Stories from iParenting: Preconception Channel
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Hormonally Speaking - How Hormones Affect the Fertility Cycle
iParenting: Preconception Channel &bull Apr 17, 2009
Hormones are the perfect example of "can't live with them, can't live without them." From the time we are teenagers, we have to deal with the emotional and physical changes they bring. By the time we get to childbearing age,… Full Story »
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Fertility Boosters - 6 Things You Might Have Overlooked
iParenting: Preconception Channel &bull Mar 16, 2009
You've stopped taking the pill. You've started going to an acupuncturist. And you've asked everyone from friends to relatives to strangers on the street for advice. Still, you haven't gotten pregnant. Think there's nothing else you can do? Think again Full Story »
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Help Yourself - 6 Ways to Help Improve Female Fertility
iParenting: Preconception Channel &bull Mar 5, 2009
There is a delicate process that takes place in a woman's body each fertile cycle. Normally, a woman's body is in charge of helping sperm travel to the fallopian tubes by producing nourishing cervical fluid, ripening an egg and releasing… Full Story »
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At-home Pregnancy Tests - Answers to Your Questions
iParenting: Preconception Channel &bull Feb 4, 2009
Using at-home pregnancy tests can raise a lot of questions. Following are answers to some of the most common ones. How does a home pregnancy test work? When a fertilized egg is implanted in the uterus, the body produces a… Full Story »
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Folic Acid During Preconception - A Vital Role in Healthy Pregnancies
iParenting: Preconception Channel &bull Jan 28, 2009
A healthy diet rich in vitamins and minerals is very important if you want to start your pregnancy right. In addition to eating right, there is one vitamin that is crucial as you try to conceive: folic acid. This little… Full Story »
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Are You or Aren't You? - Common Signs of Pregnancy
iParenting: Preconception Channel &bull Jan 26, 2009
Women may have all of the common symptoms of pregnancy, none of them or any combination of them. Non-pregnant women may have the symptoms. Different pregnancies in the same woman may cause different symptoms. It can be very confusing and… Full Story »
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All I Want for Christmas Is a Baby - Infertility During the Holidays
iParenting: Preconception Channel &bull Dec 10, 2008
For those who are experiencing infertility, the pain of longing for a child is especially acute during the holiday season. Society bombards us with messages about families and children: A long line of adorably dressed children line up to see Santa;… Full Story »
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- Infertility
- Infant
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The Bachelorette Has a Baby - Trista's Recommended Products
iParenting: Preconception Channel &bull Nov 26, 2008
Trista Sutter recommends the following products for preconception and pregnancy: "I recommend Preggie Pops for nausea," she says. "I just found them and wish I would've sooner! "[I also recommend] PSI Bands for morning sickness, the OV Watch for help… Full Story »
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Clomid Quick Facts - Everything You Need to Know
iParenting: Preconception Channel &bull Nov 7, 2008
Clomid (generic name: clomiphene), has been around since the late 1950s and is a common first step in infertility treatments. According to Dr. Mark Leondires, medical director of Reproductive Medicine Associates of Connecticut, it was originally thought of as a… Full Story »
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The Price of Parenthood - 4 Steps to Financing Fertility
iParenting: Preconception Channel &bull Nov 3, 2008
No one expects to be infertile. Jennifer and Anthony Cafero of Larchmont, N.Y., certainly didn't, especially since Jennifer had gotten pregnant with their first child without any difficulty. But after trying for a year to conceive a second child, the… Full Story »
