As a young girl, I used to dream about one day becoming a mother and I would always tell people that I wanted 4 children. I would have 2 of my own and then adopt 2. (Reality: 4 bonus children and 1 of my own but not to far off, I guess 😁). I have to admit, it was exciting planning my life as to how I thought it would be. WHOMP-WHOMP! Life happened and reality set it and I, like so many other women had to experience, stress, pain and heartbreak while trying to get pregnant. For those of you who do not know, it takes the average young couple 4-6 months to conceive, with approximately 85-95% getting pregnant after one year of trying (Mcguinness, 2018). Now add medical health issues and age to the mix and your chances of getting pregnant fast continue to decline.
But before you rush to go make an appointment with a fertility specialist there are a few things you can try to consider on your own. And just like everyone else we went to the internet to start our searches.
For those trying to conceive you already know that sex can turn into planned intercourse that is not always fun. You are checking a thermometer, watching the calendar and counting days and narrowing sex down to the very last second. That is NO WAY fun and exciting but choosing certain types of lubricants can help enhance the experience and help you to enjoy each other. BUT not any ol lubriance will do. Those warming lubricants are probably a No-No and you want to be sure to find a lubricant that is sperm friendly such as Pre-Seed, somthing that will not harm or kill sperm. Clinical studies show that Pre-Seed is a sperm-safe lubricant, which is a benefit over most lubricants (Try whatever you want, just listing this as a suggestion). According to Mcguinness (2018), Texas fertility specialist Jerald Goldstein, MD, states that vegetable oil is a safe and effective lubricant that has no effect on sperm.
Take a look at increasing or starting vitamin supplements. I always took vitamins as a child so increasing my vitamin intake was not an issue for me. Once again I went to the internet and did a search looking for vitamins that would be beneficial to couple's trying to conceive. I was used to daily vitamins such as multivitamins and taking the hair, nail and skin pills (love the the gummies) but after searching the internet I also added Fish oil to my daily vitamins because of the omega-3, folic acid, vitamin B. I did not take Zinc but according to multiple websites it is considered one of the most important minerals for conception and pregnancy (Mcguinness, 2018). Sarah Yang lists 10 different vitamins that help with conception (click here) so I hope that you find these helpful. On Sarah's list antioxidants are mentioned and if you browsed through some of my other blog posts you will see that I did increase my antioxidants but only after my physician instructed me too. However, I did not purchase or intake any supplements for antioxidants, instead I increased eating berries. Strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, cranberries and raspberries, anything with berries according to my physician. But that was short lived for me so I went to my local Sam's Club and happen to stumble across, Bai Antioxidant infusions (yes the funny commercial with Justin Timberlake). These worked perfect for me so I began buying them by the case. Now there are other alternatives to the drinks or supplements for antioxidants, Ryan Raman (2018) lists 12 healthy foods high in antioxidants.
1. Dark Chocolate
2. Pecans
3. Blueberries
4. Strawberries (ate lots of them in my salads)
5. Artichokes
6. Goji Berries
7. Raspberries
8. Kale (ate kale in smoothies & salads)
9. Red cabbage
10. Beans
11. Beets
12. Spinach (ate spinach in smoothies & salads)
Let me say that I am no physician and have never been to medical school. My blog is simply sharing my story in hopes to inspire, encourage and motivate someone else to keep moving in their journey. I say that to say my next suggestion is one of personal experience, Chinese Herbs. While searching the internet I came across the site, Fertility Formulas (twitter page here). I was given a free consultation and moved forward with purchasing some of the herbs. Also for women with Endometriosis I would suggest looking into Chinese Herbs because they worked wonders for us!!! Pain I had suffered through for 2 decades was non-existent while taking these herbs. SERIOUSLY!!! No pain. Unfortunately for us we had other health issues by the time we reached this chapter in our story and required 2 additional surgeries before conceiving but I would personally recommend you looking into Chinese Herbs, researching it or even scheduling a consultation.
I'm sure there are other things that women are doing to get pregnant and would love to hear about them. Please add to the comments
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