tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7557679011566521438.post7818252356864328009..comments2023-11-03T07:59:43.899-07:00Comments on The Great Big IF...: Can I Send My Parents the Bill for My IF Treatment Now?Shelbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06085283320884411888noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7557679011566521438.post-88562030515789700062008-12-14T17:15:00.000-08:002008-12-14T17:15:00.000-08:00My mother smoked when she was pregnant with me and...My mother smoked when she was pregnant with me and among other things I had several ear infections when I was a child...the kind with huge abscesses that bled and now I have scars on my eardrums. I had pneumonia as a toddler and had to spend several days in the hospital. I remember being sick and sleeping on the sofa and waking up to see an ashtray on the table next to my head with my mother's cigarettes burning away. Even when her child was sick she couldn't at least smoke somewhere else. Smoking is so harmful that I would not be a bit surprised to see a link to infertility. What does the RE tell you on your first consult? Stop drinking caffeine and STOP SMOKING.Guera!https://www.blogger.com/profile/12616928404421960462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7557679011566521438.post-67898408663221109972008-12-14T11:32:00.000-08:002008-12-14T11:32:00.000-08:00Wow. Growing up in Eastern Europe could have somet...Wow. Growing up in Eastern Europe could have something to do with it? But so did my other friends, and they are getting pregnant like crazy. Still. I wonder. Sometimes I don't want to know about any research. What can I do now?banditgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14350894985718085970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7557679011566521438.post-51640082387816597642008-12-14T10:39:00.000-08:002008-12-14T10:39:00.000-08:00Ouch, that one stings a little. Hugs, Shelby.Ouch, that one stings a little. Hugs, Shelby.Lost in Spacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07027117135940864685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7557679011566521438.post-63066163944899933352008-12-14T09:06:00.000-08:002008-12-14T09:06:00.000-08:00The clinical evidence is really damning. I'm sorry...The clinical evidence is really damning. I'm sorry, I hope your parents are emotionally supportive if not financially supportive.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for your sweet comment on my blog, meant alot. ((Hugs))Martha@A Sense of Humor is Essentialhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07129428477996644401noreply@blogger.com