The Must-Read Moms (To Be)

Earlier this year, Conceive participated in a search with BlogHer.com—a preeminent blogging network for women—plus Parenting and Babytalk magazines to find some of the most outstanding parenting-oriented writing online. In Conceive’s case, we specifically wanted to recognize terrific writing by women who were trying to conceive (“TTC” in blogger lingo) or adopt.

One of ConceiveOnline’s former bloggers, Infertile Naomi (999reasonstolaugh.com) joined a panel of other selected bloggers to recommend superb writing in this category. Seventy blogs were recommended, and 10 of these dealt specifically with fertility and adoption topics. We’ve chosen two of our favorites to highlight here, and we’re sure you’ll find them as well-written, interestingly crafted, and fascinating as we did. Once you’ve read these excerpts, visit Parenting.com/mustreadmoms for more information on the other Parenting/BlogHer Must-Read Moms from the search. And be sure to check out the terrific TTC bloggers on ConceiveOnline.com, too!

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