Gallery: Before You Get Pregnant, Here's What You Should STOP Doing

Have you been thinking about making a baby for the past few months? If so, congrats! Bringing new life into the world? There’s not too much that can top that. The good news is that 85 percent of couples who try to conceive are able to do so within 12 months of trying. It actually takes less than six months (on average) for healthy women (and men who have a healthy sperm count) who are under the age of 35.

Technically, it takes only two people to make a baby. But if you want to up your chances of speeding up the baby-making process, set an appointment with your physician. They can check our medical history, weight and predictability of your ovulation and menstrual cycle.

Once you get the thumbs up from then, you’re almost all set. There’s one more thing that you need to do. You need to break certain habits. Ones that you might not have ever thought about stopping before, but if you want a positive plus sign on your pregnancy test, you definitely need to. Today.