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conflicting info on milk

GoodyWife06GoodyWife06 member
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I've heard and read different information on the type of milk to drink while TTC.  Here's what I've heard/read/googled:

1.  Whole milk is better than lowfat or skim while TTC; 2.You should drink organic milk; 3. It doesn't matter what kind of milk you drink, any is fine, and 4. You should limit dairy altogether!

 So does anybody have any solid information about milk while TTC?? 

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Re: conflicting info on milk

  • bannedmonkeybannedmonkey

    If I were going to switch, which I didn't, I would have switched to organic 1%.

    I really don't think it matters. I'd stay away from the whole milk though if you normally don't drink it. You don't want the extra calories.

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    I did a little bit of research on this a while back, and what I found was that the studies they have done show that if you are not ovulating, it might help to drink whole milk instead of skim. Since I was ovulating I decided not to switch to whole; too many calories! I don't know anything about organic milk, although now that I'm pregnant I plan on doing some research and introducing more organic foods into my diet
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  • Kie310Kie310 member

    The thought of drinking whole milk makes me sick Ick!

    I've been sticking to my skim milk. Sometimes I have 1% because that's what my husband drinks, but that's as high as I'm going!

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  • ccbananaccbanana member

    I've heard a few things about this as well.  I think the connection with milk and ttc has something to do with the hormones in milk.  Milk contains hormones (I forget which ones) that can affect your hormone levels when consumed. 

    There was an article in the journal Science that basically said drinking milk isn't necessary at all and can have a negative effect on your hormones thereby raising the risk of some reproductive cancers.  But I guess if you have a specific imbalance that needs correcting and cow milk happens to do the trick, then I wouldn't be arguing with a little help in that department.

    I have a friend who ttc for a year, started drinking 8 oz whole milk each day and conceived 2 months later (and 4 lbs heavier).  She totally attributes it to the milk.  I think it was the weight gain (she's rail thin).

    Now I have rambled!

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  • JennlovesAustinJennlovesAustin
    I drink organic.  They say there are growth hormones in regular that can effect the baby.  Not sure if I believe it or not, but I shop at Whole Foods and they only have organic!
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  • AJflowersAJflowers member
    I think this full fat dairy mumbo jumbo is just that. ?The studies are probably funded by the dairy industry...If you are into the milk thing, you should follow what Monkey said (I don't do dairy at all). ?I'm sure LOTS of women get pg w/o dairy. ?I'm hoping to be one of them.
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    imageAJflowers:
    I think this full fat dairy mumbo jumbo is just that.  The studies are probably funded by the dairy industry...If you are into the milk thing, you should follow what Monkey said (I don't do dairy at all).  I'm sure LOTS of women get pg w/o dairy.  I'm hoping to be one of them.

    I don't think so- why would they care if you drank non-fat vs. whole? The studies I read about didn't say anything about not drinking milk; they just suggested not to drink skim (if you don't ovulate), so replace it with whole.

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  • AJflowersAJflowers member
    imageccbanana:

    I've heard a few things about this as well.? I think the connection with milk and ttc has something to do with the hormones in milk.? Milk contains hormones (I forget which ones) that can affect your hormone levels when consumed.?

    There was an article in the journal Science that basically said drinking milk isn't necessary at all and can have a negative effect on your hormones thereby raising the risk of some reproductive cancers.? But I guess if you have a specific imbalance that needs correcting and cow milk happens to do the trick, then I wouldn't be arguing with a little help in that department.

    I have a friend who ttc for a year, started drinking 8 oz whole milk each day and conceived 2 months later (and 4 lbs heavier).? She totally attributes it to the milk.? I think it was the weight gain (she's rail thin).

    Now I have rambled!

    I love where your rambling heads at. ?Sometimes I feel so alone on this issue.?

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  • AJflowersAJflowers member
    imageMrsDT:

    imageAJflowers:
    I think this full fat dairy mumbo jumbo is just that. ?The studies are probably funded by the dairy industry...If you are into the milk thing, you should follow what Monkey said (I don't do dairy at all). ?I'm sure LOTS of women get pg w/o dairy. ?I'm hoping to be one of them.

    I don't think so- why would they care if you drank non-fat vs. whole? The studies I read about didn't say anything about not drinking milk; they just suggested not to drink skim (if you don't ovulate), so replace it with whole.

    That's one way to look at it. ?I think dairy has been doing a lot to be seen as beneficial. ?Whether it's for weight loss, or for fertility...people that don't drink milk at all would maybe start from this study, regardless of the skim vs whole issue.?

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