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Wednesday, March 24, 2010

How to Get Pregnant Fast – Top 5 Tips

If you want to know how to get pregnant fast then it’s not always simply a matter of trying for a baby a few times and crossing your fingers. There are ways to take control and improve your chances of getting pregnant each month by making a few small adjustments to your lifestyle and habits. This post will show you some of the top five ways that you can get pregnant faster.


1. Have Regular Enjoyable Sex
Many women fall into the notion that they should just try and have sex as close to ovulation as possible and while it’s true that you are only fertile when you ovulate, often times women get it all wrong about timing.
So to make sure that you catch that egg you need to be having regular intercourse at least three times a week, preferably every second day throughout your entire cycle. While that may seem like a lot of baby making, it actually works out around eleven times per cycle if you have a regular 28 day cycle and avoid intercourse during menstruation.

Women who fall pregnant easily usually have a very healthy sex life and enjoy lovemaking. Trying for a baby does sometimes make lovemaking seem like a chore but you can do things to help ignite the passion again such as romantic evenings, flirting and massages with your partner

2. Use Positions That Are Known For Better Conception
While there isn’t one ‘best’ position when it comes to getting pregnant, there are positions that can help improve your chances of sperm getting to where it is supposed to much easier. That includes missionary and rear entry.

In fact nearly any position that involves deeper penetration where the sperm is deposited as close to the cervix as possible will improve your chances of conceiving a baby.

3. Get Him to Wear Boxers
By getting your partner to wear boxer shorts instead of tight underwear and having him avoid hot showers or baths, you’ll be improving the health and potency of his sperm. If his sperm gets too hot they can often die off before ejaculation which makes getting pregnant increasingly difficult.

But don’t go to the other extreme and ask him to sit on icepacks because that will be too cold. Ideally by keeping his testes just one degree cooler has often been enough to help previously unsuccessful couples go on to have lots of babies and you can do that by him wearing boxers.

4. Keep Yourself Healthy
This one is a no brainer but by eating healthy foods and getting regular exercise you’ll not only improve your health but also your ability to conceive.

Many studies have shown that women who start an exercise program (walking and yoga have been shown to have the most success) reduce stress, improve circulation and balance hormones – all of which are extremely important to your fertility.

As an added benefit, you’ll find that your healthy body will have a much easier time during the pregnancy when you do get pregnant.

5. Drink Lots Of Water.
Did you know that dehydration affects your fertility? It’s true so make sure you keep up your liquids.
As an added benefit you’ll have more fertile egg white cervical mucus which is essential to improving your chances of making a baby.

Still Not Pregnant? What to Do Next
If you haven’t fallen pregnant within a year of trying then it’s possible that you or your partner may have something that is preventing you from conceiving.

It’s worth checking out by visiting your doctor or gynecologist; especially if it’s something that’s easily fixed and will allow you to go on to have a healthy happy baby. Sometimes it’s not enough knowing how to get pregnant fast, you just need a little helping hand.

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Trying to Get Pregnant? The Top 4 Supplements You Might Need

Trying to get pregnant is a struggle and a reality for so many women (I know because I’m one of them) but there are things you can do to help improve your chances of getting pregnant such as diet, fertility supplements, ovulation timing and more. I’ve previously talked a bit about ovulation timing, so in this post I wanted to go over some of the better vitamin and herb supplements that have helped many women conceive naturally.


Here are my top supplements to get pregnant:

Vitex (Agnus Castus / Chasteberry)
There have been a ton of studies that show how great Vitex is as helping many women fall pregnant and balance their reproductive systems but what does it actually do and how much do you need to take?
Vitex helps you get pregnant by balancing your hormones, which is why it is especially beneficial for women with PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome). With today’s diets and lifestyles it’s not uncommon to have your balance of estrogen and progesterone out of whack making it difficult to conceive and so Vitex works with the body to balance things out again.

If you have a luteal phase defect (where the second half of your cycle after ovulation is less than 10 days) then many women have reported that Vitex can help correct that.
Vitex does take a while to work within the body so allow up to 3 – 6 months before you see any significant changes.

It can be taken throughout your whole cycle until your fall pregnant and you can get it in tea, tincture or capsule form whichever you prefer.

Vitamin B6
Vitamin B6 is another great fertility booster and should be taken by all women (not just those trying to get pregnant).  Many women say that the used vitamin b6 to get pregnant successfully after trying prior to using it for months without success.

