Morning Sickness Symptoms: It’s More Than Just Nausea
Early pregnancy comes with a wide range of irritating ailments and signs. There’s breast tenderness, fatigue, mood swings, and so much more. No matter how prevalent these other issues are, none of them have earned the same level of infamy as morning sickness symptoms. Blech! From the moment my first blood pregnancy test came up […]
Everything You Need to Know About Pregnancy Acronyms
I’m sure I’m not alone when I talk about how unprepared I was for all that pregnancy throws at you. Sure, I figured there would be morning sickness and achy boobs after I got my big fat positive test, but other things were surprising…like the insane use of pregnancy acronyms, for example. While the “gestational […]
How to Choose a Fertility Clinic When You Want to Have a Baby
In our younger days, many of us spend a significant amount of time trying NOT to have a baby. We use condoms, birth control, or abstinence to avoid becoming parents until we’re ready. And then when we WANT to get pregnant, we often expect it to be easy. We likely don’t anticipate questions and Google […]
TTC Fertility Acronyms and Abbreviations You Need to Know
As soon as I realized my pregnancy journey was not “typical,” I started browsing online infertility support groups to gather information about what I was in for. What I wasn’t expecting was a wide range of TTC acronyms that felt like a foreign language. From BCP to RPL, each topic I viewed came with a […]
Tips for Dealing with Morning Sickness During Pregnancy
Ahh, morning sickness, the bane of many expectant mothers’ existences. While we envision pregnancy as a time of baby bumps, showers, and cute maternity clothes, we often forget that continual vomiting can also be par for the course. Even more shocking is how quickly the inability to keep food down seems to start. I swear […]
True or False: You Can Get a False Negative Pregnancy Test
You have a gut feeling, missed your period, and swear you’re experiencing one-week pregnancy symptoms, so your first instinct is probably to take a home pregnancy test. You get up early one morning, pee on a stick, and are shocked to find the test is negative. While we’d like to think any medical technology is […]
From TTC to BFP: Your Guide to Fertility Acronyms
Jump onto any infertility message board, Facebook page, or website, and you’re bound to find a plethora of helpful information. However, before you can fully appreciate that info, you’ll have to figure out how to decipher all the fertility acronyms so you can actually read it. Anyone who navigates “Conception Highway” for a certain period […]
The Ultimate Guide to Unique Baby Shower Ideas: Over 25 Tips for Hosting!
Celebrating expecting parents with a baby shower is a time-honored tradition. The ins and outs of those baby showers, however, have changed over the years. Gone are the days when baby shower ideas mainly consisted of fruit punch and Jordan almonds. Gone are the days when showers were women only, too! Modern baby showers have […]