http://twinpeas.com/wordpress Infertility and Premature Birth resources and experiences. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 01:33:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This will be my last post in November to honor National Prematurity Awareness Month. During the month I've been blessed to find new bloggers and resources that focus on both infertility and premature birth. These two topics go together more often than we realize. If we all work together we ... http://twinpeas.com/wordpress/infertility/what-it-was-like/206/ Claim your subscriber's FREE bonus! Download your copy of the ebook 30 Questions To Ask Your Doctor About IVF! With the Thanksgiving holiday just 2 days away, the blogosphere is full of posts about gratitude and being thankful. I wonder, though, how often we really think about what we are thankful for. Do you do this daily? I have a daily reminder to write in my gratitude journal - ... http://twinpeas.com/wordpress/personal-growth/gratitude/205/ Claim your subscriber's FREE bonus! Download your copy of the ebook 30 Questions To Ask Your Doctor About IVF! We all have our holiday horror stories. My worst holiday ever was four years ago - the day we brought our daughters home from the NICU for the first time. It should have been one of my best holidays because I had so much to be thankful for. Alisa complied ... http://twinpeas.com/wordpress/relationships/holiday-horror-stories/204/ Claim your subscriber's FREE bonus! Download your copy of the ebook 30 Questions To Ask Your Doctor About IVF! Every now and then I blog about something totally unrelated to my normal blog topics. Today is one of those days. I've used a system called Simpleology. The training was, well simple, and it has made me more efficient - or at least acknowledge when I am totally inefficient (and ... http://twinpeas.com/wordpress/resources/simpleology/202/ Claim your subscriber's FREE bonus! Download your copy of the ebook 30 Questions To Ask Your Doctor About IVF! Today I realized that self-centeredness is a disease. I say that because I just read a really nice article on Prematurity Awareness Month, "Premature baby goes from 50/50 chance to healthy..." and some of the comments were a surprise. I know when people don't understand a topic hurtful or inappropriate ... http://twinpeas.com/wordpress/infertility/self-centeredness/203/ Claim your subscriber's FREE bonus! Download your copy of the ebook 30 Questions To Ask Your Doctor About IVF! November 12th was National Prematurity Awareness Day. I can honestly say I didn't see much publicity about this event. The only mention I saw wan an announcement during the news on the ticker scroll at the bottom of the screen. It wasn't much, but it was more than in years ... http://twinpeas.com/wordpress/premature-births/november-is-national-prematurity-awareness-month/201/ Claim your subscriber's FREE bonus! Download your copy of the ebook 30 Questions To Ask Your Doctor About IVF! Reminder - leave a comment by midnight MST on 11/15 and you'll be entered to win a copy of Hope Happens - just in time for the holiday season and great for tough economic times! A friend of mine, Jimmy Moore at Livin La Vida Low Carb, and his wife have ... http://twinpeas.com/wordpress/infertility/the-male-perspective-part-ii/198/ Claim your subscriber's FREE bonus! Download your copy of the ebook 30 Questions To Ask Your Doctor About IVF! When my husband and I were trying to have a baby I rarely consider how he felt about the monthly disappointment of not getting pregnant. Partially because he didn't seen to be bothered by it. It was his opinion that it was just taking a little longer than most people, ... http://twinpeas.com/wordpress/infertility/the-male-perspective/197/ Claim your subscriber's FREE bonus! Download your copy of the ebook 30 Questions To Ask Your Doctor About IVF! Not much is really said about male factor infertility. Whenever I mention that my husband and I used fertility treatments to build our family people always ask what was wrong with me. Yet, more than30 percent of infertility issues are due to the male factor. Next week I'll be posting two ... http://twinpeas.com/wordpress/infertility/male-factor-infertility/200/ Claim your subscriber's FREE bonus! Download your copy of the ebook 30 Questions To Ask Your Doctor About IVF! Through the connections I've been making on Twitter I have found a couple of great resources that should be shared: First is a beautifully written article about how infertility hurts at Totally Her. The second is an article about how mindset can sometimes control our destiny. I know that I often say ... http://twinpeas.com/wordpress/infertility/articles-worthy-of-your-time/199/ Claim your subscriber's FREE bonus! Download your copy of the ebook 30 Questions To Ask Your Doctor About IVF! Four years ago I had the worst month of November of my life. My daughters had already spent one month in the NICU and one of my twin daughters was extremely ill. There were days I wasn't sure she was going to stay with us. My days in November 2004 ... http://twinpeas.com/wordpress/premature-births/four-years-ago/196/ Claim your subscriber's FREE bonus! Download your copy of the ebook 30 Questions To Ask Your Doctor About IVF! Over the next couple of months I'm going to be giving away prizes. The first prize is a copy of Hope Happens words of encouragement for times of change by Cahterine DeVrye. According to the back of the book, "They [the quotes in the book] will not only soother your ... http://twinpeas.com/wordpress/contest/hope-happens/193/ Claim