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Where LilSugar Readers Conceived Their Children

LilSugar — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 07:00:03 -0800

The Brits may keep it in the bedroom, but LilSugar readers conceived their children all over the world! From the comfort of their boudoirs to a foreign land, seeds were planted. Check out what our mamas said!

Nyckie Rocks said: I don't know exactly for sure, but I'm pretty sure it was in our bedroom. The only interesting part of our son's conception is that it happened in Korea 3 weeks before we were about to leave for the US again! He's my little Korean souvenir!
jransom94 said: In his parents house, in his room. We were young and doing it like rabbits. Heyyy!
Deirdre said: In Costa Rica while on vacation. As a result, hubs and I refer to our little girl (who's still inutero and unnamed) as Tica, which means native Costa Rican.
Anonymous said: I know our 1st was conceived in our bedroom and the when and everything is still very clear. Our 2nd was while camping in my in-laws holiday trailer, and our 3rd was after the birthday party for our other 2 - that was in our bedroom as well.
schnappycat said: Both my son and unborn daughter were conceived in a petri dish in a lab a county away from my house in April 2007. My son was born in 2008 and this unborn baby was frozen and just thawed this past August.

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Zivanod said: My little girl was conceived by guided ultrasound which means I actually watched the sperm injected into the uterus right beside the egg. I even have video of the conception.
Jaxmom said: In Jamaica Mon.. That is probably why my daughter is a little "irie".
meandtheo said: My first was on the sofa, right after I walked in from work...the second was in a hotel room (the first night away from my first one) celebrating our anniversary!

Where Did You Conceive?

LilSugar — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 06:00:00 -0800

Leave it to the randy Brits to take their baby-making skills outside of the bedroom. A study conducted by The Baby Show, a trade show for pregnant and new moms, found that mom and pop's bedroom may not be quite the hotbed of sexual activity that many think it is.

According to the survey, 46 percent of British babies that will be born this year were conceived outside of the bedroom, and mum and dad most likely got busy on a Saturday evening once the sun had set, sometime between 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. Though many mamas can't pinpoint exactly when they conceived, the 1,000 UK residents who took part in the study seem to have great memories!

The study got me thinking. Do you know exactly when and where you conceived?

Multiply Your Chances for Multiples

LilSugar — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:00:26 -0800

Double the pleasure, double the fun, double your chances for double the bums. While multiples still come as a complete shock to some parents, others may have played a role in their double duty pregnancy. There are a lot of instances where a woman has no control over whether or not she has twins, but there are also a few things a woman can do if she's hoping for a dynamic duo in utero. Check out some things that have been found to multiply chances for multiples.

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Which Practice Helped You Get Pregnant?

LilSugar — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:00:14 -0800

A woman wishing to get pregnant often expects it to happen as soon as she starts trying, but that's not always how it happens. To boost fertility, hopeful parents-to-be may turn to various types of medicine. Alternative and traditional medical practices each have their pros and cons, and it's no doubt that both have worked wonders for many a mama looking to put a bun in her oven. Which method, if any, did you choose to aid in getting pregnant?

Did You Change Your Diet Before Conception?

LilSugar — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:00:00 -0800

When couples plan conception they generally prepare by tracking ovulation and take all the helpful hints they can get.

I recently stumbled on Cooking to Conceive: Fertility-Boosting Foods & Recipes to Help You Get Pregnant ($17) at the bookstore and was intrigued by the concept. It focuses on healthy dishes filled with veggies that add extra calcium, folate, and antioxidants to your diet (no champagne and oysters, but chocolate makes the cut!). It's all logical stuff, but I was impressed by the lineup. Did you change your diet when trying to get pregnant, or did you eat the same until you were eating for two?

Helpful Hints That Could Boost Your Chances of Getting Pregnant

LilSugar — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:30:08 -0800

It seems that some women can get pregnant by merely looking at their partner, while for others it takes much more time and effort and it's not always clear as to why. The one thing for sure is that when a woman decides she wants to become pregnant, it's on her mind 24/7. They may not work for everyone, but here are a few things a hopeful mama-to-be can do to increase her chances of adding a baby into her future sooner.

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What Do You Know About Trying to Conceive While Breastfeeding?

LilSugar — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:00:08 -0800

Baby makes three, but what if you're ready to turn your threesome into four? Eager mamas looking to quickly grow their brood might be confused about how to do so if they are still breastfeeding. Take the quiz to see how much you know about trying to conceive while nursing.

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Tell Mommy: Did You See Babies Everywhere?

babysugar — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 04:00:00 -0700

They say that once you get baby fever you can't help but see chubby little faces and pregnant women everywhere. It's a sweet thing, but can be bittersweet for couples trying hard to conceive. Particularly those who take longer to get pregnant or cannot. I'm rereading Audrey Niffenegger's The Time Traveler's Wife and was struck by a heart-wrenching passage that captures that longing.

So I was simply not thinking about a lot of important stuff because I was completely drunk with the notion of a baby: a baby that looked sort of like Henry, black hair and those intense eye and maybe very pale like me and smelled like milk and talcum powder and skin...I suddenly saw babies everywhere...My body wanted a baby. I felt empty and wanted to be full. I wanted someone to love who would stay: stay and be there, always.

Have you experienced that passionate and romantic pull toward the notion of having a child and seen their shiny lil faces everywhere?

Test Your Prenatal Screening Knowledge

LilSugar — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:00:45 -0700

Doctor visits during pregnancy are filled with sounds of lil ones' heartbeats, information about the baby and sonograms shots of the active fetus. Checkups also involve a lot of blood work as docs screen for a variety of issues in both the pregnant mother and baby.

lilsugar readers passed our first quiz about prenatal tests with flying colors, let's see how well you do with these follow-up questions.

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Getting Busy More May Improve Chance of Conception

LilSugar — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:00:56 -0700

Wanna-be-parents who have limited sex on schedule to improve their chances of conception might want to toss their thermometers and hop into bed! New research shows that couples engaging in daily sex prior to ovulation may have increased chances of seeing two pink lines on the pregnancy stick. One report said:

Reported Tuesday at the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) meeting in Amsterdam, the study involved 118 men suffering from "higher-than-normal" genetic damage to the sperm. The study led by Australia's David Greening of IVF Sydney in Wollongong found that after a week of daily sex, genetically damaged sperm dropped by an average of 26% among the men.

The sperm's shortened exposure to oxygen could have also factored into the results.