Baby Making

Fortunately there are several strategies you can adopt to help promote your fertility and encourage successful conception.

Fertility suggestions for women of all ages include:

Tip No.1

Start taking prenatal vitamins to ensure your body is getting the vitamins and minerals it needs to support a pregnancy.

Tip No.2

Eliminate potential toxins from your diet including excessive caffeine consumption, alcohol and tobacco or other drugs.  While some studies suggest 1-2 cups of coffee every day is safe during pregnancy, others suggest that even moderate caffeine consumption may inhibit a woman's chances of conceiving.

Tip No.3

Ensure that you are getting regular exercise.  Exercise helps promote the body's health and well-being.  If you haven't participated in an exercise program until this point, start out by walking for 20 minutes, 3 times a day and work up from there.

Tip No.4

Visit your health care provider to get a full physical and test for any sexually transmitted diseases, urinary tract infections, yeast infections or other problems that may reduce your odds of conceiving. The better health you are in the more likely you are to get pregnant faster.

Tip No.5

Start tracking your menstrual cycles.  One of the simplest ways to do this is by monitoring your basal body temperature, taken each morning before you rise out of bed.  This will help you determine whether your cycles are regular, how long your cycles are and the days of the month you are most likely to conceive.

Tip No.6

Work toward reducing stress in your life.  Too much stress, even stress associated with trying to conceive, may reduce your chances of getting pregnant in any given month. Remember that trying to have a baby should be a fun as much as it is ‘work'. Keeping a positive outlook will help boost your odds of conception.

Tip No.7

Ensure your partner is in optimal health.  Have your partner join you in eating well, exercising and eliminating toxins including alcohol from the diet.  This may contribute to your partner's fertility and improve the quality of sperm available for fertilization.

Tip No.8

Time of intercourse should coincide with ovulation.  The best time to have sex to promote conception is the 2-3 days before ovulation.

Tip No.9

Avoid using artificial lubricants, except for a product called ‘pre-seed' that is sperm friendly.  Most water and silicon based lubricants inhibit the flow of sperm and may harm or kill off sperm, thus reducing your odds of conception.