When we want to have a baby, we would like it to happen as soon as possible. Everyone then goes there for their advice. Review of these grandma’s tips for getting pregnant fast – scientifically verified … or not!

FALSE. There is no magic food that guarantees fertilization. However, it has been shown that a healthy and balanced diet contributes to fertility. The Nurses’ Health Study (1), a large American study from the Harvard School of Public Health which followed a cohort of 8 women for 17 years, showed that a specific diet accompanied by daily physical activity reduced up to 544% risk of infertility linked to ovulation disorders. Since then, we know a little more what the “fertility diet” looks like. It favors:

• foods with a low glycemic index, in order to avoid chronic hyperinsulinemia which risks unbalancing the hormonal system and causing ovulation disorders. On the plate: whole grains, legumes, quinoa, but also fruits and vegetables.
• fibers which have the effect of reducing the overall glycemic index by slowing the passage of sugar in the blood. On the plate: fruits and vegetables, whole grains, oilseeds, legumes.
• quality fats, especially omega 3. On the other hand, beware of trans fatty acids present in many processed foods. The Nurses’ Study has indeed shown that these industrial trans fats interfere with ovulation and conception. On the plate: fatty fish, rapeseed oil, flaxseed oil, walnut oil, Bleu-Blanc-Cœur eggs, and less pastries, cookies, industrial prepared meals.
• more vegetable protein, less animal protein
• a good iron intake
• whole rather than skimmed dairy products. The Nurses’ Study has indeed shown that the daily consumption of skimmed milk products had a negative impact on female fertility with an increase in ovulation problems, while the daily consumption of whole dairy products would promote ovarian function, by reducing 27% risk of infertility.

FALSE. There is no such thing as the fertility kama sutra! Scientists have always been fascinated by the subject, but experiments are difficult to carry out … However, one analyzed, with MRI in support, what was happening in the genital tract during these two well-known sexual positions: the missionary and the doggy style. Verdict: These positions ensure deep penetration, which allows semen to be deposited near the cervix. This facilitates fertilization, but does not guarantee it. Also to be tested: the table of delights, the elephant, the fork.

Logic dictates that we advise against positions where the woman is above the man, because this modality does not facilitate the rise of sperm. But you are free, at the beginning of the hugs, to try out other positions … You must not lose sight of one essential thing: pleasure!

PERHAPS. What if orgasm – in addition to giving pleasure – had a physiological function? This is what the “upsuck” theory suggests, a theory according to which uterine contractions triggered during an orgasm promote, by a phenomenon of aspiration (upsuck), the rise of sperm. A recent study (2), however, concluded that there was no causal relationship between female orgasm and fertility. That is. But the baby trials will still be more enjoyable if the fun is there!

FALSE. You can do this if you feel like it or are in the acrobatic mood… but it won’t guarantee you will get pregnant! Common sense, on the other hand, recommends not to get up immediately after intercourse, in order to keep the sperm preciously in oneself … Again, nothing has been scientifically proven, but it costs nothing to lie down for a few minutes. And it’s nice!

MAY BE. Is it a coincidence that the lunar cycles and the female cycles last approximately the same number of days (respectively 29,5 and 28 days on average? Perhaps not… Dr. Philip Chenette, American specialist in fertility, analyzed the cycles of more than 8000 women via the Glow app. The study, presented at the 2014 American Society for Reproductive Medicine annual conference, found that in almost half of women, menstruation started on the day of full birth. moon, or two days before or after, and therefore logically that their ovulation – period of fertility – took place a fortnight later, when the sky is darkest.