Happy International Women's Day!!

This is a day to celebrate women and how awesome we are!!!! Wooo-hooo!!


In different regions the focus of the celebrations ranges from general celebration of respect, appreciation and love towards women to a celebration for women's economic, political and social achievements. The first national Women's Day was in 1909 and we have come a long way, although there is still a ways to go! Find more info here.


We are amazing creatures and in the spirit of this blog on health and wellness, I am sharing some info to make your purdy, purdy lips even more beautiful and of course, healthy!


Check out: 

5 Things That Should Never Be In Your Makeup by Rodale 

and...

Lipstick and Lead: Questions and Answers by the FDA, which gives an analysis of lead in your lipsticks, which ones have it and how much. Scroll down to see the list of offenders :)

Lots of love to all my ladies on this special day!

xoxo

March-ing forward...

So it's official, we are moving ahead with IVF and are on the road to making things happen!

I am excited and scared at the same time. I have been reading "In vitro fertilization: The ART of Making Babies" written by Dr. Geoffrey Sher, the founder and executive medical director of the Sher Institute for Reproductive Medicine, or SIRM. The book has a lot of info and really takes you through all of the steps (physically, emotionally and financially) of the IVF process.

I found out about SIRM when I was researching unexplained infertility and had been thinking about immune issues related to that.

I wrote this blog piece at that time and part of the IVF that I am doing at Sher will include treatment that will suppress my immune system (intralipids) so that implantation can occur. Really, at this point only god knows why it hasn't happened yet so we are taking a shot in the dark at this. An expensive shot!!

Isn't this all just so romantic? I wonder if candles will be lit in the laboratory? Will the embryologist put on some smooth tunes to set the mood? Hopefully my girls will be receptive to his boys!

At this point, I am trying to stay positive and attempting to not to think too far ahead (I mean I already have my son/daughters wedding planned :) So I need to simmer down and be in this moment.

The next moment to happen will be in about an hour when I walk to the east side of Manhattan to meet with a nurse to talk about what comes next.

And off we go!!
xoxo

P.S. For those of you who know me personally, please keep anything you read on here between us :) I am very open about my situation but want to tell my family on my own time. Thanks!