tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352632822311220554.post5749842432892857321..comments2023-06-20T05:07:05.428-07:00Comments on learning to swim in a sea of baby bumps: THANK YOU!tishihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05652109105463448687noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352632822311220554.post-72686298891923075102021-08-06T06:04:00.185-07:002021-08-06T06:04:00.185-07:00Your genes are trash...Your genes are trash...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352632822311220554.post-75393584962822861722009-10-13T00:32:49.789-07:002009-10-13T00:32:49.789-07:00I'm proud you followed all the rules and gave ...I'm proud you followed all the rules and gave such awesome answers chica :-)Circus Princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00201859855761532276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352632822311220554.post-12458358289438047622009-10-12T18:06:37.057-07:002009-10-12T18:06:37.057-07:00You know, I always was interested in becoming a mi...You know, I always was interested in becoming a midwife, but I feel like infertility has changed that to just a pipe dream. I just don't think I could devote my time to delivering babies when I can't get pregnant myself...<br /><br />Thanks for the award!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352632822311220554.post-75117478301959572032009-10-12T14:54:47.364-07:002009-10-12T14:54:47.364-07:00Read your comments that you left for Megan regardi...Read your comments that you left for Megan regarding her infertility/blame your mom post (LOL...only not really that funny!).<br /><br />Your comment touched me.<br /><br />I agree that feminism is a wonderful thing...I am also forever grateful to the women of the 70s and 80s for the sacrifices they made so that women graduation in the early 90s (me) and beyond have CHOICES! But, I TOTALLY agree with you that there must must be some sort of balance. <br /><br />I don't know what it is, how how one goes about achieving it, or even where to find those answers, but I do know that so many of my friends (we turned 40 in 2009) are all in the same boat...IVF mommies, adoptive mommies, mommies of only 1 miracle, or accepting the alternative of child-free living. Definitely not the life most of us had envisioned for ourselves.<br /><br />Good luck to you on this IF journey!!! <br /><br />I will share with you (as I'm sure you've heard countless stories in your occupation as a doula) that I am an IVF mom and THEN a bonus baby mom. We had 4 losses before IVF, a successful IVF cycle at 34 and then a bonus baby at 37. Unfortunately, we had a miscarriage a year ago at 39, but it was a good sign that I could still get pregnant. Loss was attributed to a probable monosomy or trisomy defect. :( Life goes on.Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17633704862629969672noreply@blogger.com