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You're ready to have a baby! Wonderful. There's a problem, though. You've spent the last several years trying not to have a baby and don't remember exactly how baby-making works. Read "Best Times for Baby Making" for fertility facts, tips and a general timetable for starting your pregnancy.

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There is no time like now to start preparing your body for a healthy pregnancy and baby. Read "Conception Countdown: Your Health Questions Answered" to learn more.

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Starting the "trying to conceive" journey is a lot like traveling in a foreign land -- complete with a new language! Were you wondering if the author was really writing in English the last article you read? To help with translation, we've put together an annotated acronym list.

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Let's get to the very crux of the parenting matter -- conception and sex. There are some very important do's and dont's that every woman out there needs to know to get the best performance from their steed. How can you keep him on the job at the crucial times without turning what should be everyone's favorite past time into an experience to rival milking time at the dairy?

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hello everyone i am new to this site and im am soo excited i found it! it has been very helpful and informative. me and my fiancee are currently trying to concieve but no we are not using any charts or anything of the sort we are jsut going to see if it happens haha. hopefully it will we are giving ourselves a 2 month window to get pregnant due to us having our wedding on new years eve this year we dont want a big belly on that day so we are trying for as soon as possible and if not then that is ok with us.

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As we now know, we can no longer separate the mind from the body, or nature from nurture. Even more important, our new knowledge will change the way we parent and teach the young.

QUESTION

Dear Midwife,
My period has been late for about 9 days now. Actually my period has been irregular ever since I got married (late November last year). But 9 days late is considered a record for me. Since this year, at most my period has been late is 5 days. I did take a pregnancy test (ClearBlue brand) on a day ago (in the morning) and it came out negative. Unsatisfied, I went to the doctor whom took a urine test (which looks rather 'cheap' compared to the one I'd used). It came out negative.

QUESTION

Dear Nutritionist,
I recently started an exercise program, because I am a little overweight. I am 5'7" and I weigh 179, but I am still pretty muscular from being very active most of my life.

My husband and I want a baby very badly, but my stomach is getting in the way. When I sit down, I have a couple of big rolls. I just want to know if I should work harder to get my stomach into better shape before we conceive, or just don't worry about it and lose the weight afterwards. I plan on exercising and eating healthy throughout my pregnancy.