More than half of he althy couples with regular sex life can conceive a child within six months. 80% of couples who want to become parents will take about a year, and in 90% of families the joyful event happens within two years of regular attempts. Determining favorable days will help speed up conception.
Auspicious days for conception
To understand when the birth of a new life is most likely, you need to understand the features of the menstrual cycle and the functioning of the female reproductive system. In the body of each girl from birth, 1-1.5 million eggs are “stored”, and by the time of the first menstruation, their number decreases to 250-300 thousand. But even this value is quite enough to give birth to as many children as a woman wants and can afford.
An egg, ready for fertilization, matures approximately every month from the moment of the first menstruation. This process stops during menopause, that is, after 45-55 years(the age of menopause is different and depends on many factors, one of the most important is heredity) a woman will not be able to give birth to a child. The best age for pregnancy and childbirth in terms of physiology is 20-25 years old.
For conception to take place, it is necessary for the sperm to meet with the egg. This can only happen around (and shortly before or after) ovulation. Ovulation is the release of a mature egg from the follicle. This important event does not occur every month; normally, a he althy woman can have one or two cycles without ovulation per year.
Standard situation
How to calculate favorable days for conceiving a child? As a rule, ovulation occurs in the middle of the menstrual cycle. The "gold standard" of the cycle duration is 28 days. This is a very average value. With this cycle, the most favorable day for conception is approximately the 14th, if counted from the first day of the last menstruation.
The following is an example calculation. So, if a woman’s menstruation began, for example, on May 15, then (with a cycle of 28 days) ovulation will occur on May 29 (± 3 days), and the next menstruation should be expected on June 12. Therefore, the most favorable days for conception in this menstrual cycle are May 26 - June 1. It is during this period of time that it is worth making active attempts.
Individual calculation
But 28 days and ovulation exactly in the middle of the cycle is the "golden mean", in reality, the cycle can be from 21 to 35 days, this is also the norm. Moreover, the egg mayready for fertilization not in the middle of the menstrual cycle, but a little earlier or a little later. Some women even have irregular menstrual cycles, making calculations difficult.
How to determine favorable days for conception? If a woman keeps a calendar that marks the dates of the onset of menstruation for at least the last six months, then you can use the calendar method to determine when fertilization is most likely.
Need to calculate the duration of the longest and shortest cycles. Then these numbers must be added and divided by two. The arithmetic mean is obtained - the average duration of the cycle. You can calculate the average value for all cycles when the observation was made, and not just for the shortest and longest.
Now fourteen days must be subtracted from the average length of the menstrual cycle. This will be the estimated day of ovulation, counting from the first day of your period. It is necessary to leave ± 3 days in order to accurately “hit” at favorable “moments”, because ovulation can either come a little earlier or “delay” slightly.
Basal temperature chart
A more accurate way to determine favorable days for conception is to measure basal body temperature. This calculation option is suitable for those women who have an irregular cycle. In addition, in the event of pregnancy, you can determine your interesting position even before the test shows two cherished strips.
First a few measurement rules:
- You need to measure the temperature in the rectum or in the vagina.
- Measurements are taken immediately after waking up. You can not get out of bed and actively move. You need to sleep at least 4 hours before this.
- You can measure with both electronic and mercury medical thermometer.
- For greater efficiency, it is better to carry out procedures for several cycles.
- During one period, you need to measure the temperature in the same way, for example, either only in the vagina with a mercury thermometer, or only in the anus with a mercury one, or only in the vagina with an electronic one, and so on.
All measurements must be recorded on the graph. It can be done both on paper and electronically. There are many smartphone apps that help you track your menstrual cycle. You can also enter data on measurements of BT, physical activity, subjective sensations, the number of kilocalories and the amount of water you drink there. Such programs can calculate a calendar of favorable days for conception several months in advance.
