coping physically when you’re trying to conceive (TTC) over Christmas can be challenging. Christmas is a period full of temptation where everyone around you is often overindulging. If you are undertaking IVF or TTC you should try and keep to as healthy a diet as possible but this isn’t the time to make yourself miserable. Here we look at how you can look after yourself and cope physically when you’re TTC at Christmas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Watch the alcohol temptation<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
You will probably already be avoiding alcohol if you\u2019re trying to conceive, but Christmas may provide greater temptation than usual. Keep in mind your fertility goals and try to continue to avoid alcohol. However, one glass on Christmas day should be ok (only one!). You can always swap alcohol for a nice hot chocolate, experiment with your favourite non alcoholic beer, or why not try mulling apple juice instead of cider or wine?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This may cause questions among people who don\u2019t know about your fertility journey or struggles so you might want to think about what your response may be if this arises. We cover this in more detail in our \u2018dealing with well-meaning family<\/a>\u2019 article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n