tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200936762024-03-14T09:04:32.246-04:00Life Begins...Miscarriage stories of loss, hope and help. It's always devastating to experience a loss. It can cause you to feel alone, isolated. There's no 'right' way to feel - a range of reactions are possible and normal. In addition to the grief you may feel, your body will be undergoing some profound hormonal adjustments, which may make you feel very emotionally volatile. If you have had a miscarriage, take the time to understand better why these occur and why it is not your fault.Catherine McDiarmid-Watthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14554083442487604235noreply@blogger.comBlogger491125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20093676.post-65328689082350250512016-01-06T15:48:00.000-05:002016-01-06T15:48:30.680-05:00Five Miscarriages and a Baby<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Privately I've been battling my own set of personal challenges - five miscarriages and a baby...<br />
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Maggie is fast approaching two and is the joy of my life. I've had three of my five miscarriages since she was born so the struggle isn't over, but I've come to appreciate how lucky I am.<br />
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I have what so many people want but never actually get - an incredible daughter, a loving fiancé and a supportive family that have shared and absorbed my pain where they could <i>(thank-you all)</i>. <br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0977493318/?tag=lifebegins-20" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_new" title="Avoiding Miscarriage: Everything You Need To Know To Feel More Confident In Pregnancy, Publisher: Sea Change Press; illustrated edition edition (September 1, 2006)"><img align="left" alt="Image: Avoiding Miscarriage: Everything You Need To Know To Feel More Confident In Pregnancy, Publisher: Sea Change Press; illustrated edition edition (September 1, 2006)" border="0" height="160" hspace="10" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51EkyncPB5L._SL160_.jpg" title="Avoiding Miscarriage: Everything You Need To Know To Feel More Confident In Pregnancy, Publisher: Sea Change Press; illustrated edition edition (September 1, 2006)" width="100" /></a><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0977493318/?tag=lifebegins-20" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_new" title="Avoiding Miscarriage: Everything You Need To Know To Feel More Confident In Pregnancy, Publisher: Sea Change Press; illustrated edition edition (September 1, 2006)">Avoiding Miscarriage: Everything You Need To Know To Feel More Confident In Pregnancy</a><br />
-- There are only four major causes of miscarriage, and targeted questionnaires help each woman clarify whether she might be at higher risk in any of these areas.<br />
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Each cause is explained thoroughly but clearly, with the information and support women need to improve their chance of future successful pregnancy. This makes the book as relevant for women who have never even been pregnant as it is for women who have experienced miscarriage.<br />
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The book presents a detailed overview of miscarriage, dispels common myths, provides flow charts to help reveal the cause of any previous unexplained loss, and offers positive, practical options for action.<br />
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It is written from the patient's perspective, drawing on sympathetic case studies to introduce each chapter and presenting complex medical research in a way that is easy to understand. The reassuring and upbeat tone inspires a positive attitude, and the book enables each woman to identify the path that is right for her based on her unique personality and circumstances.<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0977493318/?tag=lifebegins-20" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_new" title="Avoiding Miscarriage: Everything You Need To Know To Feel More Confident In Pregnancy, Publisher: Sea Change Press; illustrated edition edition (September 1, 2006)"><img alt="Image: Buy Now on Amazon.com" border="0" height="22" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXHOKEXSpPhGsLc2jS_IRG9-pSDnhYuGpLzNWFUfJdxbusmLEznc7s2cwss6BX_mvKPNAb-0vw0nC9Rwa5NcxZqplUnS7wGzSF8j_trT_5oaxUCCj7w4M7duMRq4go9DIisxjgGQ/s320/buynow.gif" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" tile="Buy Now on Amazon.com" width="94" /></a><span style="font-size: 85%;"><b>Paperback:</b> 250 pages<br />
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http://wwwpregnancystories.blogspot.com</div>Catherine McDiarmid-Watthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14554083442487604235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20093676.post-4204298788153274952016-01-06T15:21:00.000-05:002016-01-06T15:48:39.815-05:00After 16 tries, I finally got the baby I wanted<a href="http://www.metro.co.uk/news/892332-mum-after-16-tries-i-finally-got-the-baby-i-wanted" target="_new" title="Mum: After 16 tries, I finally got the baby I wanted"><img alt="Image: Mum: After 16 tries, I finally got the baby I wanted" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi0RpzhGe5kpjcRpnjGpyzHn1JzTmtp584Xp1x5m4TOkTamGr0Fdkh3eHYgjiNmV1Rpk3pnHvLMEzpgNi6YWd3jxqL2y6OIoDui5jtnYJ6j_jq3i9nRYl4ewIVGAVnhBf76E7x5Q/s320/Maria+Pridmore.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 202px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 320px;" title="Mum: After 16 tries, I finally got the baby I wanted" /></a>Maria Pridmore said the arrival of daughter Mia Shannon was <span style="font-style: italic;">‘a dream come true’.</span><br />
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The 32-year-old said: <span style="font-style: italic;">‘After the two I lost and all the miscarriages, I never thought I would be gifted with one. She is so precious to us.’</span><br />
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The cancer nurse lost 16 babies over a 13-year period and gave up on the idea of a family after the stillbirth of daughter Shannon and death of son Kia at the age of two weeks in 2009.<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0977493318/?tag=lifebegins-20" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_new" title="Avoiding Miscarriage: Everything You Need To Know To Feel More Confident In Pregnancy, Publisher: Sea Change Press; illustrated edition edition (September 1, 2006)"><img align="left" alt="Image: Avoiding Miscarriage: Everything You Need To Know To Feel More Confident In Pregnancy, Publisher: Sea Change Press; illustrated edition edition (September 1, 2006)" border="0" height="160" hspace="10" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51EkyncPB5L._SL160_.jpg" title="Avoiding Miscarriage: Everything You Need To Know To Feel More Confident In Pregnancy, Publisher: Sea Change Press; illustrated edition edition (September 1, 2006)" width="100" /></a><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0977493318/?tag=lifebegins-20" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_new" title="Avoiding Miscarriage: Everything You Need To Know To Feel More Confident In Pregnancy, Publisher: Sea Change Press; illustrated edition edition (September 1, 2006)">Avoiding Miscarriage: Everything You Need To Know To Feel More Confident In Pregnancy</a><br />
-- There are only four major causes of miscarriage, and targeted questionnaires help each woman clarify whether she might be at higher risk in any of these areas.<br />
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Each cause is explained thoroughly but clearly, with the information and support women need to improve their chance of future successful pregnancy. This makes the book as relevant for women who have never even been pregnant as it is for women who have experienced miscarriage.<br />
<br />
The book presents a detailed overview of miscarriage, dispels common myths, provides flow charts to help reveal the cause of any previous unexplained loss, and offers positive, practical options for action.<br />
<br />
It is written from the patient's perspective, drawing on sympathetic case studies to introduce each chapter and presenting complex medical research in a way that is easy to understand. The reassuring and upbeat tone inspires a positive attitude, and the book enables each woman to identify the path that is right for her based on her unique personality and circumstances.<br />
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http://wwwpregnancystories.blogspot.com</div>Catherine McDiarmid-Watthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14554083442487604235noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20093676.post-73725360820430401192012-03-02T09:00:00.002-05:002012-03-02T15:18:19.520-05:00Bethenny Frankel reveals miscarriage<a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/gossip/2012/02/bethenny-frankel-miscarriage-bethenny-ever-after.html" title="Bethenny Frankel reveals miscarriage" target="item1"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYIcnVK3y7HC1OMKCe_Q-hRd36x0JONMWNplhn9U5a664yVCbks1dwdhjCDgkpYofeLh0xp3t0RGQBWy8lIpPR5rZDXhdWLZzmAGRvs72TQYwY07n9FVmpkx4mHCjyV0n6BCpmsQ/s320/Bethany+miscarries.jpg" alt="Bethenny Frankel reveals miscarriage" title="Bethenny Frankel reveals miscarriage" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715362516078733298" border="0" /></a>Bethenny Frankel had a miscarriage eight weeks into her second pregnancy, the reality TV star revealed Monday.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"That was a very emotional experience, and it had a lot of different things that came with it," </span>she said Monday on the "<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Today</span>" show, her voice cracking as she spoke. <span style="font-style: italic;">"Thinking about women who can't have their own baby, even the first baby, I mean, I'm really lucky. I have the most beautiful daughter in the world and I'm grateful for her."</span><br /><br />Regarding continuing to try for a second child, the 41-year-old said,<span style="font-style: italic;"> "It's not really my choice .... the window is closing." </span><br /><br /><a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/gossip/2012/02/bethenny-frankel-miscarriage-bethenny-ever-after.html" title="Bethenny Frankel reveals miscarriage" target="item1">Read more</a><br /><br /><hr /><span style="font-weight: bold;">TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:</span><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1450517749/?tag=lifebegins-20" title="I Never Held You: Miscarriage, Grief, Healing and Recovery" target="_blank"><img alt="I Never Held You: Miscarriage, Grief, Healing and Recovery" title="I Never Held You: Miscarriage, Grief, Healing and Recovery" src="http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=1450517749&MarketPlace=US&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&tag=lifebegins-20&ServiceVersion=20070822" border="0" height="160" hspace="10" width="107" align="left" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1450517749/?tag=lifebegins-20" title="I Never Held You: Miscarriage, Grief, Healing and Recovery" target="_blank">I Never Held You: Miscarriage, Grief, Healing and Recovery</a><br />-- speaks to the heart of women, their families and friends who have either lived through the pain & grief after miscarriage, or who want to better support someone who has. Author Ellen M. DuBois shares her own painful journey after miscarriage taking you from her darkest moments of grief, despair, isolation, anxiety, fear and depression to the steps she took towards healing and recovery. Her suggestions prove to be helpful in balancing the emotional peaks and valleys after suffering such a heartbreaking loss.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Never Held You</span> validates your grief after losing a baby to miscarriage, and assures you that you're not alone in your struggle. With the help of contributing author Dr. Linda Backman, Ed.D., licensed grief counselor, psychologist and author, you'll come to better understand grief- and why it's so important to allow yourself the time necessary to heal.</span><br /><br /><hr /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:130%;">◊ </span>Follow us on <a href="http://twitter.com/Pregnancyover44" title="Follow us on Twitter" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, join the conversation on our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/PregnancyStoriesByAge" title="Like us on Facebook" target="_blank">Facebook page</a>, circle us on <a href="https://plus.google.com/112802662826658836875" title="Circle us on Google Plus" target="_blank">Google+</a>.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;">More "Pregnancy Over 40" blogs to visit:<br /></span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://born2luv.blogspot.com/" title="Life Begins...">Life Begins...</a></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"> - Miscarriage stories of loss, hope & help<br /></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:78%;" ><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://pregnancystoriesbyage.com/" title="Pregnancy Stories by Age">Pregnancy Stories by Age</a></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>- Daily blog of hope & inspiration!</span></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /><a style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;" href="http://babyafter40.com/" title="You Can Get Pregnant in Your 40's">You Can Get Pregnant in Your 40's</a></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"> - Sharing articles, discussing options & suggestions<br /></span></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><a style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;" href="http://pregnancyover44.com/" title="Stories of Pregnancy and Birth over 44 years old">Stories of Pregnancy and Birth over 44 years old</a></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"> - sharing news stories I find online, for inspiration!</span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">5,100 Stories of Pregnancy & Birth Over 44 Years Old
