Some simple tips to help you maximise your chance of conceiving include:

• As a female understand your menstrual cycle – the most fertile time is the five days leading up to ovulation. Ovulation usually occurs 2 weeks before your next period;
• Regular intercourse 2-3 times per week;
• Stop smoking and any recreational drug use;
• Healthy diet;
• Regular moderate exercise e.g. walking, swimming three times weekly;
• Alcohol in moderation;
• A daily intake of 400ug folic acid;
• Appropriate weight. An optimal body mass index of between 20 and 28 increases chances of pregnancy;
• General Practitioner review of current medications and implications for pregnancy.

Calculate your BMI (Body Mass Index)

• Weight (in kilos)
  Height (in centimetres)
  Body Mass Index