You can DL it by clicking on the file below. As always made with 2 cdj's and a mixer and no post production except for adding drops.
Let me know what you think..
Saturday, January 31, 2009
DJ Thrill's Jan 09' Mix
You can DL it by clicking on the file below. As always made with 2 cdj's and a mixer and no post production except for adding drops.
Let me know what you think..
Friday, January 30, 2009
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Maternity Clothes....what do you need?
When the contracts are being drawn up the subject of maternity clothing can sometimes become a hot topic. IP's seem to think that if a woman has already had a baby or two or three she should have all the maternity clothing that she will ever need for her subsequent pregnancies. And IF any money is given toward clothes its usually between $500-$750 dollars. Has anyone PRICED maternity clothing lately?
Some women, without thinking ahead, may even decide to waive the maternity clothing allowance without even considering that some of their old things will need to be replaced. Please think about what will be needed as a woman grows throughout her pregnancy months.
Why past maternity clothes may not work for the current pregnancy:
*Out of Season/Style Clothing: You may have clothes that are only suitable for Fall and Winter and you may need clothing for Spring and Summer. Not to mention special occasions like Christmas or a wedding and if you are a professional then work clothes are in order.
Motherhood Maternity Clothes, Maternity Clothing and Maternity Accessories On-Line
Mimi Maternity clothing for the fashion conscious mother-to-be who loves to show her style.
Ann Taylor LOFT : View All Styles
*Old under garments: Yes, a delicate subject, but I don't know one woman who has not tossed out her maternity underwear as soon as possible. Naturally those will have to be replaced. Has any one priced a maternity bra lately?? And you need at least 3. What about PJ's? Sometimes your husbands old T-shirt just won't do! (Don't forget the panties as well!)
Motherwear: Breastfeeding and Nursing: Maternity Bras: Ruched Clip Bra from Bella Materna
Motherwear: Breastfeeding and Nursing: Maternity Bras: Wrap N’ Snap ™
Nursing Bra from La Leche League Int’l
*Carrying twins or more: If you are pregnant with multiples then you will need to start wearing maternity clothing a lot earlier then usual AND you will grow faster and need much larger sizes then your other pregnancies.
* What about shoes?: Yes, your feet will need attention too...toward the end of a pregnancy, especially with multiples, it is very hard to find something to wear on your feet. Don't be surprised if you have to go out and buy the adjustable Birkinstocks because your ankles have blown up the size of Mrs. Dumbo's!
HFP Comfort Footwear - Shoes, clogs, sandals by Birkenstock, Finn Comfort, Mephisto, Ecco, Dansko, Think & more...
*Under-belly support: Getting bigger then ever? Your back killing you? Then you might consider some belly support. Belly "bras" or a belly belt can really help but they don't come cheap!
BellyBra - we are the manufacturer of this original woman's pregnancy support garment
Buy Prenatal Cradle Pregnancy Support Harness, Medium/Large Online at drugstore.com
Maternity Support Girdle Panty with Belt
Often we forget, perhaps on purpose, that we maybe wearing some of these maternity clothes WELL AFTER the birth, while our bodies are making the brave attempt to get back to "normal". So when thinking about offering a maternity clothing allowance (IP's) or asking for a clothing stipend (surrogates) please keep the above clothing list in mind. Nine months is a long time to be wearing a MuuMuu. Old Pueblo Traders : intimate : loungewear
Sharon
www.InfertilityAnswers.net
Some women, without thinking ahead, may even decide to waive the maternity clothing allowance without even considering that some of their old things will need to be replaced. Please think about what will be needed as a woman grows throughout her pregnancy months.
Why past maternity clothes may not work for the current pregnancy:
*Out of Season/Style Clothing: You may have clothes that are only suitable for Fall and Winter and you may need clothing for Spring and Summer. Not to mention special occasions like Christmas or a wedding and if you are a professional then work clothes are in order.
Motherhood Maternity Clothes, Maternity Clothing and Maternity Accessories On-Line
Mimi Maternity clothing for the fashion conscious mother-to-be who loves to show her style.
