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If you would like to know how to conceive a baby naturally, you are not alone. Many women and couples are choosing the natural route as opposed to medical intervention for a variety of reasons. For one, medical fertility intervention in extremely invasive and often a very uncomfortable and unpleasant process for women. In addition, the medications used in fertility treatment can have many adverse side effects. Luckily, there are several things you can do to increase your chances of conceiving naturally.

Find out when you Ovulate. Fertility charting is a highly effective method of finding the right time to get pregnant. This method involves tracking the days of your cycle and looking for physical signs of ovulation. The goal is to plan to have sex a day or two before ovulation as well as during ovulation to significantly increase your chances of getting pregnant.

More Sex is NOT Better. A common misconception that’s often given as advice to couples who are trying to conceive is that having more sex will increase your chances of getting pregnant. This is absolutely not true. The timing of sex to your ovulation cycle is more important than how often you have sex. In fact, certain studies suggest that when you are trying to conceive, spacing out sex to every 2-3 days is more effective as it allows the males sperm count to replenish itself.

Put Gravity to Work for You. You can increase the your chances of getting pregnant by lying on your back after intercourse and drawing your knees up to your chest. This allows gravity to work in your favor by allowing sperm to move toward and pool around your cervix.

Even if you’ve been told that you suffer from acute infertility, it is still very possible to get pregnant naturally. The more steps you take to actively increase your chances of getting pregnant, the closer you are to conceiving that precious baby.