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Getting Pregnant
If you're thinking of getting pregnant - or already trying to conceive - you're in the right place. Here you'll learn about ovulation and fertility, the role of genetics in pregnancy, and the importance of healthy living pre-pregnancy. We also get into questions of infertility, and how age affects pregnancy.
10 Common Baby-Making Mistakes
When you're trying to get pregnant, don't let these avoidable mistakes affect your conception goals.
Get Pregnant Faster: Your 7-Step Plan
Ready to conceive now? You'll want to put some planning behind your baby-making. Follow these tips on ways to get pregnant fast.
20 Things All Couples Should Do Before Getting Pregnant
So you're thinking about trying to get pregnant? Congrats! Here's what to do now to get healthy, have fun, and feel prepared to start trying to conceive.
What Will My Baby Look Like?
There's no way to know for sure, but you can make an educated guess--here, genetics experts show you how.
Up Your Chances of Getting Pregnant at Every Age
If your period is the only time you pay attention to what goes on below your belt, you're not alone. For most women, trying to conceive is a crash course in Reproduction 101.
Boy or Girl: How Genetics Determine Your Baby's Gender
The process by which your baby becomes a boy or a girl, according to what's written in his or her genetic code, is awe-inspiring. Watch it all unfold.
How Can You Get Pregnant When You've Been On Depo-Provera?
Find out how long it really takes to get pregnant after stopping injections.
Pregnancy Workouts: Best 10 Minute Workout
You can do this quick and comprehensive ten-minute workout throughout your pregnancy.
Gestational Diabetes and Your Baby's Gender: Is There a Link?
The gender of the baby you're carrying can increase your risk of developing gestational diabetes, according to one study.
Quiz: What's Your Babymaking IQ?
Sure, you've joined the Mile High Club and memorized the Kama Sutra. But how much do you know about babymaking sex? Take this fun quiz to find out.
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10 Ways He Can Have Better Baby-Making Sperm
Although you'll be the one carrying the baby for those nine months, dad-to-be has an important role too--his sperm affects whether you'll get pregnant at all and if the pregnancy will be healthy. To keep his boys in tip-top shape, he should make these changes.
10+ Ways to Boost Your Fertility
It's an aspect of our health that most of us take for granted: Have sex, get pregnant, right? In reality, even minor stressors can throw your body out of whack. If you're trying to conceive, these simple health moves can help protect your fertility.
Fertility-Boosting Yoga Poses
Try this yoga workout to relax, better align your pelvis, and increase blood flow -- all factors that may help promote quicker conception.
8 Facts About Your Cycle and Conception
If you're like many women, you're probably still a little mystified by your cycle, and you probably haven't had to think twice about it until you decided to start a family. Once you throw conception into the mix, things can get even trickier to understand. So we asked two top doctors to answer some of the most common questions women have about their reproductive health.
Traveling While Pregnant
Planning on taking a trip while you're pregnant? We went to the pros for advice on how to smooth out the bumps when traveling with a bump of your own.
Signs of Ovulation
Are you ovulating? Even if you're not using an ovulation calculator or ovulation calendar, it's possible to identify the signs and symptoms that indicate the most fertile time in your cycle. Keep an eye out for cramping, mucus and these other symptoms that could predict if you're ovulating.
Learn About Your Fertility Treatment Options
We explore 10 different types of fertility treatment options and examine the pros, cons, and costs of each one.
Pregnancy Workouts: Best Butt Exercises
Even in the third trimester, you can still work that butt! In this video, you'll see how to exercise comfortably and effectively.
Survey Reveals Would-Be Parents Have Some Major Misconceptions About Fertility
It seems the awareness and information gap about many fertility issues is wider than we thought, according to a 2017 report.
This Woman Made Medical History By Getting Pregnant When She Was Already 10 Days Pregnant
The condition is called superfetation, and it's so rare, her doctor had to Google it!
Topics in Getting Pregnant
- Ovulation Calculator
- How to Know When You're Ovulating
- Get Pregnant Faster: Your 7-Step Plan
- Fitness Dos and Don'ts for Getting Pregnant
- 20 Things All Couples Should Do Before Getting Pregnant
- Due Date Calculator
- Calculate When You'll Ovulate
- Quiz: Am I Pregnant?
- Pregnancy Week by Week
- Ancient Chinese Gender Predictor
- Baby Name Finder