What
is the best time
to get pregnant? Not
the Christmas time, and it is not even the Valentine’s
Day! If you are really serious about getting pregnant,
you should be good in mathematics. In other words, if
you want to multiply, learn how to deduct dates. This is
no joke because your best time to get pregnant solely
depends on the day when you ovulate. Now, how do you
calculate your ovulating days? Either get hold of an Ovulation Calculator or calculate the
date yourself.
In order to find out the day when
you are likely to ovulate, you should have some first
hand knowledge about your own body and how it functions.
The period between ovulation and the first day of the
menstrual cycle is called the ‘Luteal Phase’ or the ‘post ovulation
time’. The length or extent of the Luteal Phase is fixed
for most women and consist of 14 days. Once ovulation
has occurred, the period will start 14 days later or to
the extent of the Luteal Phase. Of course, there is
another easier way of calculating the ovulation date.
Figure out when your next period is due. Count back 12
to 16 days from that date. This gives you a close range
of days when you are likely to ovulate.
The Ovalution Cycle
Normally, for women
having a 28-day cycle, ovulation happens on the
14th day. Ovulation date, since it is so very
crucial in terms of getting pregnant, can also be
verified through Basal Body
Temperature or BBT
technique. This method involves recording of vaginal
temperature with the aid of a BBT thermometer (with very
fine calibration) every morning. On the ovulation day,
the thermometer will display a higher temperature as
compared to other days.
In
simpler words, the egg begins to develop from the end of
the menstrual cycle and it is at its maximum between the
8th to the 12th day. So the chance
of a pregnancy is always the maximum if you have
intercourse on the 8th, the 10th
and the 12th day. This is indeed the best time to get
pregnant. You
may be shocked to hear that your precious egg can live
only for 12 to 16 hours in a cycle. Though there are
many gynecologists who frequently suggest their life
span ranging from 12 to 24 hours but in reality, it
withers after 15 to 16 hours. At least, that is what
most fertility experts will tell you. And thus, timing
it correctly is very important, particularly if you are
having a problem.
Now you will have to pay a little
more attention to your partner’s arsenal – but how good
are the obliging sperms? If you are habituated with
daily intercourse, your partner’s sperm may not have the
desired strength or possibly the sperm count may fall
short of the fertility level. The sperm motility rate
may also suffer. On the other hand, if the sexual union
is more infrequent, chances are that the sperm becomes
old and stale, and thus lack the vitality. According to
fertility gurus, coitus should take place every 2 days in a
week for the best result.
Best days of the month to get pregnant
Surprisingly
enough, though the female ovum succumbs within such a
short period of time, the male sperm survives and kicks
about within the vaginal canal from 2 to 5 days. So, the
best time to get
pregnant would
be to have an intercourse a couple of days earlier than
the ovulation date, so that the sperm gets ample
opportunity to have that much awaited
rendezvous.
Follow the guidelines on the best time to get pregnant , but that may not be enough. For assistance, it is always best to turn to holistic remedies that first finds out the real cause of a problem (when there is one) and then suggests a remedy that is accurate. The remedies may range from acupuncture to Chinese medications, from diet to lifestyle changes, from exercise to herbs. Holistic remedies almost always deliver the results, unlike the conventional therapies which mostly fail.