http://wwwpregnancystories.blogspot.com</div>Catherine McDiarmid-Watthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14554083442487604235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20093676.post-1145908288279847812012-03-01T09:00:00.002-05:002012-03-02T15:38:06.403-05:00Herb & vitamin list explaining uses for infertility<a href="http://www.sxc.hu/profile/adam_trd" title="A freshly made fruit salad - Stock Photo Credit: adam_trd" target="item1"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkPg15_z7ZV-0cRlFsORYu8oSoA8gKUOi04rZxZsllbKBmwQjiABudfEOZM_y5pVmMo789s8VWvB_ckjFGQCQzDIF1I7-NthlVk_2DmWNujBuwh8gqAW-3b3CYiACtldn7odjMdw/s320/fruit_salad.jpg" alt="A freshly made fruit salad - Stock Photo Credit: adam_trd" title="A freshly made fruit salad - Stock Photo Credit: adam_trd" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715400825401845170" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">A woman named LaDawna originally posted this on the <a href="http://www.network54.com/Forum/209394/"><strong>New High FSH Support Forum</strong> </a>in July of 2005. I thought it was worth sharing again, and so I can keep it on file for myself...</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>LaDawna wrote:</strong> I’m not a doctor nor do I consider myself one. This is information I’ve collected from studies, research and from those who study herbs. I highly recommend consulting a doctor or a professional before taking any of them. Please note that only some of the herbs listed below indicate whether or not they are safe for pregnancy. Please treat all as being unsafe until speaking about their usage with your RE or OB/GYN. </span><br /><ul><li><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Vitamin A -</strong> is an antioxidant that helps prevent free-radical damage to cell mitochondria. </span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Angelica <em>(Dang Gui)</em> - </strong>can help to regulate the menstrual flow (scanty flow) and aids in the lining of the uterus. Can also help to lower FSH. </span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Alpha-linolenic acid -</strong> is important for ovulation. Aids in the egg release (from the follicle) and allowing the development of the corpus luteum that is responsible for progrestrone production. </span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Alfalfa -</strong> Aids in pituitary problems. This works well with fertility drugs. </span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>B6 -</strong> see <strong>Lecithin. </strong></span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Baby aspirin -</strong> used after ovulation to help in preventing miscarriage. Most often recommended after IUI/IVF. </span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Bee pollen -</strong> Taken with <strong>Royal Jelly</strong> can possibly improve or eliminate menstrual problems. Is rich in vitamins, minerals, nucleic acids, and steroid hormones. Strengthens the pituitary gland. </span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Beechwood -</strong> Used often while taking <strong>Clomid</strong> or <strong>Serophene</strong>. <strong>Beechwood </strong>aids in building cervical mucus and is an alternative to <strong>Robitussin</strong> <em>(plain <strong>ONLY</strong>).</em> It can be found in most health food stores. </span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Black Cohosh -</strong> A natural supplier of estrogen. <strong>Black Cohosh</strong> should <strong>ONLY</strong> be taken from menstruation to ovulation. When used other than specifically for fertility can lead to early miscarriage. </span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Blessed Thistle -</strong> is used when <strong>Black Cohosh</strong> isn’t tolerated. </span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Blue-green algae -</strong> Contains chlorophyll, amino acids, vitamins, and minerals. Strengthens pituitary gland. There are two types—<strong>Chlorella</strong><em> (from freshwater)</em> and <strong>Spirulina</strong> <em>(from saltwater)</em> </span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Vitamin C -</strong> is an antioxidant that helps prevent free-radical damage to cell mitochondria. </span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Camp Bark -</strong> is considered a reproductive tonic. Take from menstruation to ovulation. </span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Catnip -</strong> Elevates the mood. Can help prevent miscarriages and morning sickness. </span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Cayenne -</strong> Increases the effectiveness of other herbs. Taken from menstruation to ovulation. </span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Chaste Tree <em>(aka Vitex)</em> -</strong> Inhibits FSH & can make hormones more subdued. Regulates estrogen and progesterone. Great to take a few months before doing an FSH level test or CCT to help lower the results of FSH levels. <em>**Note** Works against Maca, Damiana, and infertility drugs including clomid! </em></span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Coenzyme Q-10<em> (COQ-10)</em> -</strong> Helps support and improve mitochondrial <em>(powerhouse of cells) </em>function. During aging, the mitochondrial DNA is damaged by free radicals in our system contributing to poor egg quality occurring with aging. </span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Damiana -</strong> Enhances FSH & LH. A natural aphrodisiac. </span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>DHEA -</strong> is a hormone building block that decreases with aging. It can be used in place of growth hormone to help the ovaries respond. A study reported that taking 80 milligrams per day for 2 months improved response to gonadotropic drugs.<br /><em><strong>**Note** </strong>don’t take for long periods of time. Women with elevated male hormones should not take <strong>DHEA</strong>.</em> </span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Dong Quai -</strong> Is a hormone regulator and uterine tonic. It is known as the female hormone regulator. Dong quai should be taken in the first half of the cycle from menstruation to ovulation. <em>**Note**</em> <em>Do not take during pregnancy</em> </span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Evening Primrose Oil <em>(EPO)</em> -</strong> is a uterine toner and helps to increase the fertile quality cervical fluid. Regulates menstrual flow <em>(scanty, dark flow)</em> and aids in the lining of the uterus. It neutralizes over-acidity in the body. <strong>EPO</strong> should be taken the first half of the cycle - from mensturation to ovulation. </span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Vitamin E -</strong> is an antioxidant that helps prevent free radical damage to mitochondria <em>(in cells).</em> This is very important if you wish to conceive. </span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Eskimo 3 -</strong> Contaminant free fish oil to assist with EWCM production. </span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>False Unicorn Root<em> (Helonias)</em> -</strong> Lowers estrogen. Tones & strengthens the muscles of the uterus. Prevents miscarriage <em>(especially when used with <strong>Lobelia</strong>).</em> Used for some types of complications of pregnancy. Can possibly help to lower FSH. </span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Folic acid -</strong> important for cell division. It also can help prevent spinal bifida. Active ingredient in most prenatal vitamins. </span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Gingko -</strong> Improves blood flow to the brain & pituitary gland. </span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Ginseng -</strong> Contains steroids similar to estrogen and progesterone. Aids in reducing stress. Can possibly help lower FSH. Regulates male hormones especially when taken with <strong>Sarsaparilla</strong>. Take from menstruation to ovulation. </span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Hawthorn -</strong> Can help prevent miscarriages. </span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Hops -</strong> Has estrogenic effects. Can have a calming effect. <em>**Note**Also can slow down sex drive. </em></span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Kelp -</strong> Great for the pituitary glands. Helps lower prolactin levels. </span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Lady´s Mantle -</strong> considered a reproductuve tonic. Take from menstruation to ovulation. </span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>L'arginine -</strong> Improves bloodflow to the pelvic organs. In a study, this amino acid was found to increase ovarian response, endometrail receptivity, and pregnancy rates in IVF patients who took 16 grams of L-arginine by increasing blood flow to the ovaries. It not recommended to take that much though. </span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Lecithin - B6.</strong> For pituitary gland. It is known for helping to normalize hormone levels which in turn helps to lengthen the luteal phase and to minimize PMS and morning sickness. </span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Licorice Root -</strong> Contains Estroil, an estrogen. Depresses the pituitary gland. Helps stabilize blood sugar levels. Take from menstruation to ovulation <em>**Note** shouldn’t be taken for long periods of time or in large doses. Works against fertility drugs.</em> </span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Lobelia -</strong> Helps to prevent miscarriage. Works great with <strong>False Unicorn Root</strong>. </span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Loveage -</strong> is considered a general reproductive tonic. Take from menstruation to ovulation. </span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Maca -</strong> Can enhance FSH, LH, and reduce stress. </span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Magnesium -</strong> Low magnesium levels are associated with low progesterone. Can lower the risk of premature birth, may reduce preclampsia, cerebral palsy and mental retardation. </span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Motherwort -</strong> considered a reproductive tonic. Take from menstruation to ovulation. </span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Nettle -</strong> is considered a reproductive tonic. Take from menstruation to ovulation. </span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>PABA <em>(Para-aminobenzoic acid)</em> -</strong> a B vitamin which stimulates the pituitary gland and sometimes restores fertility to a woman. PABA affects the formation of red blood cells, and stimulates the production of folic acid in the intestines. Supplements of 300 to 400 milligrams daily has been found to prevent and correct aspects of some autoimmune conditions including infertility. </span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Pantothenic acid - </strong>Is a B5 vitamin. Synthesizes hormones and cholesterol. Improves the body's resistance to stress. Deficiencies can cause infertility, though being deficient is rare. </span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Pycnogenol <em>(or oligomeric proanthocyanidins)</em> -</strong> is a super-antioxidant that helps prevent free-radical damage to cell mitochondria. </span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Red Clover -</strong> Used to aid fertility. Take from menstruation to ovulation. </span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Red Raspberry leaves -</strong> Strengthens the uterus and entire reproductive system. Can help prevent miscarriage. </span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Royal jelly -</strong> with <strong>Bee Pollen</strong> can improve or eliminate menstrual problems. Contains high amounts of amino acids, vitamins, and enzymes. Considered to be the queen bee's equivalent of fertility drugs. </span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Sarsaparilla -</strong> Contains both male and female hormones. For men, it increases sperm count especially when taken with <strong>Ginseng.</strong> For women, it balances female hormones, strengthens the pituitary gland and enhances both FSH & LH. Contains progesterone. </span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Saw Palmetto -</strong> may be beneficial for infertility, menstrual disorders, ovarian dysfunction, lactation, thyroid deficiencies, and painful menstrual periods. This herb is mainly used for male problems and have only found it to<em> “may be”</em> work for female problems. </span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Selenium -</strong> an antioxidant that helps prevent free-radical damage to cell mitochondria. A deficiency of selenium can lead to infertility in women. </span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Valerian root -</strong> basically does the same thing as wheatgrass. Very relaxing to the whole body. </span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Vitex -</strong> See <strong>Chaste Tree</strong> </span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Wheatgrass <em>(or Barley Grass)</em> -</strong> helps the cervical mucus and uterus have the right ph balance needed for conception and implantation. Can help restore hormonal functioning.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>White Peony <em>(Bai Shao)</em> -</strong> Can help to regulate menstrual flow <em>(scanty flow)</em> and aid in the lining of the uterus. </span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Wild Yam -</strong> Used to Increase progesterone. Can help prevent miscarriage. </span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Wobenzyme -</strong> Used by women that have miscarriages caused by immune issues. Contains Rutin. </span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Zinc -</strong> is an antioxidant that helps prevent free-radical damage to cell mitochondria<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;">I originally found it at </span><a href="http://www.asmallwwweb.com/Over40/ABC.htm"><span style="font-family:arial;">http://www.asmallwwweb.com/Over40/ABC.htm</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;">, but that page is not currently loading.</span></li></ul><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Stock Phot0 Credit: </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.sxc.hu/profile/adam_trd" title="A freshly made fruit salad - Stock Photo Credit: adam_trd" target="item1">adam_trd</a><br style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;">All rights reserved</span></span><br /><br /><hr /><span style="font-weight: bold;">TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:</span><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1893290395/?tag=lifebegins-20" title="The Infertility Diet: Get Pregnant and Prevent Miscarriage" target="_blank"><img alt="The Infertility Diet: Get Pregnant and Prevent Miscarriage" title="The Infertility Diet: Get Pregnant and Prevent Miscarriage" src="http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=1893290395&MarketPlace=US&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&tag=lifebegins-20&ServiceVersion=20070822" border="0" height="160" hspace="10" width="107" align="left" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1893290395/?tag=lifebegins-20" title="The Infertility Diet: Get Pregnant and Prevent Miscarriage" target="_blank">The Infertility Diet: Get Pregnant and Prevent Miscarriage</a><br />-- Eat your way to pregnancy! The Infertility Diet is a nutritional approach to fertility enhancement and miscarriage prevention. Endorsed by infertility doctors across the country, this book is based on over 500 medical studies linking fertility and nutrition, and is a groundbreaker in the field. The essential diet for anyone trying to have a baby. A caring gift for all potential parents.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Infertility Diet: Get Pregnant and Prevent Miscarriage</span> supplies specific nutritional advice for couples with problems including sperm count, motility, morphology and clumping; miscarriage; candida albicans; cervical fluid; endometriosis; estrogen/progesterone balance; hypothyroidism; luteal phase defects; ovulation; PCO; elevated prolactin levels; and prostaglandin. Learn what foods to eat--and what foods to avoid--to get pregnant and carry your baby to term.</span><br /><br /><hr /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:130%;">◊ </span>Follow us on <a href="http://twitter.com/Pregnancyover44" title="Follow us on Twitter" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, join the conversation on our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/PregnancyStoriesByAge" title="Like us on Facebook" target="_blank">Facebook page</a>, circle us on <a href="https://plus.google.com/112802662826658836875" title="Circle us on Google Plus" target="_blank">Google+</a>.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;">More "Pregnancy Over 40" blogs to visit:<br /><a href="http://born2luv.blogspot.com/" title="Life Begins...">Life Begins...</a> - Miscarriage stories of loss, hope & help<br /><a href="http://pregnancystoriesbyage.com/" title="Pregnancy Stories by Age">Pregnancy Stories by Age</a> - Daily blog of hope & inspiration!<br /><a href="http://babyafter40.com/" title="You Can Get Pregnant in Your 40's">You Can Get Pregnant in Your 40's</a> - Sharing articles, discussing options & suggestions<br /><a href="http://pregnancyover44.com/" title="Stories of Pregnancy and Birth over 44 years old">Stories of Pregnancy and Birth over 44 years old</a> - sharing news stories I find online, for inspiration!</span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">5,100 Stories of Pregnancy & Birth Over 44 Years Old
