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Archive for the ‘motherhood’ Category

July 4th, 2008

Rub Some of That Baby Aura on Me

Many women (and men) in the midst of trying to conceive and having some trouble will start to avoid social situations where they know they will encounter pregnant women or babies. While these sights don’t usually bother me, I can understand how seeing others who have something you want so badly but don’t have (yet) […]

By Gabrielle -- 2 comments

July 2nd, 2008

What Defines You? Is It Your (In)Fertility?

Chapter six of Fully Fertile: A 12-Week Plan for Optimal Fertility is entitled, Identifying and Eliminating Your Stressors, and in it, a section is dedicated to your job and the stresses it brings to your life:
So many women who are trying to conceive wonder if quitting their jobs would reduce their stress, and, therefore, […]

By Gabrielle -- 2 comments

July 1st, 2008

Start a Fully Fertile Book Club

I know that I keep tempting you with a full book review of Fully Fertile: A 12-Week Plan for Optimal Fertility, but the more I read, the more I think it makes sense to share some of the “a ha!” moments it provides to me, as they are happening. Look for several of these this […]

By Gabrielle -- 0 comments

June 30th, 2008

The Wall Street Journal Chimes in on Fertility

In a good way.
I was so pleased to see this appear in the online version of today’s Wall Street Journal. The post was in response to this Sunday’s New York Times Magazine which discusses the decline of birth rates and its implications. I LOVE the title of the WSJ post:
One Way to Higher […]

By Gabrielle -- 0 comments

June 29th, 2008

Being Pregnant = Being Incapable of Packing a Bag???

As much as I long to be a mother, there are some moments that give me pause. I wrote about one of those moments here.
Another thing that gives me just a moment of hesitation on my path towards parenthood is the belief that once your belly is full, you brain becomes absolute mush and you […]

By Gabrielle -- 10 comments

June 11th, 2008

Celebrity Week Continues…

Just a few days in, and I am ready for Celebrity Week to be over. I click on the latest celebrity stories as much as the next person; I thought this would be easy. But lists of who did what to get a you-know-what (or two) have already been done. And I hate being late […]

By Gabrielle -- 2 comments

June 8th, 2008

“Celebrity Week” at the Health & Wellness Channel Begins Tomorrow

Who doesn’t peruse the People Magazine while waiting in line at the grocery checkout? Who doesn’t pick up an Us Magazine or its ilk when waiting to be called at the dentist? Even if you don’t subscribe, you still sneak some peeks at what so and so is doing or who you know who is […]

By Gabrielle -- 1 comment

June 6th, 2008

Summer Reading - Some Fertile Words

I confess. I have a stack of summer reading to do and I have been avoiding all of the titles that are fertility-related. Because I just haven’t been ready to focus on my own fertility until we got some things out of the way first.
But now I am ready to crack them open again. Start […]

By Gabrielle -- 4 comments

May 25th, 2008

NaCoLeavMo Begins Today!

Friendly reminder: NaCoLeavMo begins today.

The what you say? That’s not a word. Did she make that sh*t up? I didn’t, but Mel at Stirrup Queens and Sperm Palace Jesters did.
What’s it all about? It’s National Comment Leaving Month (the national refers to wherever you are reading) from May 25th to June 25th. A full […]

By Gabrielle -- 7 comments

May 25th, 2008

Fertility News Around the Health & Wellness Channel

I am taking this gorgeous long weekend to replant some herbs and plants and enjoy fertility of a different kind. But before I head into the sun, I want to share some news around the b5media Health & Wellness channel that might interest you:
1.) Elaine at Genetics and Health reports about a new study which […]

By Gabrielle -- 2 comments

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