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Alicia Silverstone is an idiot

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She's on GMA this morning touting her new book about healthy and happy pregnancy/motherhood. She is talking about how the news is filled with horror stories about infertility and problem pregnancies and she looked around her at healthy women and realized there is a better way.

Um ok. I'm sure women are choosing infertility and unhealthy pregnancy because that's in their control. It infuriates me that this asshole is going to make money off of this. Thanks for listening to my rant.
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37 years old, MH is 42
TTC since 2010; Dx Unexplained Infertility; possible male factor 
August 2012 through June 2013:  6 IUIs with clomid and trigger shot, all BFNs
7/2013, Pregnant! Unmedicated--we were on a treatment break
8/20/13 no heart beat; 8/23/13 d&c
3/15/14 IVF #1:  Lupron/Follistim/Menopur; ER 3/10 resulting in four transfer grade blastocysts, transferred one pretty blast and froze the remaining three. BFN. 
Natural FET in May cancelled because the universe hates me my hormones were not cooperating.
6/24/14 FET #1: transferred two pretty embryos; BFN   
8/28/14 FET #2: BFP, ended in Chemical pregnancy

Done with medical intervention and getting used to the idea of CFNBC.  




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    LizBlueLizBlue member
    @LaRomana09‌ exactly. Also someone called in with a medical question about probiotics and Robin says, oh I'm sure you don't want to answer medical questions and Alicia Silverstone was like, no I got this.

    Tool.

    You know, when she was taking flak for cosleeping/chewing up her kids food like a bird, I defended her- to each their own. Her kids eating regurgitated food has no impact on my life. But this stupid book does affect me and further isolates me from the women who are LUCKY enough to have easy and healthy pregnancies. Grr.
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    37 years old, MH is 42
    TTC since 2010; Dx Unexplained Infertility; possible male factor 
    August 2012 through June 2013:  6 IUIs with clomid and trigger shot, all BFNs
    7/2013, Pregnant! Unmedicated--we were on a treatment break
    8/20/13 no heart beat; 8/23/13 d&c
    3/15/14 IVF #1:  Lupron/Follistim/Menopur; ER 3/10 resulting in four transfer grade blastocysts, transferred one pretty blast and froze the remaining three. BFN. 
    Natural FET in May cancelled because the universe hates me my hormones were not cooperating.
    6/24/14 FET #1: transferred two pretty embryos; BFN   
    8/28/14 FET #2: BFP, ended in Chemical pregnancy

    Done with medical intervention and getting used to the idea of CFNBC.  




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    loveinkw13loveinkw13 member
    Oh, so she means to tell me that all the women in this community are doing something wrong? Wow. You're right she's a moron.
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    MrsG80inTNMrsG80inTN member
    Well, how lovely of her.  I don't think I'll be checking out her book...

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    TTC since 09/2009
    Hashimoto's diagnosis 11/2011 / Endometriosis removal surgery 04/2013
    Other diagnosis: 1 mutation - PAI-1 gene
    BFP#1 9/27/2013  /  EDD 6/4/14  /  MC 10/17/2013
    BFP#2 3/4/14  /  EDD 11/13/14  /  CP
    BFP#3 6/7/14  / EDD 2/16/15  /  CP
    BFP #4 11/7/2014 / EDD 7/17/15  /  CP
    Current  Plan: Waiting to change RE... Appt on 1/16
    RXs: Metformin, Levothyroxin, Baby Aspirin, CoQ10, Vitamin D, Folic Acid, Pre-natal. Progesterone post O.

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    jbasore1123jbasore1123 member
    Hawkward said:

    Fuck. I wish she had told me I could've chosen to not have a genetic disorder when my stem cells were splitting.


    I really wish people like that understood how hurtful they're being when they think they are empowering women.
    This exactly

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    BFP #1, 10/03/2012 - EDD 6/15/2013 - MMC 11/15/2012 - D&C 01/04/2013

    BFP #2, 04/06/2013 - EDD 12/17/2013 - MC 04/19/2013

    6/12/2013 Diagnosed with Balanced Translocation (12 & 16)

    IVF #1 with PGS: 10/2013: Canceled 9/27/2013 for issues with genetic lab

    IVF #1.5 with PGS: 11/16/2013: Canceled. 11 eggs retrieved, 9 mature & 9 fertilized, all unhealthy embryos

    IVF #2: 1/22/14: Canceled. 16 eggs retrieved, 14 mature, 7 fertilized, all unhealthy embryos

    IVF #3 with PGS: 5/10/2014: Switched to FET in July. 10 eggs retrieved, 9 mature, 8 fertilized, 2 healthy embryos!

