How To Get Pregnant

So you and your partner have decided it's time to take the big leap into parenthood. While some couple are very fertile and have no trouble conceiving a child, others struggle with it. If you want to conceive a child as soon as possible, there are certain things you can do to increase the odds.

The first step, and this is pretty obvious, is to discontinue using any birth control. The next step is to learn about the fertility cycle and understand when the woman is ovulating. Ideally, you'll be having sex once a day, so you won't need to keep track of the cycle. But if you are busy or too tired for sex sometimes, you just have to make sure you have sex around ovulation time.

To figure out when a woman is most fertile, you need to understand her monthly cycle. This method is only reliable if you know how many days your menstrual cycle lasts. For most women, their cycles last 28 days. If the length of your cycle is irregular and variable, then this method will not be accurate. You'll also need to know the date your last period ended. To determine the next ovulation date (approximately), visit this website and enter your information:

http://www.babycenter.ca/tools/ovu/

Now that you have a good idea of when you'll be ovulating, it's important to have sex around that time. It is best to have sex every day starting 3 days before your ovulation date and continuing until two days after the ovulation date. This takes into account the fact that sperm can survive for 48 hours inside a woman's body and that the egg can survive for a day after it drops. It also enables you to get pregnant even if your estimated ovulation date is a day or two off. If you want to be sure you know exactly when you're ovulating, you can take your temperature, since your basal body temperature will rise slightly at the onset of ovulation. There are also kits available to help you identify your exact ovulation date.

If the man has a small amount of ejaculate from having sex every day, you can try having sex every other day. This should increase the amount of ejaculate. Just make sure you have sex on your estimated ovulation day!

Most couples who have unprotected sex every day or every other day for about 6 months are successful. If it goes on much longer than this, you may want to consult a fertility specialist. If there is a fertility problem, it can lie with the woman, the man or both. A woman's fertility declines markedly starting around her mid 30s. Since so many couples are delaying having children, this is more common today. As a result, many now seek fertility treatments.

The problem with fertility drugs is that they increase the risk of multiple births. If you have no problem with this outcome, then it's fine, but if you think you couldn't handle it, then you may want to think twice about it. If the problem is weak sperm, you can also use artificial insemination.

There are also ways to increase fertility naturally. First of all, make sure you have a good diet, get proper sleep and try to stay active. Don't smoke, drink or do drugs. Basically both of you should try to live as healthy a lifestyle as possible. Some people believe that eating and avoiding certain foods can increase your odds of conceiving. The foods you should eat include: green tea, foods rich in vitamin C, high in calcium, and vitamin B6 and folic acid, and water. Foods to avoid include: seafood, and refined foods like sugar and flour.

If you try the following methods, you should be able to have a baby. Unfortunately, there are some people who still can't conceive a baby after trying everything. That's when it may be time to think about adoption.