https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 11 Apr 2026 13:25:25 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/you-doing-anything-for-infertility-awareness-month-or-week-april-21-27#post-718073 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 17:58:53 +0000 loveletter 718073@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm planning on doing a blog post about it! Not sure if I have the courage to do a facebook post... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/you-doing-anything-for-infertility-awareness-month-or-week-april-21-27#post-714418 Sun, 14 Apr 2013 13:55:08 +0000 BSB 714418@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@artbee: Thank you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/you-doing-anything-for-infertility-awareness-month-or-week-april-21-27#post-714390 Sun, 14 Apr 2013 13:30:25 +0000 googly-eyes 714390@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd like to, although I myself haven't struggled with it. Idk what would be appropriate though! Thinking about it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/you-doing-anything-for-infertility-awareness-month-or-week-april-21-27#post-714388 Sun, 14 Apr 2013 13:29:02 +0000 heffalump 714388@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I will! I have family and friends that have struggled with infertility so it's close to my heart. Amazingly.... they all have LO's now! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/you-doing-anything-for-infertility-awareness-month-or-week-april-21-27#post-714378 Sun, 14 Apr 2013 13:22:59 +0000 BSB 714378@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ok, I took the plunge and changed my profile pic to this.</p> <p><a href="http://www.cafepress.com/+pink_blue_ribbon_hope_ornament_round,683784146" rel="nofollow">http://www.cafepress.com/+pink_blue_ribbon_hope_ornament_round,683784146</a></p> <p>I feel a little weight lifted off my shoulders! </p> [attach=147/13/ml9cec.460x460.pink_blue_ribbon_hope_ornament_round.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/you-doing-anything-for-infertility-awareness-month-or-week-april-21-27#post-714228 Sun, 14 Apr 2013 11:27:53 +0000 BSB 714228@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs Green Grass: Cool.</p> <p>@mrbee: Thank you. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/you-doing-anything-for-infertility-awareness-month-or-week-april-21-27#post-713538 Sat, 13 Apr 2013 19:28:04 +0000 spaniellove 713538@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't have a FB account but I would say something on Twitter and have been open about it there. We've tried to be as open as possible about what we've gone through in the hopes that someone else will feel less alone and helpless. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/you-doing-anything-for-infertility-awareness-month-or-week-april-21-27#post-713475 Sat, 13 Apr 2013 18:37:28 +0000 mrbee 713475@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs.Someone: not sure what you mean? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/you-doing-anything-for-infertility-awareness-month-or-week-april-21-27#post-713474 Sat, 13 Apr 2013 18:36:21 +0000 Mrs.Someone 713474@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: How do you survive without a FB account?? ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/you-doing-anything-for-infertility-awareness-month-or-week-april-21-27#post-713380 Sat, 13 Apr 2013 17:17:49 +0000 mrbee 713380@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bluestriped bee: I don't have a personal Facebook or Twitter account, but will post something to the Hellobee Facebook/Twitter accounts! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/you-doing-anything-for-infertility-awareness-month-or-week-april-21-27#post-713339 Sat, 13 Apr 2013 16:25:38 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 713339@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bluestriped bee: I just submitted my guest post and included the status that you posted...we will see if anyone comments about posting it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/you-doing-anything-for-infertility-awareness-month-or-week-april-21-27#post-712855 Sat, 13 Apr 2013 09:53:47 +0000 BSB 712855@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ok, I'm feeling confident enough to change my profile pic to the ribbon. Probably going to do it tomorrow, though. Then if anyone asks and I feel comfortable telling them... I'll given them a link to the 'what if' video.</p> <p>I currently have something funny posted on my wall and its getting some comments so I'm going to wait for those comments to die down before changing my pic.</p> <p>A little part of me, wants to know if any non-IFers are willing to post something for us since its so hard for us.</p> <p>If you are a non-IFer and you are reading this, are you willing to post something to help us see that you support us? