Do ovulation trackers help you get pregnant faster?

Are you and your partner hoping for a baby? Some people are happy to let nature take its course – but for the less patient among us, there are plenty of things that can increase our chances of getting pregnant sooner. If you are wondering how to get pregnant fast, some of the key steps you can take are eating healthy (including a folic acid supplement), exercising regularly and eliminating lifestyle habits that can harm your fertility, and your baby once you do get pregnant.

But, doing the deed when you are most fertile is essential too. If you and your partner have an active intimate life, the chances are that you will get pregnant sooner or later. If you add an ovulation tracker to the mix, it is likely to happen sooner. So, how do these ovulation calendars work

The user inputs data about their menstrual cycle, including the number of days your cycle normally takes to complete and the date of your last period. If you, by any chance, already know how many days you have between ovulation and menstruation (the luteal phase), an ovulation calendar is especially likely to give you the right information. Your chosen ovulation tracker will then give you the date you are expected to ovulate. Some online ovulation calendars also send you an email three days before, and on the date of your expected ovulation.

One way to make an ovulation calendar even more effective is to start using ovulation predictor kits some days before the ovulation calculator tells you you will be fertile. Ovulation tests – which you should take in the afternoon, by the way – work by detecting the luteinizing hormone, and will give you totally accurate information. With an ovulation calendar, you won’t have to take (expensive!) ovulation tests all the time, just around your expected ovulation date. Good luck!

Olivia blogs about fertility, pregnancy and babies at Trying To Conceive. Her blog also has a message board for women who are trying to get pregnant.