Ann Taylor LOFT : View All Styles
*Old under garments: Yes, a delicate subject, but I don't know one woman who has not tossed out her maternity underwear as soon as possible. Naturally those will have to be replaced. Has any one priced a maternity bra lately?? And you need at least 3. What about PJ's? Sometimes your husbands old T-shirt just won't do! (Don't forget the panties as well!)
Motherwear: Breastfeeding and Nursing: Maternity Bras: Ruched Clip Bra from Bella Materna
Motherwear: Breastfeeding and Nursing: Maternity Bras: Wrap N’ Snap ™
Nursing Bra from La Leche League Int’l
*Carrying twins or more: If you are pregnant with multiples then you will need to start wearing maternity clothing a lot earlier then usual AND you will grow faster and need much larger sizes then your other pregnancies.
* What about shoes?: Yes, your feet will need attention too...toward the end of a pregnancy, especially with multiples, it is very hard to find something to wear on your feet. Don't be surprised if you have to go out and buy the adjustable Birkinstocks because your ankles have blown up the size of Mrs. Dumbo's!
HFP Comfort Footwear - Shoes, clogs, sandals by Birkenstock, Finn Comfort, Mephisto, Ecco, Dansko, Think & more...
*Under-belly support: Getting bigger then ever? Your back killing you? Then you might consider some belly support. Belly "bras" or a belly belt can really help but they don't come cheap!
BellyBra - we are the manufacturer of this original woman's pregnancy support garment
Buy Prenatal Cradle Pregnancy Support Harness, Medium/Large Online at drugstore.com
Maternity Support Girdle Panty with Belt
Often we forget, perhaps on purpose, that we maybe wearing some of these maternity clothes WELL AFTER the birth, while our bodies are making the brave attempt to get back to "normal". So when thinking about offering a maternity clothing allowance (IP's) or asking for a clothing stipend (surrogates) please keep the above clothing list in mind. Nine months is a long time to be wearing a MuuMuu. Old Pueblo Traders : intimate : loungewear
Sharon
www.InfertilityAnswers.net
Monday, January 26, 2009
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Sunday, January 25, 2009
Friday, January 23, 2009
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Online Education Modules (OEM) by the AFA includes one on Surrogacy!
Struggling with infertility? Having difficulty relaxing during fertility treatments? Have you tried fertility treatments but been unsuccessful and decided to move on to adoption or childfree living?
The American Fertility Association introduces Online Education Modules. These PowerPoint presentations produced, hosted, and narrated by an all-star line up of fertility and adoption experts. The topics vary from Yoga and relaxation to donor oocyte and the male factor. For now, the presentations are absolutely free for you to view, so please take advantage of the opportunity during this introductory period. This new and innovative approach to fertility and adoption education provides the opportunity learn what you want, when you want, in the comfort and privacy of your home or office. More OEM's are being added each month, so check back frequently, or subscribe to The AFA's email list to be notified.
http://www.theafa.org/community/oem I have had the privilege of presenting an OEM on Gestational Surrogacy. Click on the title of this post to listen. I would love to hear your feed back!
Thank you!
Sharon LaMothe
The American Fertility Association introduces Online Education Modules. These PowerPoint presentations produced, hosted, and narrated by an all-star line up of fertility and adoption experts. The topics vary from Yoga and relaxation to donor oocyte and the male factor. For now, the presentations are absolutely free for you to view, so please take advantage of the opportunity during this introductory period. This new and innovative approach to fertility and adoption education provides the opportunity learn what you want, when you want, in the comfort and privacy of your home or office. More OEM's are being added each month, so check back frequently, or subscribe to The AFA's email list to be notified.
http://www.theafa.org/community/oem I have had the privilege of presenting an OEM on Gestational Surrogacy. Click on the title of this post to listen. I would love to hear your feed back!
Thank you!
Sharon LaMothe
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
{New} - Can't Hold Back (Ft. Macy Gray) - Kaz James
Former member of The Bodyrockers, Kaz James, has teamed up with Macy Gray for his new single "Can't Hold Back" Check It outt!