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/you-doing-anything-for-infertility-awareness-month-or-week-april-21-27#post-712336 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 17:52:23 +0000 Mrs.Someone 712336@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks for reminding me of that video! It always gets me at "What if I loose myself?" </p> <p>The link above doesn't work, heres one that does: <a href="http://theinfertilityvoice.com/2010/04/what-if/" rel="nofollow">http://theinfertilityvoice.com/2010/04/what-if/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/you-doing-anything-for-infertility-awareness-month-or-week-april-21-27#post-712280 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 17:21:49 +0000 BSB 712280@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@KT326: Great link! Thanks for sharing! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/you-doing-anything-for-infertility-awareness-month-or-week-april-21-27#post-712276 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 17:19:55 +0000 KT326 712276@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is what I posted a couple years ago. I missed last year since DS was just a couple weeks old.</p> <p>"There's a 1 in 8 chance that someone you know is silently struggling with infertility. In honor of National Infertility Awareness Week, here's a short but beautiful video: <a href="http://vimeo.com/hannahweptsarahlaughed/whatif" rel="nofollow">http://vimeo.com/hannahweptsarahlaughed/whatif</a> "</p> <p>ETA:Another day I posted this:</p> <p>"Infertility is a heart-wrenching, faith-questioning, relationship-testing, life-altering, financial draining and mind exhausting experience. April 24-30 is National Infertility Awareness Week. Whether a friend, a family member, a colleague, or yourself has fought through this difficult fate, then post this as your status to show your support for some one who struggled to be a parent."</p> <p>This year I am changing my cover photo to this. There are other versions, the link is here <a href="http://theinfertilityvoice.com/niaw-2013/" rel="nofollow">http://theinfertilityvoice.com/niaw-2013/</a></p> <p>[attach=1482/13/ml5y17.600x222.NIAW-2013-1in8.png] </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/you-doing-anything-for-infertility-awareness-month-or-week-april-21-27#post-712265 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 17:14:28 +0000 Mrs.Someone 712265@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope, I'm a big chicken and don't want to be outed. I hope I can be more open about it (at least to closer friends) once I do get pregnant though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/you-doing-anything-for-infertility-awareness-month-or-week-april-21-27#post-712231 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:57:18 +0000 BSB 712231@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@alie: If a non-IFer posted it on FB, I would be the first person to like the post. Maybe I would be okay with sharing it through that person because it doesn't completely 'out' myself. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/you-doing-anything-for-infertility-awareness-month-or-week-april-21-27#post-712225 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:54:28 +0000 BSB 712225@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@twodoghouse: Oh, yeah, that is a great idea to get HB on the resolve list! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/you-doing-anything-for-infertility-awareness-month-or-week-april-21-27#post-711640 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 13:18:18 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 711640@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have been thinking about posting something about IF, but not specifically about what we've been through. I'm just not sure if I want to open myself up to people's questions. </p> <p>@mrbee: I was thinking about submitting a post too. I need to talk to my DH first. So much of what we've been through has been about him. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/you-doing-anything-for-infertility-awareness-month-or-week-april-21-27#post-711624 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 13:13:15 +0000 fairefaire 711624@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm too much of a wuss to publicly do anything. I wish that wasn't the case, but I just don't feel comfortable sharing our "status" with the world!</p> <p>If it ever does finally happen, I think it will be easier to talk about openly. But in the meantime, I'm just not ready yet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/you-doing-anything-for-infertility-awareness-month-or-week-april-21-27#post-711612 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 13:10:45 +0000 twodoghouse 711612@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think I'd feel comfortable outing myself on Facebook, but I like the idea of doing something more subtle like the IF ribbons you posted above. </p> <p>@mrswin: I love the idea of HB getting on board with Infertility Awareness Week! </p> <p>(and @mrbee: from a marketing standpoint it'd probably be great to add IF guest posts to Resolve's list -- maybe we'll get some more IF readers to come over and join us! I know it's important to you and Mrs. Bee to maintain the community feel of this site, so if posting about marketing strategies on the board makes you uncomfortable, please let me know. I'd be happy to delete this part of my comment!