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NIAW – why we share

By On April 27, 2013 · 7 Comments

I ran across a blogger’s rant about National Infertility Awareness Week today and just shook my head.

The author, who shall remain unlinked, claims that NIAW is nothing more than a self-serving week to allow infertiles to push their medical advice down unsuspecting victims’ throats.

That’s paraphrasing, of course.

Nay, dear readers. This particular blogger […]

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Don’t ignore infertility – what you can do to help (NIAW 2012)

By On April 23, 2012 · 7 Comments

Don’t ignore your ability to fight infertility.

If you’re infertile (an ugly label used to describe couples trying to conceive without success after 6-12 months (depending on age) or a woman younger than 35 who suffers multiple miscarriages), don’t ignore the lifestyle changes your system may need or treatments you can undergo. From diet and […]

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Busted infertility myth: Privates become public

By On April 26, 2011 · 12 Comments

I watched the scales shift among my friends as woman after woman crossed the line in the sand from Never Given Birth to Been There, Done That.

The war stories they told always reached some point of, “And then all dignity flew out the window,” as labor peaked or plateaued or changed courses.

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I’m on BlogHer!

By On November 29, 2010 · 7 Comments

BlogHer has asked to syndicate my recent entry, “A quick rant: Yes, they’re natural.” You can check it out on the super huge, super awesome site here. Go ahead, click it! You know you want to.

Who knew getting worked up would get my lil ol’ blog some national […]

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Silence and infertility don’t mix

By On August 13, 2010 · 12 Comments

Maybe it’s because I’m a talkative person who is terrible at keeping her own secrets, but I never once considered keeping the details of our fertility treatments a secret.

For good or for bad, I knew I would need the support of those around me. For bad, I knew having loved ones aware of my […]

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