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Getting Pregnant

Trying to get pregnant? Our expert-backed guidance will help you prepare both mentally and physically.

Having a baby in a time of Zika: What couples need to know

What couples needs to know about Zika at each stage of family planning—from conception to new parenthood

Music to make love by: a Spotify baby-making playlist

It’s time to spice things up in the bedroom. That means John Legend and Norah Jones will be joining you STAT. 

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I’m ready for a baby, he’s not (yet)—7 steps to talk through it together

It can be frustrating—and maybe scary—when you’re ready to take the leap and he’s not. Here are 7 strategies to help.

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Want to get pregnant? Try an orgasm

Yes, it is true: regular, orgasmic sex can improve your odds of getting pregnant.

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6 OB-GYN-approved strategies to get pregnant fast

Because when you decide to get pregnant, you want it to happen as quickly as possible.

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9 essential questions to ask at your preconception checkup

Here's a printable discussion guide to bring to your OB-GYN or midwife.  

Infertility from a Dad’s Point of View

How it feels to be a man struggling to get his partner pregnant.

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What is the two-week wait? An OB-GYN shares what you need to know

Conception, fertilization, implantation: Our OB-GYN explains the biology of early pregnancy and your baby.

Are you ever ‘ready’ to have a baby?

Motherhood isn’t about getting ready. Motherhood makes you ready as you live it.

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Talking to a Friend About Her Infertility

Tips and advice for supporting a friend or loved one through infertility

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Coping with secondary infertility: 5 steps to take

What to do when you have trouble getting pregnant the second time around.

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The grief of due dates—remembering my miscarried baby

“It’s a really big club, but one I’d hoped you would never have had to join.”

Porn Does Not Teach You How to Get Pregnant.

How even being a “Curator of Sex” didn’t prepare me for birth and motherhood.

5 Things I Wish I'd Known About Infertility

5 Things I Wish I’d Known About Infertility

HAVEABABY's filmmaker reveals her personal struggle with infertility.

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