How Cute!!! Really?
Posted on June 30, 2008 - Filed Under Premature Births | 29 Comments
How would you react to this comment, “Your babies were 2 1/2 pounds, oh how cute!” All I could do was smile as I couldn’t think of anything to say. Seriously, do people think premature babies are cute? Is it cute to have a baby struggling to breath? To have a baby hooked up to [...]
Read More..>>Timed Intercourse w/ Injectibles (Twin Peas Pod Episode 11)
Posted on June 27, 2008 - Filed Under Infertility, Podcast, Premature Births, pregnancy | Leave a Comment
This show is listed as Episode 11, but I note that it is Episode 12 in my intro. The recording quality of Episode 11 was terrible, so I hope to have no. 11 posted next week. It’s a great episode on adoption so stay tuned. In this show I interview Stephanie, a RESOLVE volunteer and [...]
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Why Do I Think it’s Possible?
Posted on June 25, 2008 - Filed Under Infertility | 2 Comments
The words flow from me and because they are so ridiculous, my husband doesn’t even respond. I say, “If I didn’t know better I’d think I was pregnant.” My stomach hurts, I have “slight” spotting, and sore breasts. What does all of this mean? That I’m still not quite better after a weekend with the [...]
Read More..>>Million-Dollar Babies
Posted on June 23, 2008 - Filed Under Premature Births | Leave a Comment
The NY Times article about Infertility received a lot of hateful comments and even though I expected some people to post their opinions about a topic they know little about, I was still shocked at some of the words written. I’m not sure if the IF article helped thicken my skin or I just decided [...]
Read More..>>How to Manage Your Marriage and Family During IF (Twin Peas Pod Epsiode 10)
Posted on June 19, 2008 - Filed Under Infertility, Marriage, Premature Births | 4 Comments
I’m excited to present the interview I conducted with Dr. Alan Singer, a marriage therapist from New Jersey. Dr. Singer and I both believe that marriage is something worth saving. However, I understand some times divorce is necessary (I’ve seen this in my own family). But, speaking as someone who contemplated divorce, not once, but [...]
Read More..>>Sometimes Change is Good
Posted on June 18, 2008 - Filed Under Personal Growth | 2 Comments
Yesterday was my husband’s birthday. He said that he didn’t want any birthday cake. He’s weird, I know. I mentioned that it would be challenging to explain to two 3 year olds that Daddy didn’t “want” cake for his birthday. It was much easier just to have cake even if he didn’t want it. I [...]
Read More..>>What Do Your Parents Know about IF?
Posted on June 16, 2008 - Filed Under Infertility | 3 Comments
In preparation for an interview with Dr. Alan Singer, we had a brief conversation yesterday to discuss the upcoming podcast. We had a slight difference of opinion on how educated parents of adult children are about infertility. It is his opinion that everyone knows about infertility, such as what “it” is, how difficult it can [...]
Read More..>>Is It Natural Selection?
Posted on June 13, 2008 - Filed Under Infertility, Personal Growth, Premature Births | 4 Comments
Some of the comments posted by the non-infertile community in the NY Times article are intentionally hurtful or down-right hateful to the infertiles. I must admit I had no idea there were such intense feelings on the “other” side. I think many of the comments were posted for shock value and to stir up a [...]
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