When you're ready to have a baby, you can do more than just stop using birth control. Speed things along with these six conception tricks, and get the lowdown on detecting ovulation and timing sex for pregnancy. Plus, find out how to ease your body into baby-making shape with nutrition tips, health changes, alternative therapies, and more.
Detecting Ovulation
The
biggest secret to getting pregnant quickly is knowing when you ovulate.
Use our Ovulation Calculator and learn how to track your cycle.
Nutrition
Learn what nutrients you need when you're trying to get pregnant, how much folic acid to take, and why megavitamins can be dangerous. Plus, find out whether herbal supplements and green tea can help your fertility.
Health & Fitness
A healthy baby begins with a healthy you. Find out why you should strengthen your core for pregnancy, whether it’s okay to diet when you’re trying to conceive, and how stress can affect your chances of getting pregnant. Plus, prepare for a preconception checkup.
Sex
Find out everything you need to know about baby-making sex: When to have
sex, what positions to use, how often to do it, and how long it might
take you to get pregnant.
Relationships
Trying to get pregnant can strain even the best relationship. Get
advice about keeping your partnership strong, and find out how other
couples cope with the challenge of trying to conceive.
Alternative Therapies
Some natural and alternative therapies may help boost your fertility.
Learn the ins and outs of acupuncture, yoga, dietary supplements, and
other conception aids.
Boy or Girl?
Some parents-to-be secretly hope for one sex over the other. Some even
want to tilt the odds in their favor. Learn what scientists say about
methods for influencing a baby's sex, and read up on the folk wisdom,
too.
