Getting pregnant tips?

WarriorMom2012

Everytime I tried to get pregnant, it never happened. When I stopped trying and said, nah, I don't think I want a baby right now, BAM, I was knocked up.

Just relax and stop stressing and you'll be preggers in no time!

chocolateandvodka

try harder.

at least one of you will enjoy it...

SimplyShanRunning

for reals

just get drunk and screw

worked for me

tnic86

for reals

just get drunk and screw

worked for me

Bahahahaha!!!!!

ladybg81

s.e.x

CMmrsfloyd

OP, go ahead and have sex every day starting from 4 or 5 days before you expect to ovulate up until the day after. Sperm can hang around for a maximum of about 5 days after intercourse waiting for that egg, so go ahead and get started early but don't stop b/c not ALL sperm will hang around that long. You want some fresh ones in there too. LOL

If you find out your man has a low sperm count, I believe every other day is more advisable to give him time to build the boys back up again. Having sex 48 hours after you have already ovulated is not generally going to get you pregnant - Sperm hangs around for days but your egg is only viable for about 24 hours. That gives you a 6 day window each cycle where you have the chance to make a baby. Since you are tracking your temps and already have a good idea when to expect ovulation, you can better pinpoint those 6 days. Start 5 days before you expect it to happen (easiest if your cycle tends to be the same number of days each month, which I'm sure you probably already know) and then do it one more time right after you ovulate for good measure. :-)

If you haven't already read Taking Charge of Your Fertility, you might really enjoy it. Lots of great info on charting temps as well as other symptoms (cervical mucus, cervical position and openess, etc). There are also a couple of websites that make tracking easier for you - www.fertilityfriend.com is one.

Everybody says 'just relax and it will happen' but it's helpful for a lot of women to know they're doing something right and not just taking a shot in the dark. Use your info but try to enjoy yourself in the process. And go ahead and have sex that's NOT during that magical 6 day window too - you don't want sex to become a 'job' it'll just stress you out. Have fun. :-)

chicagocubsfan23

We just found out we're pregnant and we've only been trying since our wedding, September 3. I'm 9 weeks along (they say right now anyways) so it didn't take us long at all lol. I've always heard don't stress about it, stress makes it harder to get pregnant. And while we were trying, we weren't obsessed with it. I didn't have a schedule on when we would have sex or anything, just whenever we wanted to get it on. Like one day it was a lunch break quickie, I like to think this is when we conceived lol.

Oishii

I think having sex when you feel like it is good advice... I don't know about anybody else but I am SUPER in the mood around the time I am supposed to be ovulating. Probably your body's way of trying to get you pregnant. The phone apps, like Period Tracker are great too. I use it to track my cycle.

WSS :laugh:

I used an app and so knew (fairly coincidentally) the day after my period ended was about 5 days pre O (yup, short cycles, me... No wonder I'm anaemic!) and dh was very in the mood, and then, around ovulation it's like I'm on heat every single month! And last month it happened to coincide with our first night away together in over 4 years... Bingo!

snoopydoo1

Here is a Facebook page about conceiving tips. You may find some helpful hints. Good luck!
https://www.facebook.com/buyconceptiontips

Slimithy

In all seriousness, as excited as you are, try not to make the sex all about getting prego. I know when we were "trying" years ago, the thought of kids was a huge mood killer and caused performance anxiety. Instead of trying to do this to find pleasure myself or to pleasure her; I was now trying to "be productive" after years of trying to "not be productive". Just my two cents.

Lainn

I would suggest looking into charting your cervical mucus and basil body temps. In a sense it is fertility charting at its best. You can buy a book called Take Charge of Your Fertility or go to their website www.tcoyf.com.

I used that to get pregnant this last time and have become well versed in it that I have been teaching several women how to chart their fertility sings, for natural birth control and for pregnancy achievement.

Understanding your body's fertility signs and your personal cycle is the best way to achieve pregnancy. Many women assume a normal cycle is 28 days. Simply not true...so using the on line ovulation calculators will not work. My normal cycle is 34-36 days and so if I used one of those to try an get pregnant it would be off by almost a week which will most certainly end in failure. You only ovulate one day and sperm can live up to 48 hours and that is it. Timing could be everything.

Good luck