Planning Pregnancy With Astrology

Child & Pregnancy Astrology

For any modern woman planning of pregnancy is a very important aspect of her life. It is both a practical and an emotional decision. At the same time, one does not have control over one’s destiny. For some people, meticulous planning and efforts for conception may not give any results within the timeframe they want. At other times, it may be that one may not have planned anything and then suddenly, one finds that one is pregnant out of the blue!

Therefore, conceiving a child, being one of the most life-impacting decisions affects a full family. It is imperative that one should know about the alignments of planets in a woman’s birth chart and the suggestions given by them for planning a pregnancy.

Why should one place belief in astrology for planning a pregnancy?

Since time immemorial, people in India lived in harmony with nature and used the cycles of nature for all aspects of life, from calendar planning to rituals to planning for having children. Astrology being a divine science can guide us in the right manner.

Instead of spending money on expensive medical treatments at the wrong time, one should start the period of childbirth planning with a study of one’s horoscope, by an expert astrologer.

Here are some guidelines for planning pregnancy: 

• Good health is vital for a woman before conception. The first house and lord must be clear of any negative effects, indicating robust health and strong desire to bear a child. 

• In general, the status of 5th house in kundli is quite important. If this house has good and positive planets, then the couple have huge chances of having a healthy baby. The planets facing this house, impact of other planets on this house, and power and position of this house determine the “santan praapti yog”. 

• Malefic planets like Saturn, mars, sun, rahu and ketu affecting the fifth house or its lord causes problems in conception. 

• An astrologer analyzes both the fifth house and Jupiter to see what the birth chart indicates regarding the astrological timing of pregnancy 

• For those who show a strong dasha and yog for pregnancy in their horoscope at a certain time, it is wise to plan it as that is the best period with the strongest chances. 

• The astrologer would also study the position of Guru and Guru has to be graceful to one for begetting a child. If you have the santaan karak placed and transitting favorably, then you are bound to be blessed. 

• For conception, it is important to understand that one will conceive a child when the transit of Jupiter and Saturn is over fifth house and Lord of fifth house. Dasha and transit need to be related to a relevant house for a person to conceive a child. Moreover, the relevant houses should also be present in the Kundali.

Furthermore, in Vedic Astrology, various additional divisional, or harmonic charts are studied to get further information relative to specific areas of a person’s life. The chart which relates to children can also be analyzed to determine optimal times for bearing children. This information is coupled with what the natal chart indicates in terms of conception.

An astrologer acts as a guide by examining a woman’s chart and guiding her as to when there is a high likelihood in the astrological timing of pregnancy.

Practical approach and remedies

At the start of a new year, many couples tend to plan pregnancies, however, one must wait until the period of Sankranthi is over in the Hindu calendar, for a really auspicious period to start planning something important.

• Vedic astrology can recommend actual periods or shubh muhurats for the period one can take advantage of for trying to conceive children. These periods are highly auspicious and boost the chances of having a healthy child. 

• If the chart indicates difficulty in having children, then various astrological remedies may be suggested. This may take the form of a mantra, a ritual or a gemstone. The astrologer can also examine both the male and the female’s charts and see if both parties are astrologically predisposed to having children. 

• Providing highly accurate time of your date of birth, time of birth and location of birth are enough to reveal all aspects of your life. Astrology will help sync your planning with the planets that influence santaan or children, for pregnancy at the right time.

Astrology can prove to an authentic and credible planning tool, that you can make use of for one of the most important aspects of your life – planning a child.