Getting Pregnant

Adoption and Surrogacy

How much does adoption cost?

It is of course impossible to put a price tag on a child, but the down-to-earth truth is that there are business elements to adoption and it costs money. According to a survey by the national adoption magazine Adoptive Families, adoptions generally cost between $20,000-30,000.

• Adoption: Laughter and Tears
• Adoption: Where Do I Start?

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Boost Your Chances of Getting Pregnant

Best Sexual Positions for Getting Pregnant

If you’re looking for the best sexual positions to get pregnant, you probably won’t find any studies definitively proving that one position is better than another. Women can become pregnant in just about any sexual position – and in many cases, without even trying.

• How Long Does it Take Most Couples to Get Pregnant?
• Trying to Get Pregnant - Are You Trying Too Hard?

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Deciding to Have a Baby

Preconception Diet: What you should know before trying to conceive

You’ve heard the advice hundreds of times about what it takes to eat right, like eating more fruits and vegetables and whole-grain foods, and cutting back on sugars, caffeine, and fats. But when you’re getting ready to get pregnant, that advice is more than just an abstract ideal.

• 7 Things You Should Know Before You Try To Get Pregnant
• The Real Costs of Having a Baby

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Fertility Charting Ovulation and Prediction

The Best Fertility Gadgets

Knowing when you are ovulating will greatly improve your chances of getting pregnant.  There are a lot of low tech methods of predicting ovulation like urine strip ovulation tests, basal body temperature charting, and keeping a look out for y

• Signs of Ovulation
• Can You Have a Positive Ovulation Test Result and not Ovulate?

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Fertility Medications and Natural Supplements

Soy Isoflavones: Natural Alternative to Clomid

If you are trying to get pregnant, you may be wondering if there are any natural ways to induce ovulation or boost your fertility.  While there may not be any supplements out there that are specifically marketed as Clomid substitutes, some people believe that soy isoflavones may be just that.

• Clomid Side Effects
• Clomid and Ovulation: Is Clomid Right for You?

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Having Problems Getting Pregnant

When To See A Fertility Specialist

You and your spouse have a dream. You want to start your family. Yet as more time goes by without you becoming pregnant, worry starts to set in. Maybe you’re only being impatient, you tell yourself. Not everybody gets pregnant right off the bat. Maybe you’re just one of those couples that take a bit longer to conceive than others.

• Can Too Much Sex Harm Your Chances of Getting Pregnant?
• Natural Cycle IVF

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Male Fertility

Common Causes of Male Infertility

Couples are considered infertile after they have tried for one year or more to get pregnant without success. Many couples automatically assume that the problem is a female issue, but up to forty percent of fertility issues are male-related problems. It is important that both couples have testing to identify what factors are contributing or causing infertility.

• Sperm 411: 7 Little Known Things That Can Affect Sperm
• Ugly Men Produce More Sperm?

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Pregnancy Tests

Am I pregnant? How early can I test?

If you and your partner are trying to conceive, one of the hardest parts is the waiting. The infamous two week wait is enough to frustrate even the most patient woman. The question thus arises, do you need to wait two weeks? With advances in technology it is now possible to detect pregnancy from the convenience of your own home before you have even missed your period.

• Very Faint Line on a Pregnancy Test (Pregnant or not pregnant?)
• Pregnancy Test Accuracy Chart

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Trying to Conceive After Loss

Helping a Friend Through a Miscarriage

When you have a friend that has had a miscarriage there is a lot you can do to help her. Many times we are afraid to say anything because we don’t want to say the wrong thing but not saying anything at all can be just as bad. So what should you say and what shouldn’t you say. I have had three miscarriages myself and have heard a lot of things that were just not the ri

• What Is A Chemical Pregnancy?
• Frequently Asked Questions About Miscarriage

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Understanding Your Cycle

Signs of Ovulation

Many women can tell when they are ovulating just by paying attention to their body and watching for fertility signs. Not everyone knows what signs of ovulation are or what to look for. You may have heard that you ovulate around day 14 of your cycle. This is a myth.

• Implantation Bleeding
• Follicular Phase Explained

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