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| 13 Lunar Month I Day 1 of your Last Menstrual Period
| 14 Suggested reading: The Art of Natural Family Planning, by John and Sheila Kippley.
| 15 Trying to Conceive? Read up on Nutritional Guidelines for pre-pregnancy and pregnant moms.
| 16 Prenatal vitamins are a good supplement both before and during pregnancy.
| 17 Suggested reading: How to Get Pregnant, Sherman Silber
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18 It's a great time to consider a preconception visit with an OB or midwife.
| 19 Check out the Trying to Conceive Bulletin Board
| 20 1 week from Last Menstrual Period
| 21 Folic acid and calcium are important now. Try leafy greens and skim milk.
| 22 Certified midwives are a nice alternative to OB/GYN doctors.
| 23 Family doctors are another choice. They take care of the entire family before, during, and long after the birth
| 24 In 3-4 days, your ovaries will open, releasing an egg. Ovulation kits show positive 12-40 hours before ovulation.
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25 Egg travels down the fallopian tubes.
| 26 A fun night begins the adventure...
| 27 2 weeks from Last Menstrual Period Conception: egg and sperm meet, creating a single cell organism (the zygote).
| 28 Zygote divides. A two-sided ball is formed.
| 29 Prepare for the psychological component of pregnancy.
| 30 Zygote divides two, three, then four times.It's time to find Dr. Right. Here's how!
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