Ovulation Calendar
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Induce or Not?
Asked by A.L. from Lincoln
on October 23, 2010
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My calendar due date is tomorrow, but from the ovulation tests I think that the 30th is more accurate. My dr has asked me 3 times in the last 2 weeks to induce, but I...
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- I'm not sure if anyone mentioned this, but the predicting of weight with an ultrasound is such a guessing game. It seems to me that they always think the baby is bigge...
- Our neighbor had the same situation - with her first 2 pregnancies, her doctor induced her at 40 weeks. She had miserable labors that went on for 24+ hours. With baby ...
- Here's my two cents... I ended up being induced with all 3 of my babies and I really regret it :( I was induced with the first because I was overdue and had been in ...
No Heartbeat
Asked by K.H. from Detroit
on February 16, 2007
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When I went to my first doctor's appointment, he sent me for a viability ultrasound because I was not far enough along to hear the baby's heartbeat on the doppler and ...
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- Hi K., Like Amanda, I carried a baby for several weeks that they discovered during ultrasound had died. However, on the up side, although they couldn't hear a hear...
- I myself have not gone through this, but my bestfriend did. She also was not very far along and they couldn't find her baby's heartbeat either. They told her not to ...
- I feel you and know what you are going through. There may be a possiblity that they just did'nt see it. I have had two miscarrages myself so I completely understand yo...
Trying to Have a Baby Girl!
Asked by K.G. from Seattle
on January 25, 2008
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I have two boys, ages soon to be 6 and 4. I am thinking to have a third child and I would love for that to be a girl. I am checking out different websites based on t...
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- Hello K. - The relationship between the phase of the menstrual cycle and the likelihood of conceiving a child of a particular gender is associated with the acidity ...
- I completely understand (and it seems so do a LOT of others). I have 3 daughters from a previous marraige and desperately want a boy. My sister has 2 boys and desper...
- Try to get a book called Taking Charge of your Fertility, the definitive guide to natural birth control and pregnancy achievment by Toni Weschler, MPH. It is very har...
Choosing the Sex of Your Baby?
Asked by B.W. from Minneapolis
on February 20, 2008
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Anyone read this book (by Landrum B Shettles) and use this method to conceive a child of desired sex?
We have two boys, and we toss around all the time what to do. ...
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- I work for a fertility clinic and our embryologist always gets this question. He doesn't believe there is much you can do to influence the sex of your baby, it simply...
- We tried for a girl for baby #4, and ended up with fraternal twin boys. We wouldn't trade them for anything! After that we adopted a "girl" (dog), and our family is ...
- Yes, we used Dr. Shettles. I was quite surprised to learn about the book from a couples retreat put on through a Catholic church. Regardless, we wanted a boy & viola...
Have Sex Everyday Until You Get Pregnant?
Asked by B.M. from Chicago
on March 30, 2012
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we are trying for our second child and it's been five months, and we are still not pregnant (I am 37). I thought maybe we should try to have sex every day and see if ...
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- I would not do every day. If you are still trying in a couple of months, I would not delay having this checked out, as well as your overall fertility health with a fe...
- I have heard every other day is better also. With our second, however, we tried for 6 mths with no results. Finally we decided to try everyday for a month. We missed o...
- Our doctor also said every other day was best. Also if you are B. dancing mostly at night, try switching to morning. I think that may have made a difference for us. M...
Xray and Pregnancy
Asked by A.A. from Albuquerque
on February 16, 2011
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We are trying to get pregnant. According to the calendar I should be ovulating sometime between today and Friday. My concern is that yesterday I was in the ER with m...
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- I think you'll be fine, especially since just your hand was exposed to x-rays & you haven't ovulated yet. I understand the worry. I knew the risk was slight, but I wor...
- I had an x-ray taken of my baby while pregnant, several times. They were trying to figure out if she was breach. Then they wanted to be sure she was in the "right" b...
- Sweetie, if you're going to worry about this, then maybe you're better off not having another child because there are SO many things ALL around us EVERYDAY that could ...
Concieving While Nursing
Asked by K.C. from Nashville
on March 2, 2010
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Hey moms!
I'm having a bit of what may be a false alarm-certainly too early to tell. I am breastfeeding my twins, who are 6 months old. We have started transitioning ...
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- My oldest was about 6 months old when I conceived my youngest son. I didn't know until I was about 3 months pregnant! I was on the pill at the time. It never effected ...
- Not to worry you but you could be pregnant again. We got pregnant again when my daughter was 6 months old. You can definitely get pregnant while nursing and especial...
- I'm not sure what you're looking for here. It is possible to get pregnant while nursing. It is true that some women are completely infertile the entire time they nur...
Pregnancy Soon?
Asked by S.T. from Albany
on December 4, 2008
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I have asked couple of questions in the past and you ladies have been of a great help to me. I have couple of questions this time. First question, I read one of the ...
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- Hi S.~ You have a lot of good advice as I scanned over what was here so I'll try not to get redundant. All 3 of my children were complete surprises and each a b...
- I totally feel your pain! I want more kids too, and so does my husband, but my first 2 pregnancies were AWFUL! I had insulin-dependent gestational diabetes, severe ast...
- Fertility Friend.com is a great resource and very informative. I followed all of the information and tid bits it offered and conceived my son within a two months. Go...
Period
Asked by T.S. from Kansas City
on September 20, 2006
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I believe someone has asked this question before, I just cannot remember the results...
I am breastfeeding my son, he is 8 months old now, I am currently weening h...
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- My first period back was followed by 45 days of nothing. Boy was I ever scared. The next few were a little less far apart before mine finally got back to normal. Th...
- I had my first PP period around 10mo when I started introducing solids more regularly. I didn't start ovulating for several months after that and I had long/irregular ...
- Glad you got your period. What a relief!
Casually Trying to Get Knocked up While Breastfeeding 2Xday...
Asked by R.B. from Austin
on March 24, 2009
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I have an 11 month old and I am still breastfeeding him 2times in a 24 hour day. We want to have another baby soon, so we are not using birth control, and we're just l...
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- I got pregnant when my daughter was 1 1/2 years old. My son was born a couple weeks after her 2nd birthday. It is SO hard for me. I am constantly tired and they both w...
- Keep having fun and having sex- it will come if you don't think too much about it. You are still ovulating and it is more difficult to find your ovulation time but if...
- Anytime you aren't nursing every 2 hours the possibility of pregnancy increases. Our babies are spaced between 2 and 3 years naturally, and we've used the ovulite to ...
