https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 29 May 2026 23:42:44 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-consider-getting-pregnant-naturally/page/2#post-1564502 Sat, 12 Apr 2014 07:07:15 +0000 Snowdrop 1564502@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@spaniellove: agreed!</p> <p>And as others have said before, you don't really know how far you'd go before you are in that position. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-consider-getting-pregnant-naturally/page/2#post-1564497 Sat, 12 Apr 2014 06:57:13 +0000 littlek 1564497@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: sorry pregnancy makes me feisty. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-consider-getting-pregnant-naturally/page/2#post-1564495 Sat, 12 Apr 2014 06:52:53 +0000 looch 1564495@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlek: then we agree! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-consider-getting-pregnant-naturally/page/2#post-1564486 Sat, 12 Apr 2014 06:43:53 +0000 littlek 1564486@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: I agree related to insurance but in everyday conversation this shouldn't matter. Who cares how people got pregnant or how long it took? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-consider-getting-pregnant-naturally/page/2#post-1564482 Sat, 12 Apr 2014 06:42:05 +0000 littlek 1564482@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@spaniellove: I agree. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-consider-getting-pregnant-naturally/page/2#post-1564454 Sat, 12 Apr 2014 06:03:47 +0000 looch 1564454@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlek: It does and it doesn't. On an individual level, no, but on a population level, when insurance is leveraged, it matters. </p> <p>I realize it is a sensitive topic and one we all don't like to discuss, but it's along the lines of end if life care. How is it decided who qualifies, what care and at what cost. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-consider-getting-pregnant-naturally/page/2#post-1564451 Sat, 12 Apr 2014 05:56:02 +0000 spaniellove 1564451@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think these labels only serve to reinforce negative thinking about IF...if you need help getting to your baby you need it, there should be no shame or stigma involved. Every baby is a miracle, though some a little more so in their conception. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-consider-getting-pregnant-naturally/page/2#post-1564441 Sat, 12 Apr 2014 05:34:55 +0000 FliegepilzHut 1564441@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree that any medication or procedure to enhance the likelihood of getting pregnant constitutes a "medical intervention." Not quite sure where acupuncture, herbs, etc., fit, although still probably an "intervention" </p> <p>What I love about this conversation is how dramatically my own thinking shifted over about a 2 year period. Initially I said "I don't think I would ever do IVF"...and now I'm, seriously considering it. For my own peace of mind, I don't think it matters how "natural" a conception was. I think we all have to make whatever decision is in line with our conscience and best meets our goals. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-consider-getting-pregnant-naturally/page/2#post-1564162 Fri, 11 Apr 2014 20:41:12 +0000 MsMini 1564162@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I definitely considered the metformin I was taking to get pregnant with S an intervention, and therefore not a totally natural conception. </p> <p>For us, we were willing to do meds and IUI, but my husband was not on board with IVF and use of donor materials, and also wouldn't have gone for adoption. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-consider-getting-pregnant-naturally/page/2#post-1564138 Fri, 11 Apr 2014 20:28:00 +0000 skipra 1564138@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For me it means no medication or treatments specifically for the purpose of getting pregnant. If you had a thyroid condition that was preventing pregnancy which should be treated anyway, I wouldn't consider that medical intervention for the purpose of getting pregnant. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-consider-getting-pregnant-naturally/page/2#post-1564046 Fri, 11 Apr 2014 19:38:43 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 1564046@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>touchy topic.<br /> I already answered this topic 8m ago, but now I feel differently. I feel that whether or not we call it "natural" is not the point. The point if to FRIKKIN GET PREGNANT. I don't care what people call it: I would like more kids please. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-consider-getting-pregnant-naturally/page/2#post-1564039 Fri, 11 Apr 2014 19:35:37 +0000 littlek 1564039@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I guess I don't understand why this matters. Who cares how you get pregnant? It's really nobody's business. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-consider-getting-pregnant-naturally/page/2#post-1563739 Fri, 11 Apr 2014 16:54:24 +0000 pinkcupcake 1563739@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Interesting question. I guess "getting pregnant naturally" to me would mean getting pregnant without any medications, or interventions that would require a doctor. </p> <p>I would have done absolutely anything to get pregnant, including as many rounds of IVF we could afford. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-consider-getting-pregnant-naturally/page/2#post-1563726 Fri, 11 Apr 2014 16:47:13 +0000 BSB 1563726@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@spaniellove: I agree. Sorry to say this but, I would seriously punch someone in the face if they told me how I conceived my child was not natural. I'm fine with admitting that we needed help. Natural is not constructive whatsoever. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-consider-getting-pregnant-naturally/page/2#post-1563708 Fri, 11 Apr 2014 16:35:34 +0000 AmeliaBedilia 1563708@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think preseed, acupuncture, pineapple, green tea, etc. are still in the "natural" realm. I can't decide if the line is if it requires someone else's help- like going to a doctor, or whether it is something not involving sex (IUI/IVF). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-consider-getting-pregnant-naturally/page/2#post-998093 Thu, 08 Aug 2013 00:59:33 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 998093@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs.Someone: same.<br /> Whether or not medication is needed, if it takes sex to make eggs and sperm meet = natural.</p> <p>I think I would go to the depts of the earth to get pregnant if I wasn't able to. But, I would also be very open to adopting if all else failed. The only thing I wouldn't do is surrogacy. I'd rather adopt a child who would otherwise not have a home, if I couldn't get pregnant. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-consider-getting-pregnant-naturally#post-983772 Fri, 02 Aug 2013 06:37:09 +0000 looch 983772@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For the record, I don't view "medical intervention" as a negative thing. It's wonderful to live in a world where we have options for our care. My son is asthmatic and you better believe I use his nebulizer when he needs it. It's just a matter of some people making the decision not to pursue them. </p> <p>Decisions in my family are made as a team, so if we were facing the possibility of having to do an IUI, while I might consider it, my husband is against it. It took me awhile to get to the point where I was okay with that and it shouldn't be looked at as being judgey. Everyone has different tolerances and to imply that I can not possibly understand the situation because I conceived my son without intervention is being equally judgey.</p> <p>At the end of the day, it doesn't matter to me how you build your families. I can just say what would or wouldn't have been an option for my family. I am also in the camp where I don't believe it's every woman's right to carry and concieve their own child, it's just not biologically possible. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-consider-getting-pregnant-naturally#post-983655 Fri, 02 Aug 2013 01:55:14 +0000 TheSwissWifeStyle 983655@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Like many others here, I would consider "medical intervention" to be anything other than just plain old "doin' it." </p> <p>Of course, like anything else there are different "levels" of that.</p> <p>As for us, I think we would go so far as to do 1 or 2 IVFs if needed. Not trying to sound...judgey or anything, but I think it's easy for some to say "Oh I would never do (fill in the blank)" if you're not faced with possible issues. Unless it's a real possibility for you, I think it'd be hard to say what you would or wouldn't do to have a child. When I was younger, (and joyfully naive to what lay ahead) I could never imagine myself considering IVF. And while we aren't there yet, after over a year and a half, and still no baby, I can say with full confidence now that I'd at least give it a shot. KWIM? I'm sure for some it's a deal breaker, and I do respect that. Going through what we have gone through so far is hard enough, I can see how some would chose to not take it farther. </p> <p>FYI we might be starting injectables in Sept, if needed. While I'm not looking forward to that, I'm happy that we are at least progressing. </p> <p>And if I DO get pregnant, I might have a condition that would require me to give myself injections daily. (Def. not looking forward to that!) It would be to help insure I wouldn't lose another one. Curious to know if that is thought of as a medical invention by some? </p> <p>I must say I'm glad we live in a world where we have these choices! No matter what you're comfortable with, there's options for all! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-consider-getting-pregnant-naturally#post-983649 Fri, 02 Aug 2013 01:18:07 +0000 sarac 983649@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Any time you need a drug to help, you're out of the realm of 'getting pregnant naturally'. I would have gone to hell and back for my first child. Now that we're looking at considerable hormonal intervention for any additional children, I'm not so sure. But then, my uterus isn't working well anyway, so I have to do something to fix it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-consider-getting-pregnant-naturally#post-983631 Fri, 02 Aug 2013 00:41:53 +0000 Mrs.Someone 983631@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LMOG47: So very true! My thoughts on IUI/IVF were so very different a few years ago. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-consider-getting-pregnant-naturally#post-983189 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 20:29:06 +0000 regberadaisy 983189@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would say anything that required a doctor would be considered medical intervention.</p> <p>I would have done anything and everything to have a baby of my own to carry in my womb. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-consider-getting-pregnant-naturally#post-983101 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 20:11:38 +0000 Caly 983101@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@TheReelDeal: So very very true. </p> <p>I'm a firm believer that it's easy to say what someone would or wouldn't do in a particular situation until you're in it...and that goes for a lot of life issues. It's easy for someone who gets pregnant easily to say "they'd never" til a few heartbreaking years go by and still no baby. Then, suddenly you're in a situation you never expected and considering things perhaps you never thought you would. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-consider-getting-pregnant-naturally#post-982990 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 19:50:26 +0000 MrsMccarthy 982990@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh and I want to add that Ivf may not be "natural" but it creates life! Inductions and ultrasounds and c sections and surrogates and and basal thermometers and all the drugs we take for every ailment and surgeries we have for various conditions, None of these things are "natural" either. In fact most of us who believe in western medicine are not doing everything " naturally". So it kind of annoys me when people get all weird about things like Ivf or clomid as though its playing god or something. Many people have many reasons they will or won't go a certain route but to me none of them are superior or more natural than any others unless they are living like Amish people. I say dowhat you need to do to bring life and don't assume that any kind of intervention is more or less potent than another. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-consider-getting-pregnant-naturally#post-982932 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 19:40:06 +0000 MrsMccarthy 982932@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs.Someone: Yes!!! I agree. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-consider-getting-pregnant-naturally#post-982897 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 19:33:14 +0000 kjpugs 982897@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Sapphiresun: hard to say for me though, because "naturally" (aka unmedicated) I likely never would have gotten pregnant! I think many things we do/take are "intervening" in our health in general, whether they work for fertility or not. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-consider-getting-pregnant-naturally#post-982890 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 19:30:12 +0000 Sapphiresun 982890@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@kjpugs: I have PCOS too, and never even thought about the metformin when answering this question (funny that the provera came to mind, not metformin) since I kind of feel like it's just part of treatment for a related issue. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-consider-getting-pregnant-naturally#post-982799 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 19:11:25 +0000 kjpugs 982799@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wonder the same thing if people consider my taking metformin "intervention." It technically is the only way I was able to get pregnant! But it's just a pill you could take, and that I should have taken to treat my PCOS. I find the blurred lines so interesting! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-consider-getting-pregnant-naturally#post-982743 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 19:03:21 +0000 Grace 982743@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pui: FWIW, I don't think "medical intervention" is a scary term. Antibiotics are a medical intervention. As is getting a cast on your broken leg. These are good things! And I put clomid in the same category. I hope it works for you and you have your beautiful baby on the way soon!!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-consider-getting-pregnant-naturally#post-982636 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 18:44:18 +0000 TheReelDeal 982636@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it's very easy to say, "I would never" when you aren't actually faced with that particular situation. If you are ovulating on your own and your partner's fine as well, that's a totally different perspective than someone who may have lost a fallopian tube, or partner has poor morphology so they need intervention to achieve their dream of a family.</p> <p>In the end, we all do what feels right to make our families and no matter how it happens it's all beautiful. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-consider-getting-pregnant-naturally#post-982570 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 18:35:23 +0000 Caly 982570@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Spose anything other than good ol conception from sex. Having said that, I'm all for whatever intervention necessary. Obviously since IVF was the thing that finally knockd me up. </p>