Years spent on devouring hundreds of tips on getting pregnant do get to a woman, especially if nothing seems to work. The funny thing is that most women who do become pregnant after years of trying almost have the same things to say. By dwelling on these top tips, you could end up joining the ranks of women who have witnessed success in the name of conception.

Most of the women who have troubles getting pregnant are excessively busy women. Many women constantly have to juggle...

Getting pregnant over 40 is not really a conventional experience: after all, a woman's chances of getting pregnant at the age of 40 are reduced to a measly 5% for every cycle. And yet the modern woman defies all this by the increased rate of middle-aged women that got pregnant within the last decade, and the increased successful birth rates for these pregnancies. The great thing about getting pregnant after 40, though, is that it does not come with risks alone: it also comes with its...

Some people, in modern times, have delayed marriage and childbearing until at a later age than was traditionally the norm. Because of this, a lot of couples find it hard to get pregnant when they finally decide to. Studies show that fertility decreases with age and so does the rate of intercourse, while the rates of miscarriages, birth and pregnancy complications experienced by older pregnant women increase. Also, more patients over the age of 35 visit fertility clinics as compared to...

Many mums-to-be are blessed with shiny, thick hair due to pregnancy hormones – but some aren't so lucky. Pregnancy hormones can play havoc with your hair. If your hair type has changed and you don't know how to make the best of your new locks, read on.

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New pregnancy hormones can lead your hair to overproduce oils and appear limp and greasy. If this happens to you, try Pantene Full and Thick Shampoo and Conditioner. Kate Haine, 20 weeks pregnant, says...

Deciding to get pregnant is exciting, but it can also be confusing. As you get ready to embark on the journey toward motherhood, you may have lots of questions. Here are some of the most frequently asked questions with answers that are sure to help.

Question #1 - How long will it take me to get pregnant?There is no definitive answer to this. Some women conceive the first month they try and for other women it takes many months, and, in some cases, years.

Question #2 - How...

The truth is, most pregnant women rarely walk around all nine months with that rosy glow everyone talks about. The first three months some of us walk around a nasty shade of green and in a hazy fog thanks to the tiredness we feel those first three months. The second three months are a little better, and we are no longer green but we deal with other issues such as varicose veins and leg cramps.

The third trimester, we are back to the hazy fog again and have other issues...

There are a ton of lotions out there that claim to help prevent stretch marks, such as scar serum, cocoa butter or Maderma. Make sure your skin is always moist, this helps in stretching the skin and not tearing it. There are new discoveries every day, ask your doctor what he/she recommends. Try them out yourself first and see if they work for you. This isn't something you just put on one time during your pregnancy, you"ll have to make this a daily effort in order for it...

You don’t want to let nature decide the gender of your child. You want to have a say in what gender you give birth to. You have this vision in your mind of the child that you want to have so you may as well make this vision come true. It is time that you learned how to choose the gender of your baby naturally .

You don’t have to always rely on medical procedures in order to get the girl or boy of your dreams. Although there are all sorts of scientific ways to get the...

Having a child completes a woman - and a home. Thus, at the first sign of pregnancy, women - and their husbands - feel overjoyed. They become very excited. They start talking about the would-be gender of the baby, where to get the list of names to choose, the godparents to select, and even where to hold the first birthday! Yes, would-be parents go an extra mile when talking about their coming baby because of an unexplained level of happiness. But, they, especially the pregnant women,...

Each month, a woman reproductive cycle typically lasts 28-32 days, starting on the 1st day of the woman’s period.  Each month, a woman ovulates and releases an egg.   If the egg is fertilized during sexual intercourse, the woman becomes pregnant.  If the egg is not fertilized, the uterine wall lining is shed, along with the unfertilized egg, and the woman has her menstrual period.  Endometriosis occurs when the woman’s egg is not fertilized, and the...