Couples have revealed the extreme lengths they went to in a bid to get pregnant including cutting out carbs, becoming vegetarian - and having sex during a full moon.
A study of 2,000 parents 21 per cent swore by the unfounded notion that women lying with their legs in the air after sex will help them to get pregnant.
Others tracked their ovulation cycle (30 per cent), only had sex in a particular position (17 per cent) or lost weight (13 per cent) to try and increase their chances of conceiving.
One in 10 gave up smoking, but only a fifth quit drinking alcohol while trying to conceive. Just under half (46 per cent) felt it took longer for them to get pregnant than they thought it would, with 45 per cent feeling it was never going to happen
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