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Do You Need To Gain Weight To Conceive?

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It’s rumored that Amy Winehouse is attempting to gain weight so she can conceive. In case you don’t know who this celebrity is, she is a British singer who is probably more famous for her drunken outbursts and drug habits than she is for her massive bee-hive and former hit song ironically titled “Rehab.” She is incredibly thin, and if this rumor is true, I think a few pounds would probably help quite a bit. There is a difference between being very thin and underweight. It all has to do with your percentage of body fat. Body fat is essential … Continue reading →

Evening Primrose Oil and Trying to Conceive

Evening Primrose Oil is an herbal supplement that is believed to have benefits for infertility, among many other uses. Evening Primrose Oil contains Gamma Linolenic Acid, an Omega 6 fatty acid. This ingredient is the key to the benefits of this supplement for fertility. Evening Primrose Oil is said to have benefits for women trying to conceive a baby. One of the benefits is that it helps produce cervical mucous that is right for conception. This helps the sperm live longer and reach the egg. Cervical mucous is important for conception. If you are in treatment for infertility, you have … Continue reading →

A Star’s Struggle To Conceive

Martha Stewart has made a fortune by advising others to emulate her perfect lifestyle (never mind that she spent five months in federal prison for lying about a stock trade a few years ago). Like many people I have watched the domestic diva create seven-layer cakes from three ingredients and stood in awe as she fashioned a lampshade from a handful of pipe cleaners (I’m exaggerating, but if anyone can pull off those feats it’s Martha). It really begs the question: What CAN’T Martha do? Her daughter Alexis has the answer. Sadly, the 41-year-old daughter of the lifestyle guru is … Continue reading →

Reversing a Tubal Ligation

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Over 600,000 women in America undergo surgery for tubal ligation. This surgery is done to permanently prevent future pregnancies. Within a few years, about six percent of these women will decide they want to get pregnant again. Some will attempt to have the procedure reversed to fulfill their desire to carry another child. One factor that will influence the success of the reversal procedure is the original surgical procedure. The type of procedure used in the tubal ligation will impact the success of reversing it. Your doctor will need information about the tubal ligation before agreeing to attempt a reversal. … Continue reading →

Waiting to Take a Pregnancy Test

When you are trying to conceive, your life feels like it revolves around your cycle. The longest time is the weeks between your fertile days and the day you can take a test. This was the hardest time for me when we were trying to conceive our first baby. The rest of the month seemed to go twice as fast as the days waiting to test. During those days my mood would routinely change from optimism about the prospect of pregnancy to feeling depressed and certain it didn’t work. Every woman that I know who has gone through infertility has … Continue reading →

When a Friend Gets Pregnant

Girls grow up rocking babies and playing mommy. We assume that when we find our man and the time is right, a baby will come. We spend years of our lives avoiding pregnancy until the right moment. Finally, you find the man of your dreams and the timing is right. You ditch the birth control and get ready to decorate that nursery. Unfortunately, for thousands of couples pregnancy is not easy to achieve. For the first few months, you may not worry. Then the months go by and you begin to get worried. The worry grows the more time passes. … Continue reading →