8. Timing and Number of Tries
There are many couples who are not usually aware of the ovulation time of the woman, and as such, fail to take advantage of the highest time to get pregnant. This can be particularly tricky to track, especially when a woman’s cycle is quite irregular or as older women get closer to menopause. Timing can easily be remedied by using a calendar or even an ovulation predictor kit.
These allow couples to track the most fertile period of time during a woman’s cycle, and increase their chances of conceiving and getting pregnant. To be successful, the timing of a sperm fertilizing the egg should happen after ovulation. This window happens around 14 days before a women’s cycle comes to an end.
A good rule of thumb would be to start having regular intercourse five days before and a day after ovulation to increase your chances of conceiving. It’s also worth mentioning that the number of tries is equally important as well.