Temperature drops slightly a few days before ovulation. The fact that the favorable day of the cycle for conception has come can be guessed by the rise in temperature to 37 degrees Celsius. An accurate sign that ovulation has taken place is three days of high temperatures in a row. As the next menstruation approaches, the temperature drops. If BT at the end of the cycle continues to stay above 37 degrees, then most likely we can talk about the onsetpregnancy.
Subjective sensations and highlights
Some women who are especially sensitive to all changes in the body can determine the onset of ovulation by subjective sensations. Some ladies in the middle of the cycle become more energetic, experience increased sexual desire, their taste preferences change. The chest can also swell, the stomach hurts, the discharge becomes more abundant, it stretches like an egg yolk. In some cases, even slight spotting may appear.
Ovulation test: reliable method
How to determine favorable days for conception? One of the most reliable methods is to use a special test for home use. It works in the same way as the pregnancy strips. The only difference is that the test for the latter reacts to hCG, and the one for ovulation detects the LH hormone.
An electronic test is highly accurate, which determines favorable days for conception by saliva. There are test strips, for the use of which you need to collect material for research in a clean container, inkjet tests (you can simply substitute it under a stream of urine), electronic (for reusable use).
Conceiving a girl: auspicious days
There is a theory that parents can "plan" the sex of the child. Believe or not such methods? This is everyone's personal choice. Many accomplished mothers claim that in this way they managed to conceivea child of the gender they wanted. Others became disillusioned with the effectiveness of the method. In any case, the main thing is that the child is born he althy, and whether it will be a boy or a girl is no longer so important.
So, the girl "will succeed" if the egg is fertilized by the sperm carrying the X chromosome. Such spermatozoa move more slowly than "male" (Y-chromosome), but live longer. According to the theory (by the way, it is more or less scientifically substantiated), favorable days for conceiving a girl are 2-3 days before ovulation.
Suitable days for conceiving a boy
By the same principle, you can determine favorable days for conceiving a male child. Sperm with a Y chromosome move faster but live shorter lives. So for the conception of a boy, intimacy must happen directly on the day of ovulation. Of course, this method does not fully guarantee the birth of a child of a certain gender. It is almost impossible to plan the sex of the future baby (if conception occurs naturally).
Conception according to the lunar calendar
Some couples look for fertility days on the moon. It is believed that its phase at the time of the birth of life affects the fate and character of a person. So guided by the lunar calendar, you can predict the main character traits of the unborn child and program important events in life. But this is very difficult, so most couples who want to become parents simply focus on favorable and not very favorable days for conception. Lunar calendar for the current, 2018year shown above.
Rules for early conception
To conceive a child as quickly as possible, and the pregnancy went well and a he althy baby was born, you should follow a few rules:
- Prepare the body for pregnancy. It is advisable to undergo a medical examination by the main specialists (gynecologist, therapist, dentist, genetics, if the parents are over 35 years old). You need to lead a he althy lifestyle, fully relax (many couples became parents just after a good vacation), give up bad habits.
- Normalize weight. Best of all, the natural process of egg maturation occurs in the body if the woman's weight approaches the medical norm. A few weeks before conception, you should also start taking multivitamins, and oral contraceptives should be stopped two to three months before conception.
- Check semen and introduce abstinence practices. Conception is possible only if the spermatozoa are sufficiently active, there are enough of them. This can only be determined by a doctor. With regard to abstinence, it is better to give up sexual contact a few days before the maturation of the egg. So on day X, the sperm will be better and more concentrated.
- The normal environment in the vagina. When trying to conceive, a couple should stop using lubricants. They may contain ingredients that break down sperm and change the environment in the vagina. For intimate hygiene, you need to use only special gels and foams without fragrances.
Of course, one ofThe most important factors are the creation of optimal conditions for the fusion of germ cells. If the sex life is regular, and the menstrual cycle is correct, then you can not calculate ovulation. As mentioned, 60% of couples will get pregnant under these conditions within the next six months of trying.
