5 Things To Keep In Mind When Conceiving

Whether you've wanted a baby since you can remember or you only decided last week that the time is right, when you've worked out you want a baby, you want one, er, right now. And not knowing how long it will take you to conceive can seriously try your patience.

1. Start taking 400mcg of folic acid now, as you need to begin before you even conceive to help ensure healthy brain function in your future baby.

2. If you're on baby no.1 these could be your last days of carefree sex without worrying about the kids waking up or worse walking in.

3. If you don't get pregnant in the first few months, don't panic. 90% of couples conceive within a year. So try not to get obsessive from day one. You may be able to control most things in your life, but this is probably not one of them. Plus, it's difficult to feel sexy when it's all about the sperm and the egg.

4. The best time to conceive is one or two days before you ovulate, which can seem like a tricky task to time. But you don't need to have sex every day – sperm can survive for up to seven days in your body, so every couple of days is fine. Work out when you're ovulating, and so most fertile, with our ovulation calculator.

5. If you’ve been trying for a while and it’s all getting too stressful, take a break. Go on some dates or a weekend away and reboot the romance.