Apple (boy) and Banana (girl) were born September 8, 2012, at 34 weeks and 1 day. That day there were two tornadoes in the city, so it was an exciting time to drive to the hospital after my water broke and I went into labor. Fun!
Even though they were born six weeks early they were both doing amazingly! Apple went straight to the regular nursery and Banana spent a week in the NICU, although we kind of feel like she didn't need to be there. Apple had some issues with jaundice so the bris / baby naming was postponed by a week.
September 23, 2012 Apple and Banana were officially given their names: Eitan and Noa! Welcome to the community, babies!
Eitan and Noa came to us after undergoing fertility treatments. Infertility or sub-fertility affects 1 out of every 8 couples of childbearing age. That means, you probably know people struggling with infertility either now, in the past, or in the future. A lot of people.
Here are some good links for information about being supportive to friends and family who may be dealing with infertility.
- Infertility Etiquette (for friends and family) on RESOLVE
- How to support friends during infertility on Owning Pink
- Common causes of infertility on BabyCenter.com
- Posts and personal stories about infertility on OffbeatMama
- RESOLVE: The National Infertility Organization
More links to come as I find good articles / posts :)
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