It's always been nice to receive those kinds of emails in my inbox. The ones from Circle Bloom and Sarah Holland of Fertile Mindset that tell me I've earned a commission on a product that someone has bought using my link (see my sidebar). Both of these are excellent fertility products. Circle … [Read more...]
This book will give you hope.
Whatever your situation or medical condition, you will be inspired by Julia Indichova's remarkable story. At the age of 42 she had an FSH of 42 (that's bad). A number of doctors refused to treat her, based on this number. But Julia was determined to complete her family. She had secondary … [Read more...]
Precious Babies
"Precoius Babies: Pregnancy, Birth and Parenting after Infertility" by Kate Brian Kate Brian is also the author of "The Complete Guide to Female Infertility" and "The Complete Guide to IVF". I read the IVF book shortly before I thought I would be doing that procedure and it was a very … [Read more...]
The Natural Mothering eBook Bundle – a $525 value for only $29.97!
I've just been downloading a whole load of ebooks. I actually don't know how I got there. It was one of those comment love posts that I just clicked through. But there is a load of stuff there including fertility ebooks that I know lots of you would be interested in. Even on feeding and potty … [Read more...]
Join The Movement
National infertility Awareness Week (NIAW) is with us again, and this time they are challenging us as to how we have contributed to infertility awareness and support. I feel a bit inadequate about my contribution to infertility. But I came across this quote and realised that it is the … [Read more...]
Bees
We have had a swarm of bees in our outdoor shed for some time now, but recently it has become a lot worse, to the point where people have gotten stung. It was time to get the bee people in. Well, as I sit here with babes and an IPad I have been researching these interesting … [Read more...]
Book Review: Ordinary Miracles
I first got to know Krissi McVicker through ICLW, the one week in the month where you exchange a certain number of comments per day on a list of blogs organised by Mel, the Stirrup Queen of infertility blogs. Krissi was somewhat different in that she had already achieved all her miracle babies … [Read more...]
Infertility is like driving a skedonk.
Mel from Stirrup Queens has had a great idea: write a post about infertility using an analogy. So in typical South African style, I am going to say - Infertility is like driving a skedonk. That is an affectionate S. A. colloquial term for an old battered motor car. I read this … [Read more...]
New Network: Parenting/ Pregnant after Infertility or Loss
Hello bleeps! You must be wondering why so many blog posts at once (I normally barely manage one a week) – it is because I have a long weekend – midterm break. I just wanted to let you all know that Elphaba at Yolk (or what she has renamed Alice in Diaperland) has put together a network of … [Read more...]
New Year, New Baby?
I’ve just read that 2012, the year of the dragon, is the ideal time to have a baby. Those born in this year are supposedly "the strongest, smartest and luckiest" - well that’s according to this article. Personally any year is good for me! Just to have a baby is a miracle in itself. But if you take … [Read more...]