Banish The Stress - Create a Baby
One of the main inhibitors to conception is stress. Certainly, if you have medical fertility issues, banishing stress from your life is not going to be a quick-fix solution for you. For many couples, however, stress builds up as you try to conceive, and the stress makes it harder and harder to be intimate, fun-loving and involved with each other. Here are a number of important suggestions to put the spark back into your relationship and to get rid of the stress brought on by your desire to conceive.
Couple's Night Out
Many couples who are trying to conceive get their intimacy down to a routine. There is nothing romantic about charting your temperature, paying attention to when you ovulate, and having sex on a time schedule. One way to spice up your life is to make time for a weekly night out. This night out doesn't need to conclude with sex - it might even be better if it doesn't. It's just a chance for the two of you to go out, relax and have fun. Go bowling or to the movies, rent a movie or play a board game. Go for a swim, or take a walk in the neighborhood and sit in a park. You don't have to spend money or do something amazing; you just need to have time to be together.
Exercise Together
Exercise is a very important way to release stress, get into shape, help your heart, and more. Find an exercise routine that the two of you can do together. This might be Pilates, yoga, spinning, running or rollerblading. As long as you are together, enjoying yourselves, and getting exercise, it doesn't matter what it is. Many of these exercises will help you to release endorphins, which will help you to sleep better and to relax more.
Release Stress, Chinese Style
Tai Chi is a great activity that people love. It can tone the body, relieve stress, and help you to feel centered and grounded. It can also increase energy. Trying this exercise, or another unique and unusual one, will help you to get your mind off of your attempts to conceive and will put you in a positive frame of mind. There are many Tai Chi clubs that will also make you feel part of a group and give you support in your life.
Massage & Spas
Enjoy a day together at the spa. This is a nice way to bond with each other, to have someone pamper you, and to relax. Enjoy a massage, a facial, a manicure and more. Have fun relaxing by the pool together and bonding as you are being pampered. If you can't afford a get-away of this sort, see if you have a friend who would give you and your husband massages and you can create your own spa day at home!
Get in the Water
Water tends to be very soothing and relaxing. Whether you want to go to a sauna weekly, enjoy a Jacuzzi, or just spend time in your tub, water is a great place to bond and relax. Hydrotherapy is one form of therapy that is said to help with fertility. This may also be something worth looking into and doing together. No matter what form of water activity you select, enjoy your time together and take your mind off of other matters while you are in the water.
These are just a few of the many activities that can allow you to bond as a couple and to break out of your mold. They may reduce your stress and give you a chance to enjoy time together in a pressure-free environment. Don't belittle the stress that is involved in trying to conceive. The more that you recognize this stress, and work to diminish it, the happier you will be - and, hopefully, the easier time you'll have conceiving.
