The 10 most common misconceptions about getting pregnant

1. The day of ovulation is when you have the greatest chance of getting pregnant.

The egg is fertile for about twelve to twenty-four hours after ovulation. If ovulation is in the morning, it may be too late for fertilization by late evening. The chances of getting pregnant are greatest when the partners have sex about two to three days before ovulation.

2. Ovulation occurs in every cycle.

It can happen that ovulation does not occur in a cycle . Menstrual bleeding is not a sign that ovulation has actually taken place.

3. The chances of getting pregnant are best if you sleep together every day.

Frequent sex does not increase the chances of conception. Most important is sex during the fertile days. But even then, you should only sleep together every other day, because the quality of the sperm decreases with a daily ejaculation.

4. Ovulation occurs after body temperature rises.

Not correct. Rather, the elevated temperature indicates that ovulation has already taken place. It increases about a day or two after ovulation. Fertility is highest on the day the temperature rises and three days before. You can use the temperature method for observation. This is easy to record with our cycle calendar . However, the symtothermal method works better than this alone .

5. If pregnancy does not occur, the woman is usually infertile.

That too is wrong. The causes of childlessness can be found in about the same number of cases in men and women.

6. Pregnancy just takes time. Why should we go to the doctor?

If you don’t get pregnant in a year or two despite having regular sex, there could be reasons for infertility . Therefore, you should then contact a doctor. He can clarify possible causes and advise on a sensible treatment.

7. Everyone can have children if they wish. Just not with us…

Waiting longer before becoming pregnant is completely normal. After all, a third of all women have to wait longer than a year until the longed-for child is announced. In addition, the probability of pregnancy per cycle is just around 25 percent.

8. If you take the pill for years, you will get pregnant sooner later.

Rather, the opposite is true, because after stopping the pill, the natural cycle has to level off again. Although some women become pregnant relatively quickly after stopping the pill, most have to wait a longer than average time to conceive.

9. As long as a woman is breastfeeding, she cannot become pregnant.

Breastfeeding makes pregnancy unlikely, but not impossible! During breastfeeding, the formation of hormones that control the maturation of the egg cells and ovulation is prevented. Although this reduces fertility and menstruation stops, the woman is not necessarily infertile. New mothers who do not want another child should therefore also use contraception while breastfeeding .

10. Bathing that is too hot makes men infertile.

While heat has a bad effect on semen that has already matured, it does not affect overall fertility, which is the ability to produce healthy sperm. If you want to have a child with your partner, then it is better for him to avoid hot baths, regular sauna visits, heated seats in the car and the like during the time you want to have children.