Are there things you can do to get pregnant fast? It’s certainly possible.
People have a variety of different reasons for wanting to conceive quickly. Maybe you want to space your children a certain number of years apart.
Maybe you are trying to beat your biological clock.
You might want to get pregnant because your partner is in the military, and you’d like to conceive before deployment. Or, you may just be eager to become a parent.
Sixty-eight percent of couples who optimized their baby-making sex conceived in three months. After a year, 92 percent were pregnant.
However, it’s important to realize these tips will not work for everyone. Unfortunately, pregnancy isn’t something that can be planned exactly.
If you can’t get pregnant as quickly as you’d like, don’t blame yourself.
Keep in mind that one in 10 couples will experience infertility. The good news is that there is help out there.
Discontinue Your Birth Control
Obviously, if you want to get pregnant, you need to stop using birth control. What you may not know is that you may need time for your fertility to return.
It depends on what kind of birth control you were using.
With most forms of birth control, your fertility will return the next cycle after you stop using it.
There may be a few bumpy months while your cycle regulates itself, but it’s also possible to get pregnant your first official fertile month.
However, it’s not always a simple and quick process. If you have an implant or an IUD, you’ll need to schedule a doctor appointment for removal.
That takes time. It may also take a few months for your cycles to regulate after hormonal IUD removal. (With the copper only IUDs, your fertility should return quickly.
If you’ve been on the birth control shot, it may take several months for your fertility to return.
Talk to your doctor so you have realistic expectations when you can start trying to get pregnant.
Have Lots of Sex
Having sex often for the entire month is good for baby making.
Every other day or every two days is a good amount, according to research and the opinion of the Practice Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.
You could aim to have sex every day of your cycle, but for most people, this will lead to burnout, and it’s really not necessary.
Having sex at least three to four times a week boosts your chances for success because it increases having sex on your most fertile days.
If you’re only aiming for ovulation and you make a mistake, you may lose that month.
If you have sex every other day or every two days, you’re likely to have sex at least once, if not twice, during your most fertile time.
Frequent sex improves sperm health, too.
Healthier swimmers mean you’ll be more likely to conceive.
Optimize Your Baby-Making Sex
You may be able to get pregnant faster if you optimize your conception sex.
One important thing to be aware of is that regular personal lubricants, like Astroglide and KY Jelly, are harmful to sperm.
The best lubricant for conception is your own cervical fluid. But if this is an issue for you, there are sperm-friendly options available, such as mineral oil, canola oil, or hydroxyethylcellulose-based lubricants such as Pre-Seed and ConceivEase.
It’s debatable whether sexual position or lying down after sex will help you conceive.
The committee opinion from the American Society for Reproductive Medicine says there is no effect. However, research on IUI treatment found that lying down after insemination boosts pregnancy rates.
If you’re trying to conceive faster, you may want to at least try lying on your back after sex for a few minutes. On the other hand, if missionary position is a big turn off for you, maybe more creative positions would help.
Research has found that sexual arousal plays a role in how much sperm is ejaculated. Female orgasm may also help with conception.
Having passionate sex may help you get pregnant faster as well. That said, don’t stress about having an orgasm. It’s not required!
Use an Ovulation Predictor Kit or Ovulation Monitor
Your most fertile days are the two days prior to ovulation. You can figure out which days these are through several methods, including charting your body basal temperature, checking for fertile cervical mucus, tracking cervical changes, and using a saliva ferning microscope.
The problem with all these methods is they have a steep learning curve. For BBT charting, figuring out how to get your temps right in the morning and interpreting your chart is an issue. You may have an easier time using ovulation predictor kits or ovulation monitors.
Ovulation tests work like pregnancy tests. You pee on a stick or strip of paper to get a result. They are a little more difficult to interpret than pregnancy tests, so read the instructions carefully.
Ovulation monitors take much of the learning curve out of ovulation tests. The digital device tells you when you’re most fertile. They are more expensive, though, so you may want to combine charting with ovulation predictor kits.