Monday, January 19, 2009
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Sharon LaMothe
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Sharon LaMothe
Infertility Answers, Inc.
http://infertilityanswers.org/
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Egg Sharing: A better way to cheaper eggs?
Although I am not an egg donation expert by any means I would like to broach the subject of egg sharing. Its not a common situation however, with the cost of IVF and Egg Donation in general, more Intended Parents are looking at ways to cut back the costs of ART and egg sharing can be one way.
Egg Sharing can be done when 2 Intended Parents/Couples like the same egg donor and want to share her egg donation. If she has a good track record of producing many eggs per medicated cycle or there is an agreement up front of how the split will be determined then it can work out to everyone's advantage. Because an egg donor does not get compensated per egg...just per donation, she is not compromised in anyway. The IP's will split all the costs regarding her fee, medication, egg retrieval, travel etc. The eggs then would be divided per the agreement and fertilized with each IP's sperm. Then following the protocol, the embryo transfer will take place per the RE's orders.
How do you find someone willing to share an egg donor? Talk to your clinic, if they have an in-house donation program. Tell the coordinator that you are interested in egg sharing and what you are looking for in a donor. She/he can put the word out to potential patients and see if anyone is also interested in the same type of donor. This same conversation can be had with the egg donation agency. Some agencies do not advocate shared donations. Its best to know that before you sign on with them so all the options are open. (I would like to note that a couple going through IVF with more then enough eggs for themselves maybe open to "donating" the extra eggs in return for the retrieval procedure or other costs covered by the recipient couple. This is something else that can be discussed with your Doctor.)
One issue to consider is the emotional aspect. How would one party feel if the other did not conceive? Or should that information be shared in the first place? When considering the costs of IVF and ART in general, Egg Sharing may be one of the less costly solutions.
Sharon
http://www.infertilityanswers.net/
Egg Sharing can be done when 2 Intended Parents/Couples like the same egg donor and want to share her egg donation. If she has a good track record of producing many eggs per medicated cycle or there is an agreement up front of how the split will be determined then it can work out to everyone's advantage. Because an egg donor does not get compensated per egg...just per donation, she is not compromised in anyway. The IP's will split all the costs regarding her fee, medication, egg retrieval, travel etc. The eggs then would be divided per the agreement and fertilized with each IP's sperm. Then following the protocol, the embryo transfer will take place per the RE's orders.
How do you find someone willing to share an egg donor? Talk to your clinic, if they have an in-house donation program. Tell the coordinator that you are interested in egg sharing and what you are looking for in a donor. She/he can put the word out to potential patients and see if anyone is also interested in the same type of donor. This same conversation can be had with the egg donation agency. Some agencies do not advocate shared donations. Its best to know that before you sign on with them so all the options are open. (I would like to note that a couple going through IVF with more then enough eggs for themselves maybe open to "donating" the extra eggs in return for the retrieval procedure or other costs covered by the recipient couple. This is something else that can be discussed with your Doctor.)
One issue to consider is the emotional aspect. How would one party feel if the other did not conceive? Or should that information be shared in the first place? When considering the costs of IVF and ART in general, Egg Sharing may be one of the less costly solutions.
Sharon
http://www.infertilityanswers.net/
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Friday, January 16, 2009
Umbilical Cord Blood: Donate, Bank, or Toss
Listed below are some links to various umbilical cord blood sites and educational information. I personally didn't have this choice when my own children were born in 1986 and 1996 however, in 2000, my IP's decided to bank the cord blood of their newborn twins...and in 2005, my 2nd couple decided NOT to bank the blood of their newborns...so you can see it is a very personal decision that needs to be made individually. I read on one of these sites that the odds are that the average baby will ever use his or her own banked cord blood is considered very low. The primary reason that parents consider banking their newborn's cord blood is because they have a child or close relative with or a family medical history of diseases that can be treated with bone marrow transplants. On the other hand public cord blood banking is strongly supported. Its up to you to research the facts well before the birth because it's a procedure you have to choose and plan for beforehand as it is not routine in hospitals or home births.
