Infertility fighter

I believe

2014-03-26T13:17:00.000+03:00

Feel it

2014-03-25T06:00:00.000+03:00

Kufuatilia siku za mzunguko wa mwezi

2014-03-24T14:30:00.000+03:00

Ni ukweli usiopingika kuwa asilimia kubwa ya wanawake hatujui ama tunashindwa kuzifatilia vizuri siku zetu za mzunguko wa mwezi. Hali hii kwa kiasi kikubwa inachangia kushindwa kupata ujauzito (ukiachilia mbali na matatizo mengineyo), hivyo ni muhimu sana kwetu wasaka kuzijua siku zetu na mzunguko mzima unavyokwenda kuanzia siku ya kwanza unayoingia mwezini hadi mzunguko mwengine wa mwezi unaofuatia. Hii itasaidia sana kukujuulisha ni siku zipi nzuri kwa kusaka ili usiziruke na uongeze bidii. Pia kwa wale wanaotumia dawa kuna dawa unatakiwa kuzitumia kwa siku maalum katika mzunguko mfano siku ya saba (7) au kumi na moja (11) hivyo ukiwa na uelewa wa kutosha na ukizifatilia siku kwa usahihi unaweza kuwa katika nafasi nzuri sana kwa mzunguko husika.

Kawaida ufatiliaji hufanyika kwa kutumia KALENDA ambayo unarekodi siku ya kwanza ya mzunguko wako na kadiri siku zinavyoendela, njia hii ni ya kizamani (kiasili) na kwa mtu asiekuwa na elimu ya kutosha inaweza kukusumbua zaidi badala ya kukusaidia.

Kutokana na maendeleo ya kiteknolojia, sasa mambo yamerahisishwa kiasi kwamba mtu yoyote awaweza kurekodi kumbukumbu zake kieletroniki na kupata msaada pale anapokwama, kwa wanaotumia simu za kisasa mambo yamekuwa rahisi zaidi kwani unaweza kuweka rekodi zako muda wowote.

kwa yeyote anaetumia simu ambayo anaweza kupata play store, apps zifuatanzo ni nzuri sana kuwa nazo kwani zinasaidia kutrack tarehe zako na activities zote muhimu katika usaka.

Kwa kufatilia ovulation ya kawaida:

Ovu View - ovulation and fertility
Fertility Friend Mobile

Kwa wanaofanya ivf:

My fertility diary (unaweza ukatumia na hizo hapo juu pia)

unaweza kudownload moja wapo au zote kwani haina tatizo lolote, mimi binafsi natumia zote kwani moja ikikosea kidogo nyengine inakuongoza na sio mbaya kuwa na second opinion mwisho wa siku na wewe unaingiza mawazo yako.

Naombeni tumieni halafu mtuambie maoni yenu ili kuwasaidia na wengine.

TUNARUDI HEWANI

2014-03-21T15:15:00.002+03:00

Habari za siku nyingi wapendwa.

Kutokana na sababu mbali mbali za kifamilia na binafsi (ikiwemo shule), nilipumzika kuweka post kwa muda mrefu, hata hivyo ndani ya muda wote huo nimekuwa nikipokea emails mbali mbali kutoka kwa wasaka wenzangu zikiniomba niendelee kublogua. Katika siku tatu zilizopita email zimeongezeka na kuna ambazo zina ujumbe mzito sana kiasi ya kwamba ilinibidi nikae chini na kufikiria maamuzi yangu tena. Nimewaza na kujiuliza:-

- hivi ni lipi lengo la kuanzisha hii blog na sasa niwaache mkono wasaka wenzangu ambao wanahitaji mahali pakusemea shida zao na mahali pa kupumua wakati nayajua fika magumu na maumivu ya tatizo hili hasa unapokua mpweke?

Baada ya kupata majibu ya suali hilo nimeamua kurudi tena hewani kwa lengo lile lile la kusaidia, kupeana ushauri, kufarijiana, kupeana nguvu na moyo ili tuweze kupambana na hili tatizo letu, hivyo basi nawatangazia rasmi kuwa tutaanza kublogua kuanzia Jumaatatu tarehe 24 March 2014.

Kwa kweli ushirikiano wenu unahitajika sana ili tuweze kufanikiwa na lengo letu litimie. nakaribisha mtu mwenye makala yoyote ambayo inahusiana na usaka, maswali, maoni, ushauri, ujumbe, ushuhuda hasa kwa waliofanikiwa ili waweze kuhamashisa wengine, n.k.

Nawashukuru sana kwa umoja na ushirikiano wenu.

Msaka mimi,

Chaby

Note: nakaribisha maoni pia kuhusu muonekano mzima wa blog nini tuongeze na nini tupunguze ili kuipendezesha.

Feel It

2013-06-04T19:49:00.001+03:00

FERTILE Vs. INFERTILE

2013-06-04T19:47:00.000+03:00

Feel it

2012-12-25T19:34:00.000+03:00

FEEL IT

2012-12-22T06:00:00.000+03:00

Myth & Misconceptions

2012-12-21T17:00:00.000+03:00

Myth: Infrequent periods cause infertility.

Fact: As long as the periods are regular, this means ovulation in occurring. Some normal women have menstrual cycle lengths of as long as 40 days. Of course, since they have fewer cycles every year, the number of times they are "fertile" in a year is decreased. Also, they need to monitor their fertile period more closely, since this is delayed ( as compared to women with a 30 day cycle).

