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about intercourse
on which days of my mensural cycle should we do intercourse to have a baby boy?
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When is the best time to have intercourse if we're trying to conceive?
Timing is everything. Sperm can live for two to three days, but the egg is around for only 12 to 24 hours. To increase the likelihood of conception, it's important to have intercourse more than once around the time of ovulation. It is a good idea to have sex one to two days before ovulation and again on the day you ovulate. That way, there's more likely to be a healthy supply of sperm waiting in the fallopian tube when an egg is released.
Of course, exactly when a woman ovulates isn't altogether clear. It all depends on the length of your menstrual cycle. A woman typically ovulates about 14 days before her next period — not mid-cycle, as is commonly held. If you have a 28-day cycle, which is the average, then you would ovulate halfway through your cycle. But if you have a 35-day cycle, you would ovulate around day 21, not day 17.
To determine the time when you're most likely to be fertile, try our ovulation calculator.
How do I know when I'm ovulating?
Some women are very aware of when they ovulate. Other women don't notice any changes at all. If you're thinking about getting pregnant, try to track your cycle for a couple of months. Some subtle signs of ovulation include:
Breast tenderness
Slight feelings of discomfort in your middle abdomen
Increased vaginal discharge that takes on a wetter, egg-white-type quality
A slight increase (about 0.4 to 1 degree Fahrenheit) in basal body temperature, or BBT, which you can detect by taking your temperature each morning before you get out of bed, two days after you ovulate. You can get a good sense of your cycle if you chart your BBT for a few months.
For more information, see our articles on detecting ovulation and basal body temperature and cervical mucus. The book Taking Charge of Your Fertility: The Definitive Guide to Natural Birth Control, Pregnancy Achievement, and Reproductive Health, by Toni Weschler, can also teach you to read your body's signals.
If you still have trouble pinpointing the exact date of ovulation, you might consider trying an ovulation predictor test.
When is the best time to have intercourse if we're trying to conceive?
Timing is everything. Sperm can live for two to three days, but the egg is around for only 12 to 24 hours. To increase the likelihood of conception, it's important to have intercourse more than once around the time of ovulation. It is a good idea to have sex one to two days before ovulation and again on the day you ovulate. That way, there's more likely to be a healthy supply of sperm waiting in the fallopian tube when an egg is released.
Of course, exactly when a woman ovulates isn't altogether clear. It all depends on the length of your menstrual cycle. A woman typically ovulates about 14 days before her next period — not mid-cycle, as is commonly held. If you have a 28-day cycle, which is the average, then you would ovulate halfway through your cycle. But if you have a 35-day cycle, you would ovulate around day 21, not day 17.
To determine the time when you're most likely to be fertile, try our ovulation calculator.
How do I know when I'm ovulating?
Some women are very aware of when they ovulate. Other women don't notice any changes at all. If you're thinking about getting pregnant, try to track your cycle for a couple of months. Some subtle signs of ovulation include:
Breast tenderness
Slight feelings of discomfort in your middle abdomen
Increased vaginal discharge that takes on a wetter, egg-white-type quality
A slight increase (about 0.4 to 1 degree Fahrenheit) in basal body temperature, or BBT, which you can detect by taking your temperature each morning before you get out of bed, two days after you ovulate. You can get a good sense of your cycle if you chart your BBT for a few months.
For more information, see our articles on detecting ovulation and basal body temperature and cervical mucus. The book Taking Charge of Your Fertility: The Definitive Guide to Natural Birth Control, Pregnancy Achievement, and Reproductive Health, by Toni Weschler, can also teach you to read your body's signals.
If you still have trouble pinpointing the exact date of ovulation, you might consider trying an ovulation predictor test.
Everyother day starting the day 8 after your period (for about one week straight) will do it!
For example: if you get your peiod on April 1 you start having intercourse on the 8, 10, 12, 14 and 16. This way you won't miss ovulation and increase your chances since sperm will be in your system for that important week.
Another good option is to get an ovulation key (you pee on a stick). It warns you 2 days prior ovulation and that is your best chance to get pregnant.
TWO DAYS BEFORE OVULATION so the sperm is there when the egg gets released!!!
Good luck
Mariana
For example: if you get your peiod on April 1 you start having intercourse on the 8, 10, 12, 14 and 16. This way you won't miss ovulation and increase your chances since sperm will be in your system for that important week.
Another good option is to get an ovulation key (you pee on a stick). It warns you 2 days prior ovulation and that is your best chance to get pregnant.
TWO DAYS BEFORE OVULATION so the sperm is there when the egg gets released!!!
Good luck
Mariana
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