I want to get pregnant.
It sounds pretty simple, right?
You stop using birth control. You have sex. You are pregnant.
Sorry, it doesn't really work this way for most people.
Today's society has become so focused on birth control, that we fail to remember that there are a lot of very small things that have to be just right in order for conception to occur.
The woman has to be ovulating. There has to be sperm near the egg for the period that it is ripe. Implantation has to occur. And so on and so forth...
Here are some common questions that come through my mail box and some helpful tools:
I quit taking birth control pills five months ago. We used condoms for three months. And now we've been timing intercourse for the days I ovulate. Why am I not pregnant?
Simply put, it takes time to get pregnant for most couples even when there is not a fertility problem involved. 90% of couples will conceive, without medical assistance, within 18 months.