FEEL IT

2012-12-19T21:00:00.000+03:00

Dos and Don'ts of Infertility

2012-12-19T00:04:00.001+03:00

Don't Wait to See a Specialist

If you want to have a baby and traditional at-home babymaking methods aren't resulting in a plus sign, you shouldn't wait too long before asking a specialist for help. If you're under 35 and have been trying for a year or more, it's time to see an infertility specialist, and you should wait only six months if you're 35 or older. According to a GfK Roper survey released in April 2011, among couples seeing a fertility specialist or reproductive endocrinologist for treatment, 91 percent wish they had started doing so sooner. Bottom line: The sooner you see a physician, the more likely you are to get pregnant. Dr. Domar says new research shows that women who get prompt treatment can have almost a 90 percent chance of conceiving. But if you wait with false hope that you'll be able to do it on your own, your chances for success go down every single month.

Don't Blame Yourself

Half of the surveyed couples trying to conceive agreed they may have waited too long to start trying. But, infertility is more common than you may think. One in 8 couples experience infertility. It's equally likely to be caused by the female or male partner and in some cases, it's caused by both. You can't waste your energy beating yourself up over something that's out of your control. "There is very little that you can do to cause infertility," says Dr. Domar. "Certain things aren't a good idea, but people with bad habits still get pregnant." The couples who think they waited too long to start trying, could have had the same result one, two, or 10 years ago. "At age 42 you could be infertile, but there's no telling you were fertile at age 22 either," says Dr. Domar.

Do Seek Support

Infertility can be stressful; research has shown that the stress levels of infertile women are equivalent to those of women with cancer, AIDS, or heart disease. The stress is not going to help you get pregnant any faster. There are plenty of other women who aren't getting pregnant either, so a support group may help. You can find online infertility support groups, or ask your doctor or fertility specialist to recommend a local in-person group.

Consider confiding in a close friend or family member. More than half of the couples in the GfK Roper survey said they hid their infertility problems from friends and family, and 71 percent of couples have not told their mother. Even though you might feel ashamed, and it may be hard to open up at first, the support that follows can be rewarding. Those who did tell someone about their trouble trying to conceive said their family and friends were very supportive and 71 percent of them said having to people to talk to made the process easier.

thanks to parents.com

FEEL IT

2012-12-15T06:00:00.000+03:00

Speak out

2012-12-13T19:32:00.000+03:00

kuchelewa kupata mtoto ni jambo linaloumiza sana, linaumiza kutokana na mtazamo wa jamii na wanafamilia juu ya wahusika na pia hamu ya wanandoa kutamani kupitia hatua muhimu ya maisha (kujenga familia). Ni ukweli usiopingika kuwa maumivu haya hayana mfano wa kitu chochote duniani, hasa pale muhusika anapokuwa anapambana na unyanyapaa na kulazimika kuikana hali aliyonayo ili jamii imuone kuwa yupo sawa na wengine.

Mitazamo inatofautiana, lakini mimi binafsi nimeona kujikubali na kukubali kwa watu kuwa nina tatizo, imenisaidia sana kupunguza mzigo wa machungu kifuani mwangu na pia utitiri wa maswali kuwa utazaa lini??, bado tu?? acha uvivu?? SIONI AIBU KWA NILIVYO, NADHANI NA WAKATI UMEFIKA SASA KWA WASAKA WENZANGU KUFUNGUKA.....

BOOST YOUR FERTILITY- SELF HELP TIPS

2012-12-11T20:00:00.000+03:00

FEEL IT

2012-12-11T18:30:00.000+03:00

NEWS CORNER

2012-10-05T15:29:00.000+03:00

Nicole Kidman talks infertility issues, depression, marriage to Tom Cruise, and "miracle" baby Sunday Rose

Nicole Kidman spoke candidly to Australia’s Who magazine about some of her most personal issues: her marriage to Tom Cruise, depression after it was over, and her fertility struggles.

Nicole married Tom Cruise in 1990 after they met on the set of Days of Thunder. 28-year-old Tom was just leaving his marriage to Mimi Rogers. Nicole was 23, and now she feels she was too young to get married.

“I got married really fast and really young. But I don’t regret that because it got me Bella (19) and Connor (17) and I did have a fantastic marriage for a long period.”

The couple divorced 11 years later after they made another movie together, Stanley Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut. Nicole says she faced a period of depression when her marriage to Cruise fell apart.

“Then when it didn’t work out I had to really dig deep and find my way through depression. I have no regrets about all of it. It was all part of growing up.”

Throughout her marriage to Tom, Nicole also suffered with infertility issues. She tried fertility treatments, and suffered through multiple miscarriages and an ectopic pregnancy. These struggles led Nicole and Tom to adopt Bella in 1992 and Conor in 1995.

“I had tried and failed and failed and failed. Not to be too detailed,

but I’ve had an ectopic pregnancy, miscarriages and I’ve had fertility

treatments. I’ve done all the stuff you can possibly do to try get pregnant.

Every woman who has been through all those ups and downs knows the

depression that comes with it. So the way it just happened with Sunday

was like, “What?” The percentages were so low. It is the miracle in my life.”

Nicole gave birth Sunday Rose, her first daughter with husband Keith Urban in 2008, and had a second daughter, