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Ovulation occurs when a woman’s ripened egg, or ovum, is released from one of two ovaries, making the journey down the respective fallopian tube and into the uterus. By this time, the uterus lining has thickened to prepare to protect the egg if it becomes fertilized and turns into an embryo. If the egg is [...]
Trying to conceive? If you’re not already eating a nutritious diet and exercising regularly, now is the best time to change your diet, and possibly even your lifestyle, to help insure not only a successful conception but a healthy pregnancy. By learning more about nutrition and developing good habits now, you’ll be in a good [...]
For many women, the very first step in their journey to try to conceive is to stop using birth control. If you’re using condoms, spermicides, a diaphragm or any other form of hormone-free birth control, you can—and it is safe to—get pregnant as soon as you stop.
If you use any hormone-based birth control methods, which [...]
The snow has melted, the grass is getting greener, and spring has officially sprung. Easter is here and that means sweet little bow ties, patent leather shoes, frilly pastel-colored dresses and matching bonnets, precious moments, and chocolate-filled baskets. It’s the perfect holiday to pull out your camera and capture loving moments before church, during an [...]
You don’t need “The Luck of the Irish” to take some St. Patricks Day photos and make them spectacular. All you need are some cute little subjects (which you’ve already got) and a few inexpensive props (that you can easily and inexpensively obtain at your local party store.) Couple those with a bright sunny [...]
The flowers are blooming, the grass is getting greener, and the day longer. After a long winter and some definite cabin fever we are finally able to get out and enjoy the fresh air. This also means that there will be a lot of natural light for some great pictures to make prints of, for [...]
Have you ever gone to a baby store recently? There are so many products available that it’s overwhelming! Many first time parents wonder how many items they really need. Of course, everyone knows that you need diapers, clothes, and, if you aren’t nursing your child, bottles. You’ll also need a crib and a car seat. [...]
Let’s face it; your life is busy with a baby. You don’t have the time (or energy) that it takes to pack up seven outfits and head to the mall where your local portrait studio is located. I won’t even mention the cost of some of these places and how you get suckered into buying [...]
Congratulations! You’re expecting. No matter if this is your first, fifth or fifteenth child, choosing baby names is still one of the most fun and exciting tasks of pregnancy.
Will you choose a unique name? Or do you prefer traditional baby names? Are you looking to find (or avoid) trendy names? Maybe you don’t know how [...]
Tick, tick, tick. Is that your biological clock ticking? Are you over the age of 35 and trying to conceive a baby?
Some things that were very easy in our 20’s – losing those last 10 pounds, pulling an all-nighter and being bright-eyed and bushy-tailed for work at 9 AM, conceiving a baby – suddenly become [...]
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