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    Making a baby isn't always easy. For some couples, they have sex and it just happens. For others, it takes time and even medical help. One of my friends has three beautiful kids that she was able to have through in vitro fertilization. The triplets are 6 years old now and fantastic little beings none of us can imagine our lives without. I remember the stress and pain she experienced when going through the process. But it was worth every second. Any couple who wants to have a baby and are having a hard time getting pregnant can attest to the pain and stress -- more than seven million people face some form of infertility, so that's a lot of people potentially considering IVF.

    What if a new test can take some of that stress away? A personalized test to give you your chances of success with IVF has been invented.

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    Oh Mitt Romney. Do you know I've missed you these past few months? I really have. But look -- you're in the news today! And for such a silly reason, too. Geez, all you did was tell a bunch of college graduates to start pumping out babies as soon as possible. I mean, what's so crazy about that idea?

    In Romney's speech to graduates at Southern Virginia University, he delivered many inspiring thoughts on living an abundant life. He urged students to "launch out into the deep" instead of living in "the shallows." Just like Sheryl Sandberg's Lean In! (I'm sure he had the female students' future careers in mind when he said that.) And then he advised everyone to get married before their 30s and have a "quiver full of kids" because -- wait, he said what?!?

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    You guyyyyyssss! After seeing the billowy dress she wore to support her yoga instructor Mandy Ingber's new book, Yogalosophy -- it really does look as though Jennifer Aniston might be expecting a baby.

    I know pregnancy rumors have followed her for about a decade and all -- but she really does seem to have a different sort of glow going on these days.

    And oh yeah, she also made a comment that could be a major teaser that a little one is on the way.

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    “I’m not wasting any time chasing a relationship when I could be trying for a baby.” This is how one woman explained why she had pre-arranged sex with a total stranger. She met him on a dating site for sperm donors, and the only reason she slept with him was to try and conceive a child.

    How far would you go to fulfill your dreams of parenthood? For some women, they're turning to what's being called "natural insemination." While traditional donor sites are intended to provide single women, lesbian, or infertile couples with sperm samples to be used in artificial insemination, the new trend is to use something like Co-Parents.net, which is described as a dating site for co-parenting and sperm donors.

    What's natural insemination, you ask? Well, it's ... pretty much exactly what it sounds like.

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    For many couples, conceiving a baby is just a matter of ditching the contraceptives and gettin' busy. But if you feel like you need a little extra help, you can try a few natural practices before trying more medically intrusive fertility treatments. And you can use some of these methods to support fertility treatments as long as your doctor approves them. Here are 10 natural fertility practices that might help boost your fertility. 

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    Speculation over whether or not she'll ever have a baby has been going on for years, but based on what appear to be cupping marks on Jennifer Aniston's skin, it looks as though she may be trying to get pregnant for real this time.

    The odd discolored patches of skin were visible on her back as she walked the red carpet at the premiere of Lifetime's Call Me Crazy yesterday -- even though it appeared as though she tried to disguise them with makeup.

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    People get plenty creative these days when telling friends and relatives they're pregnant. From scavenger hunts to special cakes, it seems everyone wants to reveal the news in their own special way.

    WetPaint recently posted a video of a couple surprising her parents with pregnancy news that's straight up amazing. Their method isn't flashy or incredibly unique -- they just give her mom a gift, then tell her that another one will be coming in November. But when her parents realize what that means, they erupt into pure, spontaneous joy. The mom's reaction in particular is so enthusiastic, it will make your day.

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    Gwyneth Paltrow dropped a bit of a bombshell over the weekend. She's talked about why she hasn't had a third baby before, but she's said it's because her kids are older now and, well, she's older now, too. She just turned 40 this year -- which is by no means "old," but it does put her into a risk category. But it turns out she actually did try for that third baby. And Paltrow suffered a traumatic miscarriage which she says was nearly fatal.

    Gwyneth told the Daily Mail, "I had a really bad experience when I was pregnant with my third. It didn't work out and I nearly died." Good grief! Meanwhile, her kids are asking for a new baby sister or brother. What should she do?

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    You guys, I can't believe what I'm hearing. The National Enquirer is reporting that Casey Anthony is pregnant with another child. Now before we all panic, this is the National Enquirer we're talking about. So the rumor could be completely made up. BUT WHY WOULD THEY DO US LIKE THAT? Give the nation a heart attack at the very idea of Casey Anthony having another child?!?

    Lord help us. Supposedly "multiple" unidentified sources say Casey's been telling her friends that she's so excited to be pregnant again because it gives her a second chance to prove to the world that she can be a good mother. Sigh. Okay. One: Casey has friends? And two: Who on God's green Earth is the baby daddy?

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    Exciting baby news today! Sofia Vergara is expecting a baby via surrogate. Actually, it's a little premature to say she and fiance Nick Loeb are expecting since they've just begun the process. More like, they're hoping to expect. A close friend of Sofia's has agreed to carry the engaged couple's baby and reportedly just underwent the first procedure. Now everyone is waiting to see if it's successful. Squee!

    A source told the New York Post, "A baby is something they've both wanted for a while, particularly Nick, who has been pushing for it. He is a little uneasy that the surrogate is Sofia’s close friend, but is very excited about becoming a father." And now photos are surfacing of Sofia ushering a woman around the Chateau Marmont Hotel. Could this be the surrogate? And should we maybe give them a little space?!?

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