A Talk With My Husband On Our IVF Experience (Twin Peas Pod Episode 8)
Posted on May 29, 2008 - Filed Under Infertility, Marriage, Personal Growth, Relationships, communication | 11 Comments
Today, I interview my husband, Dave, about our infertility journey. I didn’t provide him with the questions ahead of time so I hope you’ll notice his genuine responses. I often tease my husband that he is arrogant; he says it’s a matter of confidence, not arrogance. As we discuss his male factor infertility, he never [...]
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Infertility and Diet
Posted on May 28, 2008 - Filed Under Infertility | Leave a Comment
Jimmy Moore of The Livin La Vida Low-Carb blog and show interviewed Dr. Julie Kahn, a fertility specialist with iProgressiveMed, about infertility and diet. Jimmy has a low sperm count and his wife, Christine, has Endometriosis. Jimmy and Christine tried IVF at the end of 2007. They’re still considering their options for adding a child [...]
Read More..>>Progressive Study from Malta
Posted on May 27, 2008 - Filed Under Infertility, Premature Births | 4 Comments
It seems most other countries are more advanced or at least more open to discuss the topic of infertility than we are in the USA. If you listen to the podcasts by Aaron & Malky Benedict you’ll note that the majority of the infertility news they discuss are studies based out of Europe. I found [...]
Read More..>>Twin Peas Pod Interview: Jackie Curry on Vasa Previa and Endometriosis (Episode 7)
Posted on May 22, 2008 - Filed Under Infertility | 3 Comments
Today, I interview Jackie Curry from Arizona. Jackie and I met volunteering together through the March of Dimes. Currently, we are the 2008 Co-Chairs of the Family Team Committee for the March for Babies. Jackie was told that she would never have children because of her medical issues, one of which included Endometriosis. She did [...]
Read More..>>Give it a label
Posted on May 22, 2008 - Filed Under Marriage, Personal Growth | 3 Comments
At a recent event I heard the speaker say: “What you don’t own and label, owns you. You have to own it and label it to let it go.” This statement resonated with me and I wondered how many other people in the audience really understood the significance of this simple realization. I’ve been in [...]
Read More..>>What Would You Do Differently?
Posted on May 20, 2008 - Filed Under Infertility, pregnancy | 1 Comment
Two days in a row I was asked a similar question. The first question was: why didn’t we opt for my husband to have surgery to try to improve his semen so that we could attempt to conceive naturally? And the second was, would you do it all over again – taking the same risks? [...]
Read More..>>Twin Peas POD: Tina Nelson, a Volunteer with RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association
Posted on May 16, 2008 - Filed Under Infertility | Leave a Comment
Welcome back for another Twin Peas Pod episode! In today’s episode, I interview Tina Nelson. Tina has held leadership positions with the Arizona affiliate of RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association for three years. I’ve had the pleasure of working with Tina through RESOLVE and I have the utmost respect for her. She is an amazing [...]
Read More..>>Compassion – Where Does It Go?
Posted on May 16, 2008 - Filed Under Infertility, Personal Growth | Leave a Comment
As children we read stories about Dumbo, Sleeping Beauty, Lambert the Sheepish Lion, Brother Bear, and Meet The Robinsons (I think this one is new). These stories are packed with lessons, although sometimes I wonder how many people have actually learned from them. For example, as we all know, Dumbo is about an Elephant that [...]
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