“My husband and I are trying to have our first child. We had sex a few times over the weeks but I am unable to become pregnant. Is there anything wrong with either of us? How can I become pregnant?” If you have question like this then you are not the only one. Most young couples who fail during the first few attempt is prompt to pose a question similar to this one. Although for most women, about 85 percent in the USA, can become pregnant fairly easily, it is not as easy for the remaining 15 percent, and for some medical intervention is the only answer. If you are finding it difficult to conceive here are a few pointers for you that can aid in the fertilization process.
Stop consuming alcohol, cigarettes or caffeine: It is now a known fact that alcohol, cigarettes and caffeine are harmful for your body and especially during pregnancy. They each act in their own way of stopping you from becoming pregnant. While alcohol simply impairs conception, cigarettes speed up the loss of eggs and in men increase death rate of the sperm. Caffeine causes infertility and damage the eggs and, in men, sperm. Hence, avoiding these three killers are the first step towards your effort of becoming pregnant.
Maintain your body’s ideal weight: Recent studies reveal that a women with a BMI or body mass index between 24 and 30 are most fertile. Too little or a bit too much body fat may cause irregular ovulation hindering your chances of becoming pregnant. Hence, if you are underweight try to gain some weight by eating healthy. If you are overweight, do some aerobics to burn out the excess fat.
Stress: Stress and depression are responsible for many medical conditions in both men and women and severely hinders the chances of fertilization and becoming pregnant. These negative emotional states cause irregular ovulation and even infertility. Try to maintain a stress free lifestyle and enjoy every moment of it. Doing what you like to do, and happy thoughts will keep depression away.
Discontinue using contraceptives: If you are interested in becoming pregnant, you should discontinue the use of any contraceptive completely. If you take birth control pills irregularly since you are not sure, whether you want a child then the time you make out without contraceptives may not be fruitful either. Permanently stopping use of contraceptive will soon return your body to the state where you can become pregnant easily.
Determine ovulation period: To become pregnant you should also determine your ovulation period. This is usually between 11-21 days from the first day of your cycle. Change in body temperature, itchiness in ovaries are common indicator that ovulation has started. Remember the egg lasts only 12-24 hours after leaving the ovary after which the uterine lining absorbs it if not fertilized. Frequent sex during the ovulation stage increases your chance of becoming pregnant.
Ovulation predictor kits: In order to determine your ovulation period you may make use of the ovulation predictor kit. The success rate of this kit in predicting the right ovulation time so that you can become pregnant is increasingly high. This indicates that if you are not confident on your calculation you may simply buy the kit and use it at home.
Schedule when you make out: You and your partner have a 12-24 hour window to fertilize the egg in order to become pregnant. This may seem a lot but knowing that it can be any day between day 10 and day 18 from the first day of your period is quite difficult. Hence having frequent sex during those days is very important. Frequent lovemaking will also enhance your relationship further.
Get off any drug: Many prescription drugs today are knows to hold back on one’s attempt to become pregnant. Some drugs lower the urge to make out, while other drugs reduce the quality of eggs or their speed up in their degeneration process. Some drugs also affect the uterus walls and make them more resistant to implantation once the egg is fertilized. Hence, if you are on a medication consult your physician about the effect the medication might have you becoming pregnant.
Increase vitamin and mineral intake with foods: Although not directly related to you becoming pregnant vitamin and minerals, although needed in small amount, are essential for a healthy body. Most of us, if not all, are unable to maintain a perfect diet. Hence, it is encouraged to have nutritional supplements that are rich in vitamins and minerals like iron, calcium etc to enable you to maintain a healthy body. Good health is essential to becoming pregnant.
Finally, although most women will become pregnant within a month or two of continuous lovemaking, for some it may take longer. If after six to eight months of frequent lovemaking you still fail to become pregnant it is time for you and your partner to consult a physician.
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