Portal about Pregnancy

Ann Douglas is an award-winning journalist and the author of 27 books on pregnancy and parenting. She is the creator and author of the bestselling "The Mother of All" Books series. Known for her lively anecdotes and real-world advice, Ann is an "Expert Mom" here at ClubMom, the "Misconceptions" columnist for Conceive Magazine, and a contributor to numerous other parenting Websites and magazines. She is also a much sought after speaker who is recognized for her ability to entertain and inspire her audiences and to get to the heart of the issues of greatest concern to parents today.

To pee or not to pee? That is the question.

If only home pregnancy tests were re-useable — or a little less expensive. We antsy mamas could test away to our hearts' contents without worrying about committing a $10 faux pas each time. Testing would be part of the daily post-ovulation regime — a way to while away the days until a test result could officially be declared.

Being caught in pregnancy limbo — that reproductive holding pattern between ovulation and a positive pregnancy test result — is the grownup equivalent of waiting for your birthday to roll around again, the school year to end, or the holiday season to begin. The agony of knowing that you have to wait this many days is almost unbearable.

Pregnancy limbo is an almost universal pregnancy rite of passage for women who are trying to conceive — time that you put in as you wait to see whether you've managed to win at this round of baby roulette. While you wait and wonder, you can't help but analyze every tingle and twinge. And so you comb the Web for remote references to early-early-early pregnancy signs and mine the momosphere in search of some equally obsessed pregnancy FAQ junkie.