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/you-doing-anything-for-infertility-awareness-month-or-week-april-21-27#post-711516 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:46:40 +0000 BSB 711516@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs Green Grass: I can't wait to post my pregnancy announcement. I will probably mention how low it took. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/you-doing-anything-for-infertility-awareness-month-or-week-april-21-27#post-711509 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:44:13 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 711509@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'll write a blog post. I did last year too and added it to resolve.org's list.</p> <p>I totally think you should post that on fb! I was chicken, but I think that message is great and not too specific about you.</p> <p>I did post "after 20 difficult months of trying" with my pregnancy announcement on fb and got messages from two friends who were also struggling. I wish I would have done it sooner.</p> <p>@mrbee: I'll work on a guest post! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/you-doing-anything-for-infertility-awareness-month-or-week-april-21-27#post-711504 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:43:30 +0000 BSB 711504@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: Oh, cool. Thank you!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/you-doing-anything-for-infertility-awareness-month-or-week-april-21-27#post-711499 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:42:43 +0000 BSB 711499@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrswin: Maybe I'll do something semi-subtle, like change my FB profile to the infertility ribbon. I won't announce it with a wall post but quietly change my profile. </p> <p>Like this one... <a href="http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p93/daleuger3/pnkblupinwfeet.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p93/daleuger3/pnkblupinwfeet.jpg</a></p> <p>Or this one:<br /> <a href="http://i1.cpcache.com/product/683784164/pink_blue_ribbon_hope_mousepad.jpg?height=160&#038;width=160" rel="nofollow">http://i1.cpcache.com/product/683784164/pink_blue_ribbon_hope_mousepad.jpg?height=160&#038;width=160</a></p> <p>I don't want it to say 'infertility' but if any of my friends ask, I'll might tell them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/you-doing-anything-for-infertility-awareness-month-or-week-april-21-27#post-711493 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:41:01 +0000 mrbee 711493@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bluestriped bee: We'd be glad to post that message over Hellobee's social media channels!!</p> <p>I'll talk to Mrs. Bee about doing something to honor Infertility Awareness that week... along those lines - if anyone wants to submit a guest blog post, please consider doing so!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/you-doing-anything-for-infertility-awareness-month-or-week-april-21-27#post-711471 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:31:12 +0000 mrswin 711471@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bluestriped bee: I would like to do something but like you I am not quite ready to out myself yet. I hope that Hellobee does something that week to highlight infertility. Maybe a series of guest posts or something.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/you-doing-anything-for-infertility-awareness-month-or-week-april-21-27#post-709603 Thu, 11 Apr 2013 19:52:02 +0000 BSB 709603@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just realized that it's April and I thought April was Infertility Awareness month! But when I do a quick google search, it says that it's now Infertility Awareness WEEK! Why week? We should get a month of this. Come on! What's the stats on it? I think 1 out 8 people deal with some type of infertility. </p> <p>I really want to post something on facebook to out myself but it's just TMI. If I find the courage to do it, I'll probably only post it to my female friends. It does still make me anxious. I want people to know but I'm afraid everyone will think it's TMI. Argghhh!! </p> <p>I found this FB status but still unsure about posting it on my wall. </p> <p>Infertility is a heart-wrenching, faith-questioning, relationship-testing, life-altering experience. April is Infertility Awareness Month. Whether a friend, a family member, a colleague or yourself has fought through this difficult fate that MILLIONS of women and men are fighting day in and day out. Post this as your status if you or someone you know has walked to hell and back for the chance to be a MOM or DAD.</p> <p>Anyway, I found this on the Resolve website. Their goals for this awareness week are: </p> <p> -- Ensure that people trying to conceive know the guidelines for seeing a specialist when they are trying to conceive.<br /> -- Enhance public understanding that infertility is a disease that needs and deserves attention.<br /> --Educate legislators about the disease of infertility and how it impacts people in their state.</p> <p>I think they are great goals. </p> <p>Anyway... are you going to do anything for infertility awareness month or week? </p>