The Link Between Infertility & Prematurity
Posted on March 31, 2008 - Filed Under Infertility, Premature Births | 1 Comment
Welcome to the Twin Peas Blog and Podcast! If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my updates by RSS feed or you can have new posts and episodes sent right to your Email. Thanks for visiting!According to RESOLVE, about 7.3 million people are impacted by infertility. Fewer than 3% of […]
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 | Leave a 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.
A […]
A Tale of Secondary Infertility
Posted on March 17, 2008 - Filed Under Infertility | Leave a 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? […]
Read More..>>If only it was that easy
Posted on March 10, 2008 - Filed Under Infertility | 1 Comment
A woman I recently met told me that diet causes infertility. I politely agreed that yes, diet does in fact play a role, but it is not the only “thing” that causes infertility. Before learning that my husband was basically sterile, she told me that I wouldn’t have had to do IVF if I had […]
Read More..>>Prematurity - it’s Forever
Posted on March 6, 2008 - Filed Under Premature Births | Leave a Comment
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Have you ever had an experience in your life that changed you forever? I mean, one that changed how you look at life, how you live your life, your goals, aspirations, and the meaning of your life? Lance Armstrong has become a cancer advocate and created worldwide awareness for […]
