Fertility

Why I decided to become a surrogate mother

Why I decided to become a surrogate mother

In Canada, there is no financial compensation for being a surrogate mother. But my motivation wasn’t about money.

Ann Pogwizd, as told to Today's Parent

Miscarriage and pregnancy loss: Sandy Wynia Katz's story

Miscarriage and pregnancy loss: Sandy Wynia Katz's story

For families who struggle with recurrent miscarriage, there may not be a happy ending. This couple shares their story—and how they moved on.

Jessica Leeder

Coping with miscarriage: grief, recovery, and how to tell people

Coping with miscarriage: grief, recovery, and how to tell people

Recovering after a loss, coping with miscarriage, and figuring out how much you're comfortable sharing is different for everyone.

Jessica Leeder

Infertility treatment guide

Infertility treatment guide

From intrauterine insemination to in vitro fertilization, here is a breakdown of infertility treatments.

Claire Gagne

When hope freezes over: Finding my way through IVF treatment

When hope freezes over: Finding my way through IVF treatment

After many months of IVF treatment, we had nine frozen embryos. I had to believe that one of them would work.

Nadine Kenney Johnstone

Why advanced maternal age could make you a better mom

Why advanced maternal age could make you a better mom

Women who wait until later in life to get pregnant are likely to have kids with fewer emotional and behavioural problems.

Jill Buchner

Ovulation calculator: Here's how to predict if you're ovulating

Ovulation calculator: Here's how to predict if you're ovulating

What happens when you ovulate and what are your most fertile days? An ovulation calculator can help you predict the best days to conceive.

Today's Parent

10 best fertility apps

Getting pregnant

10 best fertility apps

For the efficient parents-to-be or the proactive adult, we have you covered in the baby making (or not) app department.

Juliana Bannon

Could taking Aspirin help you get pregnant?

Could taking Aspirin help you get pregnant?

A new study suggests taking baby Aspirin could increase the chance of having a baby among women who have systemic inflammation.

Jill Buchner

IVF should be a right, not a privilege

IVF should be a right, not a privilege

Gillian Savigny

Technique that creates three-parent babies approved in Britain

Getting pregnant

Technique that creates three-parent babies approved in Britain

Parents at very high risk of having a child with a life-threatening disease may soon have the chance of a healthy, genetically related child.

Maria Cheng, The Associated Press

A "three-parent baby" born using new technique

Trying to conceive

A "three-parent baby" born using new technique

Baby was conceived from the DNA of three people, to avoid passing down a fatal genetic disease.

Malcolm Ritter, The Associated Press

The truth about conceiving a boy

Getting pregnant

The truth about conceiving a boy

Is it actually possible to “sway” your baby’s gender and conceive a boy (or a girl) with special diets and timing when you have sex?

Claire Gagne

Problems getting pregnant? It could be PCOS

Getting pregnant

Problems getting pregnant? It could be PCOS

Up to 10 percent of women have polycystic ovarian syndrome. Here’s what you should know if you think you might be one of them.

Katie Dupuis

11 things to do before having a baby

Getting pregnant

11 things to do before having a baby

The Pre-baby bucket list: What to do and what you should savour before you get pregnant—and your life irrevocably changes.

Today's Parent

Pregnancy by the numbers

Getting pregnant

Pregnancy by the numbers

Did you know pregnancy is 280 days? And your placenta weighs about three pounds? But that’s nothing compared to the four extra pounds of blood in your body!

Today's Parent

Everything you need to know about your ovulation cycle

Getting pregnant

Everything you need to know about your ovulation cycle

Can you get pregnant on your period? And how do you know you're ovulating? We've rounded up the answers to the most common ovulation questions.

Ariel Brewster

What your cervical mucus reveals about your fertility

Getting pregnant

What your cervical mucus reveals about your fertility

Here’s how your cervical mucus relates to your fertility.

Sarah Kelsey

How to chart your basal body temperature

Getting pregnant

How to chart your basal body temperature

Everything you need to know about charting your basal body temperature—including why it’s falling out of favour with fertility specialists.

Sarah Kelsey

Trying to get pregnant is exhausting: A guy’s perspective

Getting pregnant

Trying to get pregnant is exhausting: A guy’s perspective

At first, trying to get pregnant was exciting. Then, all that sex—months and months with no results—started to feel like work.

David Fielding

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