Submitted by Deb in Virginia Beach (to read more, visit Deb’s site by clicking here)
After so many years of trying Not to get pregnant I was suprised by how easily it happened once we decided. Our plan was to try after my 30th birthday party which was in March. However, my husband brought me flowers [...]
Submitted by Lisa in Salt Lake City, UT
We waited 6 years after we got married because I was so terrified. I kept waiting to have all my anxieties resolved before I got pregnant. Finally, I had to realize that my fears would never completely go away and that I just had to do it.
Now my baby [...]
Submitted by Jessica G. in Utah (you can read more by visiting Jessica’s site here)
Women trying to conceive seem to be a magnet for unusual/alternative/ridiculous advice. It’s almost like finding a cure for hiccups: everyone has his or her own ideas. I’ve collected my favorite “witch doctor” remedies, as told to me by well meaning [...]
Submitted by Meg in Cleveland, OH
I got married this summer and, since I turned 36 this fall, we’re also planning on starting a family very soon. I KNOW I want to have kids, but at the same time, I get pretty anxious when I think about some of the things that my body will go [...]
Submitted by Rachel in Monroe ,CT
We worked with a fertility doc, but I have to tell you, the one I went to, their policy is that you must be TTC (trying to concieve) for a year before they even speak to you. At your first fertility doc’s appointment, they would do more than just check [...]
Submitted by Erin in Sacramento, CA
We did not try for a specific gender though I had heard vaguely about timing and positions to try to get one or the other. I was just timing my cycles (I used the ovulation predictor at http://www.pregnancyguideonline.com but I don’t know how accurate it was) and just made sure [...]
Submitted by Amy in Washougal, WA
I can’t give enough recommendations about that book Taking Charge of Your Fertility!!! It completely changed my life. I was diagnosed w/ a blood clotting disorder and immedietly had to stop taking hormonal birth control. We were able to avoid pregnancy for 2 years using FAM before we were ready [...]
Submitted by Amy in Washougal, WA (visit Amy’s blog to learn more: http://theatoztwins.blogspot.com)
I can’t give enough recommendations about that book Take Charge of Your Fertility!!! It completely changed my life. I was diagnosed w/ a blood clotting disorder and immedietly had to stop taking hormonal birth control. We were able to avoid pregnancy for 2 [...]
Submitted by Amy in Washougal, WA (visit Amy’s blog to learn more: http://theatoztwins.blogspot.com)
Before we became parents we REALLY wanted boys. But after a year of TTC we realized that we’d be thrilled with any baby, regardless of gender.
Once we found out we were expecting twins we looked back at my chart and based on Shettles [...]
Submitted by Erin in Sacramento, CA
Take your prenatals with food. My regular vitamins were really upsetting my stomach in the mornings. Now I take my prenatals *as i eat* breakfast (literally between bites) to be sure there is something in my stomach cushioning the vitamins, and I haven’t had any problems anymore.
My vitamin has a ton of folic [...]
