There was a time when I used to think I could get pregnant anytime I didn't use birth control. I remember my high school sex-ed class:
"You can get pregnant the very first time you have sex."
"You can never be too careful – the first time you decide not to use contraception could be the time you get pregnant."

After a lot of "anti-pregnancy conditioning," I slowly started to see my body as an extremely fertile entity that had to be monitored and kept in check. Sometimes, I felt as if breathing wrong would get me pregnant. Of course, all of this was before I actually tried to conceive.

Trying for a baby after believing that your body is bursting with fertility can be frustrating. In fact, many of us tend to believe certain "rules" that may not have even been taught to us; we just assumed they were true. Here are some myths that can often cause panic and confusion for couples who are trying to conceive.

It can be awfully confusing to stop using birth control and find your periods coming month after month. But, for the majority of couples, conception does not take place the first month they try to conceive. In fact, healthy couples only have a one in four chance of conceiving in any given cycle.

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