Whether you and your partner decided to start a family last month or last year, and you are not pregnant, it can be very frustrating every month that goes by without a positive pregnancy test.  The quickest way to get pregnant naturally is by monitoring your ovulation.  Ovulation occurs when the egg is released, and it is then able to make contact with the sperm creating the baby.  If it does not make contact with the sperm that is what creates the menstrual cycle.  Ovulation can vary from woman to woman, so it is important that you monitor your body for signs of ovulation for the quickest result of getting pregnant naturally.

There are several natural or retail ways to predict when you are ovulating, or you can check for yourself by knowing your body.  The most common is purchasing the ovulation kits at any drug store or grocery stores; they are located by the pregnancy tests.  There are several different brands and they each work a little different, so be sure to read the back of the box to decide what would work best for you.  These ovulation kits are able to predict when you will be ovulating, so that will help you to be able to determine when the best time for intercourse would be to get the most chances of getting pregnant.

You can also check for signs of ovulation yourself.  There are three main ways that you can check for yourself when you are getting close to ovulating or going through ovulation.

The first way is by taking your temperature every morning, preferably before you get out of bed.  Your body will be relatively constant every morning, unless you are sick.  Your temperature will slightly raise a degree or two for a couple days when you are ovulating.

The second way is by checking your vaginal discharge.  Your discharge is typically a thick and sticky mucous, however as you get closer to ovulating, your discharge will become less sticky and more slippery.  It is best to check it in the shower and seeing if you are able to stretch it between two fingers.  If you are able to stretch it, you are getting close to ovulating.

The third way is by the feel of your cervix.  You can check your cervix by inserting one of your fingers into your vagina, and feeling it.  Your cervix is typically a hard pointy spot at the end of your vagina, however as you get close to ovulating, your cervix moves up a little bit, softens us a bit and is more flat than pointy.

These are just a few of the ways that you can predict when you will be ovulating to help you get pregnant naturally and start your family now.