So You Want to Learn How To Conceive?

No matter what your mother told you, you will not always get pregnant the first time you have unprotected intercourse. Or the second, third, or fourth. So when you want to increase fertility and have a baby, it’s best to know what you’re doing right from the start.

The obvious tips on how to have a baby are one, have sex and two, don’t use birth control. But that will only get you so far. Besides knowing the basics of how babies are made, there is quite a bit to learn about how to conceive in order to be successful.

The most basic lesson in how to get pregnant quickly (or at least in a reasonable amount of time) is to learn to know when you ovulate.

How To Conceive:

• The simplest conception tips are to watch for signs you are ovulating. You might have a cramping sensation on one side of your body. You can also look for changes in your cervical mucous. It will increase just before you ovulate and will begin to resemble egg white. Once this happens, the mucous gets slippery in order to help the sperm get to the waiting egg.
  • Get a basal thermometer. You can get one at most any pharmacy. Take your temperature every morning BEFORE you get out of bed. Record your temperature on a chart. Between the time your temperature drops and the time it goes back up, have sex every other day. (The reason for every other day is that this schedule allows your partner to build up a supply of sperm without the sperm getting too old to be effective.)
  • You can also use something called an ovulation kit. You’ll need more than one so you might want to shop around before buying. Similar to a pregnancy test kit, ovulation kits measure Lutenizing Hormone in your body. Just before ovulation, your body releases LH which the kit registers. Once you see that the LH is ready, be sure to have sex within one day.

Another good lesson in how to conceive

Learn some basic “dos” and “dont’s.” While nothing will absolutely guarantee to increase fertility, these hints will help you learn more about how to have a baby.

• Do help the sperm do its job. If you want to know how to get pregnant quickly give the sperm a little nudge in the right direction. Gravity being what it is sperm has enough difficulty getting to your egg without such obstacles as you standing up and moving around too soon. Sperm swims pretty fast, but remaining on your back, perhaps even with your hips elevated, for five to twenty minutes will help keep the semen in your body long enough for everybody to do what they need to do.
  • Do have fun. Relax and think more about making love than making babies. Think less about how to conceive and more about how to please your partner and yourself. Putting stress on yourself and your partner can put stress on the sperm so they don’t swim as well.
  • Do tell your partner to keep his hands off his penis. Masturbation wastes sperm that might otherwise be getting you pregnant. Unlike what many men believe, increased masturbation will not help build sperm count, though it will allow his body to produce fresh sperm.
  • Do follow your doctor’s advice. Take your vitamins, especially folic acid. Get enough rest. Exercise. Eat right.

On the other side of the coin, good conception tips include some things not to do.

• Don’t use alcohol or drugs. To increase fertility both partners should avoid them. There is some evidence that caffeine should also be dropped when you are trying to get pregnant.
  • Don’t have oral sex before intercourse. Bacteria in the mouth can hurt sperm, so why take the chance?
  • Don’t have anal sex either. The last thing you want is bacteria from your anus to enter your vagina and kill off any sperm.
  • Don’t wash the sperm out of your body by douching. Give the sperm a chance to connect with the egg then take a bath or shower.

Of course, when it comes to how to conceive all couples are different. What works for one, may not be so helpful for another. But by learning how to tell when you ovulate and following these simple conception tips your chances of becoming pregnant are greatly enhanced. Of course your gynecologist is your best source for information and answers to your questions.

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