what’s a good pregnancy magazine? with reliable info? and fun!?

i want to get a subscription to a pregnancy magazine, but i can’t find any in stores around here (??) to look at… so i’m not sure which one is good? i want some good info about childbirth also, and i’m all for exercise & would prefer natural (nonmedicated) birth, so i don’t want the magazine to ignore that option (i want to know all about epidurals, also, just in case!).

also, do they only do 6 month subscriptions? or at least have stuff about childbirth & babies too?
one time a while back (a few years ago) i found a really great british one, but i can’t remember the name 🙁
(it was kinda odd for me at first, being american, different lingo & measurements, but i loved the info!! & the tone of the magazine was fun)
yeah, i have the “what to expect when you’re expecting” book & pregnancy journal as well as “what to expect the first year” and i have “your pregnancy week by week” “modern woman’s guide to motherhood” (i like to read! lol)
they are great
thanks everyone! i did sign up for a couple free subscriptions to american baby & baby talk, and Mothering looks so great! i got a free online sample issue & i think it’s the one!!!

Clincal Trial: Natural pregnancy?!?

I was reading a study in a magazine from this odd study in India or something, I wish I could find you the link so you could laugh your asses off, but they suggested females can get pregnant without any contact from men/sperm, and without invitro.
I don’t remember what it said exactly but it had some crazy bio formulas or something, but I did not understand.
Is this a major hoax or no?!
I found it pretty funny, how could a girl make herself pregnant? Hahaha, those crazy folk…

Is there a hard-copy magazine which is comparable to Mothering Magazine?

Mothering Magazine just went from hard copy issues to an online format. I was just introduced to it and was about to order a subscription but they just announced this news. I’m sad! I am in Canada. I had gotten Today’s Parent late in my first pregnancy and while Carson was a newborn, but I never found anything to be useful or interesting to me.

Do you get magazine subscriptions, not necessarily just for parenting, but maybe for pregnancy and birth prep also?

For those unfamiliar, “Mothering” was a natural parenting magazine which also dealt with prenatal and postpartum issues…also topics such as breastfeeding, cloth diapering, attachment parenting, baby wearing, vaccinations, midwifery, and so on. Hopefully someone can suggest a magazine very similar to this! 🙂

Free magazine subscriptions?

Can some one send me a link to a free parenting, pregnancy, kids, garden, business, computers, technology, nature, natural remedies or self improvement magazine. A free regular mail subscription.

Pregnancy and bacterial vaginosis.?

I have suffered with BV for almost two years now and I am becoming concerned about what effects this may have on my chances of pregnancy in the present or future. I have never been pregnant and have no children but would like at least one within the next 3-5 years. I have been given every medicine out there for BV and it keeps coming back. I have even tried natural remedies and nothing. I have been tested for everything under the sun and I am clean (so is my partner). I know the BV does strange things to my body during the month however I would like to know if it will effect my chances of conceiving in the future. I am healthy besides this. When I tell my doctor she is no help and neither are her colleagues because most do not know what even causes this. Are there any other women that have or are experiencing the same thing and have been successful in becoming pregnant?

What is causing a sudden increase in heart palpitations and dizziness during my second trimester of pregnancy?

I have had infrequent heart palpitations for years. Just recently, these have increased to more than once a day and have included dizzy spells (once, I actually fainted). I am in my second trimester of pregnancy, my first trimester was uneventful (no palpitations, even). I eat healthy, have gained 10-15 lbs., exercise (not too heavily), try to stay hydrated, have a low pulse and a slightly lower than average blood pressure. I am more interested in natural remedies, but I would appreciate any knowledgeable or experienced advice. I am also receiving care from a midwife, no doctor.

Anything safe for depression during pregnancy?

I am 18 weeks pregnant and wondering if anyone out there has ever taken antidepressants while pregnant. I have suffered from postpartum depression in the past (after my second child was born) and was put on antidepressants for it then. I came off and have been doing relatively well until I got pregnant for a fourth time. I got pregnant when my third baby was only six months old, so I am not sure if it is a postpartum depression or possibly just a combination of postpartum and being pregnant again so quickly. I am very unsure as to what I can take in terms of antidepressants or natural remedies. I have heard that if I take antidepressants while pregnant my baby will have to go through withdrawal once her or she is born and I don’t think I want to do that to my baby, but at the same time right now I feel like I am losing it. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks so much.

