Articles & Expert Guides on Planning for a Baby

Medically-reviewed expert guides, tips, real-life stories, and articles on Planning for a Baby

How to Find Support When You’re Trying to Conceive: A Guide

Tricia Bowden

Don’t Know What Supplements You Should Be Taking? Expert Breakdown for Every Stage of Life.

Martha Kenny

Nesting 101: How to Prep for Baby (Without Losing Your Mind)

Phoebe Corcoran

How Many Eggs Does a Woman Have? Egg Count by Age Breakdown

Tassia O'Callaghan

Ozempic Babies: Are Weight-Loss Drugs Causing Surprise Pregnancies?

Tassia O'Callaghan

Positive Signs After Embryo Transfer (If You’re Symptom-Spotting)

Katie MIll

What is Cervidil & How Is It Used?

Katie Mill

At-Home Insemination Kits: How Do They Work?

Katie Mill

Signs of Pregnancy After Stopping Depo-Provera

Katie Mill

How Soon Can You Get Pregnant After an Abortion?

Katie Mill

Does Mucinex Help You Get Pregnant?

Katie Mill

6 Tips for Getting Pregnant in Your 30s

Katie Mill

What Are the Chances of Getting Pregnant Without Protection One Time?

Katie Mill

Can You Get Pregnant After a Tummy Tuck?

Katie Mill

IVF After Tubal Ligation: Is It Possible? Your Expert Guide

Navya Muralidhar

Does Fertility Tea Really Work?

Katie Mill

What Foods Should I Avoid While Taking Letrozole For Fertility?

Katie Mill

Does Matcha Cause Infertility?

Katie Mill

What is Antral Follicle Count? AFC in Fertility

Navya Muralidhar

What to Do After a Positive Pregnancy Test

Navya Muralidhar

From the community

Idk what to do

So I don’t know how far along I am but I know I ovulated mar 20 and I’m pregnant but my test lines are not getting darker they are still pretty light what should I do

is this positive as i had a solid static smiley today as well ?

yes or no

Hi girls, congrats to those in this group so far!

I’m super impatient so I started testing from 8 DPO 😅 got my faint line then and now dark line at 11 DPO. Feels surreal as I didn’t find out this early with my first and I’m not even due my period yet. Anybody in the same boat? 😅

Letting go of embryos

I had a cycle in 2024 that led to 3 embryos and a successful pregnancy on the 2nd transfer. I now have a 10 month old and an extra embryo still in storage.

We are 99% convinced that we'll be one and done for various reasons, but Ive just received a bill for next year's storage and I'm struggling to decide what to do.

Pay £425 for another year or decide now and be done for good? The clinic sent a reminder and I knew this was coming, but it still feels quite rushed and final.

How did you decide you were done? I'm 41 this year, which is another factor.

One on one time with each child

Advice please - if you have more than one child, how do you give one on one time to each child? Or how did your mom do this?

I have three and I’ve always thought time should be spent together as a family but I’ve been told that not giving one on one attention to each child can cause resentment.

I’m wondering how I can do this?
Do you take one child to the mall and leave the others at home?

Pregnancy

I don’t know if it’s my hormones but I really want to have another baby, I don’t know if I sound daft but the second I gave birth I was constantly saying I want more, I don’t know if I just want to relive the days from my baby being a newborn or if I want another child it’s just constantly on my mind, I’ve always said since a child that I wanted 10 babies but I will not be carrying that number out! Maybe 5 🫣

Trigger shot

So i’m 11 days past trigger shot 9dpo.
Do we think this is real or the trigger lingering? 😭I tested Wednesday night and it was pretty much negative from trigger

IV

Did anyone refuse an IV during labor? If so, did your doc or the hospital try to force it? I’m due May 11 and my doctor is now refusing to deliver my baby because I don’t want an IV. I also don’t want fetal monitoring and he stated I need to do it bc I owe it to my kid. He was fine with it my last appointment and then today he has a huge problem. I also don’t plan on going to the hospital until I am like ready to push. I want to labor at home for as long as possible. I know the reason for the IV. But I’m low risk have had no problems, so there is not a real reason to think something might happen and I might need an IV. I do also want to add that if it becomes medically necessary then of course I will get it. But I don’t want it just because something MIGHT happen.

Mirena coil

Had my mirena coil fitted by my gp in January , the sexual health clinic sent a letter to have one fitted there but the one that my gp fitted i can no longer feel the threads... so im just wondering if i could still attend the appointment at the sexual health clinic and ask for a refit