How to Get Pregnant - The Basics
Baby Making 101, did you ever think you would need such a course? Probably not, but while pregnancy seems to come unusually easy for some, for others it is a harder road to walk.
If you fall into that category, then this information may be very useful in figuring out how to get pregnant.
Despite what your mother may have told you, getting pregnant isn't all that easy.
It requires a series of events that must be timed perfectly or conception will not occur.
To begin with, hormones in a woman's body facilitate the release of an egg every month.
This release is referred to as ovulation.
In general, ovulation occurs around the 14th day of a woman's monthly cycle.
I say in general because the precise time will differ from woman to woman and may even change from month to month for the same woman depending upon other factors.
Once the egg is release it moves through to the fallopian tube.
The egg has 24 hours within which it must be fertilized by sperm or conception will not occur.
Sperm can live in a woman's reproductive tract up to three days.
It is best to have as much sex as possible in the days leading up to ovulation to get as many sperm inside the reproductive tract to increase the probability of conception.
If the egg is lucky enough to have met up with sperm and fertilization has occurred, then it will find its way to the uterus.
It can take several days for this travel to occur.
When the egg attaches itself to the lining of the uterus, a woman has conceived pregnancy.
It is at this point that a woman's period stops.
As you can see, the key to getting pregnant is knowing when a woman is ovulating.
There are several ways that ovulation can be determined.
There are several ovulation tests on the market that can be used.
Women's hormone levels rise prior to ovulation so the tests are looking to find this surge.
Ovulation predictor kits can be bought over the counter, but they are pricey.
A woman will need to purchase several kits in order to determine ovulation.
A woman can predict ovulation by charting her monthly cycle on paper.
She should start by marking the first date of her period and track the number of days each period lasts.
Not all women have consistent 28 day cycles, but if you do, then ovulation usually occurs on the 14th day of the cycle.
That means sexual intercourse should begin on day 12, 13 and 14 to have the best chance at achieving conception.
In fact, most doctors recommend having as much sex as possible and not just during the fertile periods.
The reason is that when a couple waits until the two of three days that conception is likely to occur to have intercourse, it puts a lot of strain and stress on the couple.
High stress levels can negatively impact chances of pregnancy, so to avoid that, try to have sexual intercourse on a regular basis and then at least once a day on times when a woman will be most fertile.
If you fall into that category, then this information may be very useful in figuring out how to get pregnant.
Despite what your mother may have told you, getting pregnant isn't all that easy.
It requires a series of events that must be timed perfectly or conception will not occur.
To begin with, hormones in a woman's body facilitate the release of an egg every month.
This release is referred to as ovulation.
In general, ovulation occurs around the 14th day of a woman's monthly cycle.
I say in general because the precise time will differ from woman to woman and may even change from month to month for the same woman depending upon other factors.
Once the egg is release it moves through to the fallopian tube.
The egg has 24 hours within which it must be fertilized by sperm or conception will not occur.
Sperm can live in a woman's reproductive tract up to three days.
It is best to have as much sex as possible in the days leading up to ovulation to get as many sperm inside the reproductive tract to increase the probability of conception.
If the egg is lucky enough to have met up with sperm and fertilization has occurred, then it will find its way to the uterus.
It can take several days for this travel to occur.
When the egg attaches itself to the lining of the uterus, a woman has conceived pregnancy.
It is at this point that a woman's period stops.
As you can see, the key to getting pregnant is knowing when a woman is ovulating.
There are several ways that ovulation can be determined.
There are several ovulation tests on the market that can be used.
Women's hormone levels rise prior to ovulation so the tests are looking to find this surge.
Ovulation predictor kits can be bought over the counter, but they are pricey.
A woman will need to purchase several kits in order to determine ovulation.
A woman can predict ovulation by charting her monthly cycle on paper.
She should start by marking the first date of her period and track the number of days each period lasts.
Not all women have consistent 28 day cycles, but if you do, then ovulation usually occurs on the 14th day of the cycle.
That means sexual intercourse should begin on day 12, 13 and 14 to have the best chance at achieving conception.
In fact, most doctors recommend having as much sex as possible and not just during the fertile periods.
The reason is that when a couple waits until the two of three days that conception is likely to occur to have intercourse, it puts a lot of strain and stress on the couple.
High stress levels can negatively impact chances of pregnancy, so to avoid that, try to have sexual intercourse on a regular basis and then at least once a day on times when a woman will be most fertile.
