The Best 8 Tips To Acheive Pregnancy
Wednesday, September 1st, 2010Having trouble getting pregnant
1. Go ahead and before yoo try to conceive and consult whit your doctor.
Talk whit your family physician before you make all the plans and try to get pregnant. Have a
complete physical to confirm that you are in good health and your body is ready to carry a baby.
Your Doctor will probably suggest a number of things that will help you have a successful
pregnancy and a healthy baby. They will check to be sure that you do not have any infections,
sexually transmitted diseases, or other health issues that may affect your chances of getting
pregnant, or the babys’ health. You may need to make some personal lifestyle changes such as
abstaining from smoking, drinking alcohol, or abusing drugs when trying to get pregnant. (This
goes for both him and her) Though these may seem like common sense many couples try to
conceive while still smoking, drinking or using drugs. Smoking, drugs, and alcohol can affect
both your fertility and your unborn child. You will also need to begin taking prenatal vitamins,
folic acid and make some diet changes such as reducing caffeine, eating more fruits and
vegetables, etc. If you are hoping to achieve a successful pregnancy soon, so that you can
produce a healthy, happy baby, you need to be sure that you are starting with a clean slate. Give
your baby the best start, right from conception, by being certain that the providers of that life are
at their healthiest.
2. Use a fertility chart!
No one form of monitoring is effective in determining when and if you are ovulating. Fertility
charts consider a number of fertility signs allowing you to know what your body is doing and
when. A proper fertility chart monitors your BBT, cervical position and cervical fluids and
additional fertility signs. It is important to remember that BBT charting is the only DYI means of
determining if you have actually ovulated. Monitoring cervical position and cervical mucus
changes tell you if ovulation is apt to occur soon. BBT charting works best if combined with an
ovulation prediction kit, saliva kit and/or cervical information. Charting helps you determine
when and if you ovulate each month, and allows you to look back to determine if you timed
intercourse right. A large number of couples have found that by charting the things their body is
telling them, they can time intercourse and become pregnant much sooner. The basics of BBT,
cervical fluids and cervical position can be enough, but one cannot monitor too many fertility
signs.
3. Do not assume you are ovulating by picking a number and counting on a
calender!
There are many misconceptions about ovulation, and this is one of the two biggest myths that
frustrates me! A common misconception is that you ovulate on day fourteen of your cycle. This
is often referred to as the ‘calendar method’ and is incorrect for the majority of women. It is
based on the assumption that you have a ‘regular’ 28-day cycle and ovulate mid-cycle. WRONG,
this method is not an accurate means of predicting ovulation. Many women do not ovulate on, or
even near, day fourteen. The only way to KNOW when you ovulate is to chart your personal
cycles on a fertility chart. After charting for a while, you can determine the usual length of your
luteal phase, thus allowing you to count from the end of your normal cycle length so you can
monitor closer when you are most apt to ovulate. Luteal phases, like menstrual phases vary from
person to person. Charting is the only means of knowing exactly when you ovulate thus allowing
you to determine the length of your normal luteal phase.
4. Ovulation prediction kits, fertility monitors and saliva microscopes are not stand
alone tests!
This is my other pet peeve! Though all of these items are fairly effective, none actually tells you
if you ovulate, just that ovulation may occur soon. Using these items, to predict when you might
ovulate, can help improve your chances of getting pregnant. OPKs detect the LH surge that
occurs from 3 – 48 hours before ovulation. The catch is that this surge may be detected ‘after’
ovulation has occurred. The fertility monitors are not very cheap, but its definetly worthed because its very useful.
Fertility monitors, like OPKs, read the LH surge but they are better because they do monitor the
changes in other hormones such as estrogen. A saliva test microscope is much cheaper than a
Fertility Monitor and is a worthwhile investment. All are easy to use and will tell you when you
are at your most fertile time. If using these forms of monitoring, one needs to remember that,
once the LH surge has occurred, there is no need to continue using the tests in that cycle. All are
most effective when combined with testing, not alone.
5. Some women have the ovulation time wrong, remember its at the time of ovulation (not after).
The time of most fertility on the women can be missed if the couple does not payattention. Timing intercourse
around ovulation is a very simple issue. You have a small fertile window each cycle where you
may become pregnant. There is a maximum time frame of six days, but you are unique. You
need to determine your ‘fertile window’. Your cycle hopefully has clear phases to it, but you
need to monitor your cycles to determine your unique fertile window. You may be lucky enough
to have the maximum six days, or unlucky enough to have the minimum few short hours. After
ovulation occurs, the egg should survive approximately 24 hours. Sperm should live in the
womans’ body for approximately 72 hours. With these two things put together, that is what is
used to create the idea that the woman is most fertile the two days before, and the day of,
ovulation. Having the sperm there, waiting for the egg when it is released is the best option. If
you wait until you have ovulated, it could already be too late.
6. Share intimate time that does not ‘have’ to lead to sex.
Trying to concave, specially if it doesn’t occur right away, can be an extremely testing time for a
couple. Sex can actually become a job or function of reproduction. The focus on ideal positions,
ovulation times, etc. removes all of the intimacy that a couple should have and is not very
enjoyable. Couples need to try to plan some romantic evenings and do different things to spice
up their love life. This is great advice for any couple, but specially important for those who are
actively trying to get pregnant. Too often the focus becomes timing intercourse for ovulation and
away from a normal sex life when the woman is not ovulating. Sex ,when the woman is not
ovulating, will not result in pregnancy; but sex is supposed to be something special between two
adults, not just for reproduction. A regular sex life will help reduce some of the stresses on both
the man and the woman.
7. Position can affect the amount of available sperm.
It only takes one sperm to fertilize an egg but maximizing the amount of sperm that makes the
trip is never a bad thing when trying to conceive. When possible, avoid sexual positions with the
woman is on top. The missionary position is the best position for couples, when trying to get
pregnant. It never hurts to use gravity to your benefit, standing or sitting after sex will allow
sperm to leak out. Many specialists suggest placing a pillow under your hips to help keep the
sperm in longer. Use this time to relax, allow the sperm to stay in the vagina as long as possible,
and maybe share some better cuddle time. Research has also shown that having an orgasm
during sex can increase your chances of getting pregnant. It has been suggested that the motion
of some womans orgasms may help pull the sperm deeper into the uterus faster. Most couples
become pregnant within a year of trying. If you have not become pregnant after a year of trying,
consult your doctor for advice. Trying means: being sure to time intercourse every cycle when
the woman is most fertile. That means at least twice (only twice if the male has sperm issues, as
often as you want if not) during the three most fertile days each cycle.
8. Get a ‘Family Planning Coach’.
Getting pregnant is not just a physical thing. As time goes on even the most fertile couple can
find it difficult and frustrating. Age, fertility level, timing of intercourse and so much more are
all part of how soon a woman becomes pregnant. As a couple get older, odds are higher that it
will take longer to become pregnant. If there are signs of problems or the woman does not
become pregnant in the first 12 months of trying
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