Conceiving

The Duggars: How Many Is Too Many?

Posted February 10, 2010 - 02:00 by Lori Kerrigan

Conceiving, Pregnancy, Etiquette, Relationships

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Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar are parents to 19 children with no current plans to stop adding to their brood. How many kids are too many? And why do we care?

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Notes For Your Underbelly: Great Online Pregnancy Resources

Posted February 2, 2010 - 09:37 by Rhonda Franz

Planning, Family Planning, Conceiving, Health, Pregnancy, Birth, Vaccines, New Parents, Adoption, Breastfeeding, Healthcare

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The World Wide Web has some fantastic resources for pregnant women. These sites have some of the best pregnancy tools and resources available.

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Trouble Getting Pregnant? PDBEs May Be to Blame

Posted February 2, 2010 - 06:29 by Fred Lee

Family Planning, Conceiving, Pregnancy

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A common flame retardant may actually delay pregnancy in women.

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Designer Babies: A Matter of Choice?

Posted January 10, 2010 - 22:43 by Lela Davidson

Planning, Conceiving, Pregnancy

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There is a big difference between testing for life threatening genetic disorders and screening out embryos that may grow into kids with crooked teeth. Experts believe the next decade will bring a huge demand in embryonic screening. At some point, we're going to have to decide how far we go down the path of genetically selecting our children. Otherwise, someone else will.

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Ladies; Will You Ask Your Guy To Get The Male Contraceptive Injection?

Posted June 9, 2009 - 15:45 by Paul Michael

Family Planning, Planning, Conceiving, Pregnancy

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Broadly speaking, our society has put the burden of contraception on the ladies. But with the male contraceptive injection testing at almost 99% effective, women may well be asking the guys to shoulder more responsibility.

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The Nadya Suleman Story – The Opinion Of An Average Joe.

Posted March 23, 2009 - 14:38 by Paul Michael

Family Planning, Planning, Conceiving, Finances, Pregnancy, Birth

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Unless you’ve been on Jupiter for the last few months, you’ll know the story of Nadya Suleman. Already a mother of six children, Nadya gave birth to octuplets in late January, a result of some very questionable in vitro fertilization practices. And the whole thing is winding me up.

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Dealing with Pregnant Loved Ones in the Midst of Your Infertility Battle

Posted November 19, 2008 - 12:38 by Lori Kerrigan

Planning, Conceiving, Pregnancy, Birth, Adoption

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Something is in the water, but apparently, you are not drinking it! Is another loved one pregnant while you stay "stuck" in the fertility challenged stage? These are five steps that help me when I get the call that once again, the "mommy club" has a new member, and I am still not invited.

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Adoption: What To Do After The Home Study Approval

Posted August 6, 2008 - 09:57 by Lori Kerrigan

Planning, Conceiving, Pregnancy, Birth, Adoption, New Parents

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Are you adopting? Have you finally completed the home study approval? Are you unsure of what to do in this time of waiting? It's time to celebrate and prepare!

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Relaxing Won’t Get You Pregnant…or Will It?

Posted June 6, 2008 - 08:35 by Lori Kerrigan

Planning, Conceiving

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Relax and you will get pregnant. Is it a myth or truth?

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Failed or Cancelled IUI/ IVF, Pregnancy/Child Loss? What do you do?

Posted May 14, 2008 - 16:47 by Lori Kerrigan

Family Planning, Planning, Conceiving, Pregnancy, Birth, Adoption

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What do you do when the IUI/ IVF does not work or is cancelled? How do you get through a child or pregnancy loss? It had me defeated, but other women endured. Here are their stories.

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Infertility Resources

Posted May 6, 2008 - 17:52 by Lori Kerrigan

Planning, Conceiving, Finances, Healthcare, Diseases & Disorders

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Has your infertility diagnosis left you feeling overwhelmed and helpless? Are you unclear on where to begin? Here are four areas that will start your journey off on a successful path.

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Can Sex Be Sexy When Going Through Infertility? Yes!

Posted May 4, 2008 - 12:56 by Lori Kerrigan

Planning, Conceiving, Sex & Relationships

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Infertility can leave your sex life anything but sexy. If baby making has led to a lack of sexiness in your love life, don't get discouraged, sexy can come back!

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My Name is Lori and I Am Infertile: Surviving Depression Caused by Infertility

Posted April 29, 2008 - 12:00 by Lori Kerrigan

Conceiving, Wellness, Diseases & Disorders

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Depression caused by infertility can leave an individual feeling helpless, overwhelmed and cheated. Here is how one person not only survived depression triggered by infertility, but lives a greater life because of it.

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Gender Selection

Posted April 24, 2008 - 03:20 by Fred Lee

Planning, Conceiving, Pregnancy, Birth

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That banana on top of your bowl of cereal just might hold the key to whether you have a baby boy or girl.

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Medically Induced Twins….For A Healthy Fertile Couple….What?

Posted April 22, 2008 - 10:22 by Lori Kerrigan

Planning, Conceiving

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Twins, they are double the love, double the joy, double the curls. But are medical treatments for a fertile, healthy couple justified if they are able to have children without medical assistance……but just really want twins…..hmm, I say no.

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Asking for the Moon

Posted April 15, 2008 - 22:56 by Katherine Turner

Family Planning, Planning, Conceiving

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At Microsort, they call gender selection “family balancing.” I preferred to call it “getting to shop in the pink section of Carters.” But is this dabbling with the natural balance of the sexes just the beginning of a science-fiction future fraught with designer babies?

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Sibling Rivalry or an Only Lonely? Tick Tock…

Posted April 8, 2008 - 20:58 by Sonja Stewart

Planning, Conceiving

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Having one is so much easier. But what do you do when you know you aren't done? On your mark...Get set...

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Infertility…The Low Cost Way

Posted April 1, 2008 - 13:13 by Lori Kerrigan

Conceiving, Finances, Diseases & Disorders

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Counting every penny to keep up with infertility bills? Here are tricks and tips they don't want you to know about that can drastically cut your expenses.

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Beautiful People Have More Daughters?

Posted December 5, 2007 - 09:05 by Carrie Kirby

Conceiving

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Don't hate me because I have more daughters than you. It's because I'm beautiful, according to a controversial new book. My magic mirror is not convinced, and neither am I.

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A Different Kind of Mother

Posted February 19, 2007 - 09:59 by Amy B. Scher

Conceiving

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I could have a child who is eight years old now and I wouldn't even know. Many men probably think this kind of thing all the time. Since I am a woman, I recognize it seems ironic. But I once was almost a mother, in a different sort of way.

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