Why you shouldn’t worry if you don’t get pregnant right away
You?ve been trying to get pregnant for several months with no success. You?ve tried tracking your fertile days, you adopted healthier eating habits and you even talked your partner out of wearing tighty whities. But despite your best efforts?and all of the sex?your period is still showing up every month. At first trying for a baby was fun, but now you?re starting to worry about whether you?ll ever see a positive pregnancy test.
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Get the facts before you freak out
?Many women worry too much at the beginning because they believe the chance of pregnancy is nearly 100 percent, when it is much, much less,? says Beth Taylor an OB/GYN at Olive Fertility Centre in Vancouver. ?Plus, their friends who do get pregnant right away always tell everyone,? she says. And, of course, couples who take a while to get pregnant rarely brag about it, so this can leave mom-to-be-hopefuls with a the idea that it?s easy to conceive.
According to a 2017 poll by Fertility Matters Canada, one in four Canadians mistakenly believe they have over a 50 percent chance of getting pregnant every month when they have unprotected sex. In fact, the reality is that, if you?re under 40, your chance of conceiving ...
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