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What To Expect…. in a Movie?

If you’re reading the pregnancy blog here on Families, I’ll bet you that you’ve also read the well known book, “What To Expect When You’re Expecting.” It’s a staple on every pregnant woman’s reading list. After all, the book sums up just about every symptom and milestone of pregnancy, and it comes with its own online community. I used to keep it at my bedside during my pregnancy so I could stay up late reading about what was supposed to happen to me next. I was always surprised by how accurate the book was! It just goes to show you … Continue reading →

What to Expect: Artificial Insemination

The world of fertility treatments can be intimidating and stressful for couples. You’ve been evaluated by the doctor and told you need artificial insemination. You may worry and wonder what will happen. Our first child was conceived with the help of this procedure. I remember feeling very nervous and unsure during that first cycle. Often, women take fertility drugs early in the cycle of the insemination. Depending on the cause of your infertility, you may be given oral or injectable fertility medications. The doctor will monitor your eggs with transvaginal ultrasounds to determine how many eggs are developing and the … Continue reading →

An Introduction to the Pregnancy Blog

Hi Everyone, My name is Pattie and I’ve been hired to write the Pregnancy Blog on Families.com. I am very excited about this assignment, as pregnancy is something that is very near and dear to my heart. I have three children and recently found out that we are expecting baby #4 in July. It feels very fitting that I am beginning my journey into my fourth pregnancy at the same time I am beginning my journey into this blog. On my journey to motherhood, I have been through nearly every conceivable situation. My husband and I got married nearly fourteen … Continue reading →

Celebrity Births—Tony Hawk and Pregnant Man

Professional skateboarder Tony Hawk finally got his little girl… and he couldn’t be happier. The popular X Games participant and his wife Lhotse welcomed their first child on Monday, according to his rep. Kadence Clover Hawk was born in La Jolla, California and is the couple’s first child together. Reports say the newborn weighed in at 8 lbs., 8 oz., and measured 21 inches long. Hawke already has three sons, Riley, 15, Spencer, 9, and Keegan, 6 from a previous relationship. The 40-year-old skateboarder and 35-year-old Lhotse wed in 2006 in front of 80 friends and family members on the … Continue reading →

Book Review: Making Sense of Adoption by Lois Ruskai Melina

Lois Melina’s Making Sense of Adoption is unique in that it deals with questions asked not only by adoptees from traditional adoptions, but by children and young people conceived using assisted reproduction techniques such as egg or sperm donation or surrogacy. These persons also, whether a legal adoption proceeding took place or not, must deal with knowing that they either have genetic parents who are not the parents raising them, or that they were born to someone other than their birthmothers. Melina, an adoptive parent of two, is the author of Raising Adopted Children and has been a frequent writer … Continue reading →

Setting Limits for Infertility Treatments

When you enter into treatment for infertility, you have high hopes. You may expect to get pregnant within a few months of your first visit to the clinic. This is often not the case. It can take many months, or even years, to finally get pregnant. The initial high you feel can quickly fade and you may feel very low. This is why trying to conceive is often compared to a ride on a roller coaster. The stress of infertility can make you want to give up. This is very normal. Trying to have a baby is not fun, despite … Continue reading →

Understanding the Language of Infertility

When you begin down the road of infertility treatments, you may feel like you have to learn a new language. When I first sought treatment to conceive my oldest child, I felt that way. The doctors and nurses are using medical terminology that is unfamiliar, which just adds to the stress. Here are some common words and phrases you will encounter in your journey to parenthood. Anovulatory the lack of ovulation. Artificial Insemination>/b> an infertility procedure during which the doctor inserts a catheter to deposit sperm directly into the woman’s uterus. Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) this refers to the more … Continue reading →