http://wwwpregnancystories.blogspot.com</div>Catherine McDiarmid-Watthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14554083442487604235noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20093676.post-52542402524648384652009-11-28T09:00:00.002-05:002012-03-02T15:17:51.351-05:00H1N1 Vaccine & Miscarriage<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga6J7JCDcEBRWi3M6iCMxm5KfqxkmJug_m5o1oh1W7gIvdPSdZZl_6fh3h5rI4FAVS1mZ9yQtx9PEvMfEPe_8B-gaFeDpsjMd6s3nKecFoYGc6PJbDzcnfOpHztAUnRwsJDm64gw/s1600/H1N1+vaccine.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga6J7JCDcEBRWi3M6iCMxm5KfqxkmJug_m5o1oh1W7gIvdPSdZZl_6fh3h5rI4FAVS1mZ9yQtx9PEvMfEPe_8B-gaFeDpsjMd6s3nKecFoYGc6PJbDzcnfOpHztAUnRwsJDm64gw/s200/H1N1+vaccine.jpg" alt="H1N1 Vaccine & Miscarriage" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409176949785866818" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Some Pregnant Women Fearful of H1N1 Vaccine</span><br /><br />An article in <a href="http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/health/62474237.html?elr=KArksc8P:Pc:UthPacyPE7iUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU">Minneapolis Star Tribune</a> reports on how some pregnant women are skeptical of the new H1N1 vaccine. Pregnant women are among the groups strongly advised to get the vaccine, but many women are less than thrilled about the idea of getting the shot, reporting concerns about the safety of the vaccine and possible effects for the unborn baby.<br /><br />In the comments, women are reporting over and over a miscarriage after getting the vaccine.<br /><br /><a href="http://miscarriage.about.com/b/2009/09/29/some-pregnant-women-fearful-of-h1n1-vaccine.htm">Read more...</a> & <a href="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/11/28/Shocking-Swine-Flu-Vaccine-Miscarriage-Stories.aspx">read more</a><br /><br /><hr /><span style="font-weight: bold;">TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:</span><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0813540534/?tag=lifebegins-20" title="Coming to Term: Uncovering the Truth About Miscarriage" target="_blank"><img alt="Coming to Term: Uncovering the Truth About Miscarriage" title="Coming to Term: Uncovering the Truth About Miscarriage" src="http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=0813540534&MarketPlace=US&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&tag=lifebegins-20&ServiceVersion=20070822" border="0" height="160" hspace="10" width="107" align="left" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0813540534/?tag=lifebegins-20" title="Coming to Term: Uncovering the Truth About Miscarriage" target="_blank">Coming to Term: Uncovering the Truth About Miscarriage</a><br />-- After his wife lost four pregnancies, Jon Cohen set out to gather the most comprehensive and accurate information on miscarriage--a topic shrouded in myth, hype, and uncertainty. The result of his mission is a uniquely revealing and inspirational book for every woman who has lost at least one pregnancy--and for her partner, family, and close friends.<br /><br />Approaching the topic from a reporter's perspective, Cohen takes us on an intriguing journey into the laboratories and clinics of researchers at the front, weaving together their cutting-edge findings with intimate portraits of a dozen families who have had difficulty bringing a baby to term.</span><br /><br /><hr /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:130%;">◊ </span>Follow us on <a href="http://twitter.com/Pregnancyover44" title="Follow us on Twitter" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, join the conversation on our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/PregnancyStoriesByAge" title="Like us on Facebook" target="_blank">Facebook page</a>, circle us on <a href="https://plus.google.com/112802662826658836875" title="Circle us on Google Plus" target="_blank">Google+</a>.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;">More "Pregnancy Over 40" blogs to visit:</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://born2luv.blogspot.com/" title="Life Begins...">Life Begins...</a></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"> - Miscarriage stories of loss, hope & help</span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:78%;" ><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://pregnancystoriesbyage.com/" title="Pregnancy Stories by Age">Pregnancy Stories by Age</a></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>- Daily blog of hope & inspiration!</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><a style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;" href="http://babyafter40.com/" title="You Can Get Pregnant in Your 40's">You Can Get Pregnant in Your 40's</a></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"> - Sharing articles, discussing options & suggestions</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><a style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;" href="http://pregnancyover44.com/" title="Stories of Pregnancy and Birth over 44 years old">Stories of Pregnancy and Birth over 44 years old</a></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"> - sharing news stories I find online, for inspiration!</span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">5,100 Stories of Pregnancy & Birth Over 44 Years Old
http://wwwpregnancystories.blogspot.com</div>Catherine McDiarmid-Watthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14554083442487604235noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20093676.post-7642906008013809502009-09-22T12:13:00.004-04:002012-03-02T15:21:33.651-05:00Pregnancy Loss Online SupportIn 1988, then president, Ronald Regan proclaimed October as <em style="font-weight: bold;">Pregnancy</em><span style="font-weight: bold;"> and Infant </span><em style="font-weight: bold;">Loss</em><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Awareness</span> Month.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.babylosskit.com/resources.html"><em>Pregnancy Loss</em> Information Resources</a> - <span style="font-weight: bold;">Baby Loss Comfort</span> was created to help provide real physical support as well as emotional comfort and resource information for women who have experienced baby loss from miscarriage to stillbirth. Resource list.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.google.com/Top/Home/Family/Pregnancy/Loss/Support_Groups/"><b>Online Support Groups</b></a> - <span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.miscarriageassociation.org.uk/">The Miscarriage Association</a>, </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.aplacetoremember.com/">A Place To Remember</a> , </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.mend.org/">Mommies Enduring Neonatal Death</a> , </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.healingheart.net/">Healing Hearts for Bereaved Parents</a> , </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.neofight.org/">NeoFight</a> , </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.angelteddybears.org/">The Angel Teddy Bear Foundation</a> , </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.nationalshare.org/">Share Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support, Inc.</a>,<a href="http://www.honoredbabies.org/">Honored Babies</a> and more!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.firstcandle.org/whenababy/when_gr_os.html">When a Baby has Died</a> - An online community of support - resource list.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dmoz.org/Home/Family/Pregnancy/Loss/Support_Groups/">Pregnancy Loss Support Groups</a> - </span><a href="http://p210.ezboard.com/bangelsamongus23748">Angels Among Us</a>, <a href="http://www.bearsforbereavedmommies.org/">Bears For Bereaved Mommies</a>, <a href="http://p082.ezboard.com/bfriendsandangels">Friends and Angels</a>, <a href="http://www.cm-inc.com/mog/">Minutes of Gold</a>, <a href="http://www.communityresources.net/perinatalbereavement.html">Perinatal Bereavement Groups, </a><a href="http://www.silentgrief.com/">Silent Grief</a>, <a href="http://p200.ezboard.com/bstillamommy">Still a Mommy</a>, <a href="http://www.wisc.edu/wissp/wisco.htm">Wisconsin Perinatal Bereavement Program Registry</a> and more!<br /><br /><hr /><span style="font-weight: bold;">TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:</span><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1576738515/?tag=lifebegins-20" title="Empty Arms: Hope and Support for Those Who Have Suffered a Miscarriage, Stillbirth, or Tubal Pregnancy" target="_blank"><img alt="Empty Arms: Hope and Support for Those Who Have Suffered a Miscarriage, Stillbirth, or Tubal Pregnancy" title="Empty Arms: Hope and Support for Those Who Have Suffered a Miscarriage, Stillbirth, or Tubal Pregnancy" src="http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=1576738515&MarketPlace=US&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&tag=lifebegins-20&ServiceVersion=20070822" border="0" height="160" hspace="10" width="101" align="left" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1576738515/?tag=lifebegins-20" title="Empty Arms: Hope and Support for Those Who Have Suffered a Miscarriage, Stillbirth, or Tubal Pregnancy" target="_blank">Empty Arms: Hope and Support for Those Who Have Suffered a Miscarriage, Stillbirth, or Tubal Pregnancy</a><br />-- They are the most dreaded words an expectant mother can hear. As joy and anticipation dissolve into confusion and grief, painful questions refuse to go away: Why me? What did I do wrong? Doesn't God care?<br />With the warmth and compassion of a licensed counselor and a Christian woman who has suffered miscarriage herself, Pam Vredevelt offers sound answers, advice, and reassurance to the woman fighting to maintain faith in this heartbreaking situation.<br />Now in a fresh, contemporary cover, E<span style="font-weight: bold;">mpty Arms: Emotional Support for Those Who Have Suffered a Miscarriage, Stillbirth, or Tubal Pregnancy</span> is the essential guidebook through the agony of losing a child.</span><br /><br /><hr /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:130%;">◊ </span>Follow us on <a href="http://twitter.com/Pregnancyover44" title="Follow us on Twitter" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, join the conversation on our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/PregnancyStoriesByAge" title="Like us on Facebook" target="_blank">Facebook page</a>, circle us on <a href="https://plus.google.com/112802662826658836875" title="Circle us on Google Plus" target="_blank">Google+</a>.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;">More "Pregnancy Over 40" blogs to visit:</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://born2luv.blogspot.com/" title="Life Begins...">Life Begins...</a></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"> - Miscarriage stories of loss, hope & help</span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:78%;" ><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://pregnancystoriesbyage.com/" title="Pregnancy Stories by Age">Pregnancy Stories by Age</a></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>- Daily blog of hope & inspiration!</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><a style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;" href="http://babyafter40.com/" title="You Can Get Pregnant in Your 40's">You Can Get Pregnant in Your 40's</a></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"> - Sharing articles, discussing options & suggestions</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><a style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;" href="http://pregnancyover44.com/" title="Stories of Pregnancy and Birth over 44 years old">Stories of Pregnancy and Birth over 44 years old</a></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"> - sharing news stories I find online, for inspiration!</span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">5,100 Stories of Pregnancy & Birth Over 44 Years Old
http://wwwpregnancystories.blogspot.com</div>Catherine McDiarmid-Watthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14554083442487604235noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20093676.post-52286684583051239032009-09-13T09:00:00.005-04:002012-03-02T15:25:43.073-05:00Does pregnancy loss need to be talked about more?<span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">Stock photo by </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.sxc.hu/profile/jeinny">jeinny</a><span style="font-style: italic;" class="xlite"></span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHfutDuoh1m-Ekf74XFriu1YOAipbgursI0srBu9Qml-3IODIZvucnLJpgjq7maT8RkK3UPMQEebf0DSRQ8ayHwJLN1YpLuergiBGRS-DpLeNB9879H3YJmWBL7P0-pQuw_CqItQ/s1600-h/ultrasound.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHfutDuoh1m-Ekf74XFriu1YOAipbgursI0srBu9Qml-3IODIZvucnLJpgjq7maT8RkK3UPMQEebf0DSRQ8ayHwJLN1YpLuergiBGRS-DpLeNB9879H3YJmWBL7P0-pQuw_CqItQ/s200/ultrasound.jpg" alt="Does pregnancy loss need to be talked about more?" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378812073987369922" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">My first pregnancy ended in miscarriage somewhere around the 12th week. I learned the news when I went in for an ultrasound.</span> <span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />Because of some health risks -- and the fact that my Mom had twins <span style="font-style: italic;">(stillborn at seven months)</span> -- I was in line for a lot of ultrasounds. The first showed one baby, and everything fine.<br /><br />Four weeks later, I went for another, telling my husband<span style="font-style: italic;"> (who had a busy day at work that day)</span> that he didn't need to come with me.</span> <span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:78%;" ><br /><br />Read more: <a href="http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/features_momsatwork/2009/09/miscarriage-does-pregnancy-loss-need-to-be-talked-about-more.html">http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/features_momsatwork/2009/09/miscarriage-does-pregnancy-loss-need-to-be-talked-about-more.html</a></span><br /><br /><hr /><span style="font-weight: bold;">TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:</span><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0960945660/?tag=lifebegins-20" title="Empty Arms: Coping After Miscarriage, Stillbirth and Infant Death" target="_blank"><img alt="Empty Arms: Coping After Miscarriage, Stillbirth and Infant Death" title="Empty Arms: Coping After Miscarriage, Stillbirth and Infant Death" src="http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=0960945660&MarketPlace=US&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&tag=lifebegins-20&ServiceVersion=20070822" border="0" height="160" hspace="10" width="107" align="left" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0960945660/?tag=lifebegins-20" title="Empty Arms: Coping After Miscarriage, Stillbirth and Infant Death" target="_blank">Empty Arms: Coping After Miscarriage, Stillbirth and Infant Death</a><br />-- Revised and updated! This classic book is one of the first given to newly bereaved parents to offer guidance in decision-making after their baby's death and to assist caregivers as they support families. Empty Arms encourages families to meet their babies and say hello before rushing to say goodbye.<br />With compassion that comes from Sherokee and David's experience of having lived through the death of their son Brennan, the book offers guidance and practical suggestions for the decision-making at the time <span style="font-style: italic;">(including why and how one might see, hold, and memorialize one's baby)</span> and over time<span style="font-style: italic;"> (such as how to handle such times as anniversaries, holidays and the birth of other babies in the parents' close circle.)</span></span><br /><br /><hr /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:130%;">◊ </span>Follow us on <a href="http://twitter.com/Pregnancyover44" title="Follow us on Twitter" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, join the conversation on our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/PregnancyStoriesByAge" title="Like us on Facebook" target="_blank">Facebook page</a>, circle us on <a href="https://plus.google.com/112802662826658836875" title="Circle us on Google Plus" target="_blank">Google+</a>.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;">More "Pregnancy Over 40" blogs to visit:</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://born2luv.blogspot.com/" title="Life Begins...">Life Begins...</a></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"> - Miscarriage stories of loss, hope & help</span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:78%;" ><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://pregnancystoriesbyage.com/" title="Pregnancy Stories by Age">Pregnancy Stories by Age</a></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>- Daily blog of hope & inspiration!</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><a style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;" href="http://babyafter40.com/" title="You Can Get Pregnant in Your 40's">You Can Get Pregnant in Your 40's</a></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"> - Sharing articles, discussing options & suggestions</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><a style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;" href="http://pregnancyover44.com/" title="Stories of Pregnancy and Birth over 44 years old">Stories of Pregnancy and Birth over 44 years old</a></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"> - sharing news stories I find online, for inspiration!</span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">5,100 Stories of Pregnancy & Birth Over 44 Years Old
