How to Get Pregnant - Health Tips
* Chemical Overload - if you or your partner come into contact with to poisonous chemicals, hazardous substances or radioactive materials at work, at home, or in any environment that you frequent, you may want to deicate some thought to making an effort to keep your distance from dangerous chemicals (even if that means quitting your job). Many commonly used substances can affect the fertility of both of you, and the development of your child once you conceive. Chemical residue can be carried from the workplace into the close environment of the pregnant woman, and can still cause damage, even if she hasn't been directly exposed to the chemicals themselves.
* Time for a check up - set up an appointment with your OBGYN once you have made the decision that you want to get pregnant. Discussing your plans with a doctor and having a medical check up will give you the chance to ask lots of questions and also ensure that you are in the best possible health for getting pregnant.
* Drugs and Medicine - if you are taking any prescribed (or non prescribed for that case) drugs, be absolutely sure that you are completely honest with your doctor about what you are taking. It is important for you to know that anything you are taking is going to be safe for you and your baby to continue taking once you have become pregnant. Note that there are lots of medications and drugs that can reduce your fertility levels and reduce you ability to conceive, while there are others that may be damnaging to the growth and development of your baby once you have conceived.
* Friendly Environment - make your vagina as sperm friendly as possible. Make sure that you don't use any vaginal sprays and scented tampons (which cause PH imbalance). Also avoid artificial lubricants, vegetable oils and glycerine (such as maybe found in soap, as these all kill sperm). Avoid saliva and douching because these substances can also kill off sperm by changing vaginal acidity levels
How to Get Pregnant - Further tips to help you get pregnant
* Keep a detailed fertility cycle calendar or daily log - keeping track of your mentruation(start and finish dates), the time that you expect to ovulate (usually around day 14 of a 28 day cycle) and other relevant information can be really helpful and useful in your journey to conception and pregnancy. Having a detailed log, means that you are able to provide useful information to your OBGYN(should they need it), having detailed information also helps you to know your fertile period, as well as figuring out the date of conception and consequent due date.
* Cervical Mucus Check - If you are monitoring your cervical mucus to calculate when you are fertile and ovulating, be sure that you do your checks of the vaginal mucus before you shower, bathe or swim. Exposing your cervical mucus to water can affect the quality and quantity of cervical mucus before you test it.
* BBT (Basal Body Temperature) for Conception - you can predict your fertile days by charting your waking temperature changes during your monthly cycle. If you do decide to use BBT as a way of working out your times of ovulation and fertility it can be a good idea to use a digital thermometer (as it is more accurate).
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