The average couple takes about 6 months to conceive after actively trying, with most couples conceiving within a year.
If you're ready to have a baby, though, that can seem like too long.
Use these tips to increase your chances of conceiving.
Conceiving Tips
- Get your timing right.
In order to stand a chance at getting pregnant, you need to be having sex close to the time that you're ovulating.
The average date for this is the 14th day after your period started, but it varies from woman to woman.
You can get more accuracy by using ovulation test strips. - Have sex often.
You never know when you're going to ovulate.
Even if your cycle is typically regular, this could be the month that you're off.
Having sex every other day means that you'll almost always have living sperm inside of you and the day off will give your partner time to build up strong swimmers. - Eat well -- together.
Eating nutritious foods makes your body an optimal place for a baby to grow.
It can also help you to bring your weight down, which can aid conception.
But your partner should be concerned about the foods that cross his lips as well.
Nutritious foods can also help improve his fertility. - Avoid the Big Bads.
You know that drinking alcohol, smoking and using drugs is bad for pregnant women, so stop now to prepare your body for a baby.
- Check your lube.
Some brands can hinder sperm mobility making it more difficult for you to get pregnant.
The best lube is natural -- check your cervical mucus by inserting a finger into your vagina and swiping some of the mucus that you can feel.
If you're fertile, it will look like egg white and be stretchy.
If you want some help, look for the lube brand Pre-Seed, which is made for couples trying to conceive.