How Long Does It Take To Get Pregnant?
How long does it take to get pregnant – That is a million dollar question.
Unfortunately, there is no concrete answer but many factors contribute to how quickly a woman is able to conceive.
Some couples never have issues with conceiving yet others have to plan before it happens.
Statistically,
• The average time it takes for a pregnancy to occur is between 4 and 6 months
• 80% of couples will conceive within 18 months of trying for a baby and
• 90% of couples after trying for 2 years.
This shows that 0nly about 10% of couples actively trying for a pregnancy will need to medical intervention of some sort.
It is perfectly normal to take up to year to conceive and unless is a specific medical issue your doctor is unlikely to recommend further medical investigations before that time.
How Long Does It take to Get Pregnant – 2 Determining Factors
The truth is there is no real way of knowing how long it will take you to conceive but ther are a number of factors that will determine how quickly you conceive.
We will be looking at those factors shortly but it is advisable that you get a health check before you start trying for that baby just to ensure that all is well.
1. Age – Is the single most important cuase of fertility problems in women. Whereas a healthy male remains fertile for most of his life, a woman is at the height of her fertile year from mid to late 20’s.
From the age of 30 the quality of a woman’s egg begins to decline and from 40 the onwards the uterus loses its integrity making it difficult to maintain a pregnancy.
You can improve your chances of conceieving a healthy pregnancy by taking a good quality prenatal supplement with the required amounts if folic acid.
2. Lifestyle – Eating a healthy diet, exercising, avoiding alcohol, caffeine, highly processed foods, and smoking (both you and your partner) will ensure that you are in the best physical health to conceive.
• We have addressed with 2 out of the 5 factors that affects how long it takes to get pregnant. We will be looking at the remaining 3 factors in my next post so book mark this site and be sure to come back to read the remaining 3 factors that impair fertility.