It might seem like a simple question – how can you get pregnant? But apparently, 24 million people search “how can I get pregnant” on Google every month. So as an OB/GYN and mother, I want to help.
I’m going to assume you’ve learned about the birds and the bees. You know that babies don’t come from storks and they don’t magically pop out of a woman’s belly. You know that a guy’s penis goes inside the vagina, the guy bounces up and down until his penis sort of sneezes (ejaculation), sperm are released, and they unite with a woman’s egg during that time of the month when she ovulates. Then boom – a baby is made!
Many of us spend the majority of our youth trying to avoid getting pregnant. Then, all of the sudden, when we’re ready to become parents, we’re baffled about what to do. So how DO you get pregnant?
Tips For How To Get Pregnant
1. Stop using birth control. 90% of couples get pregnant within a year simply by stopping birth control and having lots of sex. You don’t need a washout period. Just stop your birth control pill, quit using condoms, take out your IUD, stop withdrawing before ejaculation, or get rid of whatever has been preventing pregnancy in the first place.
2. Have sex. You’d be surprised how many infertile couples I’ve counseled who have only had sex twice in a year. If you don’t have sex, it can be very hard to get pregnant!
3. Mark your calendar. Chart your periods on a calendar and track the number of days each period lasts. For most women with a 28 day cycle, ovulation occurs approximately 14 days after the midpoint of your cycle. If you have a consistent 28-day cycle, for example, ovulation is likely to begin about 14 days after the day your last period began. If you have a longer cycle, such as 35 days, the predictable part is the last 14 days. Just subtract 14 days from the length of your cycle, and you’ll have a good guess as to when you probably ovulate (day 21 from the first day of your last cycle, in this case).
4. Recognize the discharge of ovulation. Watch for changes in your cervical mucus. Just before you ovulate, you may notice that your vaginal discharge starts to look and feel like egg whites. This clear, slippery discharge will help you predict when it’s your time. After ovulation, when the odds of becoming pregnant decrease, your discharge may become cloudy, thick, sticky, gummy, or disappear altogether.
Read more: http://www.care2.com/greenliving/how-to-get-pregnant.html#ixzz3DFRluxZr
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