Getting pregnant

  ow long does it last? I can assume two reasons why one might be interested in reading about ovulation in specific. Either they are family planning, or they want to avoid pregnancy. Whatever the reason is, it is always a great thing to acquire knowledge that enables you to take things under your control. Ladies, it’s time you take maximum advantage of the technology at hand to educate yourself and your daughters. Menstruation and ovulation Women are generally born with around 1mn. to 2 mn. Eggs, but alternate ovaries release just one egg each month. The egg travels via one of 2 fallopian tubes that attach your ovaries to the uterus. This happens due to the interaction of various hormones produced by the hypothalamus, pituitary, and ovaries playing a vital role. The important hormones are: Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) that induces the growth of follicles inside the ovary. Progesterone thickens the uterus’s inner lining, the endometrium, which supports the fe...

  How to Track your Basal Body Temperature and Ovulation? Finding your most fertile days are significant when you are trying to get pregnant. Your body may be giving you several signs, one of which could be ovulating. What is your basal body temperature? Basal body temperature is the temperature when your body is at complete rest. Generally, when you are ovulating, there is a slight rise in basal body temperature. Tabulating the basal body temperature each day will help you easily determine the days when ovulation has occurred. How to measure it? To measure your basal body temperature, you will need a large-scale, special, easy-to-read thermometer registering only from 96-100 degrees. Generally, pre-ovulation, your basal body temperature should be around 96 to 98, and after ovulation, it is generally around 97 to 99 degrees. You should take your temperature before you get out of bed, eat, drink, or have sex to get an accurate reading. The thermometer has to be ins...

  Hello ladies! Are you trying to conceive? You must educate yourself about such an essential phase in your life. Many of us do not even understand our menstruation cycles properly, so let us take a deep breath and get started with understanding it once and for all. You will know the fertile window and the right time to have sex to fall pregnant once you learn about your menses properly. Menstruation cycle and fertile window Your menstruation cycle starts on the first day you begin bleeding until your next period starts. This cycle usually repeats after 23-35 days, averaging 28 days. There are the most fertile days between this cycle, around six, giving you the highest chance of conceiving. This is your fertile window when you can plan to have sex with your partner to fall pregnant. During this time, ovulation occurs, meaning your ovary releases an egg. This day and a few days before and after are considered appropriate to have intercourse with your partner as it p...

  Hello ladies! Are you trying to conceive? You must educate yourself about such an essential phase in your life. Many of us do not even understand our menstruation cycles properly, so let us take a deep breath and get started with understanding it once and for all. You will know the fertile window and the right time to have sex to fall pregnant once you learn about your menses properly. Menstruation cycle and fertile window Your menstruation cycle starts on the first day you begin bleeding until your next period starts. This cycle usually repeats after 23-35 days, averaging 28 days. There are the most fertile days between this cycle, around six, giving you the highest chance of conceiving. This is your fertile window when you can plan to have sex with your partner to fall pregnant. During this time, ovulation occurs, meaning your ovary releases an egg. This day and a few days before and after are considered appropriate to have intercourse with your partner as it p...

  The decision to get pregnant is quite an important one, and you would definitely want to be at the best of your fertile health to get pregnant. But sometimes, it does happen that you are unable to get pregnant for the first time. Studies point that proper nutrition and a healthy diet play a significant role in your fertility. So, ladies, we are going to discuss some types of foods that you should avoid having while you are trying to be a mother so that you can conceive much easily.   Also Read:  20 Books that you should read while you are pregnant Sugary Foods :  Generally, in your daily diet, you should always minimize the content of sugary foods. But if you are trying to conceive, then it’s an absolute no. High sugar product contains a lot of artificial and refined sugar which automatically means that it would be filled with carbohydrates. This increases the level of insulin in your body, thereby directly affecting the ovaries and reducing ...

  Ovulation, the release of mature eggs from the ovary into the fallopian tube, usually happens a few weeks after the beginning of the menstruation cycle. It is that phase of the monthly cycle that sets off fertilization, women can only get pregnant before or during that time. Typically, an ovulation cycle is 24 hours long. After the egg is released, and if not fertilized within 12 -24 hours then it will die. In case there is no fertilization, the uterine lining absorbs the egg, and it sheds, which results in periods after 14 days. But that does not mean that you are fertile only for 24 hours. The most fertile time is 5 days before ovulation and on the day of ovulation itself. For women who are trying to conceive, it is necessary to keep track of their ovulation cycle. The chart below depicts the phases of the monthly cycle: – Normally ovulation occurs after 15 days after the period i.e., around 14 days before the next menstruation cycle, but it is not necessar...

  Hey ladies, Are you dealing with a false positive or a false negative pregnancy test? Don’t worry, it happens. First, a false positive pregnancy test is very rare, but having a false negative test is quite common, and that is comforting news for many future mothers out there. But let’s get an overview of a false positive or a false negative test and try to analyze analyze. How does a pregnancy test actually work? Generally, pregnancy tests measure the level of human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG); simply speaking, it is a hormone that is secreted when an embryo is implanted into your uterus. But women who are not pregnant do have HCG but at a very minimal level. A pregnancy test detects HCG levels higher than the usual limit; since a higher HCG level indicates pregnancy, it accordingly shows the result. Also Read:  How To Talk To Your Partner About Fertility Issues You shouldn’t panic at a false negative test because sometimes a pregnancy test may not be able to...