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Pre-natal Vitamins
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Itīs important to start prenatal vitamins while you are
trying to conceive. It gets you in a good habit and the
folic acid in prenatals help to prevent certain birth
defects. Prenatal vitamins also contain a good amount of
calcium and iron which are beneficial in pregnancy.
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Nutrition
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While trying to conceive
itīs very important to
maintain proper
nutrition. Eat healthy
portions from all the
food groups everyday and
avoid excess sugars and
fat. Especially be sure
to get plenty of calcium
to maintain healthy
bones and to help build
a healthy baby.
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Breaking Bad Habits -
Breaking bad habits
before trying to conceive
is important. Quit
smoking, drinking
alcohol, and limit your
intake of caffine. These
things can greatly harm
a developing fetus
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Progesterone
- If you have a luteal phase defect -
using progesterone cream from ovulation to
menstruation/pregnancy will help to lengthen the luteal
phase. Use an all-natural progesterone cream 1/4-1/2
teaspoon twice a day rubbed on inner thighs, belly, chest,
arms, neck - alternating areas each application. The cream
is safe to use when early pregnant
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Guaifenesin -
Guaifenesin, otherwise sold under
the "Robitussin" brand, helps to increase cervical fluid.
Take as directed on bottle from menstruation to ovulation.
Be sure that the only ingredient is guaifenesin. Some cold
remedies come with decongestants, and these will defeat the
purpose of producing more cervical fluid
I would encourage you to take it from the first day you
notice any type of wetness through the day of your
temperature shift. That may be about a week.
Guaifenesin may even work for women who've had abnormal
cervical cells frozen off or who've had a cone biopsy the
removal of a cone-shaped wedge of the cervix to treat
lesions that may be precancerous. This procedure destroys
some of the cervical crypts that produce fluid. If this is
what's behind your low production of cervical fluid, taking
guaifenesin might help you produce enough wet, slippery
fluid through the remaining cervical crypts to help you get
pregnant.
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Charting Your Fertility Signs -
The charting of your fertility signs
can greatly help in determining if you are indeed ovulating,
are pregnant, or are having problems with your fertility.
The areas you can chart are basal body temperature, cervical
fluid and cervical position. You will need a good chart, a
basal body thermometer and the willingness to get to know
your body to start charting.
Be sure to chart every
day. While it is not
fully necessary to take
your temperature on the
days of menstruation, it
is a good idea to go
ahead and keep in the
habit of temping every
morning. Make a habit
every day to run down
the list and mark it off
of your chart -
temperature, cervical
fluid, cervical position
and any variations you
need to record
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Sperm Facts -
Sperm can live
up to 5 days inside the fallopian tubes. Female sperm are
slower and live longer than the fast male sperm.
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Water, Water and More Water -
When trying to conceive
it is very important to
drink lots of water
about 6 -8 cups a day.
This helps to "clean
out" your system and
helps to increase
fertile quality cervical
fluid. Also, itīs a good
habit to begin for
pregnancy - when
drinking a lot of water
is imperative
Information taken from
http://conception.lifetips.com/
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