| We live in the modern age, the information age, the | | | | Is there any history of birth defects in your family? |
| age where everything is supposed to come quickly, | | | | This includes the history of your partner's family as |
| easily, and without much time wasted looking for tips | | | | well of course. |
| on getting pregnant. However, that isn't how the | | | | Are there any diseases, disorders, or health problems |
| world actually works...even though it should right! ;) | | | | that plague your family or your partners? |
| The sad truth is that today more and more couples | | | | Is the mother going to be over the age of 35 when |
| and especially women are finding it more and more | | | | the baby will be born or expected to be born? |
| difficult to get pregnant and conceive a child than | | | | Is there any family history with either partner on |
| ever before, but just because things are a bit | | | | previous child births where the baby has inherited or |
| tougher for us than our grandparents generation | | | | taken upon any of the family's birth defects or health |
| does not mean that it's anything close to being | | | | problems? |
| impossible. In fact, most people make it seem like a | | | | Are there any records or is there any history of an |
| much more difficult and complicated task then it really | | | | unexpected and early natural death of a child in either |
| is, and trust me I would know! It took me over 2 | | | | family? |
| years to finally conceive my first child, and if I | | | | Do you have a history of miscarriages? |
| learned anything it was that I simply needed to make | | | | Are there any learning disabled family members within |
| things seem more simple, and take things day by | | | | either side of the family? |
| day. | | | | What are all the ethnic backgrounds in your family |
| So now when dishing out tips on getting pregnant, I | | | | and how can they have an effect on your future |
| make sure to start with the most basic and core | | | | child and pregnancy? |
| principles of pregnancy and conception, and make | | | | The list might seem long, and sometimes scary, but it |
| sure that the other person understands them even if | | | | is something that you should take in with a lot of |
| they've already been trying for some time already | | | | importance, but also not something that you should |
| (of course this is only if they don't know these issues | | | | sit there freaking out about. Just about family has |
| already). | | | | some problems down the line here and there, and by |
| The first thing that really needs to be done, is to | | | | no means does it mean that you child will inherit |
| stop back for a moment and take a look at your risk | | | | those problems or that you can't conceive and get |
| factors that you face, or might possibly face in the | | | | pregnant because of them. |
| near future. If you've already been trying to conceive | | | | Take things step by step, relax and breath, and you'll |
| for a while now, then learning and understanding | | | | find that this is a much more simple process than |
| these risk factors might actually lead you to | | | | most doctors, books, or even your own mind make |
| understand why you have yet to conceive, or | | | | it out to be. |
| perhaps spark an idea towards something that can | | | | This article is only part 1 in a many part article series, |
| finally get you that BFP (big fat positive) that you've | | | | so please do look through my many articles on the |
| been dreaming of for so long already. | | | | subject, and all my tips on getting pregnant. I know |
| A quick glimpse of your current and possible risk | | | | how you feel, I was there years ago, and would love |
| factors: | | | | to lending a helping hand when and where I can! |