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I heard back from the bellaband company!

katerenakaterena
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Wow!!  This was her response!!  I am so happy that it actually was received and may help them shape their advertising.  I will let you know if anything develops!! 

Thanks for your email.  It means a lot that you would share your story with us. 

I?ve heard from one other woman that she?s used the BellaBand this way, and we?ve discussed it internally, but we didn?t know if it was a common use.  I?m going to forward your email onto our CEO and sales team, and so that we can think about what possible actions we can take.  May we keep your email on file to contact you if we have questions?

On a side note, I actually recently spoke with an editor at Conceive Magazine.  We discussed this use, and she hadn?t heard about it.  My sense is that women who are going through IVF often build communities and share really innovative ideas with each other for coping with their changing bodies.  I don?t know if you would be interested (or, to be honest, if they would), but the way that you write strikes me as so moving and intelligent that I thought it might be helpful for other women if you wanted to share some of your story with Conceive.  It?s totally up to you, and as I said, I haven?t shared any of this with the editor, but it seems like you have a community in the message boards you read that help you, and you could share some of that knowledge. 

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  • USArmyWifeToBeUSArmyWifeToBe
    Wow that sounds positive :) They like how you sounded...hopefully you can share with other women if they approve. That would be soo cool.
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  • fallbride110406fallbride110406 member
    Wow, that's really awesome! ?That's wonderful that they took the time to make the offer to you to share your story. :)
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  • KimmilouKimmilou
    That is so cool!  Are you interested in her idea?
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  • HarleyQ8HarleyQ8
    How cool! First, it is so nice in this day & age to get a personal response from a company like that. Second, she is actually listening. And more, she is offering ways to help! Kudos all around!
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  • lnlelnle
    that is sooo awesome!! I hope she follows up with you. I think it's a great idea to contact Conceive magazine. And let her know that there's a whole community of women here who would gladly endorse the bella band for their company!!
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  • preheatedovenpreheatedoven member
    That is great! I'm so happy you got a response!
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  • RenesmeeRenesmee

    That is cool that they asked you to write!

    I don't think they have any idea how many IVFers use the bella band.  The few people I know IRL all recommended the bella band during stims.  I actually ordered 3 yesterday in preparation for my IVF!

    You should compile a list of testimonials from SAIF, TTTC, etc that used them for IVF and send it to her to show her CEO.

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  • KissyfaceKateKissyfaceKate

    that is so cool that you got such a great respomse

     

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  • GuitaristsGirlGuitaristsGirl
    That's so exciting!  I mean, I can't believe someone responded at all, but then to get such a good response - hats off to you for writing in the first place!  Are you going to respond? 
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  • *BlackSheep**BlackSheep* member

    imagelnle:
    that is sooo awesome!! I hope she follows up with you. I think it's a great idea to contact Conceive magazine. And let her know that there's a whole community of women here who would gladly endorse the bella band for their company!!

    ditto!

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  • katerenakaterena

    I replied!!  I told her that I would be thrilled to answer any questions and honored to contribute anything to Conceive magazine.  Also, I sent some random quotes that I had seen where people had talked about how the bella band was helpful.

    I also talked about how it was so important to have an online support for IF and how remaining anonymous has helped me deal with the struggle tremendously.  It keeps it a little seperate for me, I can show a happy face to my real world and come here when I need to cry and vent and rage. 

    Also, I said that even buying it online feels shameful because it's touted as a maternity product.  So it feels like shopping for your wedding dress before you are engaged, there definately needs be a whole IVF specific advertising slant to this.

    So fun!!!!  I hope something comes out of this!!!! 

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  • Cajun_galCajun_gal
    Wow, great response!  I'm planning on picking some up for my IVF cycle.  I hope that they listen to you and start marketing to those of us going through IVF.
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  • epphdepphd member
    GO YOU!!  Katerena that is FABULOUS!!  You should be very proud of yourself - I'm proud of you and grateful we have such an awesome voice in our midst!
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  • groovygrlgroovygrl member
    That is awesome! You have to keep us posted :)
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  • leslie&brianleslie&brian member
    That's awesome that they were so receptive. You should be really proud of yourself.
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  • BBLindyBBLindy
    V Cool!
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  • soon2beKKsoon2beKK
    So awesome! ?Way to go!
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  • w8n4babyw8n4baby

    imageepphd:
    GO YOU!!  Katerena that is FABULOUS!!  You should be very proud of yourself - I'm proud of you and grateful we have such an awesome voice in our midst!

     

    Ditto! Great Job!

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  • militarywife2bmilitarywife2b

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    GO YOU!!  Katerena that is FABULOUS!!  You should be very proud of yourself - I'm proud of you and grateful we have such an awesome voice in our midst!

     

    Double Ditto !!

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    Thank you for being our voice.  That's amazing!   
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  • mrspresleymrspresley
    wow!! That is awesome that they actually took the time to consider your email.  that would be really cool if you were to contribute to Conceive.  keep us posted! this is exciting :)
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  • amberfernandezamberfernandez member
    Thanks!  After reading the post the other day, I went to the website and bought one cuz with all the meds I've been taking, some days my work clothes are just so uncomfortable, and I don't want to waste money buying a bigger size when it's just during certain times of the month.  I'm also starting IVF soon, so thanks again for sharing, I never would have known about this product!
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  • princessjocieprincessjocie
    Wow thats great! GL!
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