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How to get pregnant - A guide to increasing your chances

How to get pregnant - A guide to increasing your chances

If you’re hoping to become pregnant, we’ve got loads of ideas to help boost your chances.

Eating a healthy diet is a great place to start because it provides you with all the nutrients you need for optimum fertility. It also helps you to maintain a healthy weight – another important fertility factor. Find out what you should be eating, below.

There are also one or two lifestyle changes you’ll need to make. If you smoke, quitting is one of the best things you can do to boost your chances.  Worried you won’t succeed? Our tips won’t guarantee success, but they’ll certainly help.

You and your partner will also need to go easy on the alcohol. Too much could harm your fertility, and it certainly won’t do you unborn baby any good. Check out our guidlines to make sure you’re both drinking within safe limits.
 

The best diet for getting pregnant

pregnancy diet
Whilst we should all be eating a healthy, balance diet, it’s especially important when you’re trying for a baby to get all the nutrients you need.

Best positions to get pregnant

best position to get pregnant
Find out about whether all the old wives’ tales about best positions to get pregnant are true.

Improve your fitness

Most of us aren’t as fit as we should be and pulling your exercise levels up will definitely help your overall wellbeing.

Cut out the alcohol

We all know that pregnant women need to lay off the sauce: but it’s also a very good move to cut down on your drinking at least three months before you try to become pregnant in the first place.

Quit smoking

Everyone knows the dangers of smoking in pregnancy. But we’re not so clued up on the fact that cigarettes can cut your chances of getting pregnant in the first place.