| For some couples, getting pregnant seems to be | | | | available. In some cases, a doctor may recommend |
| very easy - it almost seems to happen by itself - | | | | medical intervention or fertility treatments (such as in |
| before you can say "Jack Robinson", a new baby is | | | | vitro fertilization and similar procedures)which can |
| one the way! However, it isn't this way for all couples | | | | increase the couple's chances of having a baby. But, |
| - not by a long chalk. Indeed, there are a vast | | | | in other cases, the doctor may recommend that the |
| number of couples for whom getting pregnant can | | | | couple keep trying, at least for a bit longer, in the |
| be quite an uphill struggle. No matter how much they | | | | "natural way". |
| might want to have a baby, it doesn't just happen | | | | If trying for a baby in the "natural way" (and even in |
| for them, and the more they want it, the harder that | | | | some cases if used assisted reproduction methods), |
| struggle can seem. | | | | a doctor can also advise couples on how to take |
| When a couple having been trying for a baby for a | | | | advantage of the woman's natural monthly cycle, so |
| while, and it just isn't happening, there are a number | | | | that the couple can maximize their chances of getting |
| of options that they consider. Of course, it's | | | | pregnant. The obvious corollary of this, is that many |
| important that they go and see their doctor - that | | | | women will want to track their cycle in order to |
| way they can discuss the options, and get a proper | | | | increase their chances of having a baby. |
| understanding of each of the alternatives that are | | | | |