http://wwwpregnancystories.blogspot.com</div>Catherine McDiarmid-Watthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14554083442487604235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20093676.post-88468018455322406692009-09-11T09:00:00.003-04:002012-03-01T15:13:49.514-05:00Couple's wish for child comes true<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Ln-IGlmomI6oMGNsLgRMgX9F2GwJcdmDyIABoFhV3Tb-k3T-AdK2oUNtXelzr1ZbBBLxj2sTfW9lFo6aG8EBPGvEx5_OZZ9oqjnGyWBii30sMZwd1xmGnXfDZGPWqcCW106nFQ/s1600-h/wish+for+child+comes+true.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 129px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Ln-IGlmomI6oMGNsLgRMgX9F2GwJcdmDyIABoFhV3Tb-k3T-AdK2oUNtXelzr1ZbBBLxj2sTfW9lFo6aG8EBPGvEx5_OZZ9oqjnGyWBii30sMZwd1xmGnXfDZGPWqcCW106nFQ/s200/wish+for+child+comes+true.jpg" alt="Robert and Araceli Hooker with their new daughter, Kaylyn Hope, on Aug. 20 at their home in Corona. (Jennifer Cappuccio-Maher/Staff Photographer)" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378810087942940242" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >Araceli Hooker lay on a rented hospital bed - feet up and head down - in the middle of her living room and prayed for a miracle.<br /><br />Her miracle's name was to be Kaylyn Hope Hooker.<br /><br />Every day that Araceli's ailing cervix held the forming infant inside her body was one day closer to granting Araceli's constant prayer - Kaylyn would stay alive long enough to be born.<br /><br />The Corona residents, Araceli and Robert Hooker, had been trying to have a child since they married 10 years ago. Five times, Araceli had conceived, and five times she lost the baby within the first trimester.<br /><br />Read more: <a href="http://www.sbsun.com/news/ci_13284173">http://www.sbsun.com/news/ci_13284173</a></span><br /><br /><hr /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:130%;">◊ </span>Follow us on <a href="http://twitter.com/Pregnancyover44" title="Follow us on Twitter" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, join the conversation on our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/PregnancyStoriesByAge" title="Like us on Facebook" target="_blank">Facebook page</a>, circle us on <a href="https://plus.google.com/112802662826658836875" title="Circle us on Google Plus" target="_blank">Google+</a>.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;">More "Pregnancy Over 40" blogs to visit:</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://born2luv.blogspot.com/" title="Life Begins...">Life Begins...</a></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"> - Miscarriage stories of loss, hope & help</span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:78%;" ><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://pregnancystoriesbyage.com/" title="Pregnancy Stories by Age">Pregnancy Stories by Age</a></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>- Daily blog of hope & inspiration!</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><a style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;" href="http://babyafter40.com/" title="You Can Get Pregnant in Your 40's">You Can Get Pregnant in Your 40's</a></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"> - Sharing articles, discussing options & suggestions</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><a style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;" href="http://pregnancyover44.com/" title="Stories of Pregnancy and Birth over 44 years old">Stories of Pregnancy and Birth over 44 years old</a></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"> - sharing news stories I find online, for inspiration!</span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">5,100 Stories of Pregnancy & Birth Over 44 Years Old
http://wwwpregnancystories.blogspot.com</div>Catherine McDiarmid-Watthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14554083442487604235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20093676.post-52591665614304574752009-09-09T09:00:00.001-04:002012-03-01T15:14:25.318-05:00Revealing the raw heartache of miscarriage<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLX8NSf6CmwHATlVWpXvN__gVD2dfxI0lCC0vL2hrCEBdrqlVC89-aASnSsAp72mY-gSgAtGRf6WJP2uHlnAZpoXkoqY-iOHtI6S1Qv5PDFW4y_IVrXPJzoJpAwEOC4NADVCetKg/s1600-h/MeganMeany+miscarriage.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 163px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLX8NSf6CmwHATlVWpXvN__gVD2dfxI0lCC0vL2hrCEBdrqlVC89-aASnSsAp72mY-gSgAtGRf6WJP2uHlnAZpoXkoqY-iOHtI6S1Qv5PDFW4y_IVrXPJzoJpAwEOC4NADVCetKg/s200/MeganMeany+miscarriage.jpg" alt="The possibility of having a miscarriage had never crossed Megan Meanys mind until it happened to her." id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378808863723421154" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">It’s estimated that one in five families experiences the pain of miscarriage. WNBC traffic reporter Megan Meany — who is a part of that statistic — shares her personal story here as a way to encourage other women to <a href="http://www.newsvine.com/_question/2009/09/02/3219082-how-did-you-cope-with-miscarriage-">speak up and seek support</a> for their loss.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I had my first miscarriage four years ago. We were trying for our first child. I got pregnant easily and then — wham! — at about six weeks I started bleeding. What a shock that was. I come from a long line of fertile women. I had always loved kids and motherhood was a no-brainer for me. I thought, when I want to have a baby, I’ll have one!</span><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.hygeiafoundation.org/" target="_blank">Hygeia Foundation</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>- they offer support groups for women who are suffering a perinatal loss.<br /><br /><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:78%;" >Read more: <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32659135/ns/today-today_health/">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32659135/ns/today-today_health/</a></span><br /><br /><hr /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:130%;">◊ </span>Follow us on <a href="http://twitter.com/Pregnancyover44" title="Follow us on Twitter" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, join the conversation on our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/PregnancyStoriesByAge" title="Like us on Facebook" target="_blank">Facebook page</a>, circle us on <a href="https://plus.google.com/112802662826658836875" title="Circle us on Google Plus" target="_blank">Google+</a>.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;">More "Pregnancy Over 40" blogs to visit:</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://born2luv.blogspot.com/" title="Life Begins...">Life Begins...</a></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"> - Miscarriage stories of loss, hope & help</span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:78%;" ><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://pregnancystoriesbyage.com/" title="Pregnancy Stories by Age">Pregnancy Stories by Age</a></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>- Daily blog of hope & inspiration!</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><a style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;" href="http://babyafter40.com/" title="You Can Get Pregnant in Your 40's">You Can Get Pregnant in Your 40's</a></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"> - Sharing articles, discussing options & suggestions</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><a style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;" href="http://pregnancyover44.com/" title="Stories of Pregnancy and Birth over 44 years old">Stories of Pregnancy and Birth over 44 years old</a></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"> - sharing news stories I find online, for inspiration!</span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">5,100 Stories of Pregnancy & Birth Over 44 Years Old
http://wwwpregnancystories.blogspot.com</div>Catherine McDiarmid-Watthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14554083442487604235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20093676.post-50124313428026296352009-09-07T09:00:00.005-04:002012-03-01T15:15:12.739-05:00The greatest loss<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmUqIrFCX2prpMM9ypP-Wep2TT-vzYijt6LIaPWA8wjDXZuUkL7nRFz-4TTMlNoFFZSnoLMrCxLgWd8Mc0nUDei5bWOQr0XcOPB9ymDukeI1_TdD1o17bGnliLTO_6FD8bQb8X1g/s1600-h/The+greatest+loss.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmUqIrFCX2prpMM9ypP-Wep2TT-vzYijt6LIaPWA8wjDXZuUkL7nRFz-4TTMlNoFFZSnoLMrCxLgWd8Mc0nUDei5bWOQr0XcOPB9ymDukeI1_TdD1o17bGnliLTO_6FD8bQb8X1g/s200/The+greatest+loss.jpg" alt="Hormonal changes in early pregnancy help a woman bond with a child, which is why she can feel such a sense of loss even if the pregnancy stops early, says Dr Rosalie A Sant Fabre Florence / Grapheast" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378806499339848050" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">The emotional effects of a miscarriage can be long-lasting. Caroline Sylger Jones on the anxiety, guilt, isolation and depression that many women experience.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Miscarriage occurs in one in four pregnancies, but its commonality offers little comfort to the women who experience it. It’s a loss that’s hard to describe and often difficult to come to terms with.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tommys.org/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tommy’s</span></a> - A charity that funds scientific research, providing information on the causes and prevention of miscarriage (<a href="http://www.tommys.org/">www.tommys.org</a>).<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mums</span> - Abu Dhabi Mums (<a href="http://www.abudhabimums.ae/">www.abudhabimums.ae</a>) and Dubai Mums Club (<a href="http://www.dubaimumsclub.com/">www.dubaimumsclub.com</a>) are useful support networks.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.miscarriageassociation.org.uk/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Miscarriage Association</span></a> - The UK-based group offers advice to women from all over the globe and translates its leaflets into different languages (+ 44 1924 200799, <a href="http://www.miscarriageassociation.org.uk/">www.miscarriageassociation.org.uk</a>). <br /><br /><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:78%;" >Read more: <a href="http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090907/ART/709069972/1085/LIFE">http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090907/ART/709069972/1085/LIFE</a></span><br /><br /><hr /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:130%;">◊ </span>Follow us on <a href="http://twitter.com/Pregnancyover44" title="Follow us on Twitter" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, join the conversation on our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/PregnancyStoriesByAge" title="Like us on Facebook" target="_blank">Facebook page</a>, circle us on <a href="https://plus.google.com/112802662826658836875" title="Circle us on Google Plus" target="_blank">Google+</a>.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;">More "Pregnancy Over 40" blogs to visit:</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://born2luv.blogspot.com/" title="Life Begins...">Life Begins...</a></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"> - Miscarriage stories of loss, hope & help</span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:78%;" ><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://pregnancystoriesbyage.com/" title="Pregnancy Stories by Age">Pregnancy Stories by Age</a></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>- Daily blog of hope & inspiration!</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><a style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;" href="http://babyafter40.com/" title="You Can Get Pregnant in Your 40's">You Can Get Pregnant in Your 40's</a></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"> - Sharing articles, discussing options & suggestions</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><a style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;" href="http://pregnancyover44.com/" title="Stories of Pregnancy and Birth over 44 years old">Stories of Pregnancy and Birth over 44 years old</a></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"> - sharing news stories I find online, for inspiration!</span></span></div></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">5,100 Stories of Pregnancy & Birth Over 44 Years Old