Worried about feeling unhinged and crazy during pregnancy.?

I am 20 weeks pregnant and have definately felt teary, sensitive and cranky so far, which dosent bother me because I can deal with that an apparantly it is ‘normal’. However this last week i have been feeling paranoid and really needy/insecure with my husband ( who is a beautiful big marshmallow very emotionally supportive) and I feel like Im thinking differently, like my mind has been affected by the hormones. Also a general joyless feeling and anxiety. I am terrified of being depressed as I struggled with this earlier in my life and overcome it. I dont want to take anti depressants again ( altho im not knocking them..they were what i needed at the time..i just dont want to put anything in my body now) but i am scared of basically myself ! As i said its just the last week ( which has been really stressful for me). Does anyone know any natural remedies or any advice? I dont want it to get worse but i dont want to be alarmist! thanks… 🙂

With a Cerclage put in place does it hurt to go into natural labor?

Hi there I am a bit over 34 weeks into my pregnancy. My older children where all delivered around 33-34 weeks, and had to stay 1-2weeks in the NICU. I usualy go into preterm labor around 20-24 weeks. So I am extatic that this one will finaly get to come home after delivery. I still have to have a c-section cause with my last he was breech and a Er c-section was preformed. The Cerclage was put in place this time, and I had it done around 18 weeks.. I have a incompitent cervix and this will be my last pregnancy, since I have had on c-section previously. I am wondering IF I start contracting before my scheduled Surgery date will it Realy hurt down there where the cervix is? I have heard that it hurts like Heck. I AM SO SCARED. Please be honest.

Thank you.

5 positive tests 5 weeks after an early (Natural) miscarriage…?

I had a natural miscarriage (no d&c required) about 5 weeks ago tomorrow (Wednesday). and I still havent had a period. I took a hpt about a week and a half ago, and at it was negative, and then a few days later I took another one and it was a faint positive. I took three yesterday and they all turned out Clear Dark Positives. And also took another one today that is a dark positive. I figured that since I have all the symptoms again and that since the first one I took was negative and that every test since then has been positive and getting darker results that this is cause of a new pregnancy and not just old hormones from the miscarriage 5 weeks ago. I have read that your HCG levels go down within days… a week at most. and for me to have darker results each day, wouldnt that mean my HCG levels are going up, and that I may infact be pregnant again already!! Me and my husband are excited, but I dont have a doctors apt. till December 5th. So please if you relate to my story, even remotely close, or have gotten pregnant this soon after a m/c and had a successful pregnancy, please leave me stuff…. I am trying to stay positive, I really feel like I am pregnant again and that this one will be successful. Thank you!

Would you recommend natural or epidural?

I am 15. I know I know I’m a terrible person being pregnant and young.. Blah.. blah..blah..blah.. I’m not here to be trash talked. I want to know mothers feelings on natural birth or a birth with a epidural. I know all the risks about an epidural. But I just want to have the experience of a natural birth but I feel at my age I should get a epidural. I know If I was older I would want a home
pregnancy but I’m not and I want everything to go well just in case. But could someone tell me how they felt when they had there natural birth. I know everyone’s different. But I am making a birth plan and I want to know my options. And I don’t trust asking my mid wife because they will just say I should have natural because it’s safer for the baby and try to lead me on. I want to know the straight truth about natural birth and the good and bad. And I was wondering if size matters in this situation? Because being 15 I am small, and I was wondering if that could complicate or make labor and birth and bad experience for me. Feel free to tell me about your birth even if it was with a epidural! 🙂 thanks ladies!
Oh and I am 31 weeks with a baby girl!:)

should i be scared of labour?

i had a difficult pregnancy at 17 yr old, all i wanted was a natural birth but went into early labour at 7 1/2 month the reason why is unknown, my wters broke an then had cotractions for the next 11hrs, in the end she was delivered by emergency section, im now 19yrs and 16wk pregnant and terrified about going into labour its giving me nightmares,its ruining my pregnancy, will i have nother bad experience?

my fallopian tubes are damaged by hydrosalpinx. can my tubes heals/recover with the help of herbal medicines?

i was given IVF option for to conceive a child, but its expensive & the success rates is low. I want to turn to herbal medicines & know if there are chances for the natural pregnancy ?

