Submitted by Reagan
Taking Charge of Your Fertility is an amazing book and I learned SO much about my cycle. I highly recommend it as it worked for us in the last couple months
There is also a way to track your temperature online at Ovusoft.com or .org that costs about $40 for a one time download [...]
Submitted by Rachel in Monroe, CT
About the pre-natal vitamins - try to find one that has the following:
4,000 and 5,000 IU (international units) of vitamin A
800 and 1,000 mcg (1 mg) of folic acid
400 IU of vitamin D
200 to 300 mg of calcium
70 mg of vitamin C
1.5 mg of thiamine
1.6 mg of riboflavin
2.6 mg of [...]
Submitted by Lindsay in Erie, CO
The timing will never be ‘perfect’ and you will never have everything in your life so well-arranged that you’ll feel prepared for a baby. The thing is, a whole lot of people do actually have babies either accidentally, or without sufficient planning. And those kids turn out fine, if the [...]
Will I be a good mother? Am I ready for this? Is this really what I want? I can honestly say that my first baby was a surprise, and I didn’t have time to worry. Now newly pregnant with my second, I’m having the same fears you are, am I ready for another one?! BUT, [...]
Submitted by Terra in California
There is already a baby that God has picked out for us. I have had many people offer to tell me how to have a certain sex of baby…. and I have declined. I say throw caution to the wind and go for it! It’s more fun that way.
And I happened to [...]
My husband and I are working on the family plan beginning in January. I just had my pre-conception visit and only had my blood pressure checked. My doctor prescribed prenatal vitamins in a generic kind of way and just said to have the pharmacist make recommendations on a vitamin that would be easy on my [...]
Submitted by Darlene in Calgary Alberta
I don’t think there is ever a “perfect” time to get pregnant. Our first was an “accident” and the second was very planned…I was more nervous with the second. It doesn’t have to be the right time for the in-laws, out-laws, or friends, it just has to be right for [...]
Submitted by Eryn in Mechanicsville, VA
My best advice on this subject is simple.
Don’t try too hard!
My husband and I tried everything in the book for 5 months. Then we decided it was ridiculous; we stopped “trying” and just put it in God’s hands. The next month I was pregnant!
As far as gender goes, I can’t help [...]