http://wwwpregnancystories.blogspot.com</div>Catherine McDiarmid-Watthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14554083442487604235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20093676.post-62788883791475518212009-09-04T09:00:00.004-04:002012-03-01T15:16:50.478-05:00Memorial walk planned for miscarried, still-born babies<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSifrRC_IEmq0_KubdnntNdnA6jyzFhrrPshzr0BQILJ3DA-RpVm-D2VqJb6-VsiMKUbqWeIc_MvgvEImv1dhf4IE8p_Kt4J07aQOGBjFrxIWIYHmFmOiQJ8rRXNHMQZSKx6eUNg/s1600-h/www.abutterflystouch.org.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 153px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSifrRC_IEmq0_KubdnntNdnA6jyzFhrrPshzr0BQILJ3DA-RpVm-D2VqJb6-VsiMKUbqWeIc_MvgvEImv1dhf4IE8p_Kt4J07aQOGBjFrxIWIYHmFmOiQJ8rRXNHMQZSKx6eUNg/s200/www.abutterflystouch.org.jpg" alt="Memorial walk planned for miscarried, still-born babies" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376157601271889666" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">A Christian organization that offers support to people who lose a pregnancy to miscarriage or other medical problems is planning a memorial walk in Clackamas in October.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">The one-mile </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family:arial;" >"Walk to Remember,"</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> sponsored by </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.abutterflystouch.org/">A Butterfly's Touch</a><span style="font-family:arial;">, is scheduled for 9 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 10, at Clackamas' Valley View Church. After the walk, people can make a scrapbook page to honor their children or attend a memorial ceremony scheduled for 11:00 am. For more information, call Kathryn Wheat at (503) 922-1048 or go to the Web site of </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.abutterflystouch.org/">A Butterfly's Touch</a><span style="font-family:arial;">.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">Source: <a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/health/index.ssf/2009/08/memorial_walk_planned_for_misc.html">http://www.oregonlive.com/health/index.ssf/2009/08/memorial_walk_planned_for_misc.html</a></span><br /><br /><hr /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:130%;">◊ </span>Follow us on <a href="http://twitter.com/Pregnancyover44" title="Follow us on Twitter" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, join the conversation on our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/PregnancyStoriesByAge" title="Like us on Facebook" target="_blank">Facebook page</a>, circle us on <a href="https://plus.google.com/112802662826658836875" title="Circle us on Google Plus" target="_blank">Google+</a>.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;">More "Pregnancy Over 40" blogs to visit:</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://born2luv.blogspot.com/" title="Life Begins...">Life Begins...</a></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"> - Miscarriage stories of loss, hope & help</span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:78%;" ><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://pregnancystoriesbyage.com/" title="Pregnancy Stories by Age">Pregnancy Stories by Age</a></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>- Daily blog of hope & inspiration!</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><a style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;" href="http://babyafter40.com/" title="You Can Get Pregnant in Your 40's">You Can Get Pregnant in Your 40's</a></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"> - Sharing articles, discussing options & suggestions</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><a style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;" href="http://pregnancyover44.com/" title="Stories of Pregnancy and Birth over 44 years old">Stories of Pregnancy and Birth over 44 years old</a></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"> - sharing news stories I find online, for inspiration!</span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">5,100 Stories of Pregnancy & Birth Over 44 Years Old
http://wwwpregnancystories.blogspot.com</div>Catherine McDiarmid-Watthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14554083442487604235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20093676.post-55097785201706479132009-09-02T09:00:00.003-04:002009-09-02T09:00:03.315-04:00Recurrent miscarriage<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzlLc5her5Z6H1GwhVfJlzNdBjfxfJtdBikBbxW20MGqpCOaJIoG-jlQIGCvbdbjp29mixotWYyANCujRm85VpjZAhm7RGRVy0MorAqfhKwdzJ-yu_hBSPnAKzJtDjjWySYscrTA/s1600-h/positive_preg_test_mini.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzlLc5her5Z6H1GwhVfJlzNdBjfxfJtdBikBbxW20MGqpCOaJIoG-jlQIGCvbdbjp29mixotWYyANCujRm85VpjZAhm7RGRVy0MorAqfhKwdzJ-yu_hBSPnAKzJtDjjWySYscrTA/s200/positive_preg_test_mini.jpg" alt="Recurrent miscarriage" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376155394996170738" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">When you have been trying to conceive for one month, one year or several years, the most joyous and happy moment that you can feel is when you see a positive home pregnancy test after missing a period. But the excitement and elation can quickly be erased by the negative news received by a doctor either over the phone or at the office, informing you that you have miscarried. A pregnancy loss or miscarriage is very heart-breaking, frustrating and devastating for any woman to go through once, let alone multiple times. </span> <span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:78%;" ><br /><br />Read more: <a href="http://www.examiner.com/x-19772-NY-Pregnancy-Examiner%7Ey2009m8d29-Recurrent-miscarriage">http://www.examiner.com/x-19772-NY-Pregnancy-Examiner~y2009m8d29-Recurrent-miscarriage</a></span><br /><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>Stories of Pregnancy & Birth over 44y<br /></strong>- Daily blog of hope & inspiration!<br /><a href="http://pregnancyover44y.blogspot.com/">http://pregnancyover44y.blogspot.com</a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>5,100 Stories of Pregnancy & Birth over 44y</strong><br />Daily blog of hope & inspiration!<br /><a href="http://pregnancyover44y.blogspot.com/">http://pregnancyover44y.blogspot.com/</a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>You Can Get Pregnant in Your 40's<br /></strong>Sharing articles, discussing options & suggestions<br /><a href="http://youcangetpregnant.blogspot.com/">http://youcangetpregnant.blogspot.com</a></span></span> </div><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Recent Keyword Searches:</span> </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=10&url=http%3A%2F%2Fborn2luv.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F07%2Fcoping-with-miscarriage.html&ei=MgSbStPJCM-QtgeDt_nYBA&rct=j&q=coping%20with%20miscarriage&usg=AFQjCNFhIb_B5WccMLHyofaeudo12ehjkw" target="_blank">coping with miscarriage</a><span style="font-style: italic;">, </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://search.yahoo.com/search?ei=UTF-8&norw=1&fr=yfp-t-152&p=miscarriage%20jewelry%20grief&rs=1&fr2=rs-top" target="_blank">miscarriage jewelry grief</a><span style="font-style: italic;">, </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.google.de/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=10&url=http%3A%2F%2Fborn2luv.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F08%2Ftreating-unexplained-recurrent.html&ei=XN-aSv7yFJSOnAP19tTYBA&rct=j&q=unexplained%20recurrent%20miscarriage&usg=AFQjCNE6VOACCTaIQ_JebbpbTYbp4vxPUw" target="_blank">unexplained recurrent miscarriage</a><span style="font-style: italic;">, </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=miscarriage%20stories&fr=yfp-t-153&toggle=1&cop=mss&ei=UTF-8" target="_blank">miscarriage stories</a><span style="font-style: italic;">, </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4GGIH_enUS247US247&q=statistics%20of%20successful%20pregnancy%20after%20stillbirth" target="_blank">statistics of successful pregnancy after stillbirth</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">5,100 Stories of Pregnancy & Birth Over 44 Years Old
http://wwwpregnancystories.blogspot.com</div>Catherine McDiarmid-Watthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14554083442487604235noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20093676.post-67624442965744462742009-08-31T09:00:00.000-04:002009-08-31T11:46:45.884-04:00Young women find support through Early Infant Loss group<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5GYrZHGIyO4Zdptkx7za8sWpguJjv5cF9H74YciP3mRXZh48abf0Baz_2IflC2mFgYtlW7ZiSIchIhhzLodQ0sWVK-pd04RhlxbwTpl7DhuRXNmuBbltCToLvYfGotgTakHUVQA/s1600-h/support+group.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 124px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5GYrZHGIyO4Zdptkx7za8sWpguJjv5cF9H74YciP3mRXZh48abf0Baz_2IflC2mFgYtlW7ZiSIchIhhzLodQ0sWVK-pd04RhlxbwTpl7DhuRXNmuBbltCToLvYfGotgTakHUVQA/s200/support+group.jpg" alt="Young women find support through Early Infant Loss group" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376154257779987154" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">Kay Asher knows all too well what it's like to lose a baby. When she was 25 years old she had a stillbirth. About four years later she had a miscarriage. Not only that, but her daughter has had four miscarriages and her daughter-in-law, two.<span style="font-style: italic;"> "At that time there was really no support other than the immediate family," </span>Asher said. <span style="font-style: italic;">"And they didn't know what to say."</span></span> <span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />Seeing a need to provide support to women who have gone through similar experiences, Asher, a licensed clinical social worker, started the<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Early Infant Loss</span> group, a support group for women who have had a miscarriage, other fetal loss or who have had a baby who died before the age of 2.</span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:78%;" >Read more: <a href="http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20090831/LIVING/908300338/1004/living">http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20090831/LIVING/908300338/1004/living</a></span><br /><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>Stories of Pregnancy & Birth over 44y<br /></strong>- Daily blog of hope & inspiration!<br /><a href="http://pregnancyover44y.blogspot.com/">http://pregnancyover44y.blogspot.com</a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>5,100 Stories of Pregnancy & Birth over 44y</strong><br />Daily blog of hope & inspiration!<br /><a href="http://pregnancyover44y.blogspot.com/">http://pregnancyover44y.blogspot.com/</a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>You Can Get Pregnant in Your 40's<br /></strong>Sharing articles, discussing options & suggestions<br /><a href="http://youcangetpregnant.blogspot.com/">http://youcangetpregnant.blogspot.com</a></span></span> </div><br /><br /><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Recent Keyword Searches:</span> <a href="http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4ADBF_enUS321US336&q=remedies%20to%20prevent%20miscarriage" target="_blank">remedies to prevent miscarriage</a>, <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=can%20heavy%20exercise%20cause%20miscarriage&aq=0&oq=Can%20heavy%20e&aqi=g1" target="_blank">can heavy exercise cause miscarriage</a>, <a href="http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4DMUS_enUS203US203&q=preventing%20miscarriages%20after%2040" target="_blank">preventing miscarriages after 40</a>, <a href="http://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=30&url=http%3A%2F%2Fborn2luv.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F02%2Fmother-miscarried-before-having.html&ei=VxibSuKaB4ze7AOtkKHaBA&rct=j&q=miscarried%20a%20twin&usg=AFQjCNFuFtE1g7y1dS4aA2e6LUzUhXNaGQ" target="_blank">miscarried a twin</a>, <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rlz=1T4ADFA_enUS335US336&q=miscarriage%20waiting%20for%20hcg%20levels%20negative&start=10&sa=N" target="_blank">miscarriage waiting for hcg levels negative</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">5,100 Stories of Pregnancy & Birth Over 44 Years Old
http://wwwpregnancystories.blogspot.com</div>Catherine McDiarmid-Watthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14554083442487604235noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20093676.post-5302348473096818222009-08-15T09:00:00.000-04:002009-08-15T11:22:05.115-04:00Miscarriage leads to woman's first book<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgul2xY8PwoBB4-BCtRN_QGgOeaBpHbLcfX8M_jJkYAAYNpKf9xVylF3DnNKKqheACdIii5-_mKYEQkxCEv-p_y3NTNrsjUj-8KFq51tQPxZkVY0oipn26KZvSu14_OtJSz0KszSw/s1600-h/From+Crisis+to+Purpose+-+A+Mother%27s+Memoir.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 133px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370210387248524866" border="0" alt="From Crisis to Purpose - A Mother's Memoir" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgul2xY8PwoBB4-BCtRN_QGgOeaBpHbLcfX8M_jJkYAAYNpKf9xVylF3DnNKKqheACdIii5-_mKYEQkxCEv-p_y3NTNrsjUj-8KFq51tQPxZkVY0oipn26KZvSu14_OtJSz0KszSw/s200/From+Crisis+to+Purpose+-+A+Mother%27s+Memoir.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">Tonya Dorsey sat there, paralyzed by depression, barely able to muster the energy to turn on the television.<br /><br />Once the TV was on, she was assaulted by a barrage of commercials and programming about babies: Sitcom babies in hospitals; gurgling, happy babies in Hallmark commercials; a baby so excited by her mother's purchase of a minivan that a sonogram showed her jumping for joy in the womb.<br /><br />That was Dorsey's low point after miscarrying her first pregnancy in 2001, when she lost the daughter she'd named Alexandra Monique. She chronicles her journey out of that depression in a new book, <a href="http://tonyadorsey.com/products.php"><strong><em>"From Crisis to Purpose: A Mother's Memoir,"</em></strong> </a>a book she said she wrote to <em>"elevate the dialogue on loss."</em><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Read more: </span></span><a href="http://www.gazette.net/stories/08122009/entenew131929_32523.shtml"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">http://www.gazette.net/stories/08122009/entenew131929_32523.shtml</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><br /><div><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>Stories of Pregnancy & Birth over 44y<br /></strong>- Daily blog of hope & inspiration!<br /><a href="http://pregnancyover44y.blogspot.com/">http://pregnancyover44y.blogspot.com/</a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>5,100 Stories of Pregnancy & Birth over 44y</strong><br />Daily blog of hope & inspiration!<br /><a href="http://pregnancyover44y.blogspot.com/">http://pregnancyover44y.blogspot.com/</a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>You Can Get Pregnant in Your 40's<br /></strong>Sharing articles, discussing options & suggestions<br /><a href="http://youcangetpregnant.blogspot.com/">http://youcangetpregnant.blogspot.com/</a></span></span> </div><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;"><strong>Recent Keyword Searches: </strong></span><a href="http://search.yahoo.com/search?ei=UTF-8&fr=yfp-t-832&p=ivf%20miscarriage%20rates&rs=0&fr2=rs-bottom" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">ivf miscarriage rates</span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">, </span><a href="http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=environmental%20factors%20and%20recurrent%20miscarriage&fr=yfp-t-150&toggle=1&cop=mss&ei=UTF-8" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">environmental factors and recurrent miscarriage</span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">, </span><a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=unexplained%20recurrent%20miscarriage&aq=f&oq=&aqi=g1" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">unexplained recurrent miscarriage</span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">, </span><a href="http://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=ApnTAU7BYQU8BOCDdJhsIV6mN3wV?p=what%20to%20expect%20when%20you%20miscarry&fr=att-portal-s&toggle=1&cop=&ei=UTF-8" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">what to expect when you miscarry</span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">, </span><a href="http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4ACEW_enUS319US319&q=how%20to%20prevent%20miscarriage%20over%2040" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">how to prevent miscarriage over 40</span></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">5,100 Stories of Pregnancy & Birth Over 44 Years Old
