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Quick Conception
Top Tips When You're Trying to Conceive
By Kim Seidel
"If you have intercourse for the five days preceding and on your day of ovulation, you maximize your chances of conceiving because the sperm are physically near the egg as it's being released, just 'hanging out' waiting to fertilize the egg," Dr. Binkley says.
3. Look for fertility signs. Use your body's physical signs of ovulation and pre-ovulation to predict optimal time for conception. Many women with regular cycles produce a clear mucous discharge in the few days preceding and during egg-release, Dr. Binkley says. It's "gooey" and "sticky," which is easy for sperm to penetrate and to sustain them on their way to the egg.
4. Invest in a test. When women rely solely on the calendar to estimate when their ovulation will take place, they're frequently wrong, says Kelly Andrews, founder of Fairhaven Health, a national company offering natural products for fertility and pregnancy health, based in Bellingham, Wash. "There are many predictive tools on the market – at a variety of price points – that can help you, from fertility monitors to saliva ovulation microscopes to drugstore-brand ovulation tests," Andrews says. "Ovulation tests also can be purchased online for around $1 per test, ideal for avid testers."
1. Take folic acid. Women attempting pregnancy need to take a multivitamin with folic acid, which is crucial to the normal development of the baby's spine, Dr. Binkley says. Ideally, start taking the recommended amount of folic acid – .4 milligrams (mg) – three months before trying to get pregnant. 2. Eat healthy. Green leafy vegetables, meats and fortified cereals are common dietary sources of folic acid, Dr. Binkley says. During preconception and pregnancy, eat a commonsense diet – well-balanced with lots of fruits and vegetables. Avoid fast foods, snack foods and refined sugars.
3. Try innovative foods.
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