Cord Blood Stem Cell Banking - FAQs About Cord Blood, Stem Cells, and Cord Blood Banking
Parent's Guide to Cord Blood Banks
Cord Blood Donation: Frequently Asked Questions
Cord Blood Banking, Umbilical Cord Bank, Baby Cord Blood, Research - Viacord
National Cord Blood Program
Banking Your Newborn's Cord Blood
Sharon
www.InfertilityAnswers.net
Cord Blood Stem Cell Banking - FAQs About Cord Blood, Stem Cells, and Cord Blood Banking
Parent's Guide to Cord Blood Banks
Cord Blood Donation: Frequently Asked Questions
Cord Blood Banking, Umbilical Cord Bank, Baby Cord Blood, Research - Viacord
National Cord Blood Program
Banking Your Newborn's Cord Blood
Sharon
www.InfertilityAnswers.net
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
New - Fashion (Clip) - Lady Gaga
This song will be on the soundtrack to the new movie "Confessions of a Shopaholic".
Carrying Twins: The first C-Section
I hate to say it but I feel pretty well qualified to bore you to death on the subject of carrying twins। Having carried 2 sets of twins and giving birth to them consecutively in 2000 and 2005, I never thought that I would be sitting here today reliving each and every painful memory of the 34 1/2 weeks and 37 weeks of pregnancy. (how many years is that?)
How did this HAPPEN??? Two sets of TWINS! Well...that's IVF for you। Transfer over 1 embryo and you have a chance of twins...which is not to say you can't have identical twins from one embryo but lets not get into semantics! I agreed to 3 embryos। Yes THREE. EACH TIME...you would have thought that I would have learned my lesson after my first successful transfer, which, by the way, started out as a triplet pregnancy. That first Ultra Sound just blew everyone out of the water. It left me with my head spinning. After the shock the only choice was to move forward and pray that we all "came out" ok.
Now is the time I give you a little back ground on my reproductive life। (Feel free to speed read.) I have two children of my own. A son born in 1986 and a daughter born in 1996. Same marriage, same father. Yada yada yada. (I was diagnosed with secondary infertility due to hormone imbalance but we conceived naturally). I had "natural child birth" with both of my babies. YouTube - Bill Cosby - Natural Child Birth Pt. 1 and YouTube - Bill Cosby - Natural Child Birth Pt. 2 should explain how that works। Never did I think that I would EVER go under the knife....for myself, my kids or anybody else, for that matter.
So here I am pregnant with TWINS for the first time and thinking I am going to have natural child birth...why would I think anything different? Because I was stupid! That's why!! Ok...maybe it was just wishful thinking on my part because I was healthy and I knew no different. At about 32 weeks I had a horrible gallbladder attack. I was sure it was a heart attack. I was rushed to the hospital where the emergency room was convinced that I was in early labor. A night of IV's and I was sent home to a lovely home made breakfast prepared by my main man...fried eggs, fried blueberry bread and bacon, whole chocolate milk...yummm (Everything a gallbladder, I mean pregnant woman, could love) That afternoon I was back in the emergency room with a new doc on the floor who looked at me and asked if I had a Bilirubin test MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Bilirubin and sure enough, when the results came back the consensus was that I had a gallbladder issue...later the ultra sound confirmed it। To make a long story short, I was on the next plane from Rochester, NY to Tampa, FL. Although the symptoms were under control I stayed close to the hospital until one night...after a Surrogate get together at my condo (Thank you again IP's!) I started to see black spots...a little dizzy and uncomfortable but I was only 34 weeks...and my husband was due to be in town at 36 weeks...our goal. My IM came with her stethoscope and low and behold my blood pressure was so high she wouldn't let me even start dinner....I was whisked away to the hospital and before I knew what was happening the OBGYN, Dr. Joy, had my tests back and said "we are getting the hell out of Dodge". Why? I'm in the hospital...I will rest...I will be good...but it was too late...my kidneys were shutting down and worse things were to come the longer we waited. I had no one there...I was alone facing my first ever surgery. My IF was trying everything he could to get my husband even in the state but we needed to get those babies out of me. I felt out of control and vulnerable. But there was nothing else that could be done. I had an emergency C-Section on March 14th at 7 PM which resulted in 2 baby girls weighing 5 lbs 1 oz and 4 lbs 12 oz. (I hope my memory is right on the time...it was a little foggy for me...)
These girls are now almost 8 years old! Healthy and full of life. Was it worth it....YES...because THEY ARE healthy and full of life....and continuing to give their parents, grandparents, uncles, aunts, cousins and friends the benefit of their love, their smiles, their laughter. And that was the whole reason for being a surrogate in the first place!
How did this HAPPEN??? Two sets of TWINS! Well...that's IVF for you। Transfer over 1 embryo and you have a chance of twins...which is not to say you can't have identical twins from one embryo but lets not get into semantics! I agreed to 3 embryos। Yes THREE. EACH TIME...you would have thought that I would have learned my lesson after my first successful transfer, which, by the way, started out as a triplet pregnancy. That first Ultra Sound just blew everyone out of the water. It left me with my head spinning. After the shock the only choice was to move forward and pray that we all "came out" ok.
Now is the time I give you a little back ground on my reproductive life। (Feel free to speed read.) I have two children of my own. A son born in 1986 and a daughter born in 1996. Same marriage, same father. Yada yada yada. (I was diagnosed with secondary infertility due to hormone imbalance but we conceived naturally). I had "natural child birth" with both of my babies. YouTube - Bill Cosby - Natural Child Birth Pt. 1 and YouTube - Bill Cosby - Natural Child Birth Pt. 2 should explain how that works। Never did I think that I would EVER go under the knife....for myself, my kids or anybody else, for that matter.
So here I am pregnant with TWINS for the first time and thinking I am going to have natural child birth...why would I think anything different? Because I was stupid! That's why!! Ok...maybe it was just wishful thinking on my part because I was healthy and I knew no different. At about 32 weeks I had a horrible gallbladder attack. I was sure it was a heart attack. I was rushed to the hospital where the emergency room was convinced that I was in early labor. A night of IV's and I was sent home to a lovely home made breakfast prepared by my main man...fried eggs, fried blueberry bread and bacon, whole chocolate milk...yummm (Everything a gallbladder, I mean pregnant woman, could love) That afternoon I was back in the emergency room with a new doc on the floor who looked at me and asked if I had a Bilirubin test MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Bilirubin and sure enough, when the results came back the consensus was that I had a gallbladder issue...later the ultra sound confirmed it। To make a long story short, I was on the next plane from Rochester, NY to Tampa, FL. Although the symptoms were under control I stayed close to the hospital until one night...after a Surrogate get together at my condo (Thank you again IP's!) I started to see black spots...a little dizzy and uncomfortable but I was only 34 weeks...and my husband was due to be in town at 36 weeks...our goal. My IM came with her stethoscope and low and behold my blood pressure was so high she wouldn't let me even start dinner....I was whisked away to the hospital and before I knew what was happening the OBGYN, Dr. Joy, had my tests back and said "we are getting the hell out of Dodge". Why? I'm in the hospital...I will rest...I will be good...but it was too late...my kidneys were shutting down and worse things were to come the longer we waited. I had no one there...I was alone facing my first ever surgery. My IF was trying everything he could to get my husband even in the state but we needed to get those babies out of me. I felt out of control and vulnerable. But there was nothing else that could be done. I had an emergency C-Section on March 14th at 7 PM which resulted in 2 baby girls weighing 5 lbs 1 oz and 4 lbs 12 oz. (I hope my memory is right on the time...it was a little foggy for me...)
These girls are now almost 8 years old! Healthy and full of life. Was it worth it....YES...because THEY ARE healthy and full of life....and continuing to give their parents, grandparents, uncles, aunts, cousins and friends the benefit of their love, their smiles, their laughter. And that was the whole reason for being a surrogate in the first place!
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
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