The number of married couples is increasing every day, for which pregnancy and childbirth are not a pleasant surprise, but the result of planning the stages of family life. Each of these options has its pros and cons. But more reasonable, albeit without a share of magic, is the second option. So, suppose you are planning to become pregnant (or perhaps just thinking that at some point in your life you will be ready to give birth to a baby), what is useful to know before pregnancy?
When can a baby be conceived? Theoretically, a girl is ready to conceive from the moment of the first menstruation, another question is whether she is able to bear and give birth to a healthy baby without harming (physical and moral) herself and the child.
We formulate the question differently: when is it better to conceive a child?
In search of an answer to this question, one can find a lot of interesting information, which, depending on the source (medicine, society, astrology, etc.), considers the conception problem from a more advantageous position. Moreover, to follow all the tips at the same time is unlikely to succeed.
When is it better to conceive a child: the word medicine
If we talk about physiological readiness, then for the first birth, the age of a woman from 21 years to 26 years is considered optimal. By this time, the body has already completed puberty, the level of hormones is stable, the body is not burdened with "senile" sores, the tissues of the ligaments and joints are elastic, which facilitates the course of pregnancy and childbirth.
With age, a woman's ability to conceive decreases, the number of violations in terms of health increases, which affects the bearing and development of the baby.
The age of a man also influences the possibility of conception: it is proved that in thirty-forty-year-old men fertility, that is, the ability to fertilize, is significantly reduced.
When is it better to conceive a child: a word to society
As for everyday philosophy, based on the negative experience of our parents, forced to work in several places in order to be able to feed their families, the conclusion suggests itself. You need to give birth to a child when you are ready for this financially and spiritually. The point is that it is not easy to live with a small child in a rented apartment for a modest allowance, if you do not save a decent amount in advance, buy an apartment, a car - in a word, gain financial stability and independence. This also includes career growth, otherwise there is a risk of blaming your unclaimed professional ambitions on an innocent kid or blaming the kid that his career has failed because of the need to "be a nanny."
You can also include the idea that in order to completely give yourself to the baby and care for him, you first need to "walk up".
As you can see, public opinion comes into a dispute with the physiological characteristics of our body: by the age of 21, rare of us can boast of a successful career, financial independence and a lack of interest in the same “walk up”.
When is it best to conceive a child: the word nature
When planning pregnancy and the time of birth, it is necessary to correlate possible dangers and advantageous positions. For example, the most optimal period for conception is summer, because at this time the woman has a small risk of catching a cold, but there is plenty of heat, light and natural vitamins in the summer.
If you conceive a child in the spring, then the time of birth will be in the winter. In the spring, the body lacks vitamins, it is weakened and exhausted; in winter (the last trimester of pregnancy) it is very cold, you can catch a cold or get injured by slipping on ice.
If conception occurs in the winter, then you have to give birth in the autumn. Winter time is the peak of colds, flu, etc .; and rainy autumn weather can interfere with walking with the newborn.
If you conceive a baby in the fall, childbirth will begin in the summer. In autumn, the woman’s body still retains a supply of vitamins, but there is a risk of catching a viral disease (and mother’s diseases in the early stages of pregnancy are very dangerous for the baby). In the summer, the risk of edema in a pregnant woman increases.
When conceived in summer, childbirth will be next spring. In the summer, the body is saturated with vitamins, solar heat, positive emotions; and in the spring you have to take vitamin complexes.
Fortunately, the seasonal factor can be slightly corrected (do not walk in the scorching sun in the summer, do not absorb a lot of fluids; avoid too cold temperatures in the winter, etc.), therefore, information on the effect of the season on conception / childbirth is simply helpful information.
When is it best to conceive a child: some more medicine
We have already discussed age dominants, and now we will talk about the conception itself. Every month, the female body prepares for a possible pregnancy, but for the entire period of the cycle, the ability to conceive is possible only at the time of ovulation (the exit of the egg from the follicle). There are several ways to calculate the date of ovulation (with a regular menstrual cycle - this is 14 days from the beginning of menstruation, plus or minus a couple of days): measurement of basal temperature, ovulation test, ultrasound control.
In addition, before conceiving a child, a woman, like her partner, must undergo a complete medical examination and, if necessary, eliminate problems. This will increase the likelihood of a healthy pregnancy and reduce the risk of harmful effects on the fetus during forced treatment in the later stages.
When to conceive a child, you decide, because all advisers, as you know, have their own interest. For example, in our case, medicine proceeds from physiological considerations, society has its own opinion, which contradicts the medical view. And both of them only advise, and you need to make a decision. But the main thing, you must agree, is not age, not the availability of real estate, but the desire to be a mom (dad) and the absence of health problems that can overshadow parental happiness.