Still wading through my found New York Times that was buried in a tote in my kitchen, I read the oddest article while on the treadmill. Titled,"And Next to the Bearded Lady, Premature Babies" by Michael Brick. What?!!

It seems that from 1903 to the 1940, Dr. Martin A. Couney used preemies as a freak attraction in incubators, just like the other participants like the bearded lady and such. Here is the intro:

The babies were lined up under heaters and they breathed filtered air. Few of them weighed more than three pounds. They... more

The title of the book, Do Blue Bedsheets Bring Babies? by Thomas Craughwell is the reason why I got the book in the first place. Is there a fertility corrolation between sheet color and if a baby arrives 9 months later? Reading this subtitle, I automatically thought, "No way!" Let's see what the author has to say.

Craughwell rated this old wives tale right in the middle between true and false. Meaning, that the tale could be true or false fifty percent of the time. Using color therapy research from marketing research firms was the basis for Craughwell's research.... more

Looking into the book, Do Blue Bedsheets Bring Babies by Thomas Chraughwell I saw that there were many old wive's tales regarding sex drive,fertility and pregnancy. Most of them I felt were pretty easy to know if they was any truth behind them, but some were surprizes. Here are some of both!

The following things are rumored to be aphrodisiacs in folk lore, but what does the FDA say? Oysters - yes! They are high in zinc, and zinc improves the sex drive. Yohimbine bark - "encouraging". Rumored to activate nerve centers in males to improve sexual function.

The main emphasis on this subject in the book was for powdered... more

Last month I wrote about fertility symbols. I believe at some point I wrote that many individuals do not recognize these symbols in current times. Well, I just came across one individual who does.

I have heard of Tori Amos, but haven't ever listened to her. While in the bookstore this winter I came across her book Piece by Piece. The cover intrigued me and I requested it from the library. After waiting through spring, I finally have... more

Continuing with my personal infertility myths experience:

#6 Your Fertility Problems Are All In Your Head. This myth felt true, each time I went in to the doctor and didn't receive any other explanation for our difficulties other than, "It hasn't been that long." or "Don't worry, you're young." Although we never received a medical diagnosis, I have my own theories about our problems conceiving and carrying our kids.

#7 If You Wait Long Enough, You'll Get Pregnant. Another myth that I'd never heard of.

#8 Infertility Will Break Up Your Marriage. Infertility issues are stressful on every one involved. This of course, leads to stress within the relationship.... more

Yesterday I posted 10 infertility myths that I found on about.com by Kim Elise Goldman. Today I'm going to post my experiences with the first five of these myths along with some facts that were printed in the article.

#1 Getting Pregnant Is Easy Not so in our case. Although we did get pregnant a few months after trying, once we made the decision, we were ready to be pregnant NOW. Acording to Goldman, one in ten couples have some sort of difficulties achieving pregnancy.

#2 If You Have Periods, You'll Get Pregnant. This was one of the myths that I had never heard of.

#3 If You Adopt, You'll Get Pregnant. Now this is a myth... more

With May Day behind us, I put some thought towards myths that exist for current times. Although most of us do not worship gods and goddesses anymore there are still myths that we deal with on a daily basis. This got me thinking about myths regarding fertility and infertility that some of us have experienced either directly or indirectly. I know that while I was trying to conceive, experiencing my pregnancy, then adopting there were many off-hand remarks said to me, that were not fact-based. It seemed like everyone had an opinion, or an answer whether I asked for it or not! Knowing me though, I probably did ask for many of them. I can't seem to keep my mouth shut when it comes to talking... more