Health Care

The struggle to conceive seems to get harder each year for hundreds of women. Why is it that today so many women have trouble falling pregnant?

With stress, unhealthy diets, lifestyle factors and choosing to have children later in life, many of us wonder if it is every going to happen for us.

If you want to try some natural methods to increase your odds of conceiving before you visit the doctor, below are some of the most common natural methods of helping to boost your fertility that have worked successfully for hundreds of women.

1. Vitamin B6
Called the natural fertility booster, Vitamin B6 can help regulate your cycle and improve mucus quality. B6 works best when taken in conjunction with the other B group vitamins and just 60mg is usually enough to make positive changes to your menstrual cycle.

2. Vitex
Often called the natural clomid, Vitex agnus-castus is usually the first choice with women trying to fall pregnant. Vitex is great for balancing your hormones and helping to correct a luteal phase defect. A luteal phase defect is when the time between when you ovulate and menstruation is shorter than ten days. Usually caused by decreased progesterone levels, Vitex can stimulate your body to product more naturally.

3. Water
Yes drinking lots of water will improve your cervical mucus. Drinking 6-8 glasses of water a day will make you ‘wetter’ during your fertile time and help the sperm move quickly through your uterus to reach the egg super fast.

4. Robotussin
The cough mixture that is used to loosen the mucus in your throat when you have a cough, also works by thinning out your cervical mucus making it easier for sperm to travel to the egg.

5. Yoga
Not only is yoga great for relieving stress (which helps regulate ovulation), it also helps stimulate blood circulation all around the body to the organs (including your reproductive organs!). Pre natal yoga is especially beneficial since its movements concentrate on the pelvic region improving blood flow to this area. So grab a video or dvd and starting stretching.