IUI without clomid?!!?

My Dh has 95% abnormal morphology but very good sperm count and everything else is good, but the dr said his morphology is very low.. dr recommended ART, we are considering IUI

first question: do i have 2 take clomid or injections knowing i have no problems?! i have already took HmG and HcG for 3 months without IUI –natural way- i have put so much weight after that -which i can’t take it off-, i don’t want to take them anymore!!

we had no problem with my 2 year old DD, but when ttc this time we coincidentally discovered that dh have a problem, we tried oral treatments but indeed his tests are getting worst..

question # 2: if i have to take them anyway, will IVF have a better success rate?- knowing we are TTC a Boy.. we have a limited budget and we don’t want to spend more money on useless treatments and failed IUI…

If you found out you couldn’t conceive,what did you do please?

Do you envisage a life without kids, do you decide on adoption, if IVF etc hasn’t worked or was never an option do you decide on adoption then? Do you rule them out one by one based on success rates? Do you make an announcement that you’re “having to look elsewhere” to family and friends or let it creep out through natural means? When do you decide to accept that you can’t get pregnant- how long do you give things a chance? Did you decide on a hysterectomy yourself or did you base your decision on your doctor’s advice? I’m sorry for the number of questions- I have no idea how this stuff works and I don’t know a single other person with fertility issues.

Please don’t say to speak to my dr about what’s available or suitable for me, I know I can do that. I want to know how other women in the same boat felt because I don’t have anyone to ask.

Need advise…please help?

My husband and I have been trying to have our second baby over one year. Our problem was that my husband has low morphology (only 4%). He is 39 and I am 35. We already had 4 unsuccessfully natural IUI. My doctor suggest us to do IVF with ICSI. However, I am not ready for that step yet. Do you think clomid would increase the success rate? However, i am afraid of risk of multiples. Any suggestions? Any success stories?

Kidney stones during pregnancy?

I just found out that I have kidney stones and I’m 35 weeks pregnant. This isn’t the first time I’ve had them, and for some reason I cannot pass them naturally. I’m just wondering if anyone has any natural remedies that will at least relieve the pain, or by some miracle help them to pass. I know cranberry juice is good for UTI’s, but does it help with stones as well? Any experience or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Anyone know any ways to induce a period?

I am 4 days late on my period but have a negative pregnancy test! I heard sex can help sometimes (my partner and I don’t have sex often) so last night we did, this morning I had some light pink spotting when I wiped, but that was it. No cramps nada. Anyone have any natural remedies?
I’m not even stressed out. I have a few things with school/work, but nothing more than usual. And I pretty much lay about after school so its not I’m not getting any “me” time.

It’s been seven weeks since my last period. How can I bring it on?

I have tested twice for pregnancy and both neg.
This scanty period has always been happening for me.
I would like some natural remedies please?
I have gained 3 kilos and my tummy is terribly bloated.
I have also had 5 sessions of acupuncture.
Need some relief soon before I go mental.

What can i do at home to heal after an ectopic pregnancy?

Boy is this wired asking this to the whole public but I do need you guys. I had an ectopic pregnancy which i had not known about until i started feeling a lot of lower abdominal pain and had to go straight to the OR for Laparoscopy which is known as keyhole surgery to remove the fallopian tube that ruptured with the fetus. Now that I’m back home for the next 4 weeks, does anyone whose has undergone the surgery know what are the do’s and don’t’s of self care at home are? I know about no heavy lifting but is there anything else? Anything I can eat to heal this large incision they made on my lower stomach? Is there anything that may seem so normal like sitting through a whole movie okay? I’m suppose to walk around but for how long? What natural remedies did you take to stop abdominal pain? Anything at all, please let me know. Please ONLY the women that have gone through this before. I’ve been reading all kinds of info ever since i got home and i need the real life ones. Thank you and have a blessed day.

