Fertility treatment when trying for a baby – 5 reasons

Having a baby is a piece of cake, isn’t it? If you don’t manage to conceive straight away, many people worry whether everything is really all right.

By monitoring your body using Natural Family Planning (NFP), you’ll know when your fertile window begins and whether your hormone levels are in balance.

1. You’ll get a better feel for your fertile window

When you monitor your body using NFP – temperature, cervical mucus, mid-cycle pain – you’ll get to know it better and better. You’ll recognise when you’re ovulating and when your fertile days begin.

Cervical mucus is the most important physical sign when trying for a baby, as it signals the start of your fertile window.

2. With NFP, you don’t need a pregnancy test!

Your basal body temperature tells you when you’ve ovulated. If your temperature then remains in the high phase for 18 days or longer, you can assume that you’re pregnant.

You might also notice other signs at this time, such as breast tenderness or sensitivity.

3. Taking the pregnancy test at the right time

NFP helps you work out the right time to take a pregnancy test. It’s particularly difficult to estimate when your period should have come if you have irregular cycles.

You can take your first higher temperature as a starting point and add two weeks. That way, you won’t run the risk of testing too early and driving yourself crazy with inconclusive results.

4. Calculating your due date correctly

If you know the exact day of your ovulation, you can calculate your due date more precisely:

Day of the first higher reading + 267 days = Expected due date

This is more accurate than the conventional method based on your last period.

5. If you’re struggling to conceive: diagnostic support

Is it just not working out? Analysing your temperature charts can help identify possible causes. Hormonal imbalances and conditions such as PCOS can often be identified with the help of NFP.

In such cases, it’s worth consulting a certified NFP counsellor trained in the Sensiplan® method. We offer personalised counselling.