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Archive for January 2008

January 22nd, 2008

Bloggers for Choice - A Nice Long List!

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

Choice, Infertility and Reproductive Rights

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

Tomorrow is Blog for Choice Day 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

Sorry Starbucks, It’s Herbal Tea for Me (Or is it?)

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

AFA Response to the Tyra Banks Show

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

Did Anyone Ever Tell You You Look Just Like…

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

You Mean You’ll Actually Tell Us What We’re Drinking Now? Gee Thanks.

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

Still Time to Win a Copy of Cindy Margolis’ New Book!

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.

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

Outside the Junoverse

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