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How to Get Pregnant

Today, most healthy and fit couples, with the existing life style and choices are not able to conceive, despite several attempts to get pregnant. In your anxiety to get pregnant, you might resort to various measures like new sex positions, medications, continual visits to fertility clinics etc. They might or might not prove to be fruitful but you don’t want to leave any stone unturned in the pursuit of pregnancy and bearing your own child. Don’t worry. Here are a few tips to get pregnant. Read on.

Time Required: A healthy couple will conceive within 6 months

Instructions:

1. Prepare Yourself

While trying to get pregnant, you and your partner need to maintain yourself, both physically and mentally.

  • No to smoking and drinking: This is a golden rule to maintain physical health when you are trying to conceive. Alcohol might prove to be detrimental to your efforts and there can’t be an enemy worse than nicotine for you, at this juncture.
  • Healthy food and regular exercise: As good health is a very important prerequisite for conception or for the health of the baby, even after conception, take out time to exercise well. Forget about dieting for a while. But make sure you do not gobble up fast food. They won’t help you in any way. Eat lots of fresh, raw vegetables, salads, pulses and other food stuffs that are rich in proteins and fiber. Follow a balanced diet.
  • Say no to coffee: Caffeine stops the blood from flowing into the uterus, thinning your chances of getting pregnant. Prefer decaf, if you think coffee is a must for you. It is always better to completely avoid coffee though. Tea is much preferred, as they are rich in anti-oxidants and contribute to the general health of your body.
  • Lower stress levels: Quit a stressful job, if you have one. The pressure of keeping up with your deadlines in office might not work well with your sex life. Avoid unhappy and stressful talk or thinking. Also, it is very important to keep your mind off the anxiety that you are unable to conceive. Maintain a positive mindset. Do not think, “What if I can’t conceive?” Instead, think, “What to do after I conceive?”

2. Discover your ovulation time

Ovulation is the time when the egg gets released into the uterus and it is supposed to be the most fertile time. Sex during this time would increase the chances of pregnancy. In a standard 28-day cycle, you ovulate on the 14th day from the 1st day of your period. If you are not very sure about your cycle, you can even use an ovulation kit to determine your ovulation time and hence your fertility period. This is a much safer and reliable option.

3. Do intercourse before ovulation

An egg, after getting released, survives for about 12-24 hours. Further, experts suggest that the cervical mucus become impenetrable after the release of egg. Hence, it is always better to have the sperm waiting inside before ovulation, so that, when the release happens, the sperm could be right there to greet the egg and fertilize it quickly soon after its entry into the uterus. Moreover, it has been observed in many cases that successful conceptions are done two days before ovulation.

4. Try and try till you succeed

Remember that success doesn’t come without struggle. Well! Getting pregnant is not always an exception. Repeat the process. Don’t loose hope and keep trying.

5. Seek expert help if necessary

If you don’t conceive within six months of sincere trials, it is better you consult a sexologist.

  • A sexologist will diagnose and possibly find if you can get pregnant by making little modifications to your life style and sex style.
  • A gynecologist or a fertility specialist would help you to find if there is something missing in your mechanism and will try to rectify it by medication.

Frequently Asked Questions:

1. Are there any precautions a man should take in the process of pregnancy of a woman?

Of course! As couples prepare for conception, we tend to focus more on women. We do not realize that it is equally important for men to maintain their health as well. The above mentioned precautions hold good for men too. It is important for men to be relaxed, avoid alcohol and drinking. Male infertility accounts to about one-third of all infertility cases. In addition to above mentioned precautions, to increase your chances of pregnancy, it is better if man would doesn’t cycle as an increase in temperature in the testicles and any injury might reduce sperm count. Keep the testicles cool. Avoid tight briefs, long hot showers, hot tubs and saunas. Take a multi-vitamin or you could even go for male fertility supplement or pre-natal vitamins, particularly vitamin C and folic acid tablets.

2. What is the right time to get pregnant?

This is something that you should decide with your partner. Remember that when a baby comes, everything in life changes. You’ll have happiness, no doubt. But remember that kids mean a lot of responsibility. Make sure you are financially and emotionally ready to take care of another life, before deciding to bring your bundle of joy to the world. Make sure the baby has the love of both its parents. However, it is always better to get pregnant before a woman turns thirty five. After that the chances of getting pregnant slim down considerably. Before turning thirty is the perfect time for a healthy mother to have perfectly healthy babies.

3. What is the optimum time for fertilization?

Fertilization rates are at their peak during ovulation. Predicting your ovulation period correctly will help you conceive quickly. For this, you need to know your body and your cycle. You could seek the help of an expert or ovulation kits to predict it correctly. Sperm can survive in a woman’s body for around three days and an egg can survive for 12- 24 hours after ovulation. Having sex regularly two days before and two days after your ovulation day, that is the 14th day of your regular menstrual cycle will increase the chances of fertilization. In the case of irregular periods, considering your periods for the past few months, you could calculate the average length and use the method stated above.

4. Is it advisable to take other pills or drugs while trying to get pregnant?

It is always better to avoid drugs, as much as possible, while trying to get pregnant. In unavoidable circumstances, it is best to take the advice of an expert. Contact your local gynecologist for any advice regarding this issue.

Quick Tips:

  1. Fertility tests are now available for both men and women. You could go for them just to clear your mind off.
  2. Enjoy romance and sex. Do not treat it as a chore to get a baby. Remember that there is so much more to it than that. Also keep in mind that having a relaxed state of mind before and during sex will only increase your shots at pregnancy.
  3. It is always better to use an ovulation kit to determine your ovulation period, as it is more reliable than your calculations.

Things To Watch Out For:

  1. Avoid drinking and smoking. Remember that your health will determine the health of your baby.
  2. Avoid stress and keep yourself relaxed and happy to increase your chances of pregnancy.
  3. Eat healthy and sleep well.

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