Re: My wife's fertillity levels are super low & we want to have another baby.

Hi AZ,

I'm supposed to be "on vacation," but since this is a question about babies and I absolutely ADORE babies, I have to put my two cents in.

I used to be a midwife many years ago, and I have seven children. When couples came to our clinic wanting to conceive, we told them to clean up their diet, exercise, etc, exactly as Bob has outlined. His advise is excellent. I would add that Dad needs to get on the bandwagon with Mom on this.

Mom and Dad should definitely get off the dairy and meat, because they cause mucus to form in the body. Here's why: when a woman goes through her monthly cycle in order to prepare for a baby month after month, her hormones change in order to prepare the best environment possible to support that baby. One thing that happens is that her cervical (vaginal) mucus changes.

After the period has ended, the reproductive organs prepare for the next opportunity to become pregnant. Your wife can watch her mucus signs while she's in the bathroom. At first, the cervical mucus is sticky and very thick- what we call "tacky". As she moves into mid-cycle, her mucous thins out. It becomes stretchy, gooey, like egg white. Around that time, the wife's libido increases. Then the mucus becomes watery, right at the time of ovulation. This is God's way of making it easy for Dad's sperm to swim all the way up to the top of the uterus and into the Fallopian tubes where conception occurs. Only one little guy makes it, and you're going to be parents. :-D

Having a mucus-free diet (no dairy, no meat, no eggs) during the time when you're trying to conceive may help the cervical mucus to be thinner than usual during ovulation, and that may give Dad's contributions a little boost. Plant-based protein is fine- beans and rice, etc.

If you want to learn more, or if you want to get some basal body temperature charts so you can pinpoint when your wife ovulates, you can contact the Couple to Couple League, which is associated with the Catholic Church. The CCL mainly teaches natural birth control, but they are very tickled to be able to help couples out who want a baby. You don't have to be Catholic. I'm not. It's very inexpensive, too. Here's a link:

http://www.ccli.org/

Also, don't put any time expectations on this. God knows when you're ready for your next bundle of joy. Enjoy each other's company in the mean time. And if it doesn't "take," and she gets all depressed, love on her like she's the queen of all ages.

Baby blessings and prayers,
-Donna

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