When To Seek Help From A Fertility Expert
If you find that conception is taking longer than you had hoped, you may be wondering if you should seek the assistance of a fertility expert.
What To Know About Coming Off Contraception
Making the decision to start having kids or add to your family is an exciting time. Part of that decision may involve saying goodbye to contraception. Read on to find out how stopping contraception affects your ovulation.
Embryo swapping – where do we draw the line?
'Looking for a trade. One quality female embryo ready to trade for a male one.'
How Many Kids Are NZ Women Having?
Do families still have 2.4 children? A study reveals how many children New Zealand women are having along with the most common ages for giving birth.
What Is The Ideal Pregnancy Gap?
A study of 148,000 pregnancies has deduced the ideal pregnancy gap - that is, the time between giving birth and conceiving again.
Personal lubricant – why it should be every lady’s best friend
Lube should be considered a holy grail in anyone women’s sex life, single or otherwise! This slippery substance can help ease pain, increase pleasure, and prevent condoms from ripping, making for safer and more pleasurable sex.
The limitations of ovulation calculators and fertility apps
There are more than a hundred fertility apps available, so it is important to understand if using an app is actually going to help you conceive, or whether it will just add to the stress of it all.
Too old to become a parent?
Hollywood star Richard Gere is reportedly set to become a dad again at age 69. But he has a long way to go to be the oldest dad ever!
Fertility Treatments and the IVF Process
What is fertility treatment? And what is IVF? Be reassured, just because you may need to seek the assistance of a Fertility Specialist, it doesn’t mean you need to have IVF.
When’s The Right Time To Start A Family?
There's no hard and fast rule on when the right time to start a family may be. But science offers us some tips when it comes to fertility factors.
Taking your cervical temperature
When a woman ovulates (or releases an egg) her temperature rises slightly and stays elevated for at least 10 days. Taking your temperature daily can reveal this pattern to show you when your body tends to do this. As a guide, ovulation usually occurs 14 days before the next period is due to arrive.
Physical signs of ovulation
Each month, women experience ovulation - the phase of the menstrual cycle that involves one of the ovaries releasing an egg (ovum). It generally occurs about two weeks before your period starts. If that ovum meets a sperm on its path along the fallopian tube, your journey to motherhood has begun.
Detecting the fertile days
By starting from day one (the first day of a menstrual period) you can record your findings on a fertility chart to assist with conceiving a baby.
Essential pregnancy equipment
Find out a few things that are essential to making your life easier during pregnancy
5 fabulous fertility foods
What you and your partner eat is said to have a big impact on how fertile you are. Here are some of the edibles you can’t afford to skip if you want to get pregnant.
Why can’t we get pregnant?
We may avoid getting pregnant for years so why can it be so hard to get pregnant when we want to have a baby? Find out when to get fertility help. Find more on Kidspot New Zealand.