Whether you’re working on getting pregnant, dealing with fertility issues, or just starting to think about a family, this is the place for you.
It’s the question on the minds of many soon-to-be moms: How will I know when I’m truly in labor? By knowing what signs to look for, you can get a good idea of whether you’re ready for a trip to the hospital or if your body is just rehearsing for the big event. Real Labor … Read more about Real Labor vs. False Labor: How Do You Know When It’s Time?
Have you thought about everything you need for your new family? Gain peace of mind before the baby comes with these helpful tips. The last few months of pregnancy can be a time of endless lists: what to bring to the hospital, include in the baby’s layette, and stock in your medicine cabinet and refrigerator. Amid … Read more about Getting Ready for Baby: What You Probably Didn’t Think About!
Over the course of your pregnancy, your doctor will keep track of your progress and the baby’s development. During these office visits, there are several routine prenatal tests you may have to insure that you and your baby are in good health. Many aspects of pregnancy and childbirth have changed in the past few generations. … Read more about Overview of Prenatal Testing
Entering the world of genetic testing may bring fear of the unknown; but couples will gain an understanding and receive emotional support dealing with the decisions they may have to face. Those early moments when a couple learns that they are expecting are filled with anticipation, imagination, and dreams. Is it a boy or girl? … Read more about Genetic Testing and Counseling: An important step in a healthy pregnancy
Who needs one, what they do, how to find one. Trying to conceive? Time to take a thorough look at your health. Before you try to get pregnant, it’s a good idea to have a medical checkup to make sure you’re in the best possible health. For some people, it’s a good idea to have a genetic … Read more about Genetic Counselors: How They Can Help You Conceive with Confidence
How to decide what’s best for you, your body, and your family? You know how you’ll decorate the nursery, which baby names you want, even what daycare your infant will attend. But do you know when to have a subsequent child? Is there an ideal age difference between siblings, and if so what is it? … Read more about Spacing Babies: What’s the Ideal Interval Between Pregnancies?
Think you don’t have to worry about fertility until you’re 35? That only women have fertility problems? That stress is preventing you from conceiving? Find out the truth as we debunk prevalent myths about fertility. Although women have been conceiving babies since the beginning of time, false presumptions and myths about fertility abound. In a … Read more about 10 Common Fertility Myths Busted!
Feeling stress about conceiving? Acupuncture is like a reset button for your system. Unlike drugs, it is not interventional. It doesn’t take over your body. It does help restore balance. And that may be just what you need to help you conceive. The Tao of Fertility tells you more. Acupuncture, like everything else in Chinese medicine, is … Read more about Acupuncture and Fertility: How can Acupuncture help with Fertility
You want to have a baby, but your menstrual cycles are irregular. Will irregularity affect your chances for conception? When does this irregularity indicate something about your health? Irregular menstrual cycles—defined as having cycles that are shorter than 21 days, longer than 35 days, or vary between extremes—are very common. Most women will have times … Read more about Irregular Menstrual Cycles and Fertility – Finding the cause may help minimize the effect
If you are trying to conceive a child, knowing when you ovulate is obviously helpful. Not every woman ovulates at the exact same point during her cycle, however, making any sort of standardized assumptions irrelevant. In order to know when you ovulate and when your best chances of conceiving are, you need a reliable fertility … Read more about Basal Body Temperature Basics, Pros & Cons & a brief how-to
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