First things first. No matter how much you might hate to see your doctor, you need to do it. They need to check your weight, go over your family history

with you and see if there are any underlying health issues that you might not know about. If they do have some reproductive concerns, they can also refer you to

a specialist. It can be scary to think that something might be wrong, but it’s better to find out as much as possible on the front end. The sooner you

know, the quicker things can get corrected.

Every women has a menstrual cycle. It officially starts the first day of your period and ends the last day of your period. Approximately two weeks before your period starts,

that’s when you’re ovulating. When you’re in the process of trying to get pregnant, it’s important to take ovulation tests, especially if your periods are irregular. Playing the guessing game

only delays the process. Read more about ovulation tests here.

Unless you’re already at your ideal weight, pretty much every doctor is going to recommend that you lose weight before trying to conceive. Being overweight not only makes it harder

to conceive, but it can lead to miscarriage, stillbirths or birth defects too. It can also make weight that much harder to get off once you give birth. We don’t recommend

you deciding how much weight you should lose on your own. This is something that you really should discuss with your physician.

They say that yoga can increase your chances of getting pregnant. How? Well, when you’re in the process of getting in various positions and doing the deep breathing, it can

bring more blood to your pelvic area, release stress and trigger some of the hormones in your body needed to make a baby. Sign up for a fertility yoga class

in your area if they are available. In the meantime, click here for some great positions to try at home.

Your body is made up of mostly water, your baby is going to be growing in a sack of water, so yes…drink up! How does it help you when you’re

in the process of trying to get pregnant? It helps to stabilize your hormones. It helps to stimulate your blood circulation and keep your eggs nice and healthy. It also

creates more cervical mucus. You need that because it’s what helps to get sperm to your eggs.

Did you need one more reason to reduce your sugar intake? Trying to make a baby would be it! High amounts of sugar can increase your blood sugar levels, making

conception much more difficult. Sugar also makes your system acidic---to acidic, at times, for sperm to survive.

If you like bananas, have a banana smoothie a couple of times a week. In order to get pregnant, your body is going to need Vitamin B6. It keeps your

hormones in balance and also helps with egg development. Click here for a tasty banana and honey smoothie recipe.

Make your man some fresh pasta. He’ll love the way it tastes and his sperm will love how it makes them feel. There’s something tomatoes called lycopene. By

eating them on a weekly basis, it can increase his sperm count by as much as (what?!) 70 whopping percent! It also helps to improve their swimming speed too. (Who

knew?!) 

Stress does NOTHING for your body. Nothing good anyway. This includes stressing out about getting pregnant in the first place! No matter how eager you might be, try and remain

calm. Exercise. Get no less than six hours of rest a night. Keep the “Your clock is ticking” people out of your ear and don’t stop having sex just for

the fun of it (FYI, there’s no point in waiting to “store up sperm”; you get pregnant when you’re ovulating. Simple as that). 

Remember that a baby is a blessing, but

so is the life you have now. The more relaxed you are, the more you up your chances of bringing new life into the world. Regardless of your age.