Teenage pregnancy advice
Teenage pregnancy tends to come as a huge shock, whether it is you, your girlfriend, or your daughter who is pregnant. Teenage pregnancy comes with dilemmas unique to being a...
Due around Christmas? Why having a holiday-season baby is great
Are you pregnant, and due around Christmas? You probably get lots of negative comments about having a baby during the holiday season, but there are plenty of reasons why having...
Can frozen embryos be shipped abroad?
With fertility tourism becoming increasingly popular, the question if and how frozen embryos can be shipped abroad will become more common as well. There is a multitude of reasons to...
Do you breastfeed in public?
Breastfeeding in public, despite the audience, is a very personal decision. Some mothers feel comfortable breastfeeding anywhere and at any time their baby is hungry or just needs some comfort...
Cape Fertility Clinic success rates
The Cape Fertility Clinic is one of the largest and most well-known IVF centers in South Africa. Located in Cape Town, this clinic was founded in 1993. Whether you are...
Labor induction - what is it, and why is it done?
Labor induction refers to any artificial method that can be used to get labor going. This is includes natural methods such as herbs (specifically, black and blue cohosh), stripping of...
Why you should have intercourse before a positive ovulation test
Trying to conceive often turns into a... well, a trying time for couples. All of a sudden, making love stops being something that naturally brings you together, and starts being...
Irish triplet mom made 25-mile hike in labor!
Mandy Hayden Freeman from Dublin, Ireland was 32 weeks pregnant with triplet boys when she went into labor. But, instead of driving to hospital or calling an ambulance, she had...
Embryo mix-up: what if it happens to you?
Embryo mix-ups following IVF are exceedingly rare, and these stories presumably reach the media even less often. But situations in which your embryo, created with the help of IVF, ends...
Would you allow your older children to watch a new sibling's birth?
A quick look at pregnant mother's blogs will reveal that many think about having their older children at the birth of their new sibling. Some mothers feel that kids will...