Coffee! It’s what a lot of us use to get going in the morning (and afternoon, sometimes evening!). One of the best parts about coffee is that it contains caffeine. But have you ever wondered whether all that caffeine has any impact on your chances of getting pregnant? If you said no, okay well, […]
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Cervical mucus… Weird to talk about in daily life, totally normal to talk about with TTC-friends. So let’s talk about Cervical Mucus (CM); as we’re all friends here anyway 😊 First of all; if you’re trying to find your Fertile Window because you want to get pregnant, you want your cervical mucus to be
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You may be thinking… hmm, another weight and infertility post. But this time, the focus isn’t on your CURRENT weight but on how much you weighed when you were born 😄 … or even more importantly, what your husband/male partner/boyfriend’s weight was when he was born! With about 50% of infertility cases due
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Have you ever bought a Clearblue digital OPK because you thought regular paper OPK strips were too confusing, only to find out that these digital tests are confusing on many other levels too? Well listen up, because I’ll tell you exactly how they work (and how they’re different than paper OPKs)…. If you go on
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When do you Ovulate? Do you have delayed ovulation? The first part of your cycle varies a lot. Some women ovulate just 10 days after their period started, while others take 30 days. It doesn’t just vary between women, but also between your own cycles. So it’s possible you ovulate on CD15 this month, but
For National Infertility Awareness Week (annually in late April!), I wanted to highlight a study that should give everybody struggling with infertility some hope. Hope is perhaps the one thing that is both easy to lose and so extremely important to have. Researchers from New Zealand followed couples who were referred to a fertility clinic.
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After days of testing, you finally got your positive ovulation test (also known as OPK). But does this really mean you’ll ovulate in the next 12-36 hours? First, ask yourself the following questions: Was your OPK really positive? The test line should be as dark, or DARKER than the control line. As you probably
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I know, no one likes to talk about weight! We’ve all heard that having a healthy weight is important when you’re trying to conceive. Most of those talks focus on how being overweight can be a problem. But we also know that a complete loss of ovulation is often seen in women who are very
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How does anyone ever get pregnant and deliver a healthy baby?! There are SOOO many steps that need to happen in order for it to work. 😐 The 6 Steps After Ovulation… 1. Fertilization: The best time for the egg to get fertilized is right after ovulation, as the lifespan of the egg is
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No matter how bad your guy’s sense of direction is, there’s a good chance his sperm knows exactly where to go and how to get there in a short matter of time. Sperm is Fast… With a Bit of Help Several studies have found it only takes between 1 and 5 minutes for sperm to
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