The last time I posted a blog about the eternal scar us reproductively challenged women seem to be left with, it seemed like I was getting hit left and right with little pangs of reminder pain, if you will.  For example, have you seen the new Gerber commercial?  It is actually quite beautiful.  It shows a variety of women in the process of giving birth.  It’s very touching, emotional, and it really got to me.  I’m sure it gets to the heart of many who watch it.  However, it is quite painful to watch if you’ve been unable to give birth.  Even after all these years, and a beautiful adopted baby girl later…it is still hard for me to watch ANYTHING that is a visual of a woman in labor, giving birth.  I will bet there are many reproductively challenged women who struggle with that commercial, or even change the station….which is what I have to do.

Then there was the premier of a show I watched entitled “Notes From the Underbelly”.  Now I DID realize this might be difficult to watch, but the previews looked so comical to me, that I had to check it out.  I also like Rachel Harris, and she is one of the characters.  I got through the show ok, but it WAS, at times, painful.  So…..I guess it will depend on my level of strength on the night that show is on, as to whether I watch or not.  (I don’t watch much tv…mostly Sprout, Disney and our local PBS Station for kids… other than my weekly favorite…I’m a loyal fan of “Brothers and Sisters”, which actually has incorported an interesting infertility plot.  (Did you ever notice that infertility issues are rarely addressed on television shows?  Unless, of course, it’s a movie that deals with that as the primary subject.)

I’ve heard that the soap, The Bold and The Beautiful is currently addressing the issue of invitro with the incorporation of donor eggs!  Kudos to their producers!  I’ll have to tune into that one.

So it’s just a wound that will never completely heal.  At least I find that to be the case.  But the good thing is….it gets much better, and can be almost gone most times…once your baby comes to you, no matter how he or she comes to you.  My baby gave me my life back, and I hope you all find yourself in that beautiful place (even though we’re all entitled to momentary setbacks for the battles we’ve fought). 

Please feel free to vent to me about what you see or hear in the media that is somewhat insensitive to the reproductive challenged woman.  Love to you all!