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  • Experts Grow Mouse Sperm to Help with Human Infertility

    Researchers in Japan have used embryonic stem cells to grow healthy mouse sperm in laboratory conditions. This development could help human infertility!

  • Trying to Get Pregnant at 40

    QUESTION

    Dear Midwife,
    I've been trying to get pregnant for around seven months now and I'm still not pregnant. We have had unprotected sex every other day. My period was 3 weeks late last month. When it started, it lasted only three days.

  • Infertility and Fibroids

    QUESTION

    My husband and I have been trying to conceive for six months now. I'm a bit concerned due to many reasons, some being family history and others being of a medical nature.

  • End the Pre-Pregnancy Weight Plateau

    QUESTION

    Hello,

    I am 26 years old and obese. I have been working hard to get to a healthier weight before my husband and I start trying to conceive. I have lost 15 pounds so far but the holidays have slowed my progress. I haven't gained any back, but I haven't lost any in over a month now. I am sticking with my work out routine and back on track with my eating habits.

  • 10 Tips to Prepare for Your Pregnancy

    Because so much is happening so quickly, these first weeks of pregnancy are a particularly vulnerable period for your baby. Since nearly half of all pregnancies are unintended, living an eco-conscious, healthy lifestyle may be the best thing you can do to prepare your body for having children, planned or not.

  • Infertility Roller Coaster

    The roller coaster ride really did mirror infertility treatment for me and many others. I would do something that terrified me, that wreaked havoc on my body and my mind for my child. I would take what I perceived as a personal risk for her. When I knew I couldn't handle the roller coaster anymore I chose another ride, hoping that different ride would work.

  • What's the Best Diet When Trying to Conceive?

    QUESTION:

    Dear Livitician,
    My husband and I are 32 years old, and we have been trying to conceive for about 6 months. I have recently started to take a hard look at my diet, as problems with diet could be leading to our lack of conception.

    I have read some studies citing the importance of including whole milk in the diet, and how low-fat and skim milks reduce fertility and can even be detrimental to conception. In contrast, I have also read that skim milk is important to include in a pre-conception diet. Which is accurate?

  • Trying to Conceive After Ectopic Pregnancy

    QUESTION

    Dear Midwife,
    I just overcame an ectopic pregnancy on March 22, 2009. It was my first pregnancy, me and my boyfriend were very pleased to be informed that we were going to be parents.

    Sadly, we got the news that I was undergoing an ectopic pregnancy. My pregnancy was terminated on the 22 of March. We are now trying to conceive again.

    How long, what actions and precautions should I take in order to become pregnant again. Please be very detailed. We are up for anything in order to become pregnant again.

  • Getting Pregnant

    QUESTION

    Dear Midwife,
    My partner and I have been trying to have a child for 2 years already and we haven't achieved our goal. He has a daughter with his old relationship, and I'm starting to think that I'm the one with the problem.

  • Are You Ready to Have Another Baby?

    Some women are ready to plunge into another pregnancy while they still have one or more children in diapers, others don't even want to think about seeing the pregnancy test come back positive again until their youngest child hops on the school bus for kindergarten! Here are some factors to consider when you're trying to decide whether you're ready to have another baby.

  • Fertility and Conception Tips

    Hoping to get pregnant soon? You've come to the right place! Here's everything you need to know to maximize your chances of conceiving quickly and to get your pregnancy off to the healthiest possible start.

  • Amanda's Journey -- Week 5

    Boy have I missed writing in here for over a week. Our vacation was nice. It was so much fun to see all the kids together. Boy was the noise level in that house LOUD! Three 2-year-olds and a 7-year-old in one room can give anybody a headache.

  • Wishin' & Hopin' & Prayin'....

    I can't remember the rest of the words to the song (to my blog title), but it's exactly how I feel when it comes to trying to have a baby. This is my first blog entry ever. I thought I would do this to get my feelings out there because I can't quite find a blog from someone who has gone through what I have. Maybe by doing this I will connect with someone who understands what I'm going through. All of the fertility blogs I have read are either by someone who has gone through far worse than I have, or someone who was infertile when I started reading, but is now blissfully pregnant.

  • TTC #1 - "We are each of us angels with only one wing..."

    "...And can fly only by embracing each other."

    I'm Lindsay. I'm 25. My DH, Jeremy, is 26, almost 27. I'm at the end of my 10th cycle. It's depressing, and I'm pretty sure AF will show up soon. I'm hoping for a longer LP since my signs for PMS showed so early. Who knows. Maybe I'll get lucky and end up pregnant, but I doubt it. My chart isn't looking good. I wouldn't know what pregnancy feels like because I've never been pregnant. I can only compare what I feel to PMS by saying that it's similar. But isn't is similar EVERY month? Basically, the answer to this is simply yes.

  • What's the Best Diet When Trying to Conceive?

    QUESTION:

    Dear Livitician,
    My husband and I are 32 years old, and we have been trying to conceive for about 6 months. I have recently started to take a hard look at my diet, as problems with diet could be leading to our lack of conception.

    I have read some studies citing the importance of including whole milk in the diet, and how low-fat and skim milks reduce fertility and can even be detrimental to conception. In contrast, I have also read that skim milk is important to include in a pre-conception diet. Which is accurate?

  • Amanda's Journey -- Week 3

    I know I didn't write much last week. We were busy with … well, I don't know what! My Aunt and cousin were down this weekend. My cousin has had a lot of problems this past year. It was good to see him yet I was a little uncomfortable.

  • Preconception Counseling

    The first step is to inform your regular Obstetrician/Gynecologist that you are ready to talk about getting pregnant and you would like to schedule an appointment. This article lists the routine questions and tests that I recommend to my patients.

  • Trying to Conceive After Ectopic

    QUESTION

    Dear Midwife,

  • Amanda's Journey -- Week 13

    Yep, that's right CD 1. AF arrived this morning. I can't believe it. I thought we had gotten it this month. The excitement I had because I ovulated is gone -- it's replaced by the depression again.