Trying to get Pregnant?

Here's some helpful websites to read when you're trying to get pregnant.  Most important, relax, have fun, and take your time.  Our fertility specialists did tell us during my ovulation week to only have sex every other day to let the "boys" mature and ensure your husband is "releasing" at least every 6 days through the month.  This may be TMI (too much info) but no one ever told us these tips when we spent a year trying to get pregnant.  There's so many great resources available and here are a few to get you started.  We LOVE www.babycenter.com


1) Detecting ovulation

http://www.babycenter.com/0_detecting-ovulation_484.bc

2) Ovulation Calculator

http://www.babycenter.com/ovulation-calculator

3) "Are ovulation predictor kits or basal body temperature a better indicator of ovulation?" article

http://www.babycenter.com/404_are-ovulation-predictor-kits-or-basal-body-temperature-a-bet_7100.bc

4) Basal body temperature and cervical mucus

http://www.babycenter.com/chart-basal-body-temperature-and-cervical-mucus?page=2#articlesection3

Before ovulation, your BBT probably ranges from 97.2 to about 97.7 degrees Fahrenheit. But two or three days after you ovulate, hormonal changes cause a rise of 0.4 to 1.0 degree in your BBT, which lasts at least until your next period. (You may notice your temperature spiking on other days here and there, but unless it stays up, you probably haven't yet ovulated.) If you become pregnant, your temperature will stay elevated throughout your pregnancy.

5) Ovulation chart: How to predict ovulation by charting your basal body temperature and cervical mucus http://www.babycenter.com/ovulation-chart

-> Blank BBT chart http://www.babycenter.com/0_blank-bbt-chart_7069.bc

-> sample chart http://www.babycenter.com/0_sample-bbt-chart_7252.bc

6) Phone APPS!!!

http://www.babycenter.com/mobile-apps

 *** download "My Pregnancy Today" http://www.babycenter.com/my-pregnancy-today-app

Good luck!!