11 wks pregnant, bad headaches, any natural remedies?

so I am 11 wks pregnant with my second child…I was doing ok, just really tired, and having some nauseous moments, but good…then last week at 10 weeks I started to get bad tension headaches and migraines, and I know you can take tylenol, so I pretty much have been taking it almost everyday, the only thing is, it’s not working for me anymore…do you know of any natural remedies I can use while pregnant to ease this headache pain…it’s been almost 2 wks of it and I am getting really dragged out from it. I was reading that this was actually quite a normal time in pregnancy to get headaches because of all the raging hormones, but the tylenol is just not cutting it, please help with your natural remedies! Thanks!

Pregnancy Headaches… Any advice?

I’ve been battling a headache for over a day now and regardless of what anyone says, I refuse take Tylenol, regardless of how “safe” it is, my baby doesn’t know what it is, and doesn’t need that crap in it’s innocent system while it’s trying to develop.

If anyone has had any luck with any natural remedies, I’d love to give them a shot! Negative comments WILL be reported, come on ladies, we’re all on the same page here, no need to be nasty because of the choices I make in my pregnancy.

Thank you.

Need good advice for severe pregnancy headaches!?

Hello, I am just about 5 months pregnant and I am suffering from pretty severe tension/migraine headaches. My situation is a little crazy because I’m currently living in Argentina with my husband and we are expecting our first child. My doctor here has told me the only medicine I can take is this tylenol like med. that does not seem to even phase these headaches.

I’v been getting these headaches for about 1 month now and they feel like my head is in a drum, just pounding and pounding! I have tried the hot/cold wraps on my neck and massage just seems to make them worse! If I were in the States, I would seek advice from a holistic doctor, maybe some good natural remedies that I could try…but I’m here and I speak very little spanish and I’m about to loose my mind with these headaches!

If anyone has any ideas, maybe something unique that worked for them…any ideas about getting a hold on these headaches would be so very appreciated! Thanks!

What can a pregnant woman take for headaches?

Tylenol is on my “safe list” of drugs OK to take during pregnancy, but I still just dont like to take pills since I am pregnant you know? What are some natural remedies? I thought I might be dehydrated but upon drinking lots of water I just pee alot more! Any other suggestions?

Bare Minerals Question?

SERIOUS ANSWERS PLEASE!! NOT HERE FOR ANY BICKERING

Hi, I am a big fan of Mary Kay products, and i just ordered some loose press powder. Now at the same time I ordered bare minerals which is all natural and healthy for you skin, which I’m starting to enjoy very much. It gives the ultimate coverage to your skin, i was amazed how it worked on me!! Keep in mind that i ordered all these products from ebay, and didnt keep track on my winnings, because I thought i would be outbidded, plus i have a lot on my mind like these pregnancy issues. So anyway, what do you think i should do with the extra mary kay press powder, because i love the bare minerals.
The reason I asked this because i dont want to be throwing some good makeup in the garbage. Should I give it to someone else to use, or would that be wrong considering that bare minerals is healthier?

Whats happening with me? Pregnant or what?

Well I stopped using birth control sept 17th, which was the last inactive pill that I had and was the last day of my period. I got a normal period on oct 22-25th and then in nov. On 24th-27th. Based on these last two periods I was calculating my ovulation, and was doing my form of a natural birth control on not having sex the week of my “expected ovulation”. By what I calculated I was supposed to ovulate on the 13th of dec. On that precise day I had noticed some dark brown staining along with some cramping. The staining wasnt enough to wear femine products and lasted a total of 2 days. The cramping on the other hand has not stopped. My “expected” period, like I said, based on my last 2 periods, was supposed to arrive the 27th of dec. And has yet to show to this day. On the other hand the cramping that started on the 13th of dec. Has yet to stop. It will alternate to cramping of the back to the pelvic area, then to left of my pelvis to the right of my pelvis. They are not hardcore cramping that I would feel with a period but can some times get there, generally there are just a faint annoying sensation. Any ideas on to what may cause these weird symptoms?

I have taken 3 pregnancy tests ( clearblue easy digital)
1. On the 15th of dec.

2. On the 29th of dec.

3. Today, the 1st of jan.

All have come back negative Rolling Eyes

also….
Started on the depo shot right after I had my daughter in dec of 04. I was on that for a total of 3 shots…9 months. I let my body rest from the shot for a couple months. I got on the pill ovcon35 in july I belive and stopped taking it in sept.

need a good moisturizer/skin care routine?

