Have more sex!
Have sex at least every other day
during your fertile window. Understanding your own menstrual cycle is one of
the most important things you can do, studies show you're most likely to get
pregnant if you have sex within a day or so of ovulation. Ovulation usually happens
about 14 days after the first day of your last period.
Eat healthy food
Being overweight can seriously affect
your chances of conceiving. Women whose BMI is more than 30 can have problems
conceiving, so, maintaining a healthy weight, and consuming lots of fruit and
vegetables and cutting out the processed foods should assist both your chances
of conceiving and the potential health of the foetus. This also leads on to the
third important factor, vitamins.
Give yourself a pre-natal vitamin boost
Vitamin D and Folic acid are both
recommended by the NHS to encourage the healthy development of the foetus and
in particular its neural pathways. If you are a vegetarian or vegan you may also
want to consider checking iron and vitamin B12 levels as it can sometimes be
difficult to get enough through your diet.
Be mindful of changes in your body
The thyroid regulates our metabolism,
and an undiagnosed thyroid disorder can affect your chances of conceiving. Some
of the symptoms of a dysfunctional thyroid include weight and mood changes,
sensitivity to cold/hot, skin dryness, palpitations and fatigue. So, if you
have noticed any of these changes, it is worth considering a visit to the GP to
get a blood test.
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