First, a biiiig disclaimer: I’m excited to share my tips to get pregnant with you, but there’s nothing I can do or say that will guarantee pregnancy or make conception happen. Every body and every journey is different. That said, having been through pregnancy and postpartum myself (and knowing I’d love to have another baby in the future), I do believe there are ways to take care of yourself physically and mentally that can help you feel more supported, nourished, and prepared for pregnancy when the time comes.

Unconventional Tips To Get Pregnant

Preparing for pregnancy isn’t just about what you do in a given month or cycle. It’s about zooming out and looking at your overall health and well-being. Getting pregnant isn’t always easy or quick, so let’s make sure we take care of ourselves during the months we spend trying to conceive!

Taking time to support your body with nourishing food, movement, rest, and stress management, while also caring for your mental and emotional health, can be an incredibly empowering place to start. This season is an opportunity to take really really good care of yourself! One thing you can do is build habits that support you now and throughout pregnancy, postpartum, and beyond.

1. Prioritize Wellness

Focus on building a wellness routine that supports you without draining you. Before pregnancy, it can be helpful to find a routine that feels sustainable and realistic for you. Think about this as setting up a foundation for taking care of yourself! That way during pregnancy, (and the many phases that can come with it like nausea, fatigue, and changing energy levels) your routine is waiting for you on the good days.

I personally spent about six months preparing for pregnancy before trying to conceive. During that time, I focused on strength training regularly, incline walking, stretching, and intentionally taking at least two days off each week. Rest is an essential part of wellness, and learning to prioritize it early can make a big difference.

This was also when I started taking my prenatal (you can use my link to save $$ on their site) about three months before trying to conceive. Giving your body time to build up key nutrients like folate, iron, and other vitamins can be a supportive step for overall health, without needing to rush or overhaul everything at once. Read more about the supplements I took while TTC and throughout my pregnancy here.

Let me be clear: the goal isn’t to do more. It’s to find routines that feel sustainable, enjoyable, and grounding, and that you can realistically maintain over time.

2. Focus on Nourishing Foods

First of all, I don’t think there are any magical foods that will help you get pregnant. But, as with all things nutrition related, we have so much impact on our health through what we eat! For about six months leading up to getting pregnant, I focused on eating nourishing foods and enough calories. My goal was to support my body in a stable, well-fueled way, rather than pushing it or asking it to do more.

One thing to consider is keeping your diet healthy and sustainable: this is not the time to shock your body. There’s no need to eliminate food groups or follow a restrictive diet of any kind. Instead, think about eating foods you genuinely enjoy and layering in nourishment wherever you can. Balanced meals, steady fuel, and flexibility around food can go a long way in supporting both your physical health and your relationship with eating during this season.

I personally leaned into a high-protein approach to help support muscle mass, which is especially important since muscle loss can happen during pregnancy and breastfeeding! I have tons of high-protein recipes that you’ll love on my site. This is one of my most important tips to get pregnant: feed yourself well!

3. Build Your Support System Early

You know the phrase “it takes a village”? It couldn’t be more true when it comes to pregnancy. Your body (and life lol) changes very quickly, and having people you trust to lean on makes such a difference.

I was lucky to have my sister and close friends as sounding boards for questions, advice, and reassurance. I also intentionally built a community of professionals I could lean on throughout the process. Anything you can do to feel safe and supported will benefit you both physically and mentally as you prepare for pregnancy.

For me, that looked like finding a pelvic floor therapist I loved, working with a chiropractor, establishing care with a doctor (or midwife team), and eventually connecting with a doula. Your community might look different, and that’s okay. What matters most is surrounding yourself with people you trust and feel comfortable turning to during this season. In my opinion, this is something you can never start too early.

4. Learn and Prepare

There is so much information out there, and it can get overwhelming very quickly. My approach was to focus on learning just a little bit about the areas of pregnancy and newborn life that I didn’t feel confident about or that I was super curious about. For me, sleep was one big one, and nutrition was another.

Instead of opening up the black hole of the internet, I chose one book on each topic. The books I picked were written by experts and overall super popular, which helped me feel somewhat prepared without information overload.

That said, you also can’t discredit the power of social media!! I learned so much online, from practical tips to get pregnant, caring for newborns, raising toddlers, etc shared by other moms to accounts run by experts who make information more approachable and digestible. Take it one day at a time, but also do what you can to feel informed and prepared if that helps you feel more confident.

And spoiler alert: nothing can fully prepare you for what you’re about to go through. But sometimes just hearing stories and learning about different options and approaches can help you feel a little less overwhelmed and a little more ready to begin.

Read this blog post on all the books I read during pregnancy!

5. Prepare Your Home

This might be one of the most fun tips to get pregnant. I loved building our baby registry, designing the nursery, and prepping our home. It made everything feel more real and gave me a sense of excitement and intention during the process. I’m not going to lie, I did procrastinate finishing the nursery until my third trimester, but everything came together in time and it all worked out. I also loved the nesting phase. It felt so good to edit every room, closet, and drawer in our house before moving into this next phase of life.

I also did some research about birth and postpartum and got as ready as I could for that! I set up the living room, our bedroom, and the nursery so that everything I’d need would always be an arms-length away. Here is everything I recommend for postpartum.

One area I focused on was making our home feel as baby-friendly as possible when it came to the products we used every day. From kitchen pans to cleaning supplies to laundry detergent, the list can go on. I slowly swapped to non-toxic and unscented options wherever it made sense for us.

These changes don’t have to happen all at once, and they don’t need to be perfect. Even small, thoughtful swaps can help you feel more aligned and prepared as you move into this next season.