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@Mrs.Someone: same.
Whether or not medication is needed, if it takes sex to make eggs and sperm meet = natural.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.
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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).
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@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.
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Interesting question. I guess "getting pregnant naturally" to me would mean getting pregnant without any medications, or interventions that would require a doctor.
I would have done absolutely anything to get pregnant, including as many rounds of IVF we could afford.
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I guess I don't understand why this matters. Who cares how you get pregnant? It's really nobody's business.
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touchy topic.
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. -
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.
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I definitely considered the metformin I was taking to get pregnant with S an intervention, and therefore not a totally natural conception.
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.
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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"
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.
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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.
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@littlek: It does and it doesn't. On an individual level, no, but on a population level, when insurance is leveraged, it matters.
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.
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@spaniellove: I agree.
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@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?
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@littlek: then we agree!
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@looch: sorry pregnancy makes me feisty.
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@spaniellove: agreed!
And as others have said before, you don't really know how far you'd go before you are in that position.
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