No Offense

Don't you love when people start off saying something with "no offense".   Well I hate to break it to you but there is always a little bit of offense when you say "no offense."  So with that said I'm going to start this post off with 'no offense'.  I don't mean to offend anyone and I really don't think many people read my blog but I'm sure I'm going to offend someone. That's just the way of the world.  This is really not a sensitive subject with me.  I just get sick of hearing people complain about this when they haven't really taken the time to get educated on the subject.

I was in Wal-Mart the other day standing in line, and the checker was taking forever so I had the joy of listening to to girls behind me chatting.  It went a little bit like this.

Girl 1: So I'm on month 4 and I'm not pregnant.
Girl 2: ohhhhhh that's too bad.  I'm sorry.
Girl 1: I mean I'm doing everything I can.  How come it isn't happening.  I mean I get so sick of hearing people are pregnant.  There has to be something wrong with me.
Girl 2: Have you gone to a doctor yet?
Girl 1: No.
Girl 2:  You should go.  Have you taken ovulation tests?
Girl 1: No.


Yadda Yadda Yadda........I stopped listening.  I'm a pretty nosy person but I guess yesterday was my off day.  :)

I read a lot about pregnancy and children.  I don't really know why.  It interests me I guess.  I read a lot about Baine and what he should be doing and how he should be developing.  So far so good.  Haha.

Anyways about pregnancy, it takes the AVERAGE couple 8 months to get pregnant.  I'm not saying those 8 months are easy I'm just saying it's statistics.  Until you have been having unprotected sex for a year nothing is considered 'wrong with you'.  When a year arrives and you are still not pregnant you as a couple are considered infertile.  After your year and you decide to seek treatment 1 in 5 couples gets pregnant on  their own without ANY treatment.  My point to this post is, until you have been trying for a year don't complain.  There is always someone out there worse off than you.  My best friend tried for 4 years and 3 of those she was on fertility drugs.  She even got sent to a specialist at The U which she then finally was able to conceive.  Yup 4 years of being poked and prodded.  Not 4 months!

I know a lot of people who are struggling to get pregnant, I'm sure we all do.  There is more of that these days than not.  I think it has to do with our environment and what we put into our bodies.  Men too.  From everything I've read men have just as much to do with fertility as women.  Which sounds like common sense but I think women are just a lot harder on themselves because they are the oven for 9 months.

Anyways this is just my opinion and I guess I can keep the rest to myself.  :)