Everyone knows someone who has struggled with or continues to struggle with infertility. With more than 7 million people in the U.S affected by infertility, and a growing number of people undergoing assisted reproductive technology procedures, many people are dealing with infertility issues by blogging about their experiences.
With so many fertility options available – all with varied costs – it can get overwhelming. SheKnows.com uncovers the big words and oftentimes, big costs, associated with baby making.
The article highlights the costs associated with IUI, IVF, GIFT, ZIFT, egg donation and surrogacy and alternative treatments.
Women who want to have children should make it a priority in their twenties to find a partner. That's because one of the most dramatic issues facing Generation X is infertility. No generation of women has had more trouble with fertility than this generation, who received the terrible baby boomer advice, "Wait. You have time. Focus on your career first." [Boston Globe]
Twenty-two years ago, when he was just 18 years old, the last thing on Mike Kuzminski's mind was fatherhood.
His only concern at that point was surviving the cancer that had taken hold in his young body, and getting through the life-saving radiation and chemotherapy treatment doctors had prescribed.
But a forward-thinking oncologist advised the young man to freeze his sperm because the treatment was likely to render him infertile.
Years later, Kuzminski and his wife have given birth to what they describe as their "miracle baby," conceived from the sperm that was frozen for 22 years, 2 months and 2 weeks...
We recently highlighted the tickers from families.com. Then we came across their free counter boxes. The counter boxes are similar to the tickers, but easier to install in the right or left column of your blog, because they are not as wide as the tickers.
Here are the three they offer: the pregnancy counter box, the angel counter box and the trying-to-conceive counter box. They are free and just require a quick log in to families.com.
To see more of the tickers and widgets that we've featured on BBA, click here.
We've already featured a few pregnancy tickers for baby blogs: the lilypie ticker, the baby-gaga ticker, the babystrology ticker and the countdown ticker widget from 3D pregnancy.
Here's another option for you, the tickers from families.com. They offer a pregnancy ticker, TTC ticker, adoption ticker, breastfeeding ticker, birthday ticker and more. Access to the tickers is free, but does require a quick log in.
A growing number of couples are turning to spas to increase their chances of conceiving.
Instead of taking hormone injections, prospective mothers are submitting to acupuncture needles. Meds are being traded for massage. And in place of a cold doctor's office, couples enjoy feng shuied rooms, cascading waterfalls, and enough New Age music to turn a pit bull into a poodle.
It's all part of the philosophy that relaxation is the drug-free path to reproductive success.
Click here for the rest of the article including acupuncturist Leslie Ring-Adams' quote, "The worst thing you can tell a woman who's trying to get pregnant is that she just needs to relax." Ring-Adams does not advocate abandoning medical treatments for couples trying to conceive, but believes a woman's best chance is to use acupuncture as an adjunct to assisted reproductive technologies.
Tampa - It had taken three years and 13 in vitro cycles, but it took the audacity of modern science, the stubbornness of sisters, and something even harder to explain. Adrienne, told she could never conceive, held a twin to her chest, just above her swelling womb. A third baby, an even more impossible baby, is due in April.
Maximus and Tomas, born Wednesday night, are medically unexplainable. Soon Adrienne Lugo will have three -- her twins carried by her sister Nicole Gee who offered to be a surrogate, and one surprise gift of nature, conceived the old-fashioned way. For the rest of the story, click here.
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