Trying to conceive (TTC)

For many women, getting pregnant can be a frustrating and anxiety-filled experience. Here are some tips for women who are trying to conceive.

When you’re actively trying to conceive (TTC), things can get a little stressful. Seeing that disappointing “negative”, month after month can really take a toll on your spirit. It may be hard to maintain that positive outlook when you feel like you’re just not getting anywhere.

When you’re actively trying to conceive (TTC), things can get a little stressful. Seeing that disappointing “negative”, month after month can really take a toll on your spirit. It may be hard to maintain that positive outlook when you feel like you’re just not getting anywhere.

The job of a gynecologist is to help keep women from getting pregnant when they don’t want to be pregnant, and to help them conceive when they want to have a baby.

When you’re trying to conceive, you’ll do anything to help you get pregnant. Use a fertility lubricant like Pre-Seed to support your pregnancy journey.

When you’re ready for a baby, it seems pregnancy can’t happen soon enough. Whether you and your partner are planning to get pregnant during a specific time of year, balancing work schedules and vacations, biological clocks, or are just anxious to get a little one in your arms — the waiting game can get old quick.

It’s a question many of us ask ourselves, often before we are even trying to conceive. The problem? There’s tons of conflicting information out there. So we’re going to sort through the noise.

By Brandi Jeter Brandi works in partnership with First Response to share her pregnancy stories. This story was originally featured on her blog, Mama Knows it All.

When you're trying to conceive, you can't leave it up to chance. Your body runs on cycles with fertile windows. An ovulation predictor kit can help you identify the two days of the month when you're most likely to conceive.

Cervical mucus, often abbreviated CM, may not have the most pleasant sounding name but it is an important part of your everyday bodily functions. It has huge importance to TTC couples, which is why it’s important to know how to check your cervical mucus, identify when it’s most fertile and how to improve it.

A late or missed period can make you hopeful (if you’re trying to get pregnant) or worried (if you’re not). While pregnancy is one cause of your period not arriving on schedule, it’s not the only reason you might be late or you might skip a cycle. Myriad factors from stress or miscounting to larger underlying medical reasons can cause your period to be delayed or missed.

When you’re ready for a baby, it seems pregnancy can’t happen soon enough. Whether you and your partner are planning to get pregnant during a specific time of year, balancing work schedules and vacations, biological clocks, or are just anxious to get a little one in your arms — the waiting game can get old quick.

By Brandi Jeter Brandi works in partnership with First Response to share her pregnancy stories. This story was originally featured on her blog, Mama Knows it All.

Whether you have just started trying to conceive or you have been trying for years, there are things you can do to give yourself the best chance of getting pregnant. In general, couples have about a 20% chance of conceiving each month.

The selection of your physician or other healthcare provider will be one of your first important decisions in planning for a baby. Choose a doctor with whom you are comfortable, whose outlook and treatment of pregnancy is closely aligned with your own beliefs.

Congratulations! You’ve decided to have a baby and that’s a very exciting time of your life. But remember, making a baby can take time. So be patient, especially when your friends seem to constantly be sharing their good news and the in-laws are asking, ‘Are you pregnant yet?’ every time they see you.

I am not pregnant yet. But I hope to be, and I’ve found that even carrying around that hope in my heart has changed parts of my life in big and small ways.

Trying to conceive can easily become an all-consuming pursuit, but don’t let the stress of the conception rollercoaster keep you from having fun and enjoying your loved ones.

Let's start with the truth: There is no perfect time to have a baby. There will almost always be something that’s out of sync with your biological yearnings: your career, your age, your relationship (or lack thereof), your financial status, your tiny apartment – the list of potential barriers goes on.

Your personal health plays a vital role when trying to get pregnant. When you’re TTC, you have to start taking better care of your body in order to prepare it for carrying a baby.