The Link Between Infertility & Prematurity
Posted on March 31, 2008 - Filed Under Infertility, Premature Births | 1 Comment
According to RESOLVE, about 7.3 million people are impacted by infertility. Fewer than 3% of the infertile population will need advanced procedures such as IVF to become pregnant. My husband and I are one of those in the 3% category. With MF infertility, IVF is one of the few options for a couple to become [...]
Read More..>>Letter to the Editor, Raising Arizona Kids
Posted on March 28, 2008 - Filed Under Premature Births | 1 Comment
I wrote a letter to the editor of Raising Arizona Kids magazine after reading an article about the love story of a couple who conceived and had 6 babies, i.e., sextuplets. It was my opinion that the printed article downplayed the risks of infertility treatments and premature birth. To my surprise they printed my letter [...]
Read More..>>New Preemie Study-Scarry Stuff
Posted on March 26, 2008 - Filed Under Premature Births | Leave a Comment
Have you read the article Preemies more likely to die in childhood? My husband sent me a link this morning. I had read it already and processed the information. I think he was surprise I hadn’t freaked-out on him after reading it. When I first read the article it scared the shit out of me! [...]
Read More..>>Famous in Arizona
Posted on March 25, 2008 - Filed Under Premature Births | 1 Comment
Well, maybe only at Big 5 Sporting Goods stores. Today a friend of mine from the March of Dimes will be presenting to the Big 5 Sporting Goods stores some reasons they should raise funds for the March for Babies event coming up in April in Phoenix, AZ. She’ll be taking a poster with pictures [...]
Read More..>>Strange Happenings
Posted on March 21, 2008 - Filed Under Personal Growth | Leave a Comment
On Monday I participated in a phone call with a business coach, Therese Skelly. We belong to a group called Shared Vision Network. As part of my membership, I was entitled to one free coaching session with Therese. Therese only knows me as the author of Tiny Toes so she was taken aback when she [...]
Read More..>>My first pod-interview
Posted on March 19, 2008 - Filed Under Podcast | 1 Comment
Over the past few years I have had the benefit of meeting some amazing people. Some of these people I’ve met in person and others I may never meet, that is one of the beauties of the WWW. Today it is all about relationships, but those relationships don’t have to be built on in-person interactions. [...]
Read More..>>A Tale of Secondary Infertility
Posted on March 17, 2008 - Filed Under Infertility | 1 Comment
A long-time friend of mine was in town for a friend’s wedding. While she was here we talked about some “ghosts in our closet” so-to-speak with regard to our families. After she left I recalled that we had a similar intimate conversation with regard to children (long before my husband and I even started trying). [...]
Read More..>>Insurance and Infertility…
Posted on March 12, 2008 - Filed Under Infertility | 2 Comments
Yesterday, there was yet another article addressing an insurance company’s hestitation to cover infertility treatments. I know there are smart people who work at these insurance companies. I understand that mandated coverages can increase premiums, but don’t they realize that if they covered infertility treatments and somewhat regulated RE’s they could save MILLIONS of dollars? [...]
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