29 Mar 2010 10:23 AM
When you're trying to get pregnant, the sight of your menstrual period can be disappointing, even devastating sometimes. But for mothers who breastfeed and are beginning to think about getting pregnant again, a period is a welcome sign of returning fertility.
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I just read an interview in the Chicago Sun-Times with Giuliana Rancic, one half of the Style Channel reality show "Giuliana & Bill." This season of the show is incredibly personal and the couple is sharing their TTC journey with the whole world.
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Ask my husband about when I first started wanting babies and he'll quickly respond, "right away!" Even in our first year of marriage, despite the fact that I'd always said we'd wait four to five years, I wanted to have a baby already. The months passed and the desire grew.
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The study was conducted on intrauterine insemination treatments. Twenty-seven percent of women who lay down for 15 minutes after the procedure went on to have a baby, which is pretty good compared to the seventeen percent who got up and moved around.
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When I stopped taking my birth control, I experienced a range of symptoms that no one ever warned me about. They were very similar to pregnancy symptoms. I was constantly tired. I had headaches all the time. I was really moody and forgetful, and I got really bloated.
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Last month I told you the story of Heather and Jeremy who were blessed with a little miracle named Lillian. I met Heather on the same website as I met Emily, who also experienced a miracle pregnancy around the same time.
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Earlier this week I talked about the pain and confusion associated with experiencing an unwanted pregnancy. Equally distressing is the agony of trying to get pregnant, dreaming of a child, and month after month staring at countless negative home pregnancy tests.
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If you are trying to get pregnant, it's time to get familiar with the home pregnancy test. There are so many choices to choose from. You now have the option of using a digital or a "line" test.
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"Lay on your back, prop up your behind and lay still for at least 10 minutes." That was the advice I received when I was researching ways to improve my odds of getting pregnant right away. I'm talking about what you do after the baby dance.
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