I'm about to pop out kid #1,and my husband and I have passed a "If you haven't had your flu or TDAP vaccine, don't bother coming to see our kid" rule. Vaccinations aren't just so YOU don't get sick. They help protect those who are too young to be vaccinated.

My first husband was a hippie. He actually preferred me hairy. His one and only redeeming quality.

Don't really bother me either. Same with mammograms. Sure, it can hurt for a minute. But it's still less painful than cancer.

Mine seems to prefer playing soccer with my spleen. Fun times!

Blue! :)

It's a special oral thermometer. Google basal thermometer. I think I ordered mine off Amazon. I also read Taking Charge of Your Fertility by Toni Weschler. Learned a lot, and both my husband and I found the whole process really fascinating, from a scientific standpoint (we are both lab nerds).

I got a pink BBT - not sure of the brand - and used that religiously, as soon as I woke up at 7am. I even set my alarm on weekends to make sure I took my temp at the same time. It helped IMMENSELY, and both my husband and I credit that for helping us get pregnant. I'm due 1/22! Can't wait!

I used an app I found to get pregnant (not the one in the article - there are numerous ones available). You really need the basal temperature tracking feature to truly pinpoint the day you ovulate. I assumed I ovulated on day 14, just like the app said. After I started tracking my temperature, I realized that for me,…

I used that app to get pregnant. You need the basal temperature tracking feature to truly pinpoint the day you ovulate. I assumed I ovulated on day 14, just like the app said. After I started tracking my temperature, I realized that for me, it was day 12. That can make a huge difference! Once I started charting my…

I have a lab-made purple sapphire in my wedding ring. It was a LOT cheaper than almost all other natural stones, and it looks amazing. Plus, I'm a chemist. The whole idea of a lab created stone really appealed to me.

I'm pregnant with a boy, and I feel the same way. If my kid did something like this, I'd call the police on him myself. I feel like it would be my responsibility as a parent.

I'm 8 months pregnant now and never had the desire to do this. I didn't even post my ultrasound images on Facebook, which everyone else seems to do.

I'm going to be 39 in less than a month. I'm also 8 months pregnant with my first child. We got pregnant in 4 months, without assistance. So much for being barren.

I'm less than a month from my 39th birthday and I'm currently 8 months pregnant with my first child. It took us 4 months to get pregnant. I realize I may be the exception, but I don't necessarily think we should all buy into this media scare tactic that tells us we women are doomed to be childless if we don't…

Ex-husband,

I remarried at 37 and I'm going to have my first child a week shy of my 39th birthday. It can happen!!!

Once it finally sunk in (it took a couple years for me to fully relax during the holidays) that I never had to deal with him or his awful family ever again, I felt AMAZING. :)

Hang in here. I got divorced at 35, and was fully prepared to spend the rest of my life alone.

I had many awful Christmases when I was still with my ex. He had a huge family and it became my job to shop for and wrap presents for them all, with no help at all from him. He never lifted a finger (except to open another beer) while I ran around like a lunatic. For almost 10 years, I dreaded Thanksgiving because it…

My divorce was simple as well - no joint property and no kids. I hired one lawyer (he had no money to afford one) to draw up the paperwork, and it still took over a year of going back and forth. I ended up compromising A LOT. I asked for NOTHING, when I could have (I supported him while he was in grad school, and…