ready to get pregnant

Enough of the prep talk! You and your partner are ready for some baby making. Ideally, you’ve been given the green light from your healthcare provider, started a healthy diet and exercise routine and eliminated harmful habits and substances from your life. Sounds like it’s time to dim the lights and get started!

We don’t intend to tell you how to get pregnant – we assume you’re familiar with the basics. But we help guide you and give you tips on getting pregnant in the most informed, safe and responsible ways. From the time you first start trying to three months later (months 1–3), you should be stopping your method of birth control, maintaining your healthy lifestyle choices, and have a good understanding of the reproductive process.

If you haven’t conceived after three months, there’s no need to be concerned. There’s only about a 20% to 25% chance of getting pregnant for the average couple in any given month.¹ But for months 4–6, we suggest you give your fertility potential a boost by learning how to identify your body’s fertile signs. By paying attention to your fertile signs you’ll be able to pinpoint your ovulating days, and hence your “fertile window”, possibly increasing your chance of getting pregnant.

Beyond 6 months, a visit to your healthcare provider may be a good idea and can give you reassurance. A couple is not considered infertile if the woman is younger than 35 until they have been trying to conceive for at least a year, but you may start to feel anxious, frustrated and stressed after even six months. This may lead to a lack of appetite, poor sleep and hormonal changes, all of which can further reduce your chances of conception. One in eight couples has fertility problems,² many due to underlying medical conditions in the prospective mother and/or father. It’s prudent to use more time getting advice from a healthcare provider and less time wondering and worrying about why your valiant attempts to conceive are failing.

If you’re not sure where to start, visit where are you today? and we’ll provide a printable package customized for your situation that highlights actions you can take today to help you achieve your goal of getting pregnant.