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

Trying to Get Pregnant - Are You Trying Too Hard?

Trying to conceive is supposed to be a natural process that is easy, at least, that is what people would lead you to think. Yet, if you have been trying to conceive for many months or even years, you may realize that having children does not come easily for everyone. In fact, each month, a woman has only a twenty to thirty percent chance of conceiving.

• How to get Pregnant Faster - Top Ten Tips
• Trying to Conceive - Tips for getting pregnant

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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

What is a Triphasic Chart?

You may have heard the term triphasic chart or triphasic pattern and wondered what this meant.  A typical ovulatory bbt chart is considered a biphasic chart – meaning two phases.  A triphasic chart means that it has three phases or three sustained temperature shifts.

• Charting your BBT (Basal Body Temperature)
• Can You Have a Positive Ovulation Test Result and not Ovulate?

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Fertility Medications and Natural Supplements

Clomid Side Effects

Many women who have difficulty getting pregnant discover they have menstrual irregularities. If you have been diagnosed with an ovulatory disorder, your doctor may prescribe Clomid, a fertility drug used to induce ovulation.

• Clomid and Ovulation: Is Clomid Right for You?
• Fertility Boosting Herbs

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Having Problems Getting Pregnant

Natural Cycle IVF

For women who are struggling with infertility, in vitro fertilization (IVF) can be both a blessing and a curse.

• IVF Guide – Everything You Want to Know About IVF
• High FSH levels? What does it mean?

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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

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

Taking a home pregnancy test is easy, right? Two pink lines, pregnant; one pink line, not pregnant. How much easier could it get? But here you are at the end of your cycle anxiously waiting to test. You take the test and there is a faint line. Now what does that mean? Are your eyes playing tricks on you or are you pregnant?

• Pregnancy Test Accuracy Chart
• False Positive Pregnancy Test

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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

Implantation Bleeding

After ovulation the egg travels into the uterus and burrows into the lining of the uterus. For some women implantation will cause slight bleeding or spotting. This is called implantation bleeding. This is sometimes confused for an early period.

• Signs of Ovulation
• Follicular Phase Explained

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