In relation to a medical standpoint, it’s safe to try to conceive again once the first post-miscarriage period has passed.

By one year, a baby should be able to recognize and respond to simple, easy requests such as “please come here”, and be able to communicate through gesture to questions they recognize, such as “do you want banana?”

Babies are born with soft heads, allowing them room for their brains to grow. If a baby lays or sleeps in one position too often, that portion of his or her head may become flat, called “flat head syndrome”. If babies are laying down most of the day, this syndrome is more likely. To avoid flat head syndrome, hold your baby for periods of time during the day, either in your arms or in a baby carrier, change their sleeping position regularly, and practice appropriate amounts of “tummy time”.

Blood tests are done in a doctor's office. They can pick up hCG earlier in a pregnancy than urine tests can. Blood tests can tell if you are pregnant about six to eight days after you ovulate.

Percent of women ages 15-44 with impaired fecundity: 10.9%

Scarring or abscesses in the fallopian tubes can make it difficult for you to get pregnant if eggs cannot pass easily into the womb.