your subscriber's FREE bonus! Download your copy of the ebook 30 Questions To Ask Your Doctor About IVF! If I told you I was a good cook there is no way you would believe me after seeing the photo associated with this post. But I am - here is another sample of my work (a cheesecake) - proof that I can bake (which is different than watching ... http://twinpeas.com/wordpress/personal-growth/eggs-plosion/194/ Claim your subscriber's FREE bonus! Download your copy of the ebook 30 Questions To Ask Your Doctor About IVF! Do you agree with this woman - that infertility is stigmatized? Read the first few paragraphs of this (or the entire) article. I don't understand why infertility is so secretive - can someone explain that to me? Is it because it's about sex? We'll sex is a very open topic. ... http://twinpeas.com/wordpress/infertility/will-the-stigma-ever-go-away/192/ Claim your subscriber's FREE bonus! Download your copy of the ebook 30 Questions To Ask Your Doctor About IVF! Friday I was interviewed by Elmas and Janine at Diamond Life Creators, Finding Your Diamond Radio. This is a great interview for you to pass along to your friends and family who don't understand why you are so upset you can't get pregnant or who say stupid things that hurt ... http://twinpeas.com/wordpress/infertility/finding-your-diamond-radio/191/ Claim your subscriber's FREE bonus! Download your copy of the ebook 30 Questions To Ask Your Doctor About IVF! Do you want your voice to be heard so that real progress and change can be made in the world of infertility? Check out RESOLVE's website for how you can share your story and help the world understand the disease of infertility - become a media contact. Click here to ... http://twinpeas.com/wordpress/infertility/shout-it-if-that-is-from-the-roof-tops/190/ Claim your subscriber's FREE bonus! Download your copy of the ebook 30 Questions To Ask Your Doctor About IVF! Do you subscribe to Conceive Magazine? I've read a few bloggers who have decided not to continue their subscription because there are too many baby ads or photos or stories about pregnancy/motherhood. Conceive magazine is in a tough place because it wants to provide a positive message about preconception, conceiving, ... http://twinpeas.com/wordpress/infertility/conceive-and-niaw/189/ Claim your subscriber's FREE bonus! Download your copy of the ebook 30 Questions To Ask Your Doctor About IVF! At a luncheon event I attended today I briefly shared my story of infertility and premature birth. At the end of the meeting a woman puts her hand on my shoulders and says, "Having a premature baby is no big deal." She went on to tell me that both of ... http://twinpeas.com/wordpress/premature-births/its-no-big-deal/188/ Claim your subscriber's FREE bonus! Download your copy of the ebook 30 Questions To Ask Your Doctor About IVF! One of the greatest lessons I learned during our infertility journey was to research, research, and research some more. I learned as much as I could about what causes infertility and then when we received our diagnosis, I researched how it would be "cured." My husband, however, didn't seem to ... http://twinpeas.com/wordpress/personal-growth/lesson-learned/187/ Claim your subscriber's FREE bonus! Download your copy of the ebook 30 Questions To Ask Your Doctor About IVF! The contest for the FREE Male Fertility Kit from East West Essentials has come to an end. The winner has been notified via email. Thank you to everyone who entered. I wish all of you could won a free kit to help you along your infertility journey. A BIG Thank You ... http://twinpeas.com/wordpress/infertility/and-the-winner-is/186/ Claim your subscriber's FREE bonus! Download your copy of the ebook 30 Questions To Ask Your Doctor About IVF! A friend of mine sent me the following details on a 10-week tele-class about how to manage your menstrual  imbalances. It sounds like a great course for those dealing with PCOS. If you want the conference number and the passcode just leave a comment and I'll email you ... http://twinpeas.com/wordpress/resources/take-back-your-period/185/ Claim your subscriber's FREE bonus! Download your copy of the ebook 30 Questions To Ask Your Doctor About IVF! Reposted from: Antigone Lost. Please visit her blog and consider posting this notice on yours too. October 15th is National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day in the United States. More than 25,000 children are stillborn in the United States every year leaving mothers, entire families and communities devastated. 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Over the past few months I have found great websites and blogs for those going through infertility or resources on parenting blogs/websites that provide content for the infertile community. I contributed an article about my journey through infertility and IVF to one of those sites this month, Root & Sprout, ... http://twinpeas.com/wordpress/infertility/root-sprout/180/ Claim your subscriber's FREE bonus! Download your copy of the ebook 30 Questions To Ask Your Doctor About IVF! When Dave and I were struggling with our infertility it was difficult at times to be happy for our friends who had it easy getting pregnant and becoming parents. At one point I even declined an invitation to a friends baby shower because I just couldn't go. It would not ... http://twinpeas.com/wordpress/infertility/no-longer-envious/177/ Claim your subscriber's FREE bonus! Download your copy of the ebook 30 Questions To Ask Your Doctor About IVF! This is a test post. 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