http://wwwpregnancystories.blogspot.com</div>Catherine McDiarmid-Watthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14554083442487604235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20093676.post-1793858658007780232009-08-10T09:00:00.001-04:002009-08-10T15:46:16.487-04:00New Down's syndrome blood test could put an end to the risk of miscarriage<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtWHQ2W6Sj8F6_sZeg8a-rEGAsU3D__eGWh49tw9atHTqzKzDd5HGIs77kh2Ix_1Z1IlqKWt9k45zyQT9hKW-CKlcHKpj_h0P2wnmmMNR0BKfjxW1UKjziIQdp-Ayc1fZwPJB2TA/s1600-h/lower+miscarriage+risk.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 110px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368423687251085810" border="0" alt="Lower risk - Mothers wont have the agonising decision over whether to have amniocentesis screening with the new blood test" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtWHQ2W6Sj8F6_sZeg8a-rEGAsU3D__eGWh49tw9atHTqzKzDd5HGIs77kh2Ix_1Z1IlqKWt9k45zyQT9hKW-CKlcHKpj_h0P2wnmmMNR0BKfjxW1UKjziIQdp-Ayc1fZwPJB2TA/s200/lower+miscarriage+risk.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">A blood test which eradicates the risk of miscarriages when checking for <a href="http://www.ndss.org/">Down's syndrome</a> is being developed.<br /><br />Currently, <a href="http://www.webmd.com/baby/guide/amniocentesis">amniocentesis</a> screening is the method for checking the foetus for risk of handicap.<br /><br />However the highly invasive procedure poses a high risk to the unborn child.<br /><br />But a research team for the NHS is working on the method of assessing the baby using a sample of maternal blood.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Read more: </span></span><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1205534/New-blood-test-prevent-hundreds-women-miscarriage.html"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1205534/New-blood-test-prevent-hundreds-women-miscarriage.html</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><br /><div><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>Stories of Pregnancy & Birth over 44y<br /></strong>- Daily blog of hope & inspiration!<br /><a href="http://pregnancyover44y.blogspot.com/">http://pregnancyover44y.blogspot.com/</a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>5,500 Stories of Pregnancy & Birth over 44y</strong><br />Daily blog of hope & inspiration!<br /><a href="http://pregnancyover44y.blogspot.com/">http://pregnancyover44y.blogspot.com/</a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>You Can Get Pregnant in Your 40's<br /></strong>Sharing articles, discussing options & suggestions<br /><a href="http://youcangetpregnant.blogspot.com/">http://youcangetpregnant.blogspot.com/</a></span></span> </div><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;"><strong>Recent Keyword Searches:</strong> </span><a href="http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=high%20fsh%20risk%20of%20miscarriage&meta=" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">high fsh risk of miscarriage</span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">, </span><a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=time%20of%20implantation%20and%20miscarriage&aq=f&oq=&aqi=" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">time of implantation and miscarriage</span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">, </span><a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=cvs%20miscarriage&hl=en&rlz=1I7GGLD_en&start=10&sa=N" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">cvs miscarriage</span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">, </span><a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ei=ZleASuiHLImoMd-HrPsC&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=inspiration%20from%20women%20who%20have%20gone%20through%20miscarriages&spell=1" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">inspiration from women who have gone through miscarriages</span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">, </span><a href="http://www.google.ie/search?q=can%20you%20take%20anything%20to%20help%20with%20your%20miscarriage&hl=en&start=40&sa=N" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">can you take anything to help with your miscarriage</span></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">5,100 Stories of Pregnancy & Birth Over 44 Years Old
http://wwwpregnancystories.blogspot.com</div>Catherine McDiarmid-Watthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14554083442487604235noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20093676.post-9558978990665712732009-08-05T09:00:00.000-04:002009-08-05T10:11:03.170-04:00Sudden Death - Stillbirth<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ00-2zKjOnioph9XLLLV66eEVzgH6V2nLawYgE8Lbqg6IcTDdeuhwBlcqLqFLDiEy6I4XNmuv5xuoxc9kY3Aq0spgeCwX6Sg6-c2W64-SygX-JEM5GazyuFGA6_BbFfkTwIProg/s1600-h/sudden+death+-+SIDS.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 100px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366480969831048082" border="0" alt="Sudden Death - Stillbirth" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ00-2zKjOnioph9XLLLV66eEVzgH6V2nLawYgE8Lbqg6IcTDdeuhwBlcqLqFLDiEy6I4XNmuv5xuoxc9kY3Aq0spgeCwX6Sg6-c2W64-SygX-JEM5GazyuFGA6_BbFfkTwIProg/s200/sudden+death+-+SIDS.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">There is a form of sudden death that is shrouded in mystery and sensitivity - stillbirth. This is when the developing infant dies suddenly in the womb. This can sometimes be explained, such as when the foetus chokes after it is entangled in the umbilical cord.<br /></span><div><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">In Singapore, a stillbirth is defined as foetal death after the 28th week of pregnancy but before delivery.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Foetal death in utero (while still in the uterus) before the 28th week is considered a late miscarriage. A full term is typically between 37 and 42 weeks.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Related:<br />» </span><a href="http://health.asiaone.com/Health/Women%2527s%2BMatters/Story/A1Story20090730-158080.html"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Her baby stopped moving</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br />» </span><a href="http://health.asiaone.com/Health/Women%2527s%2BMatters/Story/A1Story20090730-158084.html"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Experiencing stillbirth: Healing process </span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">Read more: </span><a href="http://health.asiaone.com/Health/Women%2527s%2BMatters/Story/A1Story20090730-158076.html"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">http://health.asiaone.com/Health/Women%2527s%2BMatters/Story/A1Story20090730-158076.html</span></a><br /></div><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>Stories of Pregnancy & Birth over 44y<br /></strong>- Daily blog of hope & inspiration!<br /><a href="http://pregnancyover44y.blogspot.com/">http://pregnancyover44y.blogspot.com/</a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>5,500 Stories of Pregnancy & Birth over 44y</strong><br />Daily blog of hope & inspiration!<br /><a href="http://pregnancyover44y.blogspot.com/">http://pregnancyover44y.blogspot.com/</a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>You Can Get Pregnant in Your 40's<br /></strong>Sharing articles, discussing options & suggestions<br /><a href="http://youcangetpregnant.blogspot.com/">http://youcangetpregnant.blogspot.com/</a></span></span> </div><br /><div><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;"><strong>Recent Keyword Searches:</strong> </span><a href="http://www.bing.com/search?q=Can%20Maca%20prevent%20miscarriages%3F&form=QBRE&qs=n" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">can maca prevent miscarriages?</span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">, </span><a href="http://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=A0geus3k9HhKeN4AYTtXNyoA?p=can%20stress%20cause%20a%20miscarriage%202008&y=Search&fr=yfp-t-151&fr2=sb-top&sao=0" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">can stress cause a miscarriage 2008</span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">, </span><a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=pcos%20iui%20miscarriage&hl=en&rlz=1W1ADFA_en&start=10&sa=N" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">pcos iui miscarriage</span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">, </span><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=15&url=http%3A%2F%2Fborn2luv.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F07%2Fstudy-highlights-miscarriage-risk.html&ei=2YV3SujJAsGvtgfS-9CWCQ&rct=j&q=CVS%20miscarriage%20statistics&usg=AFQjCNGG_B2GM7kzA5UdNcvJHZMcYfpOuA&sig2=uPE" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">cvs miscarriage statistics</span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">, </span><a href="http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=blood%20type%20and%20miscarriage&meta=&aq=0&oq=blood%20type%20and%20mi" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">blood type and miscarriage</span></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">5,100 Stories of Pregnancy & Birth Over 44 Years Old
http://wwwpregnancystories.blogspot.com</div>Catherine McDiarmid-Watthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14554083442487604235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20093676.post-80032614975226470582009-08-03T09:00:00.002-04:002009-08-03T16:18:55.833-04:00Treating Unexplained Recurrent Miscarriage<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXcQ2nCDQkKWO_okbMr47_JYe2YIAnZemrQhvVWzI9RR-emzHV3-BE0JjMvTPyXTE3jLoyYQ3VjKjNQ1FUYb08IvKpNVN3aGlwQUt_hCB_38Mss28SA729JVt8oaX1mwp1xb3y5A/s1600-h/GCSF_Crystal_Structure.png"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 170px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365825536482860786" border="0" alt="Granulocyte-Colony Stimulating Factor Administration Shows Promise in Treating Unexplained Recurrent Miscarriage" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXcQ2nCDQkKWO_okbMr47_JYe2YIAnZemrQhvVWzI9RR-emzHV3-BE0JjMvTPyXTE3jLoyYQ3VjKjNQ1FUYb08IvKpNVN3aGlwQUt_hCB_38Mss28SA729JVt8oaX1mwp1xb3y5A/s200/GCSF_Crystal_Structure.png" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Granulocyte-Colony Stimulating Factor Administration Shows Promise in Treating Unexplained Recurrent Miscarriage</strong><br /><br />Miscarriage occurs in 10%-25% of all clinically recognized pregnancies, with around <5%><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Now a randomized controlled study, published in the recent issue of <strong><a href="http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/">Human Reproduction</a></strong>, reports the potential of subcutaneous administration of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granulocyte_colony-stimulating_factor">granulocyte-colony stimulating factor</a> <em>(G-CSF)</em> as an effective strategy to improve the pregnancy outcome in patients with <a href="http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/14/11/2868">idiopathic recurrent miscarriages</a>. </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">Source: </span><a href="http://medinewsdirect.com/?p=695"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">http://medinewsdirect.com/?p=695</span></a><br /></div><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>Stories of Pregnancy & Birth over 44y<br /></strong>- Daily blog of hope & inspiration!<br /><a href="http://pregnancyover44y.blogspot.com/">http://pregnancyover44y.blogspot.com/</a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>5,500 Stories of Pregnancy & Birth over 44y</strong><br />Daily blog of hope & inspiration!<br /><a href="http://pregnancyover44y.blogspot.com/">http://pregnancyover44y.blogspot.com/</a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>You Can Get Pregnant in Your 40's<br /></strong>Sharing articles, discussing options & suggestions<br /><a href="http://youcangetpregnant.blogspot.com/">http://youcangetpregnant.blogspot.com/</a></span></span> </div><br /><div><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;"><strong>Recent Keyword Searches:</strong> </span><a href="http://search.yahoo.com/search?ei=UTF-8&fr=yfp-t-151&p=easy%20to%20get%20pregnant%20but%20end%20up%20in%20miscarriage&SpellState=n-417487749_q-cy3dXSjPFN9t8iSUZJyYdgAAAA%40%40&fr2=sp-qrw-corr-top" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">easy to get pregnant but end up in miscarriage</span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">, </span><a href="http://www.google.com/search?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=1G1GGLQ_ENUS265&=&q=CVS%20miscarriage%20risk&btnG=Google%20Search" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">cvs miscarriage risk</span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">, </span><a href="http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=grieving%20fathers" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">grieving fathers</span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">, </span><a href="http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=miscarriage%20after%20ivf&ei=UTF-8&fr=hp-pvnb&xargs=0&pstart=1&b=11&xa=XmdIE5fd6VxSt_UNB90TDA--,1249410040" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">miscarriage after ivf</span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">, </span><a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=surviving%20a%20miscarriage&rlz=1R2WZPA_enUS328&aq=0&oq=surviving%20a%20mi&aqi=g4" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">surviving a miscarriage</span></a><a href="http://born2luv.blogspot.com/2008/03/miscarriage-causes-not-easy-to-find.html" target="_blank"></a></div><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">5,100 Stories of Pregnancy & Birth Over 44 Years Old
http://wwwpregnancystories.blogspot.com</div>Catherine McDiarmid-Watthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14554083442487604235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20093676.post-27591615097105277132009-07-30T09:00:00.000-04:002009-07-30T11:51:53.961-04:00Miscarriage and toxoplasmosis<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis0FAtN94jLSVQ4Jhb8NliLcBb6CajzoMUVjKfBGC7jfpKrPZr-0hGtMd4oCKHpXkr5VugjKgnlvW2Hg3i1gJUwXhsAKfDJZg84tXG1vG-9Wtt2OG4HOXXyrIJQnJffBDS5zqgwg/s1600-h/Miscarriage+and+toxoplasmosis.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 133px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364280751025042210" border="0" alt="Miscarriage and toxoplasmosis" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis0FAtN94jLSVQ4Jhb8NliLcBb6CajzoMUVjKfBGC7jfpKrPZr-0hGtMd4oCKHpXkr5VugjKgnlvW2Hg3i1gJUwXhsAKfDJZg84tXG1vG-9Wtt2OG4HOXXyrIJQnJffBDS5zqgwg/s200/Miscarriage+and+toxoplasmosis.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">If you are pregnant and own a cat, remember to have someone else change the cat litter. Cats are carriers of the parasite that causes toxoplasmosis, an infection caused by parasites transmitted to humans from infected cats. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">The parasite lives inside the cat's intestines and is passed into the feces, so changing your cat's litter box puts you at risk. One of the possible effects of <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/toxoplasmosis/">toxoplasmosis</a> is miscarriage.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Read more: </span></span><a href="http://www.examiner.com/x-14154-Raleigh-Infertility--Miscarriage-Examiner~y2009m7d27-Miscarriage-and-toxoplasmosis"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">http://www.examiner.com/x-14154-Raleigh-Infertility--Miscarriage-Examiner~y2009m7d27-Miscarriage-and-toxoplasmosis</span></a><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>Stories of Pregnancy & Birth over 44y<br /></strong>- Daily blog of hope & inspiration!<br /><a href="http://pregnancyover44y.blogspot.com/">http://pregnancyover44y.blogspot.com/</a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>5,500 Stories of Pregnancy & Birth over 44y</strong><br />Daily blog of hope & inspiration!<br /><a href="http://pregnancyover44y.blogspot.com/">http://pregnancyover44y.blogspot.com/</a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>You Can Get Pregnant in Your 40's<br /></strong>Sharing articles, discussing options & suggestions<br /><a href="http://youcangetpregnant.blogspot.com/">http://youcangetpregnant.blogspot.com/</a></span></span> </div><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong>Recent Keyword Searches:</strong> </span><a href="http://search.yahoo.com/search?ei=UTF-8&fr=yfp-t-152-s&p=why%20are%20you%20more%20fertile%20after%20miscarriage&rs=0&fr2=rs-bottom" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:78%;">why are you more fertile after miscarriage</span></a><span style="font-size:78%;">, </span><a href="http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=false%20unicorn%20root%20improving%20occytes&btnG=Search&meta=" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:78%;">false unicorn root improving occytes</span></a><span style="font-size:78%;">, </span><a href="http://search.yahoo.com/search?ei=UTF-8&rd=r2&fr=fptb-830-s&p=early%20miscarriage%20stories&rs=0&fr2=rs-top" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:78%;">early miscarriage stories</span></a><span style="font-size:78%;">, </span><a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=share%20walk%20of%20remembrance&aq=f&oq=&aqi=" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:78%;">share walk of remembrance</span></a><span style="font-size:78%;">, </span><a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=miscarriage%20grief&hl=en&start=10&sa=N" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:78%;">miscarriage grief</span></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">5,100 Stories of Pregnancy & Birth Over 44 Years Old
