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How to Boost Your Fertility Naturally: Things to Try

By MySurrogateMom

May 17, 2024

6 min read

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Reviewed by Navya Muralidhar,

Embryologist

When you’re trying to get pregnant, it’s almost impossible to predict how long it will take. Luckily, there are a few things you can do to boost fertility naturally. When you’re looking to get pregnant, it’s almost impossible to predict how long it will take. Luckily, there are a few things you can do to tip the odds in your favor. Fertility problems have become a serious issue for many. This is demonstrated by the fact that 10% to 15% of couples encounter this problem. Many variables can affect fertility, such as age, lifestyle, or biology. Fortunately, there are natural ways to improve fertility. We know you’re already dreaming about that baby bump so we won’t waste any time. From diet to exercise to monitoring your ovulation cycle, this guide will help you get your mind and body in the best possible shape for conception. (This article has been medically reviewed by embryologist and fertility expert, Navya Muralidhar.)
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#TTC Tips: HOW I got pregnant

I got pregnant in the first/second month of trying to conceive. My bf and I had stopped being cautious months back, but hadn’t “really tried” yet, and it took about 1-2 months of TRUE trying to get me pregnant. (I was disappointed each month I didn’t get pregnant before but realized later it’s because I wasn’t REALLY trying.) I want to share a few tips because I feel like the methods I used (many of which were taken from your advices on here) really worked and are (along with the grace of God!) what got me pregnant. 1. Calculate Conception Window. (I did this by googling ovulation calculator and just entering my dates.) 2. Take the Window SERIOUS. This is THE ⏱ TIME. 😆 Its critical days so don’t take them lightly or let them pass you by. I let my partner know when the window was and reminded him daily 😁 We made sure to have daily special time together (almost) each day during my estimated fertile window, also days before, and days after window, incase the calculator wasn’t quite right. 3. Make Loveee...I know this seems a little obvious but I feel like if you’ve been trying for a while conception attempts can become a “to do” list thing. I feel like what really made the difference was not making it a chore. Each time we BD my bf was so loving. It was all him, so after me, testosterone running high, and I think letting him know I was fertile and him just sensing it made him crazy. (this helps!) I really got to be on the receiving end of pleasure which made me very relaxed and I swear the (sorry TMI!) but the warmness of his tongue inside me and familiarity of him taking care of me relaxed me and opened my cervix more than usual before he came in. It was recommended to me that I try “pushing” during this part to begin “opening up”. (Make sure he doesn’t mind lots of fluid flow here) I let him know to expect a lot of wetness because I was ovulating. We made it a priority to give special attention to soften / prepare my cervix, rather than “just have sex”, this felt critical because my body felt “so ready” to receive. 4. Give him the Power. I run the house and our lives 😂 but with the Baby Dance I wanted to give him this time to have power over me. I imagined to have a baby he had to literally give me part of himself and I had to take it. And kind of thought of it as that and accepted being a dominated “woman”. We BD doggy 🐶 every time and I just let him have as much as he wanted for as long as he wanted without trying to get creative and change positions or take any control at all. This spiked his testosterone. I could feel it and even taste it. 5. OPEN OPEN OPEN This I think is what really sealed the deal. This was essentially insemination. Sometimes I can’t tell when he’s ready to finish, other times I can. So I asked him to make sure he tells me. (He would do so by squeezing my hips) and when I would feel him squeeze, I would PUSH like a kegal push OPEN and hold it push push push. It’s actually very orgasmic for both and I highly recommend trying this! Bear down pushing cervix open, arch your back, lean into him and push from inside as he releases pushing his tip to the deepest part, docking it on cervix. The tip I was originally read was “testes to vulva, press, release, semi withdraw, enter, press release” aka ‘push to balls deep’ in lamens terms. Bearing down on him feels like a squeeze on his end. This is definitely what (scientifically) got me pregnant, when he finished, while I was doing this, opening my cervix dialating it for him with him docked on it squeezing my hips while I was bent over and him releasing semen. (Phew! 