Ladies : Its important to watch your weight

I was seeing Dr.Sun News a few days back and there was the eminent paediatrician Dr.Deepa Hariharan talking about a lot of subjects. She also was saying that it is important for a woman to be at an ideal weight when planning a pregnancy. As it is many women gain atleast 12 kgs during their pregnancy so if the woman is already overweight it could lead to occurence of certain conditions like gestational diabetes and Hypertension ( high BP) leading to complications for mother and baby. So if you are planning a pregnancy eat the right way and control weight gain as it can also come in the way of conceiving.


I used the Hi protein high fibre low carb diet coupled with bare min physical exercise and it worked. I lost about 7 - 8 kilos in 3 months but unfortunately I did not continue and I thnk I might have gained half of it back.

My diet used to be :

Breakfast - Normal south Indian breakfast like 3 dosas or 3 idlis with sambar or chutney. Can also have adai , pesarattu. No fried items like puri.
1 cup of coffee

Drink lots of water and when hungry in between have spiced sprouts , grated carrot salad, diffrent pulses salads.

Lunch : Eat before you feel hungry. Start with a big bowl of thick soup. Then fill your plate with all the vegetables except for potato or yam . You can eat all the curries prepared at home for a normal meal without filling rice in your plate. Have 2 Rotis , dal and very rarely a small cup of rice. You can also have Chicken and Fish but not fried just grilled or cooked or just plain egg whites boiled.

Have fruits, nuts , dates for the evening hunger pangs.

Dinner can be the same but avoid rice.

This way you will lose weight but not at the cost of your health. This is only till you plan a pregnancy. Good Luck to you and me . I better start the practice again and get the fat of my body. My dream weight is 55Kgs and I am 5' 3" but that is a far dream!!!!!!

Finally some action!!!!

Well finally you have decided to start the roller coaster ride, so lets first do the slow climb up......You know, after having tried NOT to get to pregnant all along, remember pills and condoms and have freaky "missed a day" moments, its actually quite funny initially when you get to do it and do it without the need for protection. Now you are hoping and trying for the sperm to swim all the way in!!!!

You may hit bullseye immediately or like me get hyper because you have been trying for 3 months and nothing much has happened. It might get very mechanical on the days you are hoping to conceive and your hubby would be wondering " OK so long I had to pull her to bed now she marches me to the bedroom on those 3 days every month!!!!

On an average it takes about 7 months to even a year before you actually conceive. So you could take a doc's appt after maybe 3 - 4 months to learn more about the right days and she may give you medication for regular ovulation etc.

So which are the right days to get into full action?

Assuming that your menstrual cycle is 28 days then day 1 is when you get your period and day 14 is when ovulation or release of egg into fallopian tube and then to uterus happens. So your best best would be from 12th day to 15th day. However it is better to observe your cycle and then find out when ovulation actually will happen for you. If your periods are very irregular then it is better to consult your Doc who will advice on medication to make your cycle regular. Thats what happened to me and I conceived on the 3rd cycle after taking medication to regularise my period. Here is a good website on ovulation cycle http://www.ovulation-calculator.com

Now to the juicer part: What is the best love making position for conception?
Well the missionary position ( Man on top) seems to win hands down. It seems to be the most popular position for couples trying to conceive.

It is important for the woman to keep lying down for atleast 20 - 30 minutes after intercourse and also raise her lower back with a couple of pillows underneath. Or she could lie on her stomach flat and take a blissful nap.

But People most importantly let it be an enjoyable period with romance leading to love making rather the " make me pregnant fast " ones. Try to take off the pressure or stress of procreation and enjoy the pleasure for the sake of it. Well now stop reading and take off to the bedroom!!!!