Planning a baby

1. Are you mentally fit enough to handle a pregnancy, some parents to be work so hard they rarely find time to be together as a family so putting pressure on the partner to concive can sometimes have the opposite effect.

2.Are you overweight especially obese this is one area that can stop you becoming pregnant, if its too hard for you to loose weight just try to eat healthier you may not concieve but you will feel much better for it and may even go down a clothing size or too to boost your confidence.when you start to eat healthier you may find the pounds drop off a lot slower but at a pace you can keep to.

3.Balanced diet try to eat food types from all areas to give your body a boost in the healthier direction. cut down on the amount of alcohol.

4.The man should wear loss fitting clothes wearing tight boxer shorts stops sperm and its a quality and sperm count that improves the chances of geting pregnant.

5.Do you take regular excersise,remember its not just being fit enough to concieve you need to think about but pushing a baby out at the end, it takes hard work thats why its called labour.

6.Are your periods regular check with your doctor but if its ok the pill can regulate them so after a few months your body clock is in a regular cycle and can help to concieve i did 3 times and 3 times pregnant.

7.When is the best time, end of the months beginning ? a popular question here is a rough guide which does work approx 10 days after period starts, intercource for these 3 days, sperm only can live for a few days so you need to have sex during the most fertile part of your period.

8. Avoid stress, putting too much pressure on your self to get pregnant, is not good for either of you.Avoid smoking, take folic acid it helps prevent spina bifida,take it before you are liekly to concive and up to 4 moths into your pregnancy.