Time to Conceive
Most folks, when they decide that they want to have a baby, just start trying. They take a stab at when they’re ovulating, usually somewhere in the middle of their menstrual cycle, and hope they score a hit. For some couples, this works out just fine. Within a couple of months, they’re in the Obstetrician’s office talking about due dates.
Still, for couples who have tried for a while without any luck and for women who are really anxious to get pregnant, understanding when the best time to conceive is can give you a real advantage, and increase your chances of being successful sooner.
The key is being able to calculate when you’re ovulating. Ovulation isn’t the same for every woman, and it can take a few cycles of studying your own body to really know when you’re ovulating.
How do you do that, exactly? How do you know when you’re ovulating? There are several methods you can use, and you can certainly use them all together. Here are a few:
- Tracking your periods. You are going to ovulate around 14 days before the start of your next period. If you always have a period that lasts exactly 28 days, this means that you’ll ovulate around 14 days after the start of your last period. However, if your cycle is irregular, you may need to chart using other methods for a couple of months.
- Studying cervical fluid. The consistency and color of your cervical mucus or cervical fluid changes during ovulation. When you’re ovulating, it will resemble the white of an egg in color and consistency.
- Taking your Basal Body Temperature. Your Basal Body Temperature is your temp the first thing in the morning. On days before you ovulate, your BBT will increase.
Finally, you need to realize that the best time to conceive isn’t during ovulation, per se. Really, the best time to try to get pregnant is the day before you ovulate, and through the early part of ovulation. You need to give the sperm time to reach the egg, and because the sperm can live for as long as three days inside the body your best bet is to try frequently during the days leading up to ovulation.
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January 13th, 2010 at 1:40 pm
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January 17th, 2010 at 12:07 pm
should couples have less intercourse a few days before the fertile days begin??
January 20th, 2010 at 4:34 am
My wife has not been menstrating for some years now and we have visited doctor in which drugs were prescribed for her among these drugs is clomid but no positive result.
We have been married for years,precisely 11years and we are yet tohave a baby. Both of ushave been treating for some infections. In fact we just finished some drugs prescribe for us after some test where bacteria infection was discovered.
Pls helpus.