*SPOILER ALERT* There's been lots of talk about the movie What to Expect When You're Expecting, which hits theaters today, from its strange but loose ties to the popular guidebook of the same name to its casting of slender, non-mom Cameron Diaz. However, I wasn't expecting the movie to tap into miscarriage territory. A miscarriage in a star-studded Hollywood movie, what???

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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 ... 

How do you deal with a miscarriage? As someone fortunate enough never to have gone through such a thing, I honestly can't answer that. I can only guess that I'd be quiet and reserved and not want to talk about it a heck of a lot, as this is how I've dealt with other traumatizing situations in life, such as the death of my mother.

I know women who have had miscarriages, though -- a few, actually -- and they've all handled the situation differently. One didn't want to talk about at all. Another went the opposite route and wanted to talk about it all the time. And another woman I know only found solace in an online support group. They all, bravely and admirably, dealt with it in their own private way, and I genuinely applaud and admire them.

None of the women I know, though, boldly decided to pose nude in a calendar to raise money for a miscarriage charity. That's pretty unbelievable.

At some point, it would have seemed likely that Maria Pridmore just couldn't take the heartache anymore. After 14 miscarriages, a stillborn baby, and the heartbreaking death of her 2-week-old son, many would have abandoned their dreams of motherhood in despair. Not Pridmore.

Instead the cancer nurse and her partner, John Forn, never gave up hope, and through all of the pain and heartache, they persevered for 13 long and grueling years. According to The Sun, she had her first miscarriage at age 19; 13 more followed. In 2003 when her dreams were finally realized, they were suddenly dashed when their daughter, who they named Shannon, was stillborn. Three years later their son Kai was born prematurely and died two weeks later.

How they could go on after all of that is simply amazing.

We all know from biology class that baby girls are born with a certain number of eggs. Once those eggs are gone, no more potential babies for you! So if you waited until you were older to start trying to have a family, you might be out of luck. Young women are oftentimes told that there is no time like the present to start a family, even if they don't feel emotionally, physically, or financially ready. Of course some of us know if we'd had children in our 20s, we would have been screwed. Big time.

But now, new research shows that perhaps our eggs are not so limited. In fact, we may be able to generate more eggs, thus ending the panic about our dwindling egg supply, thanks to a stem cell discovery.

Viewers of last night's episode of 19 Kids and Counting couldn't help tearing up after watching Michelle Duggar find out that the baby growing inside of her no longer had a heartbeat. That's the absolute last thing that any parent wants to hear at a routine doctor's visit, whether they are expecting their first child or their twentieth. Grief does not discriminate, and the Duggars were just as devastated as any mom and dad would be.

Going through a miscarriage is very emotional and also incredibly private for a lot of parents, but Jim Bob and Michelle decided to share their experience on reality TV because they hoped to help other parents. They were brave to publicize their awful moment, and they should be applauded for it.

It's estimated that one in every four diagnosed pregnancies end in miscarriage. The reasons for miscarriage vary wildly, however most miscarriages do not ever have a diagnosed cause. Whatever the cause -- known or unknown -- miscarriages can be devastating. Even worse, miscarriage is a taboo subject, the type of loss that is rarely discussed.

Here is my story.

Shortly after my middle son turned one, I realized I hadn't gotten my period in ... well, I couldn't tell you the last time I'd had it. But I'd recently weaned the kid off breastfeeding, I'd been stressed about the death of a good friend, and, um, there had to be a zillion and a half reasons I couldn't recall the dates of my last period ... right?

It sounds unimaginable at first. After being told in her fifth month of pregnancy that she was at risk of miscarrying her daughter, Donna Kelly of the U.K. was given an unusual prescription. She could try checking into the hospital for the reminder of her pregnancy, which is a difficult enough sentence for anyone, but while there, she would have to lie upside down the entire time.

So she did. For three months, 24 hours a day, she lay upside down to eat, sleep, watch TV, and anything else one could do in that position. The only time she turned upright was to use the restroom.