Go Canada!
Posted on July 14, 2008 - Filed Under Infertility, adoption | 1 Comment
The Ontario Ministry of Children and Youth Services have created a 12 panel of experts to address fertility and adoption at a governmental level. The panel will provide advice to the government on: 1) improving access to fertility treatments and monitoring fertility so that women would learn if they might have problems getting pregnant, and [...]
Read More..>>Prepare for Fertility Treatments: A Nurse Practitioners Perspective (Twin Peas Pod Episode 13)
Posted on July 11, 2008 - Filed Under Doctors, Infertility, Podcast | Leave a Comment
How well has your OB/GYN helped you in your efforts to become pregnant? Has your OB/GYN offered to run common tests to determine if you or your partner have any risks for infertility? Are your hormone levels normal? If you are in your 30′s, has your doctor talked to you about your family building plans? [...]
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“I felt like I wanted to die.”
Posted on July 11, 2008 - Filed Under Infertility | 1 Comment
A woman, I’ll call her Jenny, that I met recently called me the other day and said, “Last night I felt like I wanted to die. It’s so dramatic. Do other women fell this way too?” Jenny just recently miscarried her first child. She is older and her doctor told her that the probable reason [...]
Read More..>>Volunteer
Posted on July 9, 2008 - Filed Under Personal Growth | 1 Comment
Ever since I was in high school I have volunteered off-and-on in some capacity for various organizations. I took a break while in college and used that time to study and/or party. After all, you only get one chance to really enjoy being in college! Before I started the journey to motherhood I donated my [...]
Read More..>>SIDS – possible reason found
Posted on July 7, 2008 - Filed Under Premature Births | 2 Comments
Almost every single new mom (and probably every mom when a new baby enters their life) worries about their baby dying. The fear of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), no doubt keeps many moms awake. A new study may have found clues into what might cause SIDS and possible testing to determine if a baby [...]
Read More..>>Internet Radio Interview
Posted on July 7, 2008 - Filed Under Infertility, Marriage, Premature Births, Relationships | Leave a Comment
I don’t go tooting my own horn very often, but today I’m linking to an internet radio interview on WnbWest.com about my book Tiny Toes. It’s about 15 minutes along. Let me know your opinions. Creative Commons image courtesy of fatcontroller
Read More..>>The Fertility Journal – a book review & give away
Posted on July 1, 2008 - Filed Under Infertility, Resources, pregnancy | 5 Comments
When I heard the editor of Conceive Magazine had created a guide to “getting” pregnant, I was hopeful it would be a resource friendly to the infertility community. I then read a book review from an IF blogger (Jen – I think) and was disappointed to hear the journal was not as IF friendly as [...]
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