Evap Lines, and What To Do If You See One
What’s an evap line? Evap lines, or evaporation lines, are a fairly common phenomenon that can happen on any kind of urine pregnancy test…
Trying to Conceive
Quiz: Are You Ready to Have Kids?
So, you’ve started toying with the idea of becoming a parent. Exciting! Terrifying! Thought-provoking! To help those of you who may be wondering if…
23 Early Signs and Symptoms of Pregnancy
While a missed period seems to be one of the most classic early pregnancy symptoms, there are actually a ton of other signs that…
How to Conceive a Boy or a Girl
It’s a scientifically (un)proven fact that the first question you’ll be asked after announcing that you’re pregnant is, “Are you hoping for a boy or…
Why Do I Need Folic Acid Again?
Recently, the Center for Disease Control authored a study which was published in the Journal of Women’s Health that found that daily multivitamin use...
What You Need to Know About Ectopic Pregnancy
Pretty much anytime your doctor uses the word “pregnancy” with an adjective before it, things can get pretty stressful, pretty quickly. If you’ve ever…
Here’s What Infertility Feels Like…
What is it like trying to get pregnant? It’s feeling giddy and excited to FINALLY be trying! It’s waking up each day rubbing your…
The Shitty Parts of Trying to Get Pregnant That I Wouldn’t Give Back
“I hope it’s like childbirth,” I said, through tears, to my therapist. “I hope that once I get pregnant, a hormone will be released that…
Sperm Health and 10 Things That Can Affect Fertility
We all know how important it is to keep our kids’ fathers healthy, but often the full burden of building a viable baby seems…
On Not Holding Back Joy
Due to some health issues that my husband and I had known about long before we starting trying to have children, we had to…
What’s the Best Age to Have a Baby? Having Babies Younger vs. Older
I am always surprised at the strong opinions people have about everyone else’s reproductive decisions, so I have no doubt that you’ve already been…