http://wwwpregnancystories.blogspot.com</div>Catherine McDiarmid-Watthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14554083442487604235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20093676.post-89578743407100486132009-07-28T09:00:00.002-04:002009-07-28T09:00:02.759-04:00Support after miscarriage<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhza3EdqORWo9fejA2P1GhpACFmx-mDMjvW62BeLx78eawkqenH7JF9iGIy85QE9Jm0NZOmgD_mZ2j-D66hfts3zcgix4tg5YvwpM7jJKbDB5CIXdR6qLPD8rlaSW9uVVOlLbz66A/s1600-h/Support+after+miscarriage.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 145px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362922055409998274" border="0" alt="Support after miscarriage" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhza3EdqORWo9fejA2P1GhpACFmx-mDMjvW62BeLx78eawkqenH7JF9iGIy85QE9Jm0NZOmgD_mZ2j-D66hfts3zcgix4tg5YvwpM7jJKbDB5CIXdR6qLPD8rlaSW9uVVOlLbz66A/s200/Support+after+miscarriage.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">If you know someone who has recently gone through a miscarriage, you may be unsure of how to help. You might be afraid you will say or do the wrong thing. Here are some ways you can be supportive to a woman who has suffered a miscarriage.<br /><br />1. Send a card or handwritten note.<br />2. Help her with household chores such as doing laundry or vacuuming.<br />3. Offer to babysit any other children so the couple can have some time alone.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Read more: </span></span><a href="http://www.examiner.com/x-14154-Raleigh-Infertility--Miscarriage-Examiner~y2009m7d26-Support-after-miscarriage"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">http://www.examiner.com/x-14154-Raleigh-Infertility--Miscarriage-Examiner~y2009m7d26-Support-after-miscarriage</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"><br /></span><br /><div><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>Stories of Pregnancy & Birth over 44y<br /></strong>- Daily blog of hope & inspiration!<br /><a href="http://pregnancyover44y.blogspot.com/">http://pregnancyover44y.blogspot.com/</a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>5,500 Stories of Pregnancy & Birth over 44y</strong><br />Daily blog of hope & inspiration!<br /><a href="http://pregnancyover44y.blogspot.com/">http://pregnancyover44y.blogspot.com/</a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>You Can Get Pregnant in Your 40's<br /></strong>Sharing articles, discussing options & suggestions<br /><a href="http://youcangetpregnant.blogspot.com/">http://youcangetpregnant.blogspot.com/</a></span></span> </div><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;"><strong>Recent Keyword Searches:</strong> </span><a href="http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=WHY%20TAKE%20PRENATAL%20VITAMINS%20AFTER%20MISCARRIAGE&fr=yfp-t-501&toggle=1&cop=mss&ei=UTF-8" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">why take prenatal vitamins after miscarriage</span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">, </span><a href="http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=natural%20conception%20after%2050&fr=fptb-msgr-150-s&toggle=1&cop=mss&ei=UTF-8" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">natural conception after 50</span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">, </span><a href="http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=late%20loss%20after%20ivf%20stories&fr=slv8-grpj&fr2=sb-top&pstart=1&b=11" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">late loss after ivf stories</span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">, </span><a href="http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=ytff1-msgff&p=miscarriage%20after%201st%20time%20ivf&ei=UTF-8&type=" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">miscarriage after 1st time ivf</span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">, </span><a href="http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=late%20loss%20after%20ivf%20stories&fr=slv8-grpj&fr2=sb-top&pstart=1&b=11" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">late loss after ivf stories</span></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">5,100 Stories of Pregnancy & Birth Over 44 Years Old
http://wwwpregnancystories.blogspot.com</div>Catherine McDiarmid-Watthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14554083442487604235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20093676.post-33466384829781385892009-07-26T09:00:00.001-04:002009-07-26T19:50:35.746-04:00Sharing the loss of miscarriage<span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;"><em>Stock photo by </em></span><a href="http://www.sxc.hu/profile/creactions"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;"><em>creactions</em></span></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHCtlajOUudDbCUkKEtVBa1ridSDpCjenkxW4_e-xs64J5A320lyPeLiBDZLr_lXbI9PTxfabLPhUR0Wqe6uXL-ZPle5POhRjhEniyxRWHHoDnMKviTZ7gcvzmrtHyp5CrP3-Fgg/s1600-h/empty+new_born_bed.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362920244059629794" border="0" alt="Sharing the loss of miscarriage" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHCtlajOUudDbCUkKEtVBa1ridSDpCjenkxW4_e-xs64J5A320lyPeLiBDZLr_lXbI9PTxfabLPhUR0Wqe6uXL-ZPle5POhRjhEniyxRWHHoDnMKviTZ7gcvzmrtHyp5CrP3-Fgg/s200/empty+new_born_bed.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">I have followed the harrowing stories of Eliza Abbaszadeh and Monica O'Grady as one who shares the same pain and carries a very similar scar.<br /><br />In the very early hours of Jan. 6, 1990, I was awakened by what I knew to be labour pains. I was terrified. I was only 29 weeks pregnant.<br /><br />My husband and I woke up our 7-year-old twin sons, bundled them into the car, and drove to St. Mary's Hospital in the cold and the dark, in a state of anguish. Our twins were asked to wait down in the lobby with a security guard while I was admitted.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong>Read more:</strong> </span></span><a href="http://www2.canada.com/montrealgazette/features/viewpoints/story.html?id=06e64b03-f745-480d-a50b-82d1771df05b"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">http://www2.canada.com/montrealgazette/features/viewpoints/story.html?id=06e64b03-f745-480d-a50b-82d1771df05b</span></a><br /><div><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>Stories of Pregnancy & Birth over 44y<br /></strong>- Daily blog of hope & inspiration!<br /><a href="http://pregnancyover44y.blogspot.com/">http://pregnancyover44y.blogspot.com/</a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>5,500 Stories of Pregnancy & Birth over 44y</strong><br />Daily blog of hope & inspiration!<br /><a href="http://pregnancyover44y.blogspot.com/">http://pregnancyover44y.blogspot.com/</a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>You Can Get Pregnant in Your 40's<br /></strong>Sharing articles, discussing options & suggestions<br /><a href="http://youcangetpregnant.blogspot.com/">http://youcangetpregnant.blogspot.com/</a></span></span> </div><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;"><strong>Recent Keyword Searches:</strong> </span><a href="http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en-us&q=repeat%20late%20miscarriage%20stories&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">repeat late miscarriage stories</span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">, </span><a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=molar%20miscarriage%20stories&hl=en&client=safari&rls=en&start=40&sa=N" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">molar miscarriage stories</span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">, </span><a href="http://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=A0oGkj7kvmxKncEAethXNyoA?p=percentage%20of%20misdiagnosed%20blighted%20ovum&y=Search&fr=yfp-t-203-s&fr2=sb-top&sao=1" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">percentage of misdiagnosed blighted ovum</span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">, </span><a href="http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=navclient&gfns=1&q=can%20you%20have%20a%20succesfull%20pregnancy%20after%20a%20still%20birth" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">can you have a succesfull pregnancy after a still birth</span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">, </span><a href="http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en-us&q=miscarriage%20rate%20after%2040&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">miscarriage rate after 40</span></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">5,100 Stories of Pregnancy & Birth Over 44 Years Old
http://wwwpregnancystories.blogspot.com</div>Catherine McDiarmid-Watthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14554083442487604235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20093676.post-77069799306288217022009-07-22T09:00:00.001-04:002009-07-22T11:25:36.264-04:00Saliva Test Might Predict Premature Births<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzbrYLRWIpZpum_pO6E2ToNXQTTPc2ksyq62FxT1ca0s5zV4bgQSLWD8Wl1XEkjx6eUhDtIuFII___YrN6jHwBBhXm__lkoAdzL8hB40kIabqX7C78veOt_O_biEUNRqDloLW-oA/s1600-h/saliva+predicts+premature+birth.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 133px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361305466545832194" border="0" alt="Saliva Test Might Predict Premature Births" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzbrYLRWIpZpum_pO6E2ToNXQTTPc2ksyq62FxT1ca0s5zV4bgQSLWD8Wl1XEkjx6eUhDtIuFII___YrN6jHwBBhXm__lkoAdzL8hB40kIabqX7C78veOt_O_biEUNRqDloLW-oA/s200/saliva+predicts+premature+birth.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">Testing of pregnant women’s saliva could help predict if they are likely to give birth prematurely, according to a study to be published in the <strong><a href="http://www.bjog.org/view/0/index.html">British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology</a></strong>.<br /><br />The study found that women going into early preterm labour <em>(before 34 weeks gestation)</em> had low-levels of the hormone <a href="http://www.healthywomen.org/healthtopics/progesterone">progesterone</a> in their saliva as early as 24 weeks, and these levels failed to rise during pregnancy in the normal way.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Read more: </span></span><a href="http://www.onmedica.com/news/c3e1d1cb-7e47-4f5c-ba1a-4be4d673d3a2/saliva-test-might-predict-premature-births"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">http://www.onmedica.com/news/c3e1d1cb-7e47-4f5c-ba1a-4be4d673d3a2/saliva-test-might-predict-premature-births</span></a><br /><br /><div><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>Stories of Pregnancy & Birth over 44y<br /></strong>- Daily blog of hope & inspiration!<br /><a href="http://pregnancyover44y.blogspot.com/">http://pregnancyover44y.blogspot.com/</a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>5,100 Stories of Pregnancy & Birth over 44y</strong><br />Daily blog of hope & inspiration!<br /><a href="http://pregnancyover44y.blogspot.com/">http://pregnancyover44y.blogspot.com/</a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>You Can Get Pregnant in Your 40's<br /></strong>Sharing articles, discussing options & suggestions<br /><a href="http://youcangetpregnant.blogspot.com/">http://youcangetpregnant.blogspot.com/</a></span></span> </div><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;"><strong>Recent Keyword Searches:</strong> </span><a href="http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=misscariage%20rates&ei=UTF-8&fr=moz2" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">misscariage rates</span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">, </span><a href="http://www.google.com/m/search?ct=fsh&q=if%20i%20miscarried%20for%20first%20time%20at%2040%20can%20i%20still%20have%20a%20baby" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">if i miscarried for first time at 40 can i still have a baby</span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">, </span><a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=miscarrage%20and%20blood%20type&aq=f&oq=&aqi=" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">miscarrage and blood type</span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">, </span><a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=likelihood%20of%20miscarriage%20for%20pregnant%20women%20over%2040&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">likelihood of miscarriage for pregnant women over 40</span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">, </span><a href="http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&aq=0&oq=misdiagnosed%20miscarriage%20after&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4SKPB_enUS285US294&q=misdiagnosed%20miscarriage%20after%20ivf" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">misdiagnosed miscarriage after ivf</span></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">5,100 Stories of Pregnancy & Birth Over 44 Years Old
