More than half of healthy couples with regular sex can conceive a child within six months. About 80% of couples wishing to become parents will need about a year to do this, and in 90% of families a joyful event occurs during two years of regular attempts. Determination of favorable days will help speed up conception.
Favorable 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 woman's reproductive system. In the body of each girl, from birth, 1-1.5 million eggs are “stored”, and by the time of the first menstrual period, their number decreases to 250-300 thousand. But this quantity 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 after 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. From the point of view of physiology, the best age for pregnancy and childbirth is 20-25 years.
In order for the conception to take place, it is necessary that the sperm meet the egg. This can only happen during ovulation (and also shortly before or after it). Ovulation is the exit of a mature egg from a follicle. This important event does not occur every month, normally in a year a healthy woman can have one or two cycles without ovulation.
Standard situation
How to calculate favorable days for conceiving a baby? As a rule, ovulation occurs in the middle of the menstrual cycle. Gold Standard Cycle Duration - 28 days. This is a very average value. With this cycle, the most favorable day for conception is about the 14th, if you count from the first day of the last menstruation.
The following is an example calculation. So, if menstruation began in a woman, 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 active attempts should be made.
Individual settlement
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 may not be ready for fertilization in the middle of the menstrual cycle, but a little earlier or a little later. For some women, an irregular menstrual cycle is characteristic at all, which makes calculations difficult.
How to determine favorable days for conception? If a woman keeps a calendar in which she notes the dates of the onset of menstruation at least the last six months, then you can use the calendar method to determine when fertilization is most likely.
It is necessary to calculate the duration of the longest and shortest cycles. Then these figures must be added and divided into two. Get the arithmetic mean - the average duration of the cycle. You can calculate the average value for all cycles when the observation was conducted, and not just for the shortest and longest.
Now, fourteen days must be taken away from the average duration of the menstrual cycle. This will be the estimated day of ovulation, if you count from the first day of your period. It is necessary to leave ± 3 days in order to precisely “get” into favorable “moments”, because ovulation can both come a little earlier and slightly “linger”.
Basal temperature graph
A more accurate way to determine favorable days for conception is to measure basal 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 before the moment when the test shows two treasured stripes.
First, a few measurement rules:
- 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 before this for at least 4 hours.
- You can measure both electronic and mercury medical thermometers.
- For greater efficiency, it is better to carry out the procedure for several cycles.
- During one period, you need to measure the temperature in the same way, for example, either only in the vagina and with a mercury thermometer, or only in the anus with mercury, or only in the vagina electronically and so on.
All measurements need to be entered in the schedule. It can be kept both on paper and in electronic form. There are many smartphone apps that help track your menstrual cycle. There you can also enter data on measurements of BT, physical activity, subjective sensations, the number of kilocalories and drinking water. Such programs can calculate a calendar of favorable days for conception for several months in advance.
A few days before ovulation, the temperature drops slightly. The fact that a favorable day of the cycle has come for conception can be guessed from a temperature increase of up to 37 degrees Celsius. The exact sign that ovulation has taken place is three days in a row of high temperatures. As the next menstruation approaches, the temperature drops. If BT at the end of the cycle continues to remain at a level above 37 degrees, then, most likely, we can talk about the onset of pregnancy.
Subjective sensations and discharge
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 may also swell, the stomach ache, the discharge becomes more abundant, stretches like an egg yolk. In some cases, even minor spotting spotting may appear.
Ovulation Test: A 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 acts in the same way as strips for determining pregnancy. The only difference is that the test for the latter responds to hCG, and the one that determines ovulation determines the hormone LH.
The electronic test, which determines favorable days for conception by saliva, is highly accurate. There are test strips for the use of which it is necessary to collect the material for research in a clean container, inkjet tests (you can simply substitute under the stream of urine), electronic (for reusable use).
Conception of a girl: auspicious days
There is a theory according to which parents can “plan” the sex of the child. Believe it or not, such techniques? This is everyone’s personal choice. Many held mothers claim that in this way they managed to conceive a child of the same gender that they wanted. Others were disappointed in the effectiveness of the method. In any case, the main thing is that the child is born healthy, and the boy will be or the girl is not so important.
So, a girl “succeeds” if the egg is fertilized by a sperm that carries the X chromosome. Such sperm cells move slower than the "male" (Y-chromosome), but live longer. According to the theory (by the way, it is more or less justified from a scientific point of view), favorable days for conception of a girl are 2-3 days before ovulation.
Suitable days for conception of a boy
The same principle can be used to determine favorable days for the conception of a male child. Sperms with the Y chromosome move faster, but live less in time. So for the conception of a boy, sex should 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).
Lunar calendar conception
Some couples are looking for fertile 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 it is very difficult, therefore, most couples who want to become parents are guided simply by favorable and not very favorable days for conception. The lunar calendar for the current year 2018 is presented above.
The rules of early conception
In order to conceive a baby as quickly as possible, and the pregnancy was favorable and a healthy baby was born, it is worth following a few rules:
- Prepare the body for pregnancy. It is advisable to undergo a medical examination at the main specialists (gynecologist, therapist, dentist, genetics, if parents are over 35 years old). You need to lead a healthy lifestyle, have a good rest (many couples became parents just after a good vacation), abandon 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 discarded two to three months before conception.
- Check sperm and introduce abstinence. Conception is possible only if the sperm are active enough, there are enough of them. This can only be determined by a doctor. As for abstinence, it is better to abandon sexual intercourse a few days before the maturation of the egg. So on day X, sperm will be better and more concentrated.
- Normal environment in the vagina. When attempting to conceive a child, a couple should abandon the use of lubricants. They may contain components that destroy sperm and alter the environment in the vagina. For intimate hygiene, you need to use only special gels and foams without fragrances.
Of course, one of the most important factors is 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 already mentioned, in 60% of couples, pregnancy under these conditions will happen in the next six months of attempts.