Change is in the Air
Posted on January 1, 2010 - Filed Under Infertility, Personal Growth, Premature Births | Leave a Comment
The focus of the Twin Peas Blog and Podcast is going to be changing in 2010. For the past 2+ years I have written posts about my infertility journey as well as the premature birth of my twin girls. I’ve addressed some personal issues in addition to supporting many women and couples in the infertility [...]
Read More..>>Couples Retreat
Posted on December 22, 2009 - Filed Under Infertility, Marriage, Personal Growth, Relationships | 1 Comment
You might have seen the movie, Couples Retreat with Vince Vaughn and Jason Bateman. While I found the movie to be entertaining and funny, I also found the portrayal of infertility stress in a marriage on point (mostly). Unbeknown to their friends, Jason Bateman and his wife are considering a divorce because their marriage is [...]
Read More..>>Accepting Happiness
Posted on December 1, 2009 - Filed Under Personal Growth | 3 Comments
Right now a lot of people are struggling in some aspect of their life, whether they are trying to have a baby, coming to terms with living childfree, recovering from the premature birth of a child or children, job losses, loss of home, etc. It has been an interesting time for me. About one year [...]
Read More..>>Book Review – Silent Sorority
Posted on September 9, 2009 - Filed Under Infertility, Personal Growth, Resources | 1 Comment
Silent Sorority: A (Barren) Woman Gets Busy, Angry, Lost and Found by Pamela Mahoney Tsigdinos is a heart breaking yet heart warming account of the reality of life-long infertility. In her book, Pamela is very honest about her feelings, her relationships and how difficult it is to live happily in a world full of fertiles. [...]
Read More..>>Learn
Posted on June 21, 2009 - Filed Under Infertility, Personal Growth, Premature Births | 2 Comments
A few weeks ago I wrote about how self-educating myself during our infertility journey helped me in discussions with our doctors as well as overall peace of mind. One thing that I didn’t do well was learn how to read or communicate well with my husband during that time in our lives. We worked though [...]
Read More..>>Fret Not
Posted on June 15, 2009 - Filed Under Infertility, Personal Growth, Premature Births | 1 Comment
Okay, so not fretting when you are experiencing a health crisis can be a joke. I’ve been through a few of them and remaining clam wasn’t something I always did well. Even my husband, who is totally laid-back, started to fret or at least make a bigger deal out of his recent lab results than [...]
Read More..>>Love
Posted on June 11, 2009 - Filed Under Infertility, Marriage, Personal Growth | 2 Comments
One of the most powerful emotions we experience is love. When I was younger it was easy to fall in and out of love. Once I fell out of love it was the end, forever. I’m not sure if it is the commitment of marriage or the wisdom that comes with age, but staying in [...]
Read More..>>Education
Posted on June 8, 2009 - Filed Under Infertility, Personal Growth, Premature Births, pregnancy | 2 Comments
Thanks to the Internet it is easy to become knowledgeable about most anything. I often tell people that I think knowledge is power. With knowledge we can have very different conversations with our nurses and doctors (or friends and family members too). When you know their terminology it changes how they treat you. It changes [...]
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