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The first question that most couples who are trying to conceive will ask is ‘what is the best time to get pregnant?’ Obviously the best time to get pregnant is when the woman is most fertile, and most women are fertile around ovulation, which tends to occur in the middle of the menstrual cycle. During ovulation, an ovum or egg is released into the uterus and waits for around 12 hours to be fertilized.
It is possible to work out ovulation, which is the best time to get pregnant, through the calendar method, with the rule of thumb being that ovulation occurs 14 days before the end of the menstrual cycle. However, a more accurate way to determine the best time to get pregnant is by purchasing and using an ovulation predictor kit (OPK). Once your kit shows ‘positive’ then you have between 12 and 24 hours in which to fertilise the egg, before it dies.
Basal Body Temperature Charting is also used to determine when is the best time to get pregnant, and is based upon the notion that Estrogen and Progesterone, two important hormones, affect the woman’s body temperature with higher levels of Estrogen lowering body temperature and higher levels of Progesterone raising the woman’s body temperature. After ovulation, the Progesterone hormone raises and body temperature increases which means that by keeping a body temperature diary, you can determine when ovulation has started and therefore when the best time to get pregnant is.
Cervical Mucous Tracking is yet another method of determining the best time to get pregnant. As you approach your most fertile period, the cervical mucous in your vagina changes in its texture and consistency generally becoming more clear and stretchy. This provides a better and more hospitable environment for sperm, capable of supporting them for several days and, consequently, improves chances of conception.
It is important not to be too concerned if after the first month you have not conceived, as only 25% of couples do. However, after the first several months of trying to get pregnant, 80% of couples will be successful, in which case consulting with your health practitioner may be worthwhile and listening to their advice on the best time to get pregnant.
For further information on the best time to get pregnant it may be worth contacting your general health practitioner, as the article provided above is for informational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat or replace any medical advice from your health practitioner.
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Do you ready to get pregnant moms? if so, you could read these great secrets written by Tehmina Mazher. She will show you 3 tips to get pregnant in her article. so please read it carefully and try to get the key point of the tips.
Three Secrets To Get Pregnant
By Tehmina Mazher
A healthy baby boy or girl is just not the result of egg meets sperm. There are three critical things that needed to happen for conceiving and carry a healthy fetus to full term.
Secret No.1 Avoid old eggs and sperm Research indicates that to produce a healthy, viable fetus, you need freshly released egg and sperm. This means that you should avoid having sex a couple of days before ovulation is due, as sperm can last up to 3 days. A three day old sperm may have degraded somewhat and be potentially defective. Likewise, you should avoid sex just after ovulation, when the egg is still viable (up to 24 hours after release) but again is ageing and potentially defective.
The best approach is to have frequent intercourse during the peak fertile time, and stop once ovulation is over, so that a fresh sperm can meet a fresh egg. Ideally, live, fresh sperm should be lining the fallopian tube ready to fertilize an egg when it is released. The best way to do this is to have sex the day before you ovulate. This means that if you ovulate on Day 14, then you should have sex on Day 13 and 14 and then abstain on Day 15. This will help ensure healthy sperm are present in your Fallopian tubes, ready for the egg to be released. You should also avoid having intercourse for 3-5 days prior to day 12, to build up a high sperm count. Continue to have intercourse every day or every other day until you are sure that ovulation has occurred. Once ovulation has occurred, again abstain for a couple of days. This reduces the risk of an ageing (and potentially defective) egg being fertilized, which is likely to result in a miscarriage.
Secret No.2 Build up your Partners sperm count prior to getting Pregnant There are techniques that men can use to build up their sperm count, so that the day before you ovulate they are able to deliver the maximum number of healthy sperm. For men, this means 3-5 days of abstinence (sorry guys, no ejaculation at all). Any longer than this and you risk sperm ageing prior to ejaculation.
There is also some ancient yoga, or Tantric Sex practices that can build up sperm count even further. In the 3-5 days of abstinence, research shows that several sessions of extended foreplay, but with no ejaculation, can build up sperm levels (but beware of frustration levels!). Repeating this process over a period of time can increase sperm quality and quantity.
Secret No. 3 Don’t try to conceive if ovulation occurs on day 17th or later This is the most important part of the secret. Not applying this part of the Secret is a major cause of miscarriage. Once you understand it, you will be able to recognize which cycles would result in a viable fetus, and which cycles would result in a miscarriage. Temperature graphs van be used to determine the timing of ovulation. During your monthly cycle, basal (or body-at-rest) temperature changes and when you ovulate, the production of progesterone increases. Progesterone is the hormone released by the corpus luteum, the “crater” left behind after an egg has been released. Progesterone production causes a small (0.5º Celsius or 1º Fahrenheit) rise in basal temperature. So you know that the day your basal temperature increases is probably the day you ovulated. However, ovulation could have occurred up to 3 days before the temperature increase.
The optimal time for ovulation is day 14 or earlier, when the chances of producing a viable fetus are about 90%. If you ovulate on day 15 or later, the chances fall to 43%.
This part of the secret was not very well known. Regular late ovulation decreases your chances of getting pregnant. You ovulate less, statistically, and the endometrial lining is not optimal anymore to allow implantation. Late ovulation also results in a higher risk of miscarriage, as the older egg may be defective, and the aging corpus luteum may not be able to produce enough progesterone, which is the hormone that prepares your uterus for pregnancy, and prevents you from getting your period.
I am quite sure that by following these three simple and easy secrets which are not known to most of the couples, the chances of getting pregnant will be quite higher.
I am a gynaecologist by profession, married and have a cute little daughter. Currently not practicing, but to satisfy the passion of service I love to help my preggy friends.
For more information on fertility problems and pregnancy related issues visit my sites Pregnancy Guidelines, Birth Defect Causes and Pregnancy Guide Blog
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