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OPINION: Take it from someone who couldn�t have a baby � don�t ignore the �Goldilocks zone� if you want to start a family

Getting pregnant is something most women spend a large part of their lives trying to avoid. Either you’re too young, too poor, with the wrong man or busy concentrating on your career.

But if you’re reading this and you’re thinking about trying for a baby, then here’s some food for thought. A new study by scientists at the Semmelweis University in Hungary have discovered a nine-year “Goldilocks zone” when the time is biologically right for a woman to concieve.

It’s when the stars (well, our cells, I guess) align and create the perfect conditions for a healthy bouncing baby to arrive. Except, as many of us know, life doesn’

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Nancy Brown
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