Fertility Planning
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Has Anyone "Chosen" Your Baby's Sex?
Asked by M.A. from Denver
on September 6, 2006
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Has anyone used any special meathods to help determine the sex of your baby? We have a WONDERFUL nearly 3 year old little girl and would love to have a boy next. My ...
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- I have two girlfriends that tried the boy method while having sex and it has proven to have worked for both of them because the both have boys now after each having a ...
- Well, this may sound crazy but here it goes. I found a website that correctly predicted the sex of my 5 year old girl and 8 month old boy. I was already pregnant with ...
- I used the steps in the book, Taking Charge of Your Fertility to have my son. I believed it worked. I charted my cycle and timed when we had sex to create my boy. If...
Weaning a 28 Month Old Who Does Not Want to Wean
Asked by J.M. from Seattle
on November 2, 2009
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I reluctantly began to wean my daughter in July, but have since given up. My husband and I are trying to coneive and I am now 40. We started trying in April and it see...
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- Hi J. I'm 41 and conceived this spring while breastfeeding my first (who I had at 40). Everybody is different but I don't believe that breastfeeding affected my fer...
- I nursed till my son was 4. Not by choice, but because he refused to wean. He still asks even six month later purely for comfort or snuggle reasons. I went back to wor...
- Your daughter sounds just like my son. La Leche League advises that self-weaning occurs on average between the ages of 3 and 5. I don't necessarily believe a part of...
Is There a Side Effect with Ortho Evra That Can Cause Pregnancy to Take Longer?
Asked by T.D. from San Diego
on January 15, 2008
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I have been trying to get pregnant for four months now with no luck. I realize that is a short amount of time to be too concerned about this issue, but I have never ha...
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- It took me awhile to get pregnant after using Ortho Tri Cyclen Low. I have never used Ortho Evra but, my doctor told me that on any birth control it could take up to ...
- I got pregnant with my daughter on Ortho Evra. May want to check with your doc though and make sure things aren't naturally starting to slow. Good luck! Becki
- I would ask your obstetrician about the drug or even your pharmacist. You want to make sure you're getting factual information.
Birth Control Issue, Please Help!!
Asked by M.L. from Portland
on March 6, 2011
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hey ladies. to sum it up real quick i CANNOT do hormones in the birth control..they make me wacky. and i had surgery to get one iud taken out when it went wrong and no...
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- Have you tried the nuva ring? my sister uses it and loves it, traditional pills made her wacky too. Natural family planning is just as affective as birth control if do...
- You already have 16 answers, but I thought I would throw my two cents in. I tried hormones early on in my marriage, but had to stop. Like you said, they made me "wacky...
- NFP actually has a better efficacy rate than cervical caps and diaphrams IF you do it correctly. I chart and we use condoms when I'm in my fertile period. It worked ...
Birth Control
Asked by A.C. from Cincinnati
on January 4, 2011
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I have an appointment next week to talk to my OB about birth control - specifically the IUD. Hubby and I are probably NOT done having kids, but we don't want another ...
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- I had the Morena for about a year and a half after my son was born and I loved it! It was so nice not having to worry about taking a pill or relying on condoms and I ...
- I switched to the mini-pill and was very pleased to discover a return in sex drive, from the pill I was on before. Nice change. I had the spotting from missing a pil...
- My OB put me on the mini-pill after my son was born. His theory is that "less sythetic" the better...it's fine. No change in sex drive (for me & not aware of whether...
Have You Adopted or Are You in the Process of Adoption?
Asked by B.R. from Washington DC
on June 8, 2007
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My husband and I have been married for over 12 years. We have a biological son that will be 5 in Aug. We have dealt with fertility issues for about 9-10 years. We have...
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- HI B.! Good Luck! I was adopted myself 31yrs ago, process has totally changed since then!! Birth Mother gets to decide who she wants the baby to go to, so could be a r...
- We just adopted our son in January from Florida (we live in MD), and are waiting for our court date for finalization. The "Dear Birthmother" or "profile" will probabl...
- my parents adopted me, here's a few things: when they were waiting for a baby (three years) they had many "teases", one instance in particular where they were told ...
Advice on Having #4
Asked by K.C. from Detroit
on June 29, 2009
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I an pretty sure I am pregnant with baby #4. I have always said I'd love one more (my youngest is 3), but now I feel totally unprepared. My husband has said he was "...
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- When I got pregnant with my 4th child it was a complete suprise. I had told my then husband that I wanted another child, and two weeks later I was pregnant. (I think I...
- Congratulations:)! I would answer those who don't seem thrilled: "God has blessed us with another blessing and we are glad that we were chosen to be his/her parents."...
- I want to start off by telling you I am with you. I am pregnant with number 5. I have 4 kids 8,6,4, and 21 months. I am excited. I was pregnant and misscarried before ...
Can't Believe It!!!!!!
Asked by L.L. from Hartford
on November 3, 2010
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I have posted a few questions in the last month or so about fertility and so forth. I am just getting use to the idea of trying for a 2nd child after so much time and ...
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- Congrats! I too am pregnant (only 7 weeks!), and I love www.babyfit.com I used it when I was pregnant with my first son. It is really just message boards/chats, not li...
- OMG congrats! it happened like this for my sister, she was planning for her second child and she was 8 weeks pregnant already! she didn't know because she was breastfe...
- Cafemom.com Join a expecting group.
How Long Did It Take You?
Asked by M.J. from Chicago
on December 28, 2009
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Hey Ladies! I am wondering how long it took you to conceive baby #2? My husband and I had no problem conceiving our daughter two and a half years ago but we are going ...
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- When you are stressed and thinking about it all the time it won't happen. Relax now that the holidays are at an end. Focus on what you do have and just let number 2 ha...
- Hi there, It took us two years, and one miscarriage to conceive our first. It was a long road- and I charted every month, so we knew exactly when to be trying. Look...
- Some statistics might help you: IF you have sex within the 4 days preceeding ovulation, you have a ~30% chance of conceiving during any given cycle. (All bets are off...
No Baby Shower and Second Time Pregnant
Asked by K.L. from Washington DC
on September 28, 2010
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I waited all 1st pregnancy, but nobody had a baby shower for my new baby. We dont have much family. My sisters may have some pain over not having children as is the ...
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- There is nothing wrong with throwing your own shower. Try looking at www.babyshower101.com for ideas and stuff. In my opinion you should invite everyone whether you...
- this saddens me! Have a welcome baby party. Invite family and friends and celebrate this new life. congratulations!
- Man this sounds familiar.... family can suck sometimes. And I don't care how busy your friends are, someone should step up. Haven't you gone to their parties... ugh.....
