How to Get Pregnant After Stopping Birth Control

Getting pregnant after stopping your birth control can be a challenge. The rule of thumb is that you should expect a 3 month delay after taking birth control to re-establish a regular cycle. Here are a few tips on how to get pregnant after stopping your birth control.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

1. Getting pregnant after stopping birth control will take patience. Complete your last cycle of birth control to prevent any irregular bleeding.

2. Ovulation can occur at any time after stopping a cycle of birth control. Each woman's body is different and will react differently to stopping the hormone treatment.

3. 
    
   Ovulation Prediction Kit

   Purchase an at home ovulation predictor kit, which can be found at your local grocery store or pharmacy. If you're lucky, you will not need this, but not every woman is fortunate enough to get pregnant right off the bat. An ovulation predictor kit will help speed your in between time.

4. Have sex, this is the most important step of all. Since the general rule is you can not get pregnant without having sex it is important to boost your sexual relations during this time. Sperm can live in the vagina for up to 5 days, having sexual intercourse every 2 days will help keep a constant pool of sperm.

5. Increase your sexual relations to twice daily during your peak fertility week.

6. At the end of each month, take a pregnancy test.

Tips & Warnings

• Laying with your hips elevated for 30 minutes after sexual intercourse can help keep sperm inside.
• Be patient. Your body will ovulate when it is ready as long as you follow the above instructions you can become pregnant anywhere from 1 to 12 months.
• If you are following the above instructions and you have not conceived in 12 months, consult your doctor for a check up.

Resources

• Ovulation Predictor Kits