12 Jun 09 Using Simple Techniques to Get Yourself Pregnant

There are many couples who are career-minded, thus putting off the idea to have children of their own. When you are both financially stable and feels like starting a family, it might be a little too late.

No matter how hard you tried to make love, you may seems keep reaching a bottleneck trying to get pregnant. You may be wondering, “what’s wrong”. Are you practicing some techniques to become pregnant?

For a start, you should visit a gynecologist if you have not done so. He or she will thoroughly examine you and your husband to see what’s wrong medically.

If you are using some birth control methods, before your body gets into the conception mode, you need to give it some time for the body to re-adjusts to being off contraception. Most doctors will advise you to wait for three menstrual cycles (approximately 28 to 30 days per cycle) before trying to get pregnant.

If you and your hubby are physically healthy, and you still cannot conceive after months of trying and not taking any contraception pills, then there are some things you can do to enhance your conception chances.

The best times to get pregnant are when you are ovulating, so you should time sex with your husband to your most fertile times. How can you recognize when you are ovulating? There are several ways.

In general, ovulation happens some 14 days before your next period. So you can compute when you are most fertile based on whether your menstrual period is 28, 30 or 32 days and schedule your lovemaking on those days.

To be sure, you should start having sex several days before your fertile period since sperm can survive for two to three days in the reproductive tract.

If you want a more exact method of determining when you are ovulating, you can measure your basal body temperature (BBT) using a basal thermometer, which is available at any drugstore, although an ordinary oral or digital one will suffice.

When you wakes up in the morning, do take your basal temperature and chart it. If you observe a slight increase in BBT for two consecutive days signals that your ovulation are taking place.

You can also check your cervical mucus. If the discharge turns egg white-like, then it signals the best time to get pregnant; once the fertile period has passed the mucus becomes sticky or cloudy or may even disappear entirely.

Or you can buy an ovulation predictor kit, which checks your urine for an increase in luteinizing hormone that occurs 24 to 48 hours before ovulation.

By living a healthy lifestyle, you can enhances your chances of getting pregnant. All you need to know is to have a healthy diet, exercise reguarly, proper stress management and of course stop those smoking addictions. It is said that smoking and excessive alcohol drinking and coffee can obstruct pregnancy. You can also start taking prenatal vitamin folic acid.

Medical professionals recommended to take at least 400 mg of the vitamin daily a month before you start attempting to get pregnant and at least 600 mg once you are already conceiving.

Follow the above mentioned steps diligently, and you should get pregnant in no time at all. So prepare your home pregnancy tests and get ready to become a mom.