I’m so sorry that you’ve struggled with infertility. I am as well, and I wish I could give you a big hug. You’re not alone!

Just want to add that solidarity marches are also planned in other parts of the world, specifically Canada. We have one in Toronto and I believe there will be others in major cities.

I don’t agree with you and you’re going to have to accept that. The people that make up society - the individuals - aren’t homogenous and do not have the same values. I still see no reason to get upset about people comparing caring for their animals with caring for humans, nor do I think it necessarily puts the…

I am arguing in the context of this thread and your comments. I am arguing why I don’t think it’s a problem to allow people to prioritize things other than parenting. Not relevant? OK

I’d say that we can prioritize parenting - and belittle others’ priorities - to such an extent that we forget that raising children is not actually a good thing for us, as humans, environmentally. I get why we want children, but I don’t think we need to shame other people who make other decisions and see them as…

Yes. Also this.

I don’t see how prioritizing something other than parenting is devaluing parenting generally.

But why does it matter to you if she feels that way? You know that your kids are more important to you, so who cares. I don’t see why you felt the need to teach her a lesson. It seems mean and unnecessary to ‘shut down’ a (presumably) childless woman (and perhaps one that did not have a choice in the matter).

Exactly this. The UN is not a world government, independent of its members. Also, the ICC, which someone noted above, must have jurisdiction to try international criminals. Currently, Philippines is a member but it is threatening to withdraw. The failure of the US to sign the Rome Statute is among the problems it…

He was terrible for civil and political rights; not for economic, social and cultural rights, which the US and other western States tend to have bad track records.

THANK YOU

I’ve been through something like this; in my case it turned out to be problem and I hope that’s not the case for you. But I will echo the advice of Charcharbinx.... trust yourself. I learned that when a person is doing something inappropriate (like an affair, or the lead-up to one, which is hopefully not the case),…

Pretty sure you could go in an bottle feed a baby too. Sometimes feeding in a private is about limiting distractions for the baby, not only about privacy for the mother.

Good luck! I am currently doing a cycle too -it’s so hard but also exciting!

I’m sorry that you went through all that. I understand how hard the process is, and how hard it is to lose the ‘one chance’ you get from an ivf cycle. I’m doing round two now and terribly worried it’s going to be another failure. I hope we both find some peace in the outcomes eventually.