The latest film chronicling the road to parenthood hits theaters today! Yep, What to Expect When You're Expecting, the movie very very VERY loosely based on the popular guidebook for expectant parents, is here and jam packed with big celebrity names, including Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, Elizabeth Banks, Matthew Morrison, Dennis Quaid, Chris Rock, and more!

The story follows five couples as they trudge through the pre-baby preparation process and all its highs and lows. But do they get it right? Isn't that what you really want to know? How realistic is What to Expect's representation of pregnancy and waiting for baby? Well, I watched the movie with a critical been there, done that mom eye, and here's my review of what they got right and what they got wrong ... 

At 43 years of age, Paula Lackie thought she was starting menopause when she missed her period. After 22 years of infertility she knew the odds were almost nil that it could mean she was pregnant, but she still held out a small bit of hope somehow after all of the heartache. Seven pregnancy tests later, much to her great surprise, she discovered she was indeed pregnant; and last month she delivered her perfectly healthy baby girl, Isla.

Lackie told the Daily Mail they consider her their "little miracle," and that while they adopted two children along the way, they never stopped trying for a biological child as well. 'Every time I look at this beautiful miracle baby in my arms I have to pinch myself to make sure I’m not dreaming."

It's an amazing story, and one that may offer to hope to those struggling with infertility. However, as someone who struggled with it for years, it's also one of those stories that can crush you.

If you were told that conceiving a child through IVF would increase your odds of having a baby born with a birth defect, would it deter you? A recent study found that the risk was 37% higher for those babies, although researchers aren't entirely sure if it's because of the actual technology involved, if it's the hormones, or if the issues that may have led to a couple's infertility are responsible.

Regardless, this study isn't going to stop couples, desperate to have a family, from pursuing every option available to them. I needed help getting pregnant myself, and I can tell you that even in light of information like this, I would still have done everything possible to have a baby. Luckily for me, it worked, and I ended up with two healthy little guys. I say, thank God for the miracles of fertility treatments.

We're finding out all sorts of interesting things about Catholic schools lately. First, we heard about the one who fired a teacher for getting pregnant while unmarried; and now we're hearing about another one who allegedly fired a (married) teacher last June for trying to get pregnant through in vitro fertilization. What is wrong with these women? Do they think they have control of their bodies or something? Maybe in some futuristic world they do, but here in 2012, their lady parts are property of the Catholic Church, thankyouverymuch. 

Here's the deal. Emily Herx was a Language Arts teacher at St. Vincent de Paul school in Fort Wayne, Indiana. And despite her having one child, she was having difficulty conceiving a second, so she decided to give in vitro a try. When some higher-ups got wind of this, they decided to let Herx go. Why? Oh, because she's a "grave, immoral sinner" who was involved with the "deliberate destruction and freezing of embryos."

Move over, Kate Gosselin -- because there's a new mom of sextuplets in town (or at least in the United States!). A 28-year-old woman named Lauren Perkins just gave birth to three baby boys and three baby girls on Monday at a hospital in Houston, Texas. All six babies were born via C-section in a matter of four minutes. Talk about a quick arrival! While the babies did manage to stay in utero for a little over 30 weeks, they are currently being monitored in the intensive care unit.

Lauren and her husband are relying on their faith to keep their babies safe during this critical time, which makes total sense, because that's what kept them strong during their struggles with infertility as well. It took them 18 months of undergoing treatments to get pregnant with their little miracles, and despite their challenges, they never gave up on the idea of being parents.

For some people, getting pregnant is as easy as forgetting to put the condom on one time. For others, like Giuliana Rancic, there are fertility issues, leaving you to try the many options out there to help you conceive. Rancic, who discovered she had breast cancer while trying to get pregnant, just announced that she and Bill are going to have a baby via gestational surrogate. Happy days! And it's also hopeful for any woman going through any kind of infertility.

It's National Infertility Awareness Week, a time of year devoted to raising awareness about reproductive health and infertility. Women who face infertility are not alone -- there are over 7.3 million people in the U.S. going through it. But not everyone fully understands the issue. Here are the top three myths about fertility, including the facts so people know the truth, get empowered, and stay positive on their journey to parenthood.

After hearing the news early this morning that Giuliana and Bill Rancic are finally going to be parents, I couldn't help but want to stand up and cheer a little bit. Seriously -- how great is it that they are having a baby? Between their struggle with infertility, going through the pain of a miscarriage, and Giuliana's shocking battle with breast cancer, it's such a miracle and a blessing that they are finally going to have the child they've dreamed of for so long.

And even though Giuliana isn't pregnant herself, the baby they are expecting is their biological child and is being carried via a gestational carrier. The baby is due this summer -- and the couple already knows whether their newest addition is a boy or a girl, which means they've kept this big secret for quite a few weeks now! (How did they manage to stay quiet?!)

Khloe Kardashian seriously can't catch a break these days. From her very public struggles with infertility to Lamar Odom getting cut from the Dallas Mavericks, she's had her fair share of stress. And now she has meddling, loud mouthed in-laws to throw into the mix on top of everything else. Lucky her.

Rumors about Khloe being pregnant have heated up even further after Lamar's dad, Joe Odom, was caught on film saying that he had "a little news" -- that he's expecting a grandchild. Way to spill the beans, dude.