It is beneficial in reducing period cramps, PMS, fluid retention, mood swings, and of course for improving fertility. It will increase your odds of falling pregnant and also for preventing miscarriage in the early weeks.
It’s very good for women who have a luteal phase defect and they will benefit greatly from Vitamin B6 as it helps increase the levels of progesterone in the body. A deficiency in B6 leads to too much estrogen. It’s also great for improving cervical mucus so that sperm can live longer which increases your chance of conceiving each month.

Most women report great results with around 60mg per day but it’s safe to take up to 200mg.
Do you take B6 for your whole cycle?  Yes, you can safely take it throughout your whole cycle and it’s best taken in conjunction with the other B group vitamins.

Dong Quai (Angelica Sinensis Root)
Dong Quai is a Chinese herb known for its blood building properties. It is used extensively in China for fertility problems and to regulate the menstrual cycle.

It can be taken throughout your cycle except when you are menstruating.
Many women claim that Dong Quai is very helpful in implantation by making the uterus soft enough for a fertilized egg to implant and thus making it very helpful in falling pregnant.

Evening Primrose Oil

Evening Primrose Oil (EPO) can help you in getting pregnant by improving the quality of your cervical fluid. It is an essential fatty acid that contains gamma linolenic acid (GLA).

The better quality your cervical mucus, the more fertile that you become, with the most fertile cervical fluid often known as egg white cervical mucus (ewcm). This fluid is clear, watery and stretchy very much like real egg whites and is what the sperm uses to swim through to reach the egg. The more you have the easier it makes it for the sperm to reach the egg.

Drinking a lot of water can also help in improving your cervical fluid.
Since Evening Primrose Oil can cause uterine contractions, it should only be taken from menstruation to your ovulation day and not after if you are trying to get pregnant.
So if you have been asking yourself what vitamin helps you get pregnant, then I hope this post has helped you.

Saturday, March 6, 2010

How to Conceive a Boy – Diet, pH and Chinese Gender Chart

In my previous post about conceiving a boy I talked a lot about the Shettles Method of using timing to influence which sperm reaches the egg first and how to use that to your advantage when trying for a boy baby.


In this post I’ll go further into gender selection methods such as the ever popular chinese method (prediction calendar) for a but of fun and talk about the ways how to conceive a boy using diet and ph Levels. So let’s look at diet first.

Foods to eat to conceive a boy baby
It has been said that certain foods help make the cervical fluid (cf) more alkaline or acidic and to get a boy baby you need to make your cf more alkaline since that favors the Y chromosome sperm.
According to research by Oxford and Exeter universities, many first time mothers were studied according to their diets and the gender of their child and among the group the highest percentage of boys (56%) was to women who ate a high calorie, high potassium diet.

In fact the study went on to look at other factors and nutrients and the more vitamins and nutrients that the mother took prior to conceiving the more likely she was to have a male child.

Foods that were particularly beneficial to having a healthy baby boy included lots of potassium (banana’s are high in potassium), steak and potatoes, foods high in calories such as cake and biscuits and also breakfast cereal every morning (according to some statistics you have an 87% chance of conceiving a baby boy by not skipping breakfast!) Of course there have been no clinical trials on the effects of breakfast versus no breakfast for conceiving a boy or girl, but it makes sense since the Oxford study suggest the more nutrients you get the higher the chances of getting a boy.

Of course diet isn’t the only thing that can influence whether you get a boy or girl, but if it moves the odds in your favor just a tiny bit it’s worth trying along with other methods for falling pregnant with a boy baby.
pH levels for getting pregnant with a boy baby

As I mentioned earlier, a more alkaline pH level is much better for conceiving a boy and there are few ways that you can achieve that without douching (douching can cause health problems and may even lead to infertility in extreme cases).

The absolute best way that you can quickly change the pH level of your reproductive tract is to have an orgasm. Yes the good news is that as soon as the woman has climaxed the fluid she produces makes the pH levels much more favorable to having a boy.

Of course changing your diet also helps such as eating more red meat and salty snacks, but it isn’t quite as fun.

Using the Chinese Gender Chart for How to Conceive a Boy Baby
And I couldn’t go past a little bit of ancient eastern tradition with the Chinese Gender Chart which takes into account both the month that you conceive and the mother’s age at time of conception. Many people claim it is successful 90% of the time to help you have a baby boy, but I’m not quite convinced. At any rate it can be a fun way to determine what baby you will have.  Here’s the chinese gender chart that shows what you will have according to when you should conceive: