Meditation & Visualization For Fertility and Pregnancy

I'm very proud and excited to announce my new CD on Visualization and Meditation for Fertility. It's a project I've been working on for the last year and I developed it after hearing from a number of women who wanted to know how to visualize and meditate - especially with the goal of conceiving and carrying a pregnancy to term. I'm a firm believer that everything we manifest in our life starts with our thoughts. Here is more information about the CD. The link below has an area where you can listen to a preview.

Listen to a preview here:

You Can Get Pregnant Over 40, Naturally
Visualization & Meditation

Miscarriage Resource

I found a good site called ourmiscarriage.com which does a good job putting into words all of the emotions and fears couples go through after a miscarriage. The link below talks about everything from bleeding after a miscarriage, to a couples desire to get pregnant again right away:

Conceiving After Miscarriage (ourmiscarriage.com)

Miscarriage and Our Cruel Healthcare System

Our healthcare system is rather cruel...it seems like when you can least handle the financial burden, you all of a sudden are flooded with medical bills. Here is one woman's experience trying to navigate through the hassles of dealing with healthcare providers and her insurance company after a miscarriage:

Commentary: The miscarriage that could not end
Caught between the medical bills and the insurance company, those who long to put an illness behind them are forced to relive it in ceaseless skirmishes over payment.
By EVE TAHMINCIOGLU

© St. Petersburg Times

BBT May Indicate Miscarriage

I do recall monitoring my BBT when I was trying to conceive. I actually remember a drop in my temperature on one of my miscarriages. Although I didn't monitor my temperature as a primary means of determining my fertility, if you can do it accurately, you may be able to identify a problem early in a pregnancy. Read more

pregnancy.lovetoknow.com

From the article:

Miscarriage and basal body temperature (BBT) are linked together. If you understand how to read your body's basal temperature and have been keeping accurate records, you can often tell if you have had a miscarriage even before the pregnancy has been confirmed. It may also be possible to see if you are about to have a miscarriage by keeping a close eye on your BBT...

When you are pregnant, your basal body temperature will stay elevated for the duration of your pregnancy. If your temperature suddenly drops after being elevated for at least 18 days, your body may be signaling that you are about to miscarry. A drop in temperature followed by a normal or heavier than normal period can indicate that you have already had a miscarriage.

Immune Cells Affect Progesterone Causing Miscarriage

I've heard the theory that miscarriage may be caused by the immune system attacking the embryo, but this article talks about how miscarriage may be caused by a lack of immune cells which may lead to progesterone deficiency. Read more:

www.zeenews.com

From the article:

Washington: A new study has shed fresh light on why some women are infertile and why some pregnancies end in miscarriage, after researchers found that immune cells have an important role to play in both the cases.

An international team has examined the role of a type of immune cells known as macrophages or white blood cells within the ovary, which are found in abundance near developing eggs and in hormone-producing structures within the ovary.


The researchers conducted experiments on mice and found that when these cells are depleted there's a significant reduction in the amount of progesterone the ovary produces.

Progesterone is a hormone produced by the ovary which is essential for the maintenance of early pregnancy.

"We know that the ovary requires a vascular network in order to deliver the high levels of progesterone the body requires to maintain early pregnancy. The formation of this network occurs very quickly following ovulation, and macrophages may be involved in establishing that blood supply.

"It appears that the ovary has its own specialist pathway to achieve this and that macrophages have an essential role in building the blood supply that we hadn't previously appreciated.

What Is A D&C Like and What Can Go Wrong?

My treatments after my miscarriages varied by the situation. I did have a couple of D&C's since two of my miscarriages did not expel by themselves, but most of them just came out on their own as a heavy period. Here is an article from miscarriage.about.com where readers write in about their own experience:

miscarriage.about.com

Miscarriage Even Happens To The Rich and Famous

picture: huffingtonpost.com



Celine Dion has been very open with the media about her struggle to get pregnant and how she turned to assisted reproduction for help. She had her son after IVF and apparently got pregnant again with a frozen embryo.

Sadly, according to this article she miscarried. This is so devastating to any woman whether they undergo assisted reproduction or not. Many women look at celebrities as if they "have it all", but they have their hardships too.

My condolences to Celine and her family.

Read more:

www.huffingtonpost.com