Normalize the food
To change the diet, it is necessary at least 3-4 months before conception. Give up fast food and various preservatives. By adjusting your diet, you can reduce the manifestation of chronic diseases, increase efficiency, endurance, and strengthen immunity.
Eat foods that contain calcium. It is indispensable for the development of the baby. The main source of calcium is milk and dairy products, not only rich in it, but also containing it in easily digestible form. Dishes that include vitamins PP (rutin).
Catch the moment!
Thanks to modern technologies, the number of women who gave birth in the period from 35-39 years, increased by 52%, and the number of those who gave birth at the age of 40-44 - by 30%. The ideal age for childbearing is from 18 to 35 years. During this period, the body is finally formed, and all systems function at full capacity. After 35 the woman's organism begins to age, less eggs are ripened than, say, 20, and few of them are healthy and ready for fertilization. If a woman is going to become pregnant after 35, she needs to take various tests.
Hand over analyzes
General and biochemical. Blood for HIV, syphilis, hepatitis B and C, toxoplasmosis. Also the doctor, most likely, will direct you on ultrasonic of bodies of a small basin in order to determine the presence of hidden pathologies, before you learn how to prepare your body for conception. Also do not forget to hand over the analysis of urine and a smear on flora. Complete the PCR study. Scraping from the cervical canal helps identify possible chlamydia, ureaplasmosis, mycoplasmosis, cytomegalovirus, herpes. Colposcopic examination of the cervix, bacteriological studies, aspiration biopsy of the endometrium (in order to determine whether there is endometriosis or any formations, including tumors) can also be prescribed.
Conduct a study of the level of thyroid hormones.
Pass the tests for T3, T4 (thyroxine, triiodothyronine) and TSH (thyroid-stimulating hormone of the pituitary gland, which regulates the functioning of the thyroid gland).
As a rule, women have difficulty with conception for several reasons:
- Infectious diseases, transferred in childhood (rubella, chickenpox, measles). They caused a breakdown in the function of the ovaries or disrupted the patency of the fallopian tubes;
- First abortion or several abortions.
- Sexual infections that occur secretly;
- Pathogenic microorganisms living in the sexual organs of a woman, often hinder the conception and normal development of the fetus.
Cure Your Teeth
Untreated teeth are a dangerous source of infections that affect a woman's health. If they are not cured, the baby will also be in great danger.
Do a fluorography
This recommendation is neglected by many, considering such a diagnosis a relic of the past. However, the figures are disappointing: more than 3 million people die of tuberculosis every year. WHO declared tuberculosis a global human problem. A fluorographic photograph should be taken by both partners to exclude the possibility of this ailment. If pregnancy occurs against the background of active pulmonary tuberculosis, the disease worsens. The course of pregnancy is often complicated by premature birth, caused by intoxication and oxygen deficiency caused by the disease. In some types of pulmonary tuberculosis, even abortion is recommended.
Take your future father to a doctor
Regardless of the good potency, the quantity and quality of spermatozoa, their mobility and activity may be insufficient to enable them to fertilize the egg. Male infertility can also be caused by diseases borne in childhood (for example, rubella or mumps, a sexually transmitted infection), hereditary causes. Therefore, the future father should go through a therapist, proctologist, take a blood test for immunity and venereal diseases.
Take sex under control
A man should abstain from sex within 2-3 days before the most fertile period in a woman. This is the time it takes for new spermatozoa to ripen. In addition, during the "preparatory" months, it is desirable for a man not only to lead a healthy lifestyle, but also to avoid overheating, which has a particularly negative effect on the condition of the male reproductive system.
Preparation for a future pregnancy is desirable to begin at least three months before the alleged conception.
Do not get hung up in postures for conception, so you will learn how to prepare your body for conception.
Although popular rumor says: to conceive a child, you should take certain sexual poses - it is not so. You do not have to worry about this. When the sperm is in the vagina, millions of spermatozoa immediately rush straight to the "destination" and find themselves there in just a few minutes. And the fact that part of the sperm follows after sexual intercourse is perfectly natural, and it's not worth worrying about.
For a month, stop taking oral contraceptives.
Pregnancy can be planned 1 month after cancellation. Modern hormonal drugs guarantee the restoration of fertility (the possibility of becoming pregnant) during this period. But do not panic if the long-awaited pregnancy did not occur exactly after 30 days. If you are more than 29 years old, the restoration of the hormonal background can take a year.
Get vaccinated
If you were not vaccinated as a child from rubella, you will have to do it now, so as not to get sick already during pregnancy. This is especially important for girls working in the social sphere: medical institutions, schools, kindergartens, etc. However, if you from time to time communicate with young children (relatives, etc.), it is better to protect yourself from possible infections.
Buy an ovulation test
The indicator of the test usually reacts to the increased content of luteinizing hormone (LH) in urine, which is the signal of ovulation. A rapid increase in the concentration of LH in urine indicates that within 24-36 hours ovulation will occur. On this day, a blue (red) strip appears on the test. You can determine the days of ovulation and the old-fashioned. Every morning, without getting out of bed, you should immediately measure the basal temperature (5-6 minutes), and then build a temperature graph. Days of jumps are the days of ovulation!
Be honest with yourself.
This point is the most important. Planning pregnancy, we are actively preparing the body for childbirth, but do not realize that psychologically they are not ready for this. Answer the questions below and only then start planning a pregnancy.
You need to recover: rest, sleep. And most importantly - to understand that preparing for childbirth can require you to leave work. There are many examples from the life of media people, when a child became only a means of self-realization, a means of solving problems: personal, housing or material. It is necessary to understand that a child will not tie an unloving husband and will not help to avoid problems at work. Conception can not happen immediately. "Release" this process. Do not be like the heroine of the popular TV series, which raped during the days of ovulation of her husband in the greenhouse of his mother. You must be psychologically ready for what might not happen right away.