 Tips for getting
pregnant
This page
contains the best tips for getting pregnant and the basics for
increasing your chances of conceiving a
baby.
Know your fertile
period
As you may
have already found, getting pregnant can prove to be harder
than it sounds and if you have been on birth control then it
can take a few months for your cycle to return to normal. Once
you have established your natural cycle again, the next step is
to work out the exact time period that you are in ovulation.
During ovulation, your chances of getting pregnant are at their
peak and therefore knowing when this is will be of considerable
help. Read our articles on ovulation and fertility to assist
you with this, although, a more precise method
of
figuring this out is
an ovulation predictor kit, which operates by detecting
specific hormones in your urine stream that signals when
ovulation is about to occur.
Eat
the right food
Another set of
tips for getting pregnant revolve around diet. Eating
foods that contribute to the body’s natural production of
reproductive cells and tissue will increase your odds
of getting pregnant. This is logical considering the diet of
many women don’t necessarily provide the essential nutrients
and vitamins needed for optimum conception. Some women conceive
successfully after a visit to a nutritionist or after they have
identified the vitamins and minerals that are missing from
their diets and have planned accordingly to remedy
this.
Research has
proven that caffeine reduces a woman’s ability to
absorb iron, as well as increasing the risk for
stillbirth. If you are serious about conceiving, avoid tea,
coffee and fizzy drinks known for their high caffeine
levels.
The FDA
stresses the importance of folic acid before, during and after
pregnancy. Folic acid is folate in a synthetic form, a B
vitamin that dramatically reduces the risk of serious birth
defects that directly affect the spinal cord and brain, such as
spina-biphida.
Quit
drinking, smoking and
drugs
Quitting these
three substances would be obvious tips for getting pregnant,
although some women fail to adhere to this basic deduction. Not
only are these practices bad for your health but they can also
lead to miscarriages, premature birth and low birth weight
babies. Research suggests that smoking reduces a man’s sperm
count and can affect a woman’s fertility. Even second hand
smoke may lower your chances of
conceiving.
Drinking is
also bad for your health and can affect the baby’s development;
it increases the chances for skin diseases such as eczema etc.
Drinking, smoking and drugs should be avoided as much as
possible before, during and after
pregnancy.
Below is a
short list of tips for getting pregnant and although they
have not all been fully scientifically researched, they have
been identified as areas that will affect your odds of
conceiving.
- Healthy
weight women – a body mass index (BMI) between 20 and
30.
- Good mental
health – a good mental state as depression can half your
fertility rate.
- Position
during sex – positioning the cervix to allow the closest
deposit of sperm.
- The time
period you’ve been trying for – 90% of all couples who are
trying to get pregnant successfully conceive between 12 and 18
months.
This list is
not exhaustive of all the tips for getting pregnant and I
recommend using proven methods and advice if you wish to
conceive as soon as possible.
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