January 22nd, 2008
Many thanks to Elaine Vigneault for pulling together an alphabetical list of the bloggers for choice today. Look at all these cool women! I love a good reason to explore new blogs and there are definitely some names here that are unfamiliar to me. Now I need some tea, a nice blanket and a few […]
By Gabrielle -- 4 comments
January 22nd, 2008
Let’s get this straight – a fertility blogger is participating in a movement celebrating the anniversary of the passage of Roe v. Wade 35 years ago?
Damn straight. And here is why Choice should matter to you.
Those same individuals who act under the banner of Pro-Life are not too cool about you creating new life using […]
By Gabrielle -- 2 comments
January 21st, 2008
January 22nd marks the 35th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade, and bloggers around the world are dedicating posts to what choice means to them.
Hell yes I am participating. Tune in tomorrow to see why choice should matter to you.
If you don’t maintain a blog or personal website, you can still participate by encouraging your favorite […]
By Gabrielle -- 0 comments
January 21st, 2008
A report on MSNBC this morning alerted women to the potential dangers of caffeine - the report, of course, started out with the large header
2-cup coffee habit may double miscarriage risk
But then conceded in the subheader that doctors are still divided on the hazards of moderate caffeine consumption in pregnancy.
In the study, published in Monday’s […]
By Gabrielle -- 0 comments
January 21st, 2008
So, I was pretty upset by the Tyra Banks Show last week. But I wasn’t the only one. Melissa includes a link to Fertility Notes (thanks!) and several other blogs in her Thursday article for BlogHer entitled Wolves in Duck’s Clothing. And these are just a few of the posts that I have seen in […]
By Gabrielle -- 5 comments
January 20th, 2008
When we first figured out that baby-making wasn’t in the cards for me, my pediatric oncologist would always remind me that, “with so many advances in science, who knows what will be available to you once you are ready to start a family.”
In those days, 12-year old, optimistic me always assumed that cloning, if anything, […]
By Gabrielle -- 0 comments
January 19th, 2008
Pennsylvania’s Agricultural Department has finally conceded to our governor , milk producers and marketers and numerous consumer groups and said that they will now allow labels informing consumers whether the milk they intend to buy is produced without artificial growth hormones:
The new standards apply to labeling about rBST, an artificial growth hormone. Only milk […]
By Gabrielle -- 1 comment
January 18th, 2008
This is just a friendly reminder that today is the LAST day for submissions to Fertility Notes‘ give away of Cindy Margolis’ Having a Baby…When the Old-Fashioned Way Isn’t Working: Hope and Help for Everyone Facing Infertility.
Here are the details.
You have until midnight tonight (EST) to email me (polchic@hotmail.com) a little nugget - a blog […]
By Gabrielle -- 0 comments
January 16th, 2008
What curious relationships us women have with our wombs.
I bet our adolescent and teen years really weren’t all that different. Those were the years when the fear of pregnancy hung over your head like a guillotine.
Are you really going out dressed like that? You’re going to get yourself pregnant!
Don’t hang out with […]
By Gabrielle -- 0 comments
January 15th, 2008
Juno is the first movie that’s sparked my interest in a while. Trailers are funny. Topics are relevant (perhaps too close to home for me on some levels). Characters likable. Reviews are good. My MIL loved it. My co-workers – ditto. Bloggers whose opinion I trust like Jade and Pamela Jeanne give it the […]
By Gabrielle -- 4 comments
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