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More Babies are Born In the Autumn: Is Sperm Quality to Blame?

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Progesterone Test Strips: How to Interpret the Test Line

PCOS and ovulation predictor kits

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Pregnancy Testing: Wait 14 Days or Test Early?

Three things linked to early ovulation, coffee, age, alcohol

Three Things Linked to Early Ovulation

Pregnancy after loss, wait before ttc again?

Trying Again After a Miscarriage: Wait or Go For It?

Cervical mucus after ovulation?

Cervical Mucus After Ovulation: Does it Change?

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Woohoo! We're taking some much needed R&R the next

Woohoo! We're taking some much needed R&R the next two weeks. Although it'll be more like a stay-cay as we won't be traveling (but hey, we live close to the beach!).⁣
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I'm planning on turning my phone off 99% of the time so we'll see how that goes. Wish me luck? 😄

Ever wondered about seasonal birth patterns? In th

Ever wondered about seasonal birth patterns? In the US, more babies are born between July and September (which means conception took place between October and December) and relatively few are born in the spring (conceived in the summer months).⁣⁣⁣
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Do we tend to cuddle up more during colder months? Sure. But it might also have something to do with seasonal variation in sperm concentration/quality!⁣⁣⁣
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This well-designed study showed just that.⁣⁣⁣
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We know that sperm needs to stay a few degrees cooler than body temp. And if the scrotal temperature gets too hot, sperm concentration, motility, morphology all start to take a big hit.⁣⁣⁣
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So it’s really no surprise that this study found seasonal variations in sperm quantity and quality. It may even partly explain the seasonal highs and lows of babies being born! ⁣⁣
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▶️ Interesting, right?! ⁣
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Reference: ⁣
doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2013.02.010.

We're all familiar with the 5 stages of grief (den

We're all familiar with the 5 stages of grief (denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance) but for those who've been trying to conceive for a while, there are 5 distinct stages too!⁣⁣
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We start with anger at the failed previous cycle and after a few days, we move on over to acceptance. This is followed by a period of bargaining where you'll promise you'll do everything you can to live your healthiest life or do whatever it takes to conceive this time. ⁣⁣
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And if that didn't lead to pregnancy, you'll move on to the denial phase where you may get your typical PMS symptoms or negative pregnancy tests, but you're still convincing yourself you're not out just yet. ⁣⁣
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Until the last stage hits; depression. And it's usually around this last stage you start getting other people's pregnancy announcements pop up on your Facebook feed. Perfect timing!⁣⁣
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Rinse and repeat... and we're back to where we started; anger. ⁣⁣
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▶️ Has anyone else ever felt that way? I'm not TTC at the moment but I strongly felt this way when we were.

Who here calculates their future baby's due date e

Who here calculates their future baby's due date every month? Well instead of doing the math in your head, let your smart assistant take care of it 😆⁣⁣
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It's much more accurate to calculate the estimated due date from the day of ovulation than by going off the first day of your last menstrual period, especially if your cycles are irregular.⁣⁣⁣⁣
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And that's because if you ovulate later, your baby's due date moves up too!⁣⁣⁣
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If you ovulate on cycle day 30, but the "regular" way of calculating is based on ovulating on cycle day 14, then you might be in for a bit of a scare when your baby measures 2 weeks behind on the first ultrasound. ⁣⁣⁣⁣
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So instead, go by the "266 days from the day of ovulation" rule and you'll have a pretty accurate timeline as to when you can expect your little one!⁣⁣
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For all the #ivfwarriors out there who just had their blastocyst embryo transferred: Your embryo has a 5-day headstart. So instead of asking for the date 266 days from now, use 261 days! ⁣
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▶️ Who is ovulating this week? If you still want a spring baby; now's your chance: 266 days from today is May 3rd 😄.

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