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Fertility Notes- a fertility blog with all the news your womb can use

April 8th, 2008

Smokin’, Drinkin’, Sniffin’ Glue

A recent study done by Jennifer Bailey and Karl Hill from the University of Washington’s Social Development Research Group found that,
Despite public health campaigns, a surprising number of women continue to use substances such as tobacco, marijuana and alcohol during pregnancy and their usage rebounds to pre-pregnancy levels within two years of having a […]

By Gabrielle -- 4 comments

March 30th, 2008

Thoughts and Conversations on J. Lo (She Doesn’t Have Infertility Cooties)

I’m sure by now you’ve all seen or heard about Jennifer Lopez’s article in People magazine where she plainly denies using anything beyond good ole fashioned will power and desire to pop out her twins even though there have been rumours, reports, previous articles, photos even, pointing to other conclusions.
Now, it’s one thing to not […]

By Gabrielle -- 2 comments

March 27th, 2008

How I’m Feeling Today (So Far)

Melissa sums it up so nicely in a recent post for BlogHer:
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the hope before the storm, it was the tears fought back before the fall, it was after a three-day transfer, it was during a natural cycle, it was the whiteness […]

By Gabrielle -- 3 comments

March 20th, 2008

Sticks and Stones - I Couldn’t Make This Up

I debated for a while about whether or not to accept this comment on my blog or to let it linger in the “in moderation” queue. I talked about it with Michael and his first thought was, “hey, it’s just like yours and Ang’s Sticks and Stones videos only you didn’t make it up!”
He’s right. […]

By Gabrielle -- 5 comments

February 21st, 2008

Did She or Didn’t She? Does It Matter?

This article and variations of it were all over the place this weekend. Marcia Cross is on the cover of the latest issue of Health magazine. Inside, she talks about her pregnancy and future plans. Marcia says:
We decided to skip our honeymoon and try In Vitro after the wedding. I had already been through infertility […]

By Gabrielle -- 0 comments

February 1st, 2008

Does It Bother You to See Other People’s Babies?

Angelique asked me a great question the other day, “Does it bother you to see other people’s babies?”
And my answer is no.
I have heard that for some women trying to conceive (TTC) that watching other parents cuddle, soothe, love their infants is nearly maddening. It brings to immediate reality all of the things they […]

By Gabrielle -- 15 comments

January 30th, 2008

Another Reason to Love Feministe.com

I loved this post. Loved it. Zuzu nails it when she says:
God forbid a pregnant woman enjoy an adult pleasure every now and again without someone trying to shame her into giving them all up in the name of the holy baby.
She’s referring to the most recent study linking even a moderate intake […]

By Gabrielle -- 2 comments

January 23rd, 2008

Hey TTC’ers, Looking for More Ways to Mess with Your Heads?

Of course you’re not. Between the betas, the HPTs (home pregnancy tests), and all that great advice that talk shows want to give you, you have your fill.
But still, I found this and I gotta share.
Now you can take an on-line pregnancy test to indicate the likelihood of pregnancy.
I’m hoping that my results are completely […]

By Gabrielle -- 0 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

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