8 Ways to get Pregnant Faster

If you ever thought that you are now ready to build your family and get pregnant, waiting should be the last thing you would want to do. Similarly since you are anxious to start real soon, the first thing to do is work as a team to make it happen sooner!

Even though nature has its own timing, follow these simple 8 tips to get pregnant faster, start for instance, with preparing your body ready for a healthy pregnancy.

8 Tips to get pregnant faster

1. Stop using birth controls immediately

If you have been using contraceptive pills, stop taking the pills as early as possible, or immediately, to normalize your body hormones. It may take your body a few cycles to start ovulating regularly and getting prepared for pregnancy.

That goes for other forms of hormonal birth control (Depo-Provera injections, progesterone shots), you should stop using it for nine months before you want to try getting pregnant.

2. Keep track of your fertile periods

The main key to getting pregnant is not to miss out on your fertile days. This is all in the hope of good timing, as a woman has a very high chance to get pregnant, when she has sex during the fertile days of the menstrual cycle.

In women with regular cycles, ovulation takes place about two weeks before the beginning of periods. However, it is harder to predict the right timing in women who do not experience regular menstrual cycle. Having said that, you can take it that it usually occurs 12-16 days before the next period come.

3. Have sex before ovulation

Once you have studied your menstrual cycles and determined the fertile periods, plan having sex during those days. There are several methods whereby a woman can determine her fertile periods. You can use ovulation-prediction kits available in the pharmacy or you can also track your cervical mucus.

Sperm stay around your uterus and fallopian tubes for 2-3 days, but your egg only lasts for 12-24 hours after it released. Hence, have sex before you ovulate, increasing the chances of sperm meeting the egg once it released.

4. Maintain a healthy body weight

Being overweight can decrease the chance of getting pregnant, whereas being too thin could also make it harder to get pregnant.  The reason behind it? Obesity, according to the evidence, affect men’s and women’s sex drive.

Studies show that women who are overweight can take twice as long to become pregnant compared to women with normal body weight. On the other hand, women who are underweight might take four times as long to conceive.

Obese men have 50% high chances of infertility. Being overweight can also reduce the quality of a man’s sperm and cause erection problems.

5. Try to be relaxed

Trying to conceive can be very stressful for a couple. As a result, too much stress can make it even more difficult to conceive for both men and women. Therefore, don’t be too stressed out, try to be relaxed and enjoy every moment in the process of conceiving. Eventually everything will happen on its own.

If you find it difficult to be calm, go for a massage, enjoy a fun meal out, take a trip to some nice places or whatever activities that can make you both feel relaxed.

6. Plan for a healthy pregnancy.

You may start taking folic acid one month before you start trying to conceive in order to reduce the risk of certain birth defect. Also you may want to kick off some bad habits, for instance smoking, drinking booze and using drugs. Consider to limit your caffeine intake and make efforts to maintain a healthy BMI.

7. Give sperm a boost

Strong and healthy sperm have the best chance of fertilizing an egg. These tips may improve the male partner’s fertility:

• Stop smoking and reduce intake of alcohol.
• Maintain an ideal weight.
• Get enough of nutrients such as zinc, folic acid and vitamin C to produce strong and healthy sperm.
• Prevent usage of hot tubs and saunas as heat may kill the sperm. Testicles functions best at few degrees lower than the normal body temperature.
• Wear loose underwear. Recent studies by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health show that tight pants have the biggest effect on sperm quality. There is a significant difference in sperm count (17% higher), quality (33% more swimming sperm) and concentration (25% higher) in men wearing boxer underwear vs tight underwear

The sooner expectant Dads make he changes, the better the quality of the sperm. Sperm takes some time to mature, any improvement made now can yield a better quality of sperm in 3 months time.

8. Seek help when it is necessary

Both men and women should undergo fertility evaluation if the women is 35 years or older and still not pregnant after 6 months of trying  without using birth control.

If you know of any reason why either or both of you are likely to have some fertility problems, consult a specialist even before you try to conceive.

If you wish to consult with a Fertility Specialist:

Find a Fertility Specialist in Malaysia, on GetDoc

Find a Fertility Specialist in Singapore, on GetDoc

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