Women who want to get pregnant seek out every method available to achieve their dream of becoming a mother. As a result, numerous tips given by doctors, experienced people, and moms have flooded the internet. However, few of these tips work as well as the vaginal douche. The sitz bath or vaginal douche is often done to help with intimate health issues, but it has also recently been quite popular for supporting conception.
What Is Vaginal Douche Used For?
The vaginal douche helps clean the inside of the vagina and is used to inject water and medications prescribed by doctors to treat infections and diseases such as candidiasis1, for example. Made up of a rubber pipette and a plastic tube, the vaginal douche can be found in any pharmacy or store selling women’s products.
The cost of the vaginal douche is very affordable, around R$30 to 40 reais. The douche draws all the liquid into the rubber pump and, when squeezed, injects all the liquid into the vaginal cavity.
And For Getting Pregnant?
The vaginal pH is quite acidic. Sometimes, due to some illness or the abnormal overgrowth of natural vaginal flora fungi, it can become much more acidic than normal2. This pH is unsuitable for sperm, which need a more alkaline environment. If the vagina is too acidic, it makes it harder to get pregnant.
That’s because, once the sperm enter the vagina, they need the natural secretions of the environment to help them on their journey. If the vaginal secretion is inadequate (whether too acidic or too alkaline), sperm may not reach the tubes for fertilization, may die along the way, or even before they can pass through the cervix. You can measure the vaginal pH using strips sold online
Tip: Today, you can use lubricating gels that help with conception, such as FamiGel. It acts as the woman’s cervical mucus, with the correct consistency and pH. It also increases sperm motility and extends their lifespan. You can buy it here in our online store.
Vaginal douche for getting pregnant is effective in some cases of pH imbalance. It plays an important role for the “well-being” of sperm. However, balance does not come only from the vaginal douche, but also from a super important ingredient for balancing the acidity of the vaginal cavity that you have in your kitchen: baking soda!
Important: A more acidic pH also favors conceiving a girl, while an alkaline pH favors a boy. Depending on your preference, you can try the vaginal douche without worrying about harming the health of your vagina, as the result of the douche is temporary and uses natural ingredients.
How To Use Vaginal Douche With Baking Soda?
As an ally to fertility, baking soda will help make the vaginal environment less acidic, balancing the pH and making it a friendlier place for sperm. It’s important to remember this procedure should only be done if there is a proven pH imbalance in the vagina. Otherwise, you might end up hurting your chances.
The procedure is very simple and you’ll need the following ingredients:
- 1 coffee spoon of baking soda
- 500 ml of sterilized water
To sterilize the water, just boil it for 5 minutes and let it cool. After mixing the baking soda in the water, draw it up with the already clean and sterilized douche, according to the manufacturer’s instructions. The vast majority of vaginal douche manufacturers recommend boiling the device for 5 minutes for thorough cleaning.
It is recommended to do this procedure only during the fertile period, to avoid harming the natural vaginal flora. About 15 to 30 minutes before sexual intercourse, carefully wash the intimate area and use the baking soda douche.
What If The Vagina Is Too Neutral?
If a woman wants to get pregnant and has been trying for a long time, it’s a good idea to measure pH with the appropriate strips. Imbalance is a critical point for fertility, so if it’s too alkaline, it will also harm fertility. The goal is to be balanced. In this case, balance is achieved with the opposite effect: make the vagina acidic again using another ingredient you have in your kitchen, vinegar!
To do this, simply use the same recipe as for baking soda, but replace it with two tablespoons of vinegar. The douche should also be done only in the fertile period and 15 to 30 minutes before sexual intercourse.
