need penguin help

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I have a friend IRL who just came out to me about her struggle with IF (she suspected I did too but because we aren't close she didn't know for sure).

She is starting stims this week for her first IVF and I want to send her a care package.  I want to add some penguin stuff to it with a brief description about the connection but didn't have a good one. 

Does anyone have anything on their blogs or online, or someone that is just good with words that can help me out?

THank you

MonaLS

Can someone explain the penguin connection?  I'm very interested.

Dragonfly1226

This was what someone posted on the IF board when we first decided on the mascot. I don't know if it needs to be edited.

I also have a great penguin necklace that ladies on the IF board sent to me after my second m/c. I love it and have been wearing it religiously since the beginning of this cycle in May. I was even allowed to wear it during ER and ET. Let me know if you want the link to it  

The Emporer Penguin is the strongest of all penguins.  They are the only ones brave enough tobreed during the Antartic winter and they travel an enormous distance (31-75miles every year) over the ice to lay a single egg.  After the female lays an egg, she entrusts the male partnerto protect and incubate the egg while she returns to the sea to get food forherself and the baby- and then travels that distance again to give the baby thefood.  Then the male and femaletake turns guarding and feeding the baby and share in the parentingresponsibilities throughout the year. The Emporer Penguins are very social penguins and all those in thecolony help eachother and will even take over parenting duties when needed.

Seems to fit women and their dh's going through IF - and thelong journey we all take.