Technically, it is possible to be pregnant from the age when girls begin to ovulate. And, this begins at the age of 11. Also, women can attain pregnancy even at 45-50 years of age. Then, why is it said that the best age for any woman to get pregnant is 25-35 years, especially when it is known that women in the age group of 18-25 are at the best of their fertility? There are many reasons for the same.

The first and foremost reason why most of women prefer to get married and be pregnant at about 25 years is the career consciousness. The women who are career conscious will do pregnancy planning late till the time they feel secure career wise.

Secondly, the women look for financial security. They are quite aware of the fact that raising a child is not easy as it requires financial support as well. So, they put off having a child till the time they are quite sure about their financial ability to meet the child’s requirement.

Fourthly, prescribing age-limits for getting pregnant may not be good in all cases. Some women may not be fertile even in 18-25 group and others might still be fertile till a later age.

Fifthly, some of the married women might not be emotionally stable after marriage. So, even if they are quite capable of getting pregnant at 18-25 years, they might be more mature to be emotionally stable at a later age.

Finally and most importantly, the body’s ability to cope up with the biological demands of pregnancy is better in this period than the earlier or later age groups. Though it might be technically possible to get pregnant earlier as well as later than the 25-35 year period, there are greater chances of having complications.

So, the basic parameters that define the ideal age for getting pregnant are: financial security, emotional stability and physical preparedness of the body to handle this phase. Breaking down the years into the days, women can also determine the best time (in terms of days) to get pregnant by determining their menstrual cycle, checking for the cervical mucus formation and monitoring the body basal temperature. Intercourse done 14 days prior to the beginning of menstrual cycle has greater chances of resulting in pregnancy. Similarly, raise in the basal temperature by about one degree would be a positive indicator for the best pregnancy time.