😓) I was told by a nurse that having your V area swollen and ready to receive (via the prep work he put in) and then making sure cervix is open makes all the difference as opposed to “just having sex” and seeing where it goes. This made sense to me. 6. CLOSE CLOSE CLOSE Ok! Now quickly - after you push and after he finishes you have to imagine a sucking in your gut motion (but really sucking in your cervix). Try contractions as soon as he withdraws from you. Keep doing it. Vaginal sucking in/pulsation motion. I would lie down to breathe and rest and let him get up to drink out of a gatorade in the fridge, gladiator that he is, and just keep doing my sucking in motion within as I lie down with knees bent, relaxing. (I was also advised by many of you to do frog position here!😂) I just chilled but frog I bet definitely works too. 7. Netflix and Chill Sounds funny but I knew I needed to lie still (per many of you guys tips) so we would just put on the TV and lie close together. I didn’t get up to use the bathroom to clean up like I usually do, I just waited a while. 8. When I went to the toilet - nothing came out! I knew this was a good sign. There was no leakage of him coming from me. It was all in, baby! 🤣 I knew my sucking in the gut kegals had worked because nothing from him came out. 9. Just TWO weeks later / 3 days before my period was due, I KNEW I was pregnant! I knew before the test. You’ll know. 😉🥰 I wanted to share these tips because this (almost) instantly worked for me! Thank you to everyone who shared their tips with me in discussion boards when I had asked! They worked! Baby dust to all ! #TTC If you had a similar experience or tried different methods that worked too feel free to share so others can try your methods too! Before I had success I was doing just a few things different and I think that’s what was holding me back. ———— UPDATE!! May 2021 I am now 3 months pregnant with my SECOND child (our daughter is 7 months old) I used most all of these techniques again, 3 months post partum. This time however we opted for trying a very different position, with male on top, doing a recommended technique called: 10. MATING PRESS. “mating press” (lol) which is basically intense style #missionary only, where lying on back legs are in air very bent to shoulders and held back, pinned down by his hands, woman is totally exposed and vulnerable to his penetration, male pushing as deep as he’d like here (so be careful some of us! Oof) and ultimately docking on cervix hard, with lots of possible bearing down from the woman in return (pushing back / with firm vaginal gripping from woman, and kegal contractions to toy while he’s within) all during days of ovulation, push cervix open, dialate and hold while male finishes, docks on cervix, then at his retreat, same technique cervix close contracting V as male withdraws. We prepped my body to receive the same way as before - basically deep tongue to soften, swell and dialate cervix (sorry sooo tmi but my BFF OB nurse friend originally recommended this and it works exactly as it should) My husband believes that a lot of getting pregnant is in the prep work, he has carefully almost mastered readying the cervix simply by acknowledging it and giving it attention and swelling me. It was actually again our second try at TTC during ovulation and he was able to quickly impregnate me again using these methods. Given that I had had a csection in October and got pregnant 4 months later in March, #MatingPress felt like the best position for #TTC because my body was comfortably pinned while laying down / stabilized not bouncing around. (Though I “feel” fully healed) I wanted to becareful when breeding because “the polls” suggested I not let him get me pregnant again until 2years healed. (That’s so long!?) Also each time my husband wishes to BD he doms with the intent to get me pregnant again so it would be hard to put off getting pregnant again for two years. I wanted to add an artsy photo of #matingpress because it’s soo good for getting pregnant, it’s right down to business as the name states and as simple as it is, we had not applied it before.. but all the images are pretty dirty. Will let you google 😉 Basically if you aren’t trying to get pregnant, never do this position 😂. We also thought this position might produce a different gender! This is a #myth! We are having another girl. Best of luck to all #TTC! Please continue to share advice for others. So happy to see so many pregnancies resulting from tips in post #1!! Xo . xX

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1. Know when you ovulate

Keeping a close eye on your ovulation cycle can increase your chances of conceiving. A menstrual diary or a tracking application and an ovulation calculator can help you to find out when ovulation will occur, especially if you don’t have regular periods. Generally, ovulation happens about eleven days after your period starts, so that’s a good place to start. Another indicator can be your body temperature, as it increases due to hormonal changes occurring during ovulation. Try using a basal body temperature to help track down your ovulation day, or pick up an ovulation test kit.

