There are quite a few tactics and techniques swirling around out there in the “world” of infertility that are supposed to help you conceive. I’ll admit that at first I was reluctant to try most of them, but after a couple of years I was game for pretty much any suggestion. I must say that I think that the reality is that if you have fertility issues your baby-making position, daily aspirin regime, or time of day won’t make much difference. There are definitely some things you can do that will help – charting ovulation, learning your cycle and peak days, watching your diet and getting healthy to name a few.
Almost as many times as I was advised to relax or go on vacation, I was also given numerous hints and sugggestions about the actual process of conception (yes, I’m talking S-E-X). Never would I have imagined, before enduring infertility, that so many people would have an opinion on my sex life and how “best” to get busy in order to conceive. By year two or three I had heard so many times to only have sex in the missionary position, and afterward to put your feet in the air for at least thirty minutes, that I felt like I wasn’t really giving it my best effort if I deviated from this specific baby making plan! It didn’t work; and I have since learned that whatever doesn’t happen within 5 minutes between the sperm and cervical mucous, is never going to.
I also was a fiend about Robitussin, Mucinex, baby aspirin, and drinking lots of water. The only one of those that is really important, in my opinion, is to stay well-hydrated not only for fertility but also just for general health. I’m not going to suggest that you stop doing any of these things if you are currently because I know I wouldn’t have. But, I honestly don’t think that they are the answer to true fertility issues. I don’t think it hurts to try, but there does come a point when you need medical intervention. Believe me, those people who make those suggestions are not in the same boat as you if you have been struggling for years or have a diagnosed issue. If they are anything like the ones giving me advice they were those who thought three months was a long time trying to conceive, or people who thought they would pass along advice because they are just so darn fertile. I don’t wish infertility on anyone, but I also don’t think people who are not infertile are the best to be taking advice from!
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