http://wwwpregnancystories.blogspot.com</div>Catherine McDiarmid-Watthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14554083442487604235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20093676.post-68307569665703095222009-07-19T09:00:00.004-04:002009-07-19T09:00:00.849-04:00So Few Memories, So Much Love Giveaway<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirxtxpNqKd7V3F9H83j9z2iERuQdGrjMaakmA2Bw_7KVUK9W9LNGfDAIP1tQtfZMSmwgf77dGn4flCqUnw4qGVqCUxoTWDbB-RIIx7NevpZqC3hro-khX1Lzn7wn6LweFzxW9WKQ/s1600-h/memories+giveaway+009.JPG"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQyLdN7q4JImtVWQyCokbBpPBLXNwUAbkZ6p5JNOSfzwjHJgYxIA1rXKP3qhpVM3Xt4OB0Wd4z8DjuCHlgIP_BpWj4v8Xk176hILBXB8ts_Svv0T4WKgqIJN9RaU2uOpp1oyMD-w/s1600-h/memories+giveaway+001.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 159px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359843867751607986" border="0" alt="So Few Memories, So Much Love Giveaway" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQyLdN7q4JImtVWQyCokbBpPBLXNwUAbkZ6p5JNOSfzwjHJgYxIA1rXKP3qhpVM3Xt4OB0Wd4z8DjuCHlgIP_BpWj4v8Xk176hILBXB8ts_Svv0T4WKgqIJN9RaU2uOpp1oyMD-w/s200/memories+giveaway+001.JPG" /></a> <strong><a href="http://www.frugal-freebies.com/">Frugal Freebies</a></strong> is having a giveaway that I wanted to share here:<br /><br /><strong>"</strong><a href="http://www.borntolove.com/catlog15c.html"><strong>So Few Memories, So Much Love</strong></a><strong>",</strong> a memory book for pregnancy loss and a beaded baby name memory bracelet, retail value $16.00.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeQGpWJcgZVs1ss9QuOdjiy4BFTHnQJ8tivPm9KfH8Ay__VDFpI5dCNQQCAdTRTrdLFrCcJePSmmopYnuoDuVhyphenhyphen-fVtSKbCmPXbcbJsdCDDo3XAOd36KcMIvYX9lnaEtyuRokwkw/s1600-h/memories+giveaway+009.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 192px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 135px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359843984515683538" border="0" alt="hand-made beaded baby memory bracelet" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeQGpWJcgZVs1ss9QuOdjiy4BFTHnQJ8tivPm9KfH8Ay__VDFpI5dCNQQCAdTRTrdLFrCcJePSmmopYnuoDuVhyphenhyphen-fVtSKbCmPXbcbJsdCDDo3XAOd36KcMIvYX9lnaEtyuRokwkw/s200/memories+giveaway+009.JPG" /></a>This sweet hand-made beaded baby memory bracelet is similar to what they used to give babies born years ago in the hospital. It will be personalized with your baby's name or month of loss or simply the word<em> "baby"</em> in letter beads, with pink and/or blue beads, and red hearts which symbolize the love you have for a precious baby no longer with you but still very much in your heart and memory.<br /><br /><strong>"So Few Memories, So Much Love"</strong> is an exquisitely-detailed baby memory book. Specially-created to help record the events prior to, during and following the loss of a baby through early miscarriage. This long-awaited baby memory book:<br /><br />♥ Gives you permission to grieve<br />♥ Helps you to work through the process of grieving and the pain of loss<br />♥ Offers a place to express your thoughts, feelings and emotions of your baby's loss<br />♥ Embraces the importance of mourning your baby<br />♥ Helps to promote the positive resolution of your grief<br /><br />Created by the Executive Editor of <a href="http://www.borntolove.com/catlog15.html">Shattered Dreams</a>, who delves into her own experience of multiple miscarriage to choose the meaningful events to commemorate.<br /><br />PLUS...healing suggestions for memorializing your baby ...listings of normal grief reactions ...and poignant poetry. This baby memory book will become a special source of comfort and remembrance for now and for the future. Perfect for gift giving to a bereaved mom.<br /><br />Comb-bound, heavy-duty stock cover, 24 pages, includes a MEMORIES storage envelope.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Open to worldwide entrants - ends July 31/09<br />To enter: </span><a href="http://www.frugal-freebies.com/2009/07/so-few-memories-so-much-love-giveaway.html"><span style="font-size:78%;">http://www.frugal-freebies.com/2009/07/so-few-memories-so-much-love-giveaway.html</span></a><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><br /><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>Stories of Pregnancy & Birth over 44y<br /></strong>- Daily blog of hope & inspiration!<br /><a href="http://pregnancyover44y.blogspot.com/">http://pregnancyover44y.blogspot.com/</a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>5,100 Stories of Pregnancy & Birth over 44y</strong><br />Daily blog of hope & inspiration!<br /><a href="http://pregnancyover44y.blogspot.com/">http://pregnancyover44y.blogspot.com/</a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>You Can Get Pregnant in Your 40's<br /></strong>Sharing articles, discussing options & suggestions<br /><a href="http://youcangetpregnant.blogspot.com/">http://youcangetpregnant.blogspot.com/</a></span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">5,100 Stories of Pregnancy & Birth Over 44 Years Old
http://wwwpregnancystories.blogspot.com</div>Catherine McDiarmid-Watthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14554083442487604235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20093676.post-52352280274596683882009-07-17T09:00:00.002-04:002009-07-30T11:57:51.190-04:00Study highlights miscarriage risk<a href="http://i630.photobucket.com/albums/uu29/nuberez/neburi/amniocentesis.jpg"></a><span style="font-family:arial;">Pregnant women undergoing tests for foetal abnormalities could be up to twice as likely to miscarry if they attend a small hospital unit, according to new research.<br /><br />Some 30,000 women a year in the UK undergo amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling <strong>(CVS)</strong> to detect possible problems with a pregnancy.<br /><br />Amniocentesis indicate the likelihood of the baby developing chromosomal conditions, such as Down syndrome or Edward's syndrome.<br /><br />The test carries a risk of miscarriage and is usually only offered to women when there is a significant risk the baby will develop such a condition.<br /><br />CVS tests are usually carried out earlier in pregnancy and detect serious foetal problems.<br /><br />CVS is available to all pregnant women but especially those with a family history of genetic disorders or who are over 35.<br /><br />The study, involving more than 64,000 pregnant women, found that miscarriage rates were higher at smaller hospital units.<br /><br />Overall, the miscarriage rate following amniocentesis was 1.4%, and 1.9% following CVS.<br /><br />But women treated in departments carrying out fewer than 500 amniocentesis tests over an 11-year period had a higher chance of miscarriage than in those attending larger units.<br /><br />The research, by experts at Copenhagen University Hospital, was published in the Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology journal.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Source: </span></span><a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5iofG0j_CwU8lsGAancZA6ILCXkww"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5iofG0j_CwU8lsGAancZA6ILCXkww</span></a><br /><div><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>Stories of Pregnancy & Birth over 44y<br /></strong>- Daily blog of hope & inspiration!<br /><a href="http://pregnancyover44y.blogspot.com/">http://pregnancyover44y.blogspot.com/</a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>5,100 Stories of Pregnancy & Birth over 44y</strong><br />Daily blog of hope & inspiration!<br /><a href="http://pregnancyover44y.blogspot.com/">http://pregnancyover44y.blogspot.com/</a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>You Can Get Pregnant in Your 40's<br /></strong>Sharing articles, discussing options & suggestions<br /><a href="http://youcangetpregnant.blogspot.com/">http://youcangetpregnant.blogspot.com/</a></span></span> </div><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong>Recent Keyword Searches: </strong></span><a href="http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=miscarriage%20rate%20after%20healthy%20ultrasound&fr=yfp-t-203&toggle=1&cop=mss&ei=UTF-8" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:78%;">miscarriage rate after healthy ultrasound</span></a><span style="font-size:78%;">, </span><a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=miscarriage%20support%20boise%20idaho&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:78%;">miscarriage support boise idaho</span></a><span style="font-size:78%;">, </span><a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=stillbirth%20%26%20miscarriage%20blogspot" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:78%;">stillbirth & miscarriage blogspot</span></a><span style="font-size:78%;">, </span><a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=rate%20of%20miscarrieages%20as%20you%20age&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:78%;">rate of miscarrieages as you age</span></a><span style="font-size:78%;">, </span><a href="http://search.yahoo.com/search?ei=UTF-8&fr=slv8-yie7&rs=0&p=successful%20pregnancy%20after%203%20miscarriages&rs=0&fr2=rs-top" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:78%;">successful pregnancy after 3 miscarriages</span></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">5,100 Stories of Pregnancy & Birth Over 44 Years Old
http://wwwpregnancystories.blogspot.com</div>Catherine McDiarmid-Watthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14554083442487604235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20093676.post-44209485473380527092009-07-15T09:00:00.002-04:002009-07-15T09:00:06.257-04:00Heaven Born: help for coping with early miscarriage<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfDEffAvX7lQnm4Bn3c63yXs8g59ho9MlZUucvWSrfornjB9RNHmKJo0N8NwMDE_C1iBgFhFFP_NVaf2ySWTx1QAM5COxipKyrLkKZ70nEVcORgOtNQpLxB9xQBZk2XRkvCqRrvg/s1600-h/Heaven+Sent.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 133px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357276842191270498" border="0" alt="Heaven Born - help for coping with early miscarriage" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfDEffAvX7lQnm4Bn3c63yXs8g59ho9MlZUucvWSrfornjB9RNHmKJo0N8NwMDE_C1iBgFhFFP_NVaf2ySWTx1QAM5COxipKyrLkKZ70nEVcORgOtNQpLxB9xQBZk2XRkvCqRrvg/s200/Heaven+Sent.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">When someone has a miscarriage, it's often hard to know what to say or do. For the person who suffers the miscarriage, it can be an isolating and very emotional time.<br /><br />After having a miscarriage at 11 weeks, Maureen Day decided part of her healing process would be to help others. In 2002, she started a non-profit project called </span><a href="http://www.heavenborn.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;">Heaven Born</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;">. This group offers handmade pillows for early miscarriage losses.<br /></span><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">For a miscarriage support group in the Raleigh/Durham area see </span><a href="http://www.dukehealth.org/locations/teer_house" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></a><a href="http://www.dukehealth.org/locations/teer_house." target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;">www.dukehealth.org/locations/teer_house.</span></a></div><br /><div><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">Read more: </span><a href="http://www.examiner.com/x-14154-Raleigh-Infertility--Miscarriage-Examiner~y2009m7d8-Heaven-Bornhelp-for-coping-with-early-miscarriage"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">http://www.examiner.com/x-14154-Raleigh-Infertility--Miscarriage-Examiner~y2009m7d8-Heaven-Bornhelp-for-coping-with-early-miscarriage</span></a><br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>Stories of Pregnancy & Birth over 44y<br /></strong>- Daily blog of hope & inspiration!<br /><a href="http://pregnancyover44y.blogspot.com/">http://pregnancyover44y.blogspot.com/</a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>5,100 Stories of Pregnancy & Birth over 44y</strong><br />Daily blog of hope & inspiration!<br /><a href="http://pregnancyover44y.blogspot.com/">http://pregnancyover44y.blogspot.com/</a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>You Can Get Pregnant in Your 40's<br /></strong>Sharing articles, discussing options & suggestions<br /><a href="http://youcangetpregnant.blogspot.com/">http://youcangetpregnant.blogspot.com/</a></span></span> </div><br /><div><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;"><strong>Recent Keyword Searches:</strong> </span><a href="http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=lobelia%20and%20miscarriage&fr=yfp-t-501-s&fr2=sg-gac&xargs=0&pstart=1&b=11&xa=LwyPEc.2vGXzpCmWLuz08g--,1247338674" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">lobelia and miscarriage</span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">, </span><a href="http://www.google.no/search?sourceid=navclient&hl=no&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4HPNN_noNO314NO314&q=blodtype%200-%20miscarriage" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">blodtype 0- miscarriage</span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">, </span><a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=stories%20of%20loss%20of%20mulitples&hl=en&rls=com.microsoft:*:IE-Address&start=10&sa=N" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">stories of loss of mulitples</span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">, </span><a href="http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=after%20care%20for%20a%20miscarriage&ei=UTF-8&fr=yfp-t-501-s&xargs=0&pstart=1&b=11&xa=3exbLlLSbPdMuXzZD_pVfg--,1247322487" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">after care for a miscarriage</span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">, </span><a href="http://www.google.com.sg/search?hl=en&q=prevent%20miscarriage%20royal%20jelly&meta=&aq=f&oq=" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">prevent miscarriage royal jelly</span></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">5,100 Stories of Pregnancy & Birth Over 44 Years Old
http://wwwpregnancystories.blogspot.com</div>Catherine McDiarmid-Watthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14554083442487604235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20093676.post-65721993720828007062009-07-13T09:00:00.001-04:002009-07-13T09:00:07.574-04:00My wife has had five miscarriages<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmcg_wSivZWDAVT5OfEeKQU9XkwLktxsUSR5U91L-P5lc97YKU_cK8njL6c2wUFm1g8qIcnVqrCGfnDAtmzGh0SqZoKd_d6xEeVla_AesZVEeLsQ1hwUF7VRpxCE6O_h2A5EvIPQ/s1600-h/Monty-Munford-and-his-wif-001.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 120px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357275610616099474" border="0" alt="Monty Munford and his wife Emily with their son. Photograph: Monty Munford" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmcg_wSivZWDAVT5OfEeKQU9XkwLktxsUSR5U91L-P5lc97YKU_cK8njL6c2wUFm1g8qIcnVqrCGfnDAtmzGh0SqZoKd_d6xEeVla_AesZVEeLsQ1hwUF7VRpxCE6O_h2A5EvIPQ/s200/Monty-Munford-and-his-wif-001.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>But we are still determined to have another child</strong><br /><br />When my wife Emily came into the sitting room and told me there was<em> "something in the soap dish"</em> I knew the stomach pains she had been experiencing during the eighth week of her first pregnancy had ended in a miscarriage.<br /><br />Should I bring the <em>"something"</em> into the sitting room, discuss it with my wife and then make a decision to bury it in a beautiful location? Or should I protect my wife by flushing it down the loo? I went for the latter, enduring the worst existential moment of my life; then I tried to comfort her.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Read more: </span></span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2009/jul/09/first-person-miscarriages-child"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2009/jul/09/first-person-miscarriages-child</span></a><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><br /><div><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>Stories of Pregnancy & Birth over 44y<br /></strong>- Daily blog of hope & inspiration!<br /><a href="http://pregnancyover44y.blogspot.com/">http://pregnancyover44y.blogspot.com/</a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>5,100 Stories of Pregnancy & Birth over 44y</strong><br />Daily blog of hope & inspiration!<br /><a href="http://pregnancyover44y.blogspot.com/">http://pregnancyover44y.blogspot.com/</a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>You Can Get Pregnant in Your 40's<br /></strong>Sharing articles, discussing options & suggestions<br /><a href="http://youcangetpregnant.blogspot.com/">http://youcangetpregnant.blogspot.com/</a></span></span> </div><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong>Recent Keyword Searches: </strong></span><a href="http://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=A0geu.QmJlhKQqQAULJXNyoA?p=How%20do%20males%20deal%20with%20miscarriages&fr=b1ie7&fr2=sb-top&sao=1" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:78%;">how do males deal with miscarriages</span></a><span style="font-size:78%;">, </span><a href="http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=misdiagnozed%20blighted%20ovum&y=Search&fr=yfp-t-501&fr2=sb-top&xargs=0&pstart=1&b=11&xa=Kyf1p28BLm.jbp3.2F46Uw--,1247374498" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:78%;">misdiagnozed blighted ovum</span></a><span style="font-size:78%;">, </span><a href="http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=ivf%20miscarriage%20rate&hl=en&start=10&sa=N" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:78%;">ivf miscarriage rate</span></a><span style="font-size:78%;">, </span><a href="http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=miscarriage%20misdiagnosis&fr=yfp-t-501-s&toggle=1&cop=mss&ei=UTF-8" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:78%;">miscarriage misdiagnosis</span></a><span style="font-size:78%;">, </span><a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=grieving%20miscarriage&hl=en&rlz=1T4GGLJ_enUS286US286&start=10&sa=N" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:78%;">grieving miscarriage</span></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">5,100 Stories of Pregnancy & Birth Over 44 Years Old
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