2. Reduce stress levels

Stress and anxiety can reduce your chances of getting pregnant, so it’s important to keep it under control. There are many ways to handle stress. Yoga and meditation are great for preparing your body as they are based on breathing and relaxation. They’ll help you combat stress. Other women swear by techniques like reflexology and acupuncture. Regardless of the method you choose, you should always remember that it’s important to take out time for yourself.

3. Get active

Regular exercise and maintaining a healthy lifestyle can increase your chances of getting pregnant. Sedentary lifestyles are connected to infertility, so it’s important to move around and exercise regularly. Having said that, it’s important that you exercise in moderation, as too much exercise can be counterproductive, too.

4. Reduce alcohol consumption

It’s been confirmed that alcohol consumption can negatively impact fertility, but it’s unclear just how much will do so. Women who drink heavily (seven or more drinks a week) are more likely to have fertility problems than those who don’t. Even if your consumption is moderate, you might want to further reduce your intake of alcohol while you are trying to conceive ‒ just in case!

5. Cut caffeine

For years it’s been thought that caffeine can negatively affect fertility. But recent studies were unable to find a clear connection between the two. However, we just don’t know enough at this point, so limiting your coffee intake to one cup per day might be a good idea.

6. Go organic

It’s been proven that organic food has a higher nutritional density (and a lower level of pesticides) than non-organic food. There are also other factors; for example, some metals (such as cadmium) found in pesticides have been connected to male infertility. Such chemicals are known as gonadotoxins and longer exposure to these can affect male and female fertility.

7. Eat healthy food

A balanced diet not only affects your overall health – it affects your ability to conceive. If you’re facing fertility issues, it’s recommended that you eat as healthy as possible. This means including as many (or all) food groups in your diet. Here are some things to consider:
  • Keep your carb intake low and reduce the intake of refined carbs (they cause insulin and sugar spikes).

  • Increase fiber consumption; it’ll help keep hormone and sugar levels balanced.

  • Cut out as much trans fats as possible.

  • Include foods rich in antioxidants as they may improve fertility for both men and women.

8. Use diverse protein sources

Proteins are a key part of any diet, however, that doesn’t mean your protein has to come from meat. There are plenty of vegetable protein sources, some of which have been proven to reduce the risk of struggling to conceive (e.g., beans and seeds).

9. Start a supplement program

Along with good food, you might want to consider including multivitamins and prenatal supplements in your diet. One fertility supplement the Peanut community recommends is the Vitabiotics Pregnacare Conception Max. It provides Zinc which contributes to normal fertility and reproduction, plus Omega-3, Vitamin B12, Vitamin D, Selenium, Magnesium, Coenzyme Q10, N-Acetyl Cysteine, Inositol, and an advanced form of folic acid, called L-Methylfolate. Pregnacare Conception Max has been specially formulated to help build and safeguard your nutritional stores ready for pregnancy. It’s important to remember that, while they are not a substitute for eating nutritious food, supplements will provide a source of nutrients to safeguard your diet.

10. Quit smoking

Women who smoke have a much higher rate of infertility. The more you smoke, the more difficult it will be for you to get pregnant, as it harms your overall health and prematurely ages your eggs. Smoking cigarettes has also been linked to birth differences, so it’s well worth dropping the habit before you start trying.

11. Encourage your partner to lead a healthy lifestyle

It takes two to tango! So, encourage your partner to make lifestyle changes too, like avoiding alcohol and cigarettes, maintaining a healthy diet and weight (whatever that means for them), find a healthy work/life balance, and exercise regularly. 🔍 Read More: Tips For Getting Pregnant In Your 30s

Essentially, good nutrition and a healthy lifestyle are key to having a healthy body and reproductive system. Of course, this doesn’t mean that you must make changes all at once! Start small and go from there. Good luck!

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