Making sex more productive can up your odds of conceiving a child. If you are trying to get pregnant, knowing the best times to have sex as well as what to do with your body may mean the difference between getting pregnant and not. While many experts have differing ideas about some areas of fertility, there are a few tricks that are accepted by most.
The most important thing to remember when planning sex to have a baby is that timing matters. You will need to have sex during periods of ovulation in order for the sperm to have a chance at fertilizing an egg.
How to Make Sex Productive to Get Pregnant Video
This video features an obstetrician named Michael Lu, and here he offers some advice regarding sex and pregnancy. He claims that the egg is only available for fertilization for a 24 hour window, and thus the key is to have sex at this time. This is why he recommends learning when you are ovulating so that you can have sex.
Step 1: Learn When the Woman is Ovulating
There is only a 24 hour window in which the sperm has an opportunity to fertilize the egg, and therefore you can only get pregnant if you have sex during this time frame. This occurs during ovulation, and it is possible to find out when you are ovulating by using a predictor kit. In addition, an egg-white like discharge is expelled from the vagina when ovulation is near.http://infertility.about.com/od/tryingtoconceive101/f/whengetpregnant.htm
Step 2: What to do During Sex
While some may recommend specific sex positions, there is no evidence that they can help boost fertility. Some also recommend laying down after sex, and this will allow more sperm to remain in the vagina. It is unclear whether or not this makes any difference, though.http://www.babycenter.com/0_sexual-positions-for-baby-making_1812.bc The best thing to do is to make sure that your sperm and eggs are healthy before sex, so that they are more apt to do what you want them to.
Step 3: See a Doctor
If you have followed all of the advice above (by figuring out when the female is ovulating and timing your sex appropriately) but are still having no luck in the baby department, it may be time to seek the help of a physician. A doctor can test both of you for any infertility issues and then make recommendations accordingly.
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