It is possible that with the beginning of the year you have decided to look for a pregnancy to have your first baby or to expand the family.
As we mentioned at Christmas, these dates are a good time to conceive, because according to scientific studies in winter and at the beginning of spring the speed of movement of sperm is faster and the number of these that show abnormalities decreases, while at As spring progresses, quality decreases.
Sometimes the search for a baby is long and popular wisdom is full of false myths that confuse and do not help at all, that's why we list you Ten things you should know if you want to get pregnant:
- Not every day there is a chance of getting pregnant. The fertile period of women covers an approximate period of between 4-5 days before and at most up to 2 days after ovulation, outside of this period there are no chances of pregnancy.
- So, It is vital that you know what your fertile days are. Only if you have relationships during the fertile days will you have the possibility of achieving a pregnancy, so you have to do everything possible to know what days they are and thus maximize your chances.
- Forget about calendar calculations. Few women have exact 28-day cycles and, who do, do not necessarily ovulate on day 14 of the cycle. Focus on knowing what your cycles are like and what your fertile days are, a small variation of two or three days with respect to "the expected" according to what has been believed can always make you focus your efforts on days when there is no No chance of pregnancy.
- Not always that a spotting occurs is the rule. During the cycle, bleeding or small spots sometimes occur that are not menstruation. Thus, for example, some women stain in the days following ovulation, a spot that has its origin in the exit of the dominant follicle of the ovary (and that is completely normal).
- Although your cycles are long or irregular, that does not have to affect your fertility. You can get pregnant even if you ovulate on the 25th of a 39-day cycle, for example.
- The rule is not delayed, what is delayed is ovulation. The period from ovulation to menstruation, except for abnormalities, is always the same in every woman. On the other hand, ovulation can vary from one cycle to another.
- Choose a method to determine your fertility that is comfortable for you. Soon we will explain in detail in Babies and More the operation of the Syntothermic Method, which is based on three checks: basal temperature, observation of cervical mucus and cervical position. You can also use ovulation test or make a combination of several methods. The important thing is that you understand the operation of those you choose, you feel comfortable with them, so that you do not lazily perform these checks daily and so that you know how to correctly interpret the results.
- Don't forget folic acid, it is important that you take it at least one month before you start searching.
- This is a good time to improve your diet and adopt healthy lifestyle habits., something that is also applicable for your partner. It will help him improve the quality of his sperm and eating well will help you and the future baby. A healthy woman is more likely to conceive.
- Make it easy for sperm: fight the force of gravity. At the moment there are no studies on this, but millions of women around the world say that it works to put a cushion under the culete and stay with the legs raised at least an hour after intercourse, to lend a hand to the sperm in their career towards the ovule By the way, be careful with lubricants, many of them are spermicides.
