Since I am most likely new to the majority of you reading this blog, please allow me a paragraph to introduce myself. I write under the pseudonym SciFi Dad, but you can call me SFD for short. I am a Canadian father to a three year old girl as well as a gender-to-be-determined [...]

One-third of couples have trouble conceiving because of male infertility, and in order to conceive must rely on donor sperm and in vitro fertilization. But advances in the study of artificial sperm may change all of that, allowing a father to have a biological connection to his child.
In 2006 a German medical team successfully created [...]

I tried to be really cool when I found out I was pregnant with my second baby. The first time I found out I was pregnant I just kind of stumbled out of the bathroom, waving the test stick around, crying and laughing at the same time. I wanted the second time to [...]

Women once had to take their temperature each day and manually check their cervical mucus in order to find out when they were most fertile. But, now we have the home ovulation test. These are just as easy to take as a home pregnancy test- just pee on a stick and a line appears when [...]

A recent scientific review shows evidence that acupuncture might increase the odds of conceiving when done right before or right after embryos are placed in the womb.
Acupuncture, or placing very thin needles at specific points on the body, has already been used to control pain and stress. Eric Manheimer, a researcher at the University of [...]

Eating half a serving of soy products a day can cut a man’s sperm count nearly in half, according to Harvard University researchers.
Researchers released preliminary results from a study of couples undergoing fertility treatment. They asked the men about their diets, and specifically if and how often they ate soy products. Men who ate [...]

Choosing birth control is hard. And for new moms, especially breastfeeding moms, it’s even harder. With all the warnings in the news lately, it makes moms wonder what’s the best choice for them.
A growing number of mothers are turning to an all-natural method, called Natural Family Planning, or NFP.
If you charted when you were trying [...]

Say what?
Conceptionmoons (conception honeymoons) are big these days. Couples are encouraged to take trips to relax and time these with the woman’s fertile period. This is a great idea for those who are already trying to conceive but don’t want to commit to the whole fertility workup just yet… or those who have been undergoing [...]

When my husband and I were trying to conceive our first baby it was common knowledge among our friends and family. Everyone knew we were trying to have a baby, and everyone had ideas that they wanted to share with us. Apparently we were the only people who didn’t know how to make [...]

I don’t think I can.
A woman in Brighton, England has already given away seven babies and is willing to carry and give away another. She was reported to have said that, “I don’t love the baby and I don’t want the baby for myself - the baby is conceived for my couple.”
This is actually baffling [...]