Foolproof Strategies to Supercharge Your Baby-Making Power

Lisette Marie

13. Diligently Track and Understand Your Menstrual Cycle

Smartphone and Menstrual Cup in Female Hands. Photo Credit: Envato @AnnaStills

One of the most foundational and foolproof strategies for boosting baby-making power is gaining an intimate knowledge of your menstrual cycle. Tracking the exact days your period begins and ends, coupled with observing other fertility signs, provides crucial insights into your unique cycle length and ovulation patterns. Tools like fertility apps, simple calendar charting, or even just pen and paper can help. Pinpointing your typical ovulation day allows you to accurately identify your "fertile window" – the few days leading up to and including ovulation – which is paramount for timed intercourse.

14. Chart Your Basal Body Temperature (BBT) Consistently

Sick girl lying in bed and measure body temperature. Photo Credit: Envato @nebojsa_ki

Basal Body Temperature (BBT) charting is a low-tech yet highly effective method for confirming ovulation. Your BBT is your lowest body temperature during a 24-hour period, taken immediately upon waking, before any activity. After ovulation, the hormone progesterone causes a slight but sustained rise in BBT (typically 0.4-1.0°F). By charting your temperature at the same time each morning over several months, you can identify this post-ovulatory shift. This confirms that ovulation has occurred, providing valuable retrospective data to pinpoint your fertile window in future cycles.

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13. Diligently Track and Understand Your Menstrual Cycle

14. Chart Your Basal Body Temperature (BBT) Consistently

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