    FET #1: 7/31/2014: Transferred 2 nearly perfect (6AA, 6BA) healthy embryos- BFFN

    Laproscopy: 10/2014: Healthy uterus

    IVF #4: 12/8/2014: Canceled. 17 eggs retrieved, 15 mature, 10 fertilized, all unhealthy embryos



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    peggels24peggels24 member
    She's an asshat.
    BFP #1 09/26/2013 EDD 06/04/2013 MMC 11/01/2013
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    rainbwbbyrainbwbby member
    Yes, because we did everything wrong. (sarcasm implied)  Are we suppose to stay quiet and never talk about our MC??!!!! Im so pissed I can not write coherent sentences.
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    heathersf11heathersf11 member
    Ugh!!!
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    Married DH 8/1/11
    7/21/13 SA poor morphology/ low count
    BFP #1 11/18/13, EDD 7/22/14 
    MC Blighted Ovum 12/4/13 @ 7wks
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    ikrystalikrystal member
    What the crapballs?!  I'm going to have to google this and see it for myself... I'll probably have to arm myself with some tequila first to keep myself from throwing stuff at the tv screen. 
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    LizBlueLizBlue member
    Yeah, for reals @meladoriestar‌ she's been a little out there but my philosophy is not to judge another parents philosophy if it doesn't affect me. Her new book, however, seems to be horseshit.
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    37 years old, MH is 42
    TTC since 2010; Dx Unexplained Infertility; possible male factor 
    August 2012 through June 2013:  6 IUIs with clomid and trigger shot, all BFNs
    7/2013, Pregnant! Unmedicated--we were on a treatment break
    8/20/13 no heart beat; 8/23/13 d&c
    3/15/14 IVF #1:  Lupron/Follistim/Menopur; ER 3/10 resulting in four transfer grade blastocysts, transferred one pretty blast and froze the remaining three. BFN. 
    Natural FET in May cancelled because the universe hates me my hormones were not cooperating.
    6/24/14 FET #1: transferred two pretty embryos; BFN   
    8/28/14 FET #2: BFP, ended in Chemical pregnancy

    Done with medical intervention and getting used to the idea of CFNBC.  




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    jenn0021jenn0021 member
    This just pisses me off. People are stupid.
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    jap618jap618 member
    OMG I just watched that.  She's a complete asshat.  I want to smack her.  Don't get me wrong I would give anything to be naive to all of this but not to be a jerk and hurtful to so many women.  Fuck her.
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    BFP #3 8.5.13 EDD 4.18.14 MMC 7w4d discovered 9.25.13 at 10w6d -Trisomy 13- 1 round miso & emergency D&C 10.2.13
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    EKGibsEKGibs member
    I need to stop watching because I get more pissed every time. I left a comment on the video on Yahoo about how ignorant she is. I hope someone sees it and realizes how insensitive and hurtful it is.
    TTC since 4/28/07
    Diagnosed w/ endometriosis 12/2010 Laproscopic surgery & 6 months of Lupron
    BFP 12/17/2011,EDD 8/23/12,ectopic discovered 12/29/11 at 6 weeks recieved methotrexate
    Dec '12 HSG & ultrasound showed abnormalities & more endo. Laproscopic surgery in January '13 showed significant damage & scar tissue from Endo. IVF is our best shot to concieve our rainbow.

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    MyFirstRaspberry said:

    Dear Ms. Silverstone,


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    This totally made my day. Now I shall sleep soundly tonight. :)

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    BFP #2 12/28/11 natural m/c on 2/6/12   BFP#3 2/16/13 dx:ectopic on 2/27 (given methotrexate) HSG 6/13-all clear BFP#4 11/18/13 natural m/c on 11/23  IVF #1 (Natural IVF Cycle) May 2014- Cycle failed (embryo did not make it to blast) BFP#5-7/26/14 GROW BABY GROW    IT'S A BOY DUE 4/5/15!

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    What kind of world do we live in that idiots can profit for being an idiot?

    Asinine.

    Shame on GMA for allowing this absurd narrative.


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    3rd u/s on 3/10/14 had no HB and baby had only grown 7 days over 14
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