They say, "when it rains, it pours," and one couple in Seattle knows this all to well (and then some). Misty & Brian Baker tried to get pregnant with a child for 10 years with no success, and finally enlisted the help of a good friend to act as a surrogate when they couldn't conceive on their own. Even though they were totally broke from their previous failed attempts at IVF, they figured that using a surrogate was their last shot at having a family, so they went for it.

But when doctors suggested that Misty go through IVF just one more time, alongside her surrogate, she obliged, thinking there was no chance at all she'd wind up conceiving. And as we all know, assuming that you won't get a certain outcome is a surefire way to make sure it happens. Not only did the surrogate wind up pregnant with twins -- Misty did too!

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.

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?!)

In completely non-shocking news, Michelle Duggar does not believe in overpopulation. Along with other non-beliefs such as birth control and spending more than $25 for a haircut, Duggar says that "the idea of overpopulation is not accurate." Whatever that means. I'm not sure how an actual thing that exists can't be accurate, but logic isn't Michelle's strong suit. What is is making babies and she's going to keep on doing it because every baby is like a flower. Or something.

Listen, if that lady wants to keep beating up her uterus until it falls right out, that's her business. But she should at least recognize that more children do take up more resources, no matter how many hand-me-downs are worn. Those things have to be washed, do they not?

On the other side, you've got people who actually plan their family based on the potential carbon footprint. You know those people, right?

We all know the signs of to look for when our biological clocks is going off. It’s pretty obvious to know when we have baby on the brain. Suddenly, anything and everything baby sends our uterus into a 7.6 babyquake. But what about when we are done? Maybe we have bypassed the wanting to be pregnant altogether. Or maybe our biological clock has died. May it rest in peace. It happens. Not all of us want to have children, some of us are perfectly happy with our lives as they are.

Here are a few signs that your biological clock may have stopped working:

A lot of factors go into when you have your baby and many of them are completely out of your control, but if you are a numbers person and fancy the date 12/12/12 now is the time to conceive! Hopefully you are ovulating. But even if you aren't, why not start practicing now. (Practicing is fun!)

The number 12 is quite a special number. There are 12 things in a dozen, 12 inches make a foot, there were 12 apostles, and 12 zodiac signs. There are 12 days of Christmas, 12 fruits in the tree of life, 12 months in a year, and a clock has 12 hours. The number 12 may even indicate the third dimension. Powerful stuff, this 12 number.

Of course there's that pesky Mayan calendar thing saying the world may end on 12/12/12 (or 12/21/12). And for any couple having a new baby on that day ... your world will most certainly be over.