Many couples who plan and look forward to having children, usually have high expectations. After all getting pregnant should be easy. It should be naturally. What could be easier? When this does not happen they are at first concerned, then followed by fear and disbelief when they cant get pregnant. The reality is achieving pregnancy get be difficult for some women. Here are some useful tips on how to get pregnant.

There are numerous causes of infertility and these causes can various, for both the female and male sides. For women, sometimes the fallopian tubes are scarred or blocked from a previous infection or ectopic pregnancy. For men, sometimes the man's sperm count is too low. In some cases, there is a hormonal imbalance in one or both men or women. Lifestyle factors such as diet, drinking and smoking can affect infertility.

Stop Smoking and reduce stress will increase your chances of achieving pregnancy. Drugs and alcohol can affect your fertility. It will also affect your unborn child. It is important to stop smoking. Manage your weight if you are underweight or overweight; try to bring your weight to a level that is more appropriate for your body.

Having regular sex is the best way to get pregnant. You can only get pregnant during ovulation so try to have sex during these period. To get pregnant faster use an ovulation prediction kit. Using an ovulation kit to predict the time you are ovulating will improve your chances of getting pregnant. Do not trust on the Calendar method for determining ovulation as charting and other methods of ovulation prediction can be confusing leading to error in determining the fertility period. Ovulation prediction kits are relatively not difficult to use and are very accurate for determining ovulation.

A lot of people are not sure about the best time to have intercourse. You have a small window of time each fertility cycle to get pregnant. After ovulation, the egg will survive on only two days where as sperm, will live for up to four days. This is why to have intercourse a day or two days before ovulation to increase your chances of achieving pregnancy. Don’t wait until the day you ovulate to have sex.

The best position for achieving pregnancy. The missionary position is a best position to use when trying to conceive. It is best to avoid positions where the woman is on top because it is much harder for the sperm to travel upward. Keep a pillow under your body for support, try to relax and lie in bed to allow the sperm to stay in the vagina longer.

How long will it take to get pregnant? It’s difficult to say exactly how long it will take to get pregnant. It can take up to a year for normal couples to conceive. About 85% of people trying to get pregnant will conceive within one year and half of the remainder will fall pregnant naturally within the following year. To fall pregnant everything must be in the right place so be patient and keep trying.