September 4, 2008
Fertility Calculators: Getting Pregnant Fast
A fertility calculator can help you pinpoint when you're next going to ovulate. What is a fertility calc, you ask? It's not a technical gadget that requires a degree to operate… it's a simple online calculator that lets you plug in a few numbers to work out the best time to conceive.
There's only a short window of time to conceive in your cycle, so fertility calculators offer a simple way to target your conception efforts to reach your goal of getting pregnant fast.
You'll have to provide some information so the calculator can do its job. Don't worry - they don't need to know your life history - just a few facts. The important thing is to ensure that the info the calculator requires is correct.
The questions are: first day of your last period, days in your cycle and average luteal phase.
Now, the way you get these numbers is quite simple. Get a calendar and write down the first day of your last two periods. Okay, start counting days from the first day of your last period until the day before your most recent period; this is the number of days in your cycle. This number can be anywhere from 20-45 days, with 28 days being the average.
Figuring out your luteal phase can be a little tricky. Most women have never heard of a luteal phase, let alone know when it occurs. If you don't know this at first it is okay, a good rule of thumb is 14 days. The luteal phase is the time between ovulation and the beginning of your next period; usually lasting 10-16 days with 14 being the average.
Fortunately it's quite rare to be asked about the luteal phase, as the majority of programs will only want to know the date your period started and your cycle length.
Some people prefer to use a pen and paper to work out when they're ovulating. If this is you, and you're looking at your journal dates, you can count backward 14 days from the time your next period is going to start, and this will be your approximate ovulation date. This is not an exact science, so assume you might be fertile 2 days before and 2 days after that approximate ovulation date.
The best way to narrow this down is to check your basal body temperature, and pay attention your vaginal secretions they will change during ovulation. If you can narrow this down and find the exact day of ovulation it will make using a fertility calculator to get pregnant a much more reliable source, increasing your chances of conception greatly.
This is just the tip of the iceberg in increasing your chances to conceive. There's so much information I want to share with you, but there isn't enough space on this article! You can combine the use of your fertility calculator with other natural fertility techniques, so you can get pregnant in the shortest time possible.

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