I am 23 and I have become more conciouse about aging. I have clear skin my only problem would be my dark circles but since I am pregnant I know that has a lot to do with them. I drink plenty of water and I try to eat as healthy as possible I also do my best to to get some kind of excercise. I love makeup although I’ve come to realize I like the natural look more. So I got a $40 gift card to Macy’s and I would like to use it in skincare products like a moisturizer with spf, sunblock, cleanser or what ever. Like I said I like the natural look and I just want to enhance what I already have. If you could reccomend me some great products I would really appreciate it. Also if you could reccomend what great things I could do/use to help delay the aging process and to keep radiant skin. I would eventually like to invest in a eye cream but since many eye creams have retinal and I am pregnant I’d rather stay away from them right now.
Here are the available stores in my local Macy’s
Lancome
Estee Lauder
Shiseido
Clinique
Chanel
Origins
Perscriptives
Benefit

BTW I am 23 and I have noticed that when I try some products they seem to enhance the appearence of pores and fine lines that I didnt even notice before. I am currently using Dear John by Benefit at night since it doesnt have SPF and I like how its a nice heavy cream on my dry skin. Also I dont know if its because of my pregnancy but it seems I now have some fine lines under my eyes and crows feet :o( (when I smile of course) but I would like to minimize them.
Also your reccomendations dont have to be dept store brands they could be natural skin care routines or drug store brands.

My current routine.
mornings: wash face with aveeno baby wash
ddf spf 30 moisturizer
mascara

night:
wash face with baby wash
dear john moisturizer

olay toner but it made my skin flaky and the all day moisturizing cream from olay irriated and dried my skin.

Thank you.

Good moisturizer/good skincare routine?

I am 23 and I have become more conciouse about aging. I have clear skin my only problem would be my dark circles but since I am pregnant I know that has a lot to do with them. I drink plenty of water and I try to eat as healthy as possible I also do my best to to get some kind of excercise. I love makeup although I’ve come to realize I like the natural look more. So I got a $40 gift card to Macy’s and I would like to use it in skincare products like a moisturizer with spf, sunblock, cleanser or what ever. Like I said I like the natural look and I just want to enhance what I already have. If you could reccomend me some great products I would really appreciate it. Also if you could reccomend what great things I could do/use to help delay the aging process and to keep radiant skin. I would eventually like to invest in a eye cream but since many eye creams have retinal and I am pregnant I’d rather stay away from them right now.
Here are the available stores in my local Macy’s
Lancome
Estee Lauder
Shiseido
Clinique
Chanel
Origins
Perscriptives
Benefit

BTW I am 23 and I have noticed that when I try some products they seem to enhance the appearence of pores and fine lines that I didnt even notice before. I am currently using Dear John by Benefit at night since it doesnt have SPF and I like how its a nice heavy cream on my dry skin. Also I dont know if its because of my pregnancy but it seems I now have some fine lines under my eyes and crows feet :o( (when I smile of course) but I would like to minimize them.
Also your reccomendations dont have to be dept store brands they could be natural skin care routines or drug store brands.

My current routine.
mornings: wash face with aveeno baby wash
ddf spf 30 moisturizer
mascara

night:
wash face with baby wash
dear john moisturizer

olay toner but it made my skin flaky and the all day moisturizing cream from olay irriated and dried my skin.

Thank you

Why do some people think they gave the right to criticise an “older” mother?

I’m sick of it!!

I’m 38 and expecting my second (naturally conceived) baby. I don’t look or feel 38 but its there on my birth certificate. My husband is younger (27). I have a three year old son already.

I hate reading the bile and hatred which gets spewed in the media toward some “older” mothers – ie we’re all selfish “have it all” careers women using IVF to have babies we’ll eb too old to care for etc etc. Utter crap.

How would you accuse my cousin – who’s been ttc since she was 24 and has endured 16 years of infertility, several m/cs, ectopics, failed IVF cycles and adoption attempts. She’s 41 and about to have her first – total surprise (naturally conceived) baby, and we’re all delighted for her after 16 years of pain. Is she “selfish”? Not at all!! She would have been a mum at 24 if nature had cooperated.

Why have I had children in my 30’s and not my 20’s? Because my 20’s were not the right time for me to have kids. The man I was with didn’t want them and tbh I wasn’t really interested in children then. I was too busy living my life. I’m not in any way a “career” woman but there were things I was trying to achieve and do in my 20s which took precendence over babies.

