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Review: Clearblue Fertility Monitor
By Sarah Lawson on 02/07/2008 00:30:30
An easy to follow way to regularly test your monthly hormonal changes and establish your best days for TTC
Test Kits, you might consider a fertility monitor so you know when during your menstrual cycle you are most likely to conceive. During your cycle there are only two days when you can conceive, and whilst regular sexual intercourse through the month
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How stress affects your chances of conception
By Sarah Lawson on 29/04/2010 16:56:34
When you're trying for a baby, stress can affect the hormones you rely on to conceive
you need to have a good, regular menstrual cycle which will release eggs ripe for fertilising and which will create the perfect conditions in your womb in which the fertilised egg can successfully be implanted. Hormones, in the right amount, released
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Pregnancy Exercise and Pre-eclampsia
By Sarah Lawson on 01/01/2009 01:35:51
A new study makes a link between too much exercise in early pregnancy and the increased risk of developing pre-eclampsia
such as smoking, and demographic background, and the incidence of pre-eclampsia. This was compared against data on what and how much exercise each woman took during pregnancy.Exercise was defined as specific forms of physical exersion including jogging, cycling
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Multiple Pregnancy after IVF
By Sarah Lawson on 11/11/2008 02:35:06
Why do doctors try to avoid you getting pregnant with twins or triplets if you have IVF treatment?
embryo at a time during a cycle of treatment. However, as the incidence of multiple pregnancy dramatically rose, so the Human Fertilsation and Embryology Authority decided to impose a limit on how many embryos could be transferred at one go, during IVF
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Fertility and Pregnancy Testing on a Budget
By Sarah Lawson on 16/01/2008 01:29:08
Fertility and pregnancy home-testing kits are selling more than ever. But do you really need to spend so much money on repeat testing?
to Chart your own menstrual cycle, and free downloads to make your own chart at home. This will help you read your cycle far more accurately and might well rule out the need to do tests every day to see if you are ovulating.As for fertility testing – even
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Can you Really Influence the Sex of Your Baby?
By Sarah Lawson on 09/11/2009 01:54:42
Boy or Girl? Some people believe you can deliberately affect the chances of having one of the other
scientific about this race to the egg is pretty tough!An egg will only live for 24 hours after it has been released during your cycle, unless it is fertilised, so although regular sex is recommended throughout the month when you are trying to conceive, sex
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Review: 'Getting Your Kids Active'
By Sarah Lawson on 05/06/2007 09:56:40
A new book with bright ideas about child fitness and getting active as a family.
, alongside sports which can be done casually or within a club/formal setting, such as golf, cycling, swimming and running.Gillman also explores our own role in these activities, as a parent. We don't have to be a role model per se, but we do have a part
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All About Your Womb
By Sarah Lawson on 28/04/2009 00:46:01
How is your baby fed and kept safe as she grows inside you?
period during your menstrual cycle. It is important that this tissue is in good condition in order for the newly fertilised egg to implant safely and securely in the womb and to grow. Problems with endometriosis can make successful conception problematic
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