Ok, so I came across the following picture while I was planning my next wedding and decorating my nursery on Pinterest...
and the realisation hit my like a brick. My sex education teacher was misinformed. The school taught us wrong. A room of 30 teenagers and every single one of us had been given the incorrect sex talk.
My teacher told us in a whirlwind of a lesson that we were not to have sex, not to kiss, not to even look at a member of the opposite sex because we WILL get pregnant.
Hmmmf. Perhaps I should go and ask him where my baby is.
Alright, so I will climb down off of my horse, and accept that it is important for teens to be aware of the dangers of unprotected sex, however am I the only one that had no idea that infertility even existed?
No-one explained to me that we have a fertile window, that you have to time your lovely time. Imagine my great surprise when I came off the pill and one year later I still had no bump. I was gobsmacked when I found out that some people can't just get pregnant.
Just a quick note to any young ones reading... it really is important to use protection, as there are many many people who find conception easy, and the chances of you having fertility issues can be very slim...
What does everyone think? Should schools also cover infertility? Should people be more educated on how difficult it can be? Comments below ... oh and my follower is rather lonely on her own...please join us!
I asked for Celine Dion's new album, Loved me back to life, for Christmas. On Christmas day, under the tree, was my new album. Eeek!
We all know that we listen to the songs we know first, and it takes a while to get to know the others! Well, I was driving home last night, singing my heart out to my new found songs. I'd not long started my journey, when a song I hadn't heard started. It was less than a minute in and I was sobbing...
After coming home, yes, after having it on repeat all the way home. I did some research into the song.
It was written by a husband and wife songwriter duo. They were inspired by a documentary that Celine did on the OWN Network, where she talked about her struggle to conceive. She underwent 2 operations to improve her fertility, and then went on to have In-Vitro Fertilisation. Her son Rene-Charles was born in 2001. Her twins, Nelson and Eddy were born in 2010, after her sixth In-Vitro Fertilisation.
So, as you can imagine, the words and now the meaning of this song, is giving me shivers. It was a pretty stressful day yesterday, and hearing this on the way home, back to my husband, made me remember what my goal is... what is really important.
Here is the link to the song...you need to listen! Always be your Girl - Celine Dion
Oh, and in other news...I managed to rack up a £2,500 basket on the Mothercare website. Ooops. Hubby just laughed at me. I guess I should start paying it off now!
