Comments on: Infertility http://www.disruptivewomen.net/2009/01/13/infertility/ Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:33:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: hj http://www.disruptivewomen.net/2009/01/13/infertility/comment-page-1/#comment-5565 hj Wed, 13 May 2009 17:33:11 +0000 http://www.disruptivewomen.net/?p=666#comment-5565 the romanticizing of childirth/bearing and babies in general has seemed inversely disproportionate to the actual caring about women and children in this culture. i find the geddes babies rather sickening, though i adored my own babies whatever they were doing. they did need to be made 'cute'. when i was going to my prenatal visits, or for other gyn care, there were flower pictures on the walls, landscapes, no babies or goddessy pregnant women. this was in the seventies, when there was actually a revolution in natural birthing going on, no need to wrap it in gossamer.... thank you so much for sharing your story, hygeia. the romanticizing of childirth/bearing and babies in general has seemed inversely disproportionate to the actual caring about women and children in this culture. i find the geddes babies rather sickening, though i adored my own babies whatever they were doing. they did need to be made ‘cute’. when i was going to my prenatal visits, or for other gyn care, there were flower pictures on the walls, landscapes, no babies or goddessy pregnant women. this was in the seventies, when there was actually a revolution in natural birthing going on, no need to wrap it in gossamer….

thank you so much for sharing your story, hygeia.

]]> By: Rachel Nellie http://www.disruptivewomen.net/2009/01/13/infertility/comment-page-1/#comment-752 Rachel Nellie Fri, 27 Feb 2009 20:01:49 +0000 http://www.disruptivewomen.net/?p=666#comment-752 How can the article possibly be construed as sexist when it was specifically about an experience of a woman in an ob/gyn's office?! Megan - a great post, a great victory. How can the article possibly be construed as sexist when it was specifically about an experience of a woman in an ob/gyn’s office?! Megan – a great post, a great victory.

]]> By: Kathleen Trigiani http://www.disruptivewomen.net/2009/01/13/infertility/comment-page-1/#comment-512 Kathleen Trigiani Thu, 05 Feb 2009 04:51:42 +0000 http://www.disruptivewomen.net/?p=666#comment-512 Your stats ignored the number of men who are infertile. Sorry, but your article was sexist. Also, you should have told the nurse to put Ms Magazine in the waiting room. Indeed, didn't your husband also feel anguished? Your stats ignored the number of men who are infertile. Sorry, but your article was sexist. Also, you should have told the nurse to put Ms Magazine in the waiting room. Indeed, didn’t your husband also feel anguished?

]]> By: Susannah Fox http://www.disruptivewomen.net/2009/01/13/infertility/comment-page-1/#comment-405 Susannah Fox Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:26:50 +0000 http://www.disruptivewomen.net/?p=666#comment-405 Thank you for sharing this experience. I thought you (and other readers) might be interested in a couple of other blog posts. One about how listening is a killer app: In the Spin III: The Smart Resident By Christine Gray http://e-patients.net/archives/2009/01/in-the-spin-iii-the-smart-resident.html Another about being open about your health online: E-patient Interview: Stirrup Queen http://e-patients.net/archives/2008/04/e-patient-interview-stirrup-queen.html Thank you for sharing this experience. I thought you (and other readers) might be interested in a couple of other blog posts.

One about how listening is a killer app:

In the Spin III: The Smart Resident
By Christine Gray
http://e-patients.net/archives/2009/01/in-the-spin-iii-the-smart-resident.html

Another about being open about your health online:

E-patient Interview: Stirrup Queen
http://e-patients.net/archives/2008/04/e-patient-interview-stirrup-queen.html

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