10 Conceiving Tips For Getting Pregnant Naturally
Here are some conceiving tips that can help you to get pregnant naturally without fertility drugs or technologies.
1. Diet and Nutrition
Get a well-balanced nutritional diet so that your reproductive system is healthy as you prepare for pregnancy. Some naturopathic practitioners recommend alkaline foods like peas, bean sprouts and milk as alkaline foods can increase your chances of getting pregnant. Avoid acid foods such as red meat and tea as they may increase the acidity in your cervical mucus and destroy the sperm. Take more foods that contain essential fatty acids such as seeds, beans, nuts and oily fish as the acids stimulate the production of hormones in both women and men.
2. Supplements
Take a good multivitamin supplement before you become pregnant as you may not have enough nutrients in your daily diet. Make sure it contains folic acid which prevents neural tube birth defects such as spina bifida. You should continue to take the supplement when you are pregnant.
3. Exercise and keep healthy body weight
Exercise moderately and keep a healthy body weight to boost your fertility. It helps to burn excess fat to keep your hormone in proper balance. Excess body fat increases the production of estrogens and too much estrogens can result in irregular menstrual cycle or anovulation (no ovulation). On the other hand, vigorous exercise and excess weight loss can also cause hormone imbalance and infertility.
4. Reduce Stress
Reduce stress to improve your general health. Stress can cause irregular menstrual cycle and ovulation problems. There are various methods to manage stress. You can enrol in a yoga or meditation class or learn stress management techniques from trained counsellor.
5. Avoid Caffeine, Smoking, Alcohol and Illicit Drugs
Avoid food and beverages that contain caffeine like coffee, black tea and chocolate. Many studies have shown that caffeine reduces women’s chances of conceiving and decreases sperm count and motility in men. Stop smoking, drinking alcohol and taking illicit drugs for the sake of healthy pregnancy and your future baby. Studies have shown that tobacco, alcohol and illicit drugs have a negative impact on women’s and men’s fertility. Women who smoke, consume alcohol and take illicit drugs also have a higher risk of genetic abnormalities and miscarriage.
6. Avoid Toxic Chemicals And Radiation
Avoid exposing yourself to toxic chemicals and radiation. These environment hazards can adversely affect the fertility of women and men. These toxins are also harmful to the development of the fetus.
7. Avoid High Temperature
Advice your male partner to stay out of hot tubs, sauna, steam rooms and tight underwear as the high temperature can decrease a man’s sperm production and motility. High temperature can also damage the woman’s egg and cause miscarriage.
8. Get Medical Check-up
Get a medical check-up before you get pregnant to detect any medical conditions. If you need to be on any medication, discuss with your doctor to ensure that the medications do not interfere with your fertility and pregnancy.
9. Avoid Artificial Lubricants
Lubricants contain chemicals that can destroy the sperm. If you have to use lubricants, try egg whites. There may be some lubricants specifically made for women trying to conceive.
10. Monitor Ovulation
Monitor your ovulation using multiple methods such as calendar method, basal body temperature method, cervical mucus method, feeling cervix method, ovulation tester kits or fertility monitor.
One or a combination of the above conceiving tips may be preventing you from getting pregnant naturally. You may be able to conceive by making some changes to your lifestyle.
