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What Precautions Should One Take While Trying To Conceive?

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Posted on Tue, 31 Jan 2017
Question: Hi,

I am family planning and willing to get a baby boy.
What all measures I need to take before we start?
Also I am not sure about my ovulation date.

Thanks,
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Hi,

I am trying from next month .But I will be travelling to Europe and the temperature will be very low.Will that be a problem to get the baby boy?
Also I got my periods on XXXXXXX 6th
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Rakhi Tayal (17 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Try during fertile days- Day 9-18.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for trusting us with your health concern.
If you have regular cycles of 28 to 30 days, I would assume that you are ovulating periodically and you need to try regularly to have intercourse starting from day 9 till you see maximum slimy stretchable secretions from your vagina which indicates ovulation time. ( This looks like raw egg whites ). Or you can use LH test kits which predicts ovulation. It works similar to urine pregnancy test and you must test your urine daily morning for LH hormone until you detect two lines on the card. And you are most fertile and much likely to conceive when you time intercourse around this period ( next 24 hours ).
You can start taking Vitamin E and folic acid supplements now to have healthy eggs and to decrease chances of fetal defects.
The chance to conceive baby boy is entirely natural and no one can decide the sex of the baby before conception.The sex of the baby depends on the chromosome fertilized whether X or Y and that cannot be controlled by anyone as it depends which one sperm swims and fertilizes fast so it entirely depends on the sperm. Lower environmental temperature does not affect the conception.
Since you had periods on 6th XXXXXXX you can have a regular daily intercourse from 15th XXXXXXX onwards.
Please feel free to discuss further. I will be glad to answer the follow up queries that you have.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Rakhi Tayal.
For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Rakhi-Tayal

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Remy Koshy
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Follow up: Dr. Dr. Rakhi Tayal (16 minutes later)
Thanks for the quick update doc.

Can you please provide me the Diet plan I need to follow before pregnancy?
I heard Alkaline food will be good for baby boy.

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Answered by Dr. Dr. Rakhi Tayal (4 hours later)
Brief Answer:
Details below.

Detailed Answer:
Hello.
Thanks for writing again.
There are no tried and scientifically proven foods for having a baby boy. Such claims of having alkaline food is just a myth. To have better chances of conception, do some basic things also to improve fertility:
1) Avoid stress by yoga/deep breathing regularly (20-30 times).
2) Drink plenty of fluids/water and eat leafy vegetables & fruits.
3) Control body weight by regular physical exercise.
4) Maintain personal hygiene and need proper sleeping.
Eat a diet that includes whole, unprocessed foods. The best foods for health in general, are whole grains, legumes, vegetables, fruits, nuts, and seed. Avoid alcohol, smoking, take more of proteins and fresh vegetables. Minerals like zinc & selenium, amino acids like l-carnitine, and antioxidants like Vitamin C and Vitamin E are also very crucial to ovum health.
Hope my answer is helpful.
Do accept my answer in case there are no further queries.
Regards.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad
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What Precautions Should One Take While Trying To Conceive?

Brief Answer: Try during fertile days- Day 9-18. Detailed Answer: Hello, Thanks for trusting us with your health concern. If you have regular cycles of 28 to 30 days, I would assume that you are ovulating periodically and you need to try regularly to have intercourse starting from day 9 till you see maximum slimy stretchable secretions from your vagina which indicates ovulation time. ( This looks like raw egg whites ). Or you can use LH test kits which predicts ovulation. It works similar to urine pregnancy test and you must test your urine daily morning for LH hormone until you detect two lines on the card. And you are most fertile and much likely to conceive when you time intercourse around this period ( next 24 hours ). You can start taking Vitamin E and folic acid supplements now to have healthy eggs and to decrease chances of fetal defects. The chance to conceive baby boy is entirely natural and no one can decide the sex of the baby before conception.The sex of the baby depends on the chromosome fertilized whether X or Y and that cannot be controlled by anyone as it depends which one sperm swims and fertilizes fast so it entirely depends on the sperm. Lower environmental temperature does not affect the conception. Since you had periods on 6th XXXXXXX you can have a regular daily intercourse from 15th XXXXXXX onwards. Please feel free to discuss further. I will be glad to answer the follow up queries that you have. Wishing you good health. Regards. Dr. Rakhi Tayal. For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Rakhi-Tayal