Becoming pregnant is truly heaven’s gift to couples wishing for an angel to come their way. But what if the couple is experiencing difficulties in conceiving?

Your browser may not support display of this image. Your browser may not support display of this image. There are many things you can do to make conception easy and the three most frequently used ones are listed below:

1. Know your ovulation dates

It is important that you are able to pin point with great accuracy the day you are likely to ovulate. This is the first thing you have to master in your quest to have children.

There are many methods you can use to predict your ovulation date but the 3 most popular ones are:

* cervical fluid method
* basal body temperature
* ovulation kits

As a very general rule of the thumb, to calculate your ovulation day simply subtract 14 from the length of your menstrual cycle. So for example if you have a 25 day menstrual cycle you are likely to ovulate on (25-14=11) day 11.

2. Another very easy way to become pregnant is to have intercourse a couple of days before and 1 or 2 days after ovulation

This is the most significant factor in conception if both you and your partner are both medically able to have children.

If you have both been examined by your doctors and there are no medical reasons why you can’t have children then timing sexual intercourse is crucial.

Unlike the man who is fertile for most of his life, a woman is only fertile for a certain number of days in any one month. Known as your fertile window, it is when your ovary releases an egg and for conception to take place that egg need to be fertilised within the next 24 hours. If your partner’s sperm is already waiting even before the egg is released from your ovary, then you have a better chance of conceiving that dream child. Otherwise intercourse a day and at most 2 days after ovulation is still okay for conception to take place but not anytime later.

3. Use evening primrose oil to improve the quantity and quality of your cervical mucus

This oil is important because it helps to increase the quality and quantity of the cervical fluid. Apart it contains essential fatty acid which is excellent for the brain.

The best time to use Evening Primrose oil is from the start of your menstruation to the day you ovulate and then switch to using flaxseed after ovulation. This is because Evening Primrose oil can cause uterine contraction and you should avoid it after you ovulate in case conception takes place.