I saw the trailer for this movie and had an instant and
quick connection because I know people personally within my family, friends,
and some co-workers who have experienced struggles with fertility and trying to
conceive children. One of my very close friends has been trying to conceive and
have a second child. She has a beautiful little 11-year-old already who just
happens to be a miracle baby already. She was born premature (like me too) and
came into the world weighing in at 1 pound and 6 ounces. She is very healthy,
strong, smart as a whip now, and a sweet little girl. Now in situations like
this when the parents are blessed to have a child and wish to have another the
parents can often wonder what is the issue, how can we solve this too. How can
we figure out what solutions that may work better for bringing a child into the
world.
I have a friend of mine My friend, “Vanessa” told me something that she found out
from her physician that made complete sense and when I discovered what her
diagnosis was I knew I need to do a story on this too because some many women
have been struggling with fertility and looking for more solutions they don’t
realize it can be something medically related. My friend, “Vanessa” discovered
she has PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome) a condition that can cause hormone
related issues and can affect a woman’s reproductive system when trying to
conceive as well. I thought of her and then the thousands of women who have
been addressing their reproductive issues to get to a place where they can find
peace, a solution to getting to have children. We have heard about Chrissy
Teigen-Stephens, Tyra Banks, Gabrielle Union, or maybe even the woman sitting
across from you on the bus, at your job, in your hair salon, or even down the
street where you live struggling with coming to terms about how to have and
build a family. I personally have even had this conversation with my own family
too we may make it lighthearted or crack jokes saying in the sixties, seventies,
or even earlier decades you never heard too many women talking about struggles
they simply just had children instantly and started their families right away.
I also recently read an article in the March issue of Vogue and something about
it just hit me I needed to write a story because there has to be a way for
people to discover other methods or medical research to find why has it become
such a struggle or a long journey for women to receive the end result. They
start to question themselves, their partners, science, medical practices, and
even how they treat and take care of their bodies from day to day.
I know there are other solutions you have adoption, becoming a foster parent, surrogacy
which now allows women of all ages now who may have some reproductive issues or
may not be able to carry a child to term. I even told my friend because I have
not had my first child or never have been pregnant yet I would consider
carrying one for her if she couldn’t find any other solution. I recently went
to Planned Parenthood in New York City during one of my annual visits and I
discussed with one of the physicians there why is it such a problem now for
females to bring children into the world passed a certain age, why have young
women have issues with wanting to bring more children into the world too. She
and I had a conversation about it and she gave me some advice about the future
if I ever ran into a situation to be prepared for it too. I had concerns
because people have been addressing the issue of age saying once you are passed
the ages of your 30s you wouldn’t be able to have children right away. It made
me question my decisions should I have had children in my late teens or early
twenties because the chances of carrying a healthy baby and having a successful
pregnancy would increase the success rate even more. I always wanted children
ever since I bought my first cabbage patch when I was about 7 I loved the idea
of having my own family. I still do and would love a big family. I had to come
to terms with the fact that I was attending college in my late teens and early
twenties (17-23) my prime years of having children. I don’t regret that at all
but I realize now my children would have struggled, I wouldn’t have been able
to give them my undivided attention, I had too much on my plate at that time. I
was finding my way, I was enjoying my life, and I didn’t want to be the mom
ignoring her kids while partying on the other side of the world. I didn’t want
to put that burden on my mother. She always stressed to me you have to be
responsible but it doesn’t mean she wouldn’t assist me, support, or guide me
through raising them.
Now as for
modern medicine in the twenty-first century Today you can see fertility
specialists, you can seek IVF (In vitro fertilization )treatments to help with
the process, to make it a big smoother if you are not going with the
traditional way of having children. Women have to endure so much when going
through this process they are tested spiritually and mentally because with this
treatment you are taking hormones daily. You are taking shots daily and need
your husband, wife, or partner to assist you with taking the treatments up
until the conception of your child. We are in age and era of time where women
can now have more control, more say in how they interact with their medical
professionals, how they want to be treated daily, how they want to raise their
children, and what they want out of their lives and their children too.
There are other options where women can freeze their embryos
as well and seek out treatment to assist with easing the process of having
children. You can prolong your pregnancy where even if you are in your late
thirties or forties or even 50s you can have a child now. I recently also
discovered an app a co-worker told me about called “Woman’s Log” where she can
log and track the days of her highest reproductive level, when she is her most
fertile, and can conceive her child(or children) at more successful rate. I am
so glad this person told me about this app because I definitely will use it and
I hope many women will download the app, check out the website, and find ways
to the journey of a happy, healthy, long-term, and full pregnancy. So I am
informing all of the ladies out there who do want children in their lives and
want the honor, the responsibility, and the mission to raise their own kids.
It’s an honor to have a child. You are called to be the mother or father to
person you get to influence their life, their journey, their story, you share
everything with your child especially when it’s your biological child. So it’s
such a honor, a gift for that opportunity, and a blessing to raise someone in
the world. You can help mold them to be better and more responsible.
Now this movie stars….and is a lighthearted take on a young
woman’s rise to have children with her husband when after five years of
marriage. They are struggling to get down the yellow brick road to their real
life rainbow. The movie stars the following cast:
Eliza Coupe (“Future Man”, “Happy Endings”, “Scrubs”,
“Benched”, “What’s your Number”, and “Naked”), Steve Howey (“Shameless”,
“Reba”, “Bride Wars”, “Something
Borrowed”, “Supercross”) , Heidi Gardner, Jennifer Laffeur, Glenne Headly, and
Ed Begley Jr.
The film follows the couple’s hilarious journey with finding
hope through their solution to have a successful pregnancy. The film debuts
March 29, 2019-Friday
For more information for everyone who may be looking for
healthier ways to conceive and need assistance, support, or guidance visit http://www.plannedparenthood.org, they
can lead and guide you to a medical professional and fertility specialists who
can help you, your husband/wife, or partner, and visit the http://www.womanlog.com
to download the app, and also
visit their film’s facebook, twitter, and instagram pages on the film.
@makingbabiesmov
Also to all of the families out there looking to have
children and start their own families I wish all of you the best with whatever
medical decisions you all make for yourselves and that you seek what is best
for yourselves, your livelihood, and the future of your children. Best of luck
and God bless ! As they say in the bible…”Be fruitful and multiply”.
You know I had to include a couple of songs for inspiration and to know ladies it's okay you all got this believe me and I hope they keep fighting and will win in victory. All of these songs have one thing in common they have the word "Baby" in them lol have fun listening
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