I didn’t really feel ready for children until I reached 32 (with a new partner) and it took us 18 months to conceive our son (my husband had the problem not me). Same again with this baby – its taken 18 months to conceive so hey ho I’m 38. We haven’t used any form of IVF or artificial fertility treatment.

I have no problem with being “older”. This is the right time for me to have children. I feel ready and settled and able to be a good mum. My mum was older when she had me so I see nothing wrong with it I didn’t miss out on anything because my mum was about 10 years older than some of my friends mums.

I had a perfect, easy pregnancy and natural delivery with my son and it looks like I’ll be lucky this time too. As for the “risks” of downs etc, well I’m not even having the tests. I’d love my child regardless. I would never abort a baby because they weren’t “perfect”.

So why all the bigotry? I feel just as angry about stupid thoughtless teenagers who get knocked up to get a council house as some people feel about “older” mums. These silly little girls with no money, no home and no clue are the selfish ones not sensible women who are in a more stable position to have children.

The reasons for having children younger don’t always work out anyway. My mother in law started having babies at 19 (she was trying to get knocked up at 16, despite having no money, no job, no partner and nowhere to live – responsible eh?) so that she could “be young enough to enjoy her grandchildren”. But she never sees them as she lives 250 miles away!!! So what was the point? My elderly mum sees more of my son than she does. (And yes it does make me a little sad that she can’t do as much with him as she could have done 10 or 15 years ago. But thats my only regret.)

So stop with the bigotry. I am so looking forward to the next 20-30 years of my life and have never felt more positive!

And BTW noone EVER picked on me at school for my parents being a bit older. Thats a really stupid idea.
Suze – I am not criticising ALL young mothers (most excellent mums) but just highlighting the fact that SOME young mothers could also be described as selfish and irreponsible for getting knocked up when they don’t even have a roof over their heads! But less vitriol is directed at them than at women who are in their 30s . . .
LeAnn – my 17 y/o little sister in law is currently deliberately attempting to get pregnant so that she and her boyfriend can get a council flat and she won’t have to work. To me that is utterly stupid, irresponsible and selfish. Its people like that who make me mad!!
Wacel – you paltry attempts at personal insults (insinuating that I must somehow be “immature” even though you don’t know anything about me) are laughable. The fact that you have not even read my post and the fact that I have categorically stated that I am not opposed to ALL young mothers, just those who use pregnancy and benefit dependency as a lifestyle choice invalids anything you have to say on the subject. You have not read the full content of my post so how can you comment on it?

People with weak arguments always resort to personal insults. Its deeply pathetic.

has anyone tried acupuncture?

I am 25 and me and my husband have been trying for at least 4 years nothing ..went through a bunch of testing every month ,still nothing. our doc says there should be no reason why i can’t get pregnant..except for the hormonal imbalance which can be easily fix with meds or herbal supplements..well i decided after a year of treatment to take a break because all the meds he was pumping into me where doing nothing but making me gain weight and making me depressed all the time to the point where my sex drive went plummeting and i could not be around pregnant people without crying after wards or sitting in my house for weeks with out talking..so after doing a bunch of research i decided to try changing our life style eating healthy, exercise(not to much though),and taking herbal supplements which has been working i have been regular for 3 months, and i want to know if anyone has tried acupuncture for infertility? i heard and did research that it has the same chance or better chances then IVF..i want to further my natural ways..or if yo have any other info i might not know about would be great to
thank you

How many IUI’s should I aim for?

My husband and I have been advised by the doctor to go for IUI/Artificial insemination now. My insurance will cover 8 cycles of IUI and 4 of IVF. My husband I were wondering if 2 rounds of IUI should be enough to test if it works? I do not want to discuss here the reasons of infertility, but what I am looking for on this portal is advise from people who may have gone through this process. My doctor kind of agrees that 2 rounds of IUI should be enough. I will turn 30 in Jan 2011 so hoping to get pregnant by then. But knowing how difficult IVF is, I was thinking if we should watch up to 4-5 rounds of IUI and if God forbid, those attempts fail, then proceed for IVF? Knowing there is a 1-2% increase in deformities in a baby is the worst part. We want a healthy baby, do not want to take any chances in adding to a situation which might increase the danger. If it were to happen in a natural birth, it’s beyond our control but don’t want to increase the chances, you know? The biggest pain for people is to see children who cannot look after themselves or see their children in poor health. I am a homemaker so resting after IVF shouldn’t be too difficult to do but the concern for child’s betterment and treatment’s complications worry me. Sincere thanks to all those willing to offer suggestions and answer my question!

Irregular period help?

I am going to the doctors tomorrow as I have been TTC for a about 9 months now. I know that normally a doctor wouldn’t talk about infertility or trying to work out why I haven’t conceived until we have been trying for a year but I am only 22. He is 24. Surely we should have conceived by now.
Most of my problem is that my period is so irregular that I can’t chart when I would be ovulating. To overcome this though we have been having sex every other day or every day which is what we would be normally even if we weren’t TTC. My period seems to range anywhere between 14-33days.
I was on the pill before TTC and when I stopped we used condoms for two months to give my body a bit of time to return to it’s natural cycle. Before I started taking the pill my period was the same and I spoke to my GP who said that it was probably just because my cycle hadn’t settled down and prescribed the pill to try and make life a bit easier. Since stopping the pill almost a year ago I have acne again also which is not helping. I have also been suffering from anemia which would have normally been fixed by taking iron tablets but since stopping the pill to me it doesn’t feel like it is helping as much as it once was. I have tried google and the only thing I can come up with is PCOS. I spoke to my friend who is a nurse and said it is possible and that I should go talk to my doctor about not having conceived yet and irregular periods. I just really don’t know how to bring up this topic with my doctor. I am worried she is going to tell me I’m to young to be TTC even though her opinion doesn’t matter to me. How should I bring up the subject? Could it really be PCOS? If it is how long will it take for me to get diagnosed and start a ‘treatment’ to be able to conceive? What else could it be? I have an appointment for tomorrow lunch time and panicking about it as I never thought we would have a problem conceiveng.

Are there other ways of pregnancy prevention other than the shot and the pill?

I’m married and I don’t want to take the pill or the shot, I just want a natural way of preventing pregnancies and still have sex. Anyone know any good ways?

What happens during natural heat cycle in a non spayed female medium sized dog.?

this question is for a single never to be bred dog. just natural prevention of pregnancy. what happens to a single male?

If contraception means the prevention of pregnancy, then whats all the fuss about?!?

Why is the church against artificial methods and favors natural methods when BOTH have the same purpose??? Why all the BS???

pregnancy prevention…?

Does anyone know of a natural
(no pills, no patches, or condoms)
way to prevent pregnancy…

Echinacea in pregnancy?

hey
i suffer from severe colds and chesty viruses when im pregnant and want to take echinacea. im wondering whether anyone has had any adverse effects,reactions or experiences from taking this herb in pregnancy. My midwife has told me not to take any vitamins or supplements in pregnancy apart from iron but i dont agree with this. Im a mother and a midwife and personally find oral iron very irritating to my digestive system and much prefer to take the natural remedy spatone which does just as well and is far kinder to the body. Im just wondering what others experiences are of natural remedies and what they have been told. Obviously there are some that are dangerous in pregnancy and women should steer clear of vitamin A supplements when pregnant but I think that it is a bit extreme and maybe even causing more harm than good in some cases to say that all supplements and natural remedies are out??

early pregnancy….???urine infection?

Has anyone experienced urine infection in early pregnancy??if so…whats the cause of this??is ther any natural remedies other then…cranberry juice??

Any natural calming remedy? or any tips please?

So I’m booked in to have a c-section tuesday, but I’m so nervous, this is my first baby, and it hasn’t been a easy pregnancy, I suffer from aniexty when I get stressed or have something on my mind, and I’m finding I’m not just worrying about my c-section now I’m worrying about EVERYTHING! I’m worrying about the c-section, the baby, everyone else I love, and its just building up, I really want to relax this weekend so I’m not so stressy tuesday, is there any tips or any natural remedies I can take just to calm me down slightly?

A cold in pregnancy…..?

I am 8 weeks pregnant with my second child and have the worlds worst head cold. Any ideas for natural remedies that will be safe for me and my baby? Rest is obvious….looking for something new to try. Thanks!!