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Chat with us! Attend our weekly chats on Monday (TTC), Wednesday (pregnancy), Friday (general) from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. CST. Chat here. The Sound Off Discussion Board is back! Find out this week’s topic here. “At a young age I was diagnosed with cervical cancer and put on depo to keep from getting pregnant. Between those two factors I was given a 2 percent chance of having children. I am now pregnant with a baby I was never supposed to have but the bubble has been popped since I have just been diagnosed with cervical cancer yet again.” Read more of Alisha’s diary. “I woke up around 3 a.m. because I felt a trickle. I went to the bathroom to pee and thought it may be my water that broke but wasn’t sure." Read more of this birth story at the Expecting in May Discussion Board. See all the community boards here. What makes your mom unique? Enter our "Let Me Tell You About My Mom" Contest and tell us what makes your mom special, quirky, interesting, fun – what makes her her! Enter today! Enter the Babies Today Photo Contest, Toddlers Today Photo Contest and the Preschoolers Today Photo Contest!