To ask for your top tips for getting pregnant?!

[2021hopeful]

Tracking ovulation, doing the deed at around the right time, taking prenatal vitamins!

Has anyone got any other top tips? I’m (very) late 30’s so time is of the essence!

Thanks in advance.

Hi OP, you might want to try posting this in conception rather than in AIBU.

You may not have any issues OP; it’s not a given you’ll have fertility trouble.

I got pregnant instantly at 33; a month after coming off the pill, first time of trying.

1. Have sex
2. Don’t obsess
3. Book something you can’t do pregnant. Sod’s law and all!

Have a lot of sex. Don’t wait till you’re ovulating. Aim for every other day or more from the end of your period. Loads of people just don’t have enough sex.

Sperm meets egg plan. Every other day from CD8, then the day you ovulate (+ OPK), the day after that and then leave a day and go once more! It's better to have sperm waiting than wait til you've actually ovulated.

Have plenty of sex

Don't obsess or stress about it. When we were trying, the months where we were so focused on conceiving nothing happened. When we decided we'd just go with the flow, not think about it and see what happened and got rid of all pressure i fell straight away x

I think trying to track your ovulation too closely can be counter productive - if you’re having sex every 2/3 days you will almost certainly catch your fertile window.

Make sure you’re taking your folic acid, and if you use lube make sure it’s a sperm-friendly one.

Don’t stress or obsess! Easier said than done but most women your age fall pregnant within a year of trying.

I think trying to track your ovulation too closely can be counter productive

Not necessarily as some people stop too soon or start too late. It can be handy to know when in your cycle you ovulate, just so you know you're catching it.

I'm 'lucky' to have immensely painful ovulation. No missing it here!

Don’t wait for ovulation as pp said - I fell pregnant first time twice at 34 & 39.

Both times were not fertile windows.

I would just have sex regularly (say every other day) rather than tracking ovulation. I don't actually think it does any good obsessing over ovulation and tracking mucus and all the rest of it. I started down that road and it just made the whole thing into a chore. It was much easier on us both when we just stopped and just had sex throughout the month!

Lots of sex, use a condom and buy and take the expensive morning after pill

Have a lot of sex, ideally every second day throughout the month from when your period ends

Do the deed day 8 of your cycle then every 3 days. Oh and focus on something else a diy project or something.

Use digital ovulation kit rather than OPK. Don’t stress; have sex the day before ovulation; get acupuncture around the time of ovulation.

Gin, curry and unprotected sex did it for me

Lots of sex and I found I got my bfp once I'd reduced my caffeine down a tad x

All ovulation tests are OPKs!

Sex, sex and more sex.

Each one of my dc don't match my ovulation date. In fact dc1 was 'impossible' by scan dates. I reckon dh had super sperm with squatting rights.

From what I remember, check your lube is good for sperm, hips up after ejaculation (I don't think this does anything in reality but it can't hurt), be as healthy as you can be, and don't let it consume you.

SEX! And lots of it. Even when not fertile, do it anyway.

All the panning and scheduling in the works doesn’t make babies, sperm does.

So lots of sex and the raising your pelvis to help gravity.

All of the things you have suggested plus a 'clean' lifestyle. No alcohol, healthy diet, plenty of sleep and keep stress down.

I got pregnant at 39, 43 and 45. Each time was naturally and quickly but I put in the effort to be healthy in the hope of improving my chances.

Good diet for him too, multi vitamins to support good sperm production

Don't let him wear tight trousers / undies either!

Basically had sex every two days for about 2.5 weeks & fell pregnant second cycle (first cycle of doing this).

When your natural lube has the consistency of raw egg white... Pounce