Do you want help to get pregnant? Here are some proven tips that will increase your fertility and pave the way for a healthy pregnancy.

Eat healthy foods such as fruit, vegetables and whole-grains. Junk food has very little nutritional value, which is essential for a healthy conception.

You can add supplements to your diet such as zinc, selenium and folic acid. Vitamins should include B-complex, C and E to boost fertility and prevent spina bifida, which is a malformation of a baby’s spine and genetic abnormalities. A simple blood test will highlight any nutritional deficiencies you may have.

Often when a specific vitamin or mineral has been added to a woman’s diet she has become pregnant very quickly.

Yes it can often be as simple as that.

Exercise at least 3 times a week for about half an hour to improve circulation and send rich, oxygenated blood to the ovaries. This nourishes the reproductive eggs preparing them for fertilization. Fertility yoga is an exercise proving very popular with people wanting to get pregnant fast.

If you or your partner is regularly exposed to hazardous substance in the workplace it is possibly time you changed your job as exposure to chemicals and poisons can lead to infertility. Your home can contain toxic substances, which can be found in soap, toothpaste, cleaning products and carpets. When buying at the supermarkets check the labels for any dangerous substances.

It is always recommended you do not smoke or drink alcohol as they not only cause infertility problems but also can cause your baby to be born with brain and heart defects and other health issues. Reduce your caffeine intake and be aware you can find caffeine in chocolate coffee, and beverages like energy drinks and coke.

If you are taking prescription or over the counter medicines check with your doctor as to how they will affect your ability to conceive.

Make sure you get plenty of sleep and drink at least 8 glasses of water per day.

Stress can cause a woman to become infertile as it interferes with the balance of two very important reproductive hormones called Estrogen and Progesterone. These two hormones form a delicate alliance, which can be unbalanced by a woman stressing out too much. Her menstrual cycle can become irregular causing ovulation to cease.

What can happen is her whole reproductive system can come to a halt as it silently shuts down preventing any possibility of getting pregnant.

Stress management is essential for any woman trying for a baby and there are various ways she can learn to relax. Yoga, meditation and deep breathing all work as does learning to prioritize the things you need to do in each day. We all get stressed when we feel our workload in the home or at the office is more than we can deal with.”Working smarter not harder’ is the key to easing your stress levels and conceiving faster. Also do not be afraid to say no to unreasonable demands on your precious time.

You can purchase ovulation kits and basal thermometers (temperature rises about 1 degree when a woman is about to ovulate) that help determine your best days for conceiving. The fact is though not all women have 28-day cycles so if you are able to chart your cycle by calendar for 3 months prior to trying to get pregnant a definite pattern will emerge enabling you determine exactly when you ovulate.

It is best to have intercourse before you ovulate as a woman’s egg only survives 24-hours once ovulation has taken place. It can be helpful if her male partner refrains from sex for 3 days before peak ovulation time as this will mean his newly produced sperm will meet with his female partner’s freshly released egg. This timing is especially helpful to a woman trying to get pregnant at 40 as the longer her egg is released without being fertilized the more chance there is of chromosomal abnormalities developing.

If you need help to get pregnant make sure you use sex positions that keep sperm inside the vagina longer. The missionary position is good and elevating your hips once you have finished to avoid leakage will help.

Make the environment in your vagina sperm-friendly. Avoid vaginal-sprays, scented tampons, saliva (can kill sperm) and douching as it may wash away the cervical mucus needed to transport the sperm.

Don’t make getting pregnant a chore. So many couples get lost in fertility days and best times to have intercourse that they forget about the fact that it is their love for each other that is the motivation for having a baby. Plan romantic nights and getaways and watch how fast you will conceive. When a woman orgasms the spasms she creates can pull the sperm deeper into her uterus.

Try to have fun and relax and follow these tips to help you get pregnant.