Everyday we are bombarded by media images. Some are good, yet most are depressing and negative. Hey, that is the stuff that sells. It is hard to not get dragged into the belief that the world is a bad place, that most people are evil and that there is nothing that the everyday person can do, except protect themselves and their families from the scary world that we live in.

I came across a magazine promo to help balance... more

I got an email this week mentioning the ov-watch. I was curious to see what it was all about.

Upon first seeing the above photo, I thought to myself, "No way, would I wear that!" I had images of wearing the watch in public, at work etc. People coming up to me, knowing that I was trying to get pregnant. Again, "No way!" But after reading through their site, I learned that you only wear the watch at night, so your conception plans can remain private if you wish.

Here's how it... more

I was reading an article today about recurrent miscarriages. In this article one of the experts is quoted as saying,

Dr. Stephanie Rhone says, "we find a cause for about 60-percent of our couples that we see. About 40-percent of our couples have unexplained recurrent loss, either because of bad luck, random losses or because there's something underlying. We haven't been able to discover yet or don't know how to test for."

The wording of "bad luck"... more

Searching for more fertility articles on the Health magazine website, I came across a small mention for Conception Curve. What??

It has been recommended by fertility doctors that women elevate their hips after intercourse to help with conception by using gravity. This is now where the makers of Conceptioncurve come in. They have designed a pillow that will raise your hips and elevate your legs comfortably. Seeing the photos along with the ad on their website shocked me. I didn't realize that you were supposed to raise them that high!

The cost is what really threw me. $59.95 plus $15.00 for shipping and handling seems pretty steep to me. But who am I to judge... more

During the months that Chris and I were having trouble conceiving, I came across a few things that I wish I had never seen on tv. A lot of them were emotional, gut wrenching fact or fiction stories to watch. This also involved songs heard on the radio and movies. After I was pregnant, this amount of media seemed to get bigger in size of things that I felt I shouldn't be subjecting my mind to. Of course, there are those that would argue that I shouldn't subject my mind to anything on television at any time but I am here to confess that I am a tv addict and see no reform in my future.

Today during the kids' nap time I came across one of the Law & Order episodes that I wished I had... more