Getting pregnant

Everything you need to know about getting pregnant, including early signs and symptoms, tips on how to conceive faster, and how to cope with infertility.

What you need to know about using home pregnancy tests

Trying to conceive

What you need to know about using home pregnancy tests

Experiencing some pregnancy symptoms? Find out when to take a home pregnancy test to get an accurate result and how to tell if you might need to test again.

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When your friend can't get pregnant (and you can)

When your friend can't get pregnant (and you can)

How to be supportive if a friend can't get pregnant.

Gillian Savigny

5 reasons why you're not getting pregnant

Getting pregnant

5 reasons why you're not getting pregnant

Are you asking yourself "why can't I get pregnant?" Here are some possible things to consider if you are struggling to conceive.

Katie Dupuis

I didn't need to get pregnant. I needed to be a mom

I didn't need to get pregnant. I needed to be a mom

After infertility and a miscarriage, Julia Ross dreamed of being a mother. She had no idea just how many forms that dream would take.

Stephanie Verge

15 signs you’re ready to have a baby

Trying to conceive

15 signs you’re ready to have a baby

Are you ready to have a baby? You might not be pregnant yet, but if you check all these boxes, you're basically already a parent.

Sheri Segal Glick

10 excuses for why you’re not drinking when you’re pregnant or trying to conceive

Trying to conceive

10 excuses for why you’re not drinking when you’re pregnant or trying to conceive

Not ready to tell everyone at the party that you’re pregnant or trying? We have the best excuses for why you're sticking to water.

Sheri Segal Glick

30 women share the one thing that helped them most after a miscarriage

Trying to conceive

30 women share the one thing that helped them most after a miscarriage

It's not about getting over it. It's about finding some peace on the other side of grief. Here are the many ways women handle the pain of miscarriage.

Kristen Thompson

What are the long-term effects of fertility drugs?

What are the long-term effects of fertility drugs?

Many women and experts worry that taking fertility drugs can cause cancer, pregnancy complications and more. Here's what you need to know.

Vanessa Milne, Chatelaine

There's good news if you use pot and are trying to get pregnant

There's good news if you use pot and are trying to get pregnant

You’ve likely heard that marijuana can affect sperm counts, but a new study has found the drug may not interfere with a couple’s chance of conceiving.

Raina Delisle

It's National Baby-Making Day so snuggle close and make some magic

It's National Baby-Making Day so snuggle close and make some magic

January 2nd is the day when the most babies are conceived, so if you've been thinking of having a baby, today just might be your lucky day!

Kevin John Siazon

4 things that surprised me most about intrauterine insemination

Trying to conceive

4 things that surprised me most about intrauterine insemination

I had researched everything I could about intrauterine insemination and thought I was ready for it. Here are four things I wish I’d known.

Sarah Kelsey

5 things that surprised me most about in vitro fertilization

Trying to conceive

5 things that surprised me most about in vitro fertilization

Despite hours and hours of research and discussions with doctors before undergoing IVF, these were the five things I wish I’d known.

Sarah Kelsey

What egg retrieval is really like

Trying to conceive

What egg retrieval is really like

Of all the procedures I went through during in vitro fertilization treatment, egg retrieval was the most stressful. This is what it was like.

Sarah Kelsey

This new pregnancy test is a total game changer

Trying to conceive

This new pregnancy test is a total game changer

This American company has found a discreet and eco-friendly way to change the game in home pregnancy tests for the first time in decades.

Christine Chua

“I had seven miscarriages in two years:” 6 young couples on struggling with infertility

“I had seven miscarriages in two years:” 6 young couples on struggling with infertility

Infertility can affect women of all ages. Six young couples open up about struggling to get pregnant.

Diana Duong, Flare

The impossibility of another baby

Trying to conceive

The impossibility of another baby

When I found I was pregnant again, I had to wrap my head around how it could all work. But what if it couldn’t?

Imogen Wallace

5 fertility myths that are hurting your chances of getting pregnant

Trying to conceive

5 fertility myths that are hurting your chances of getting pregnant

We’re separating fact from fiction, when it comes to fertility issues and conception.

Karen Robock

I made a TV show about infertility…and it’s a comedy

I made a TV show about infertility…and it’s a comedy

People have asked me why I decided to write a comedy about infertility. The answer is easy: because the process of infertility treatments is RI-DI-CU-LOUS.

Wendy Litner

Can ovarian cysts affect your ability to get pregnant?

Trying to conceive

Can ovarian cysts affect your ability to get pregnant?

Here's everything you need to know about ovarian cysts from the signs, treatment and whether you should worry if they will cause infertility.

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Why these moms decided to share their pregnancy losses on social media

Why these moms decided to share their pregnancy losses on social media

These days, almost everyone posts their happy pregnancy news on social media. But what happens when something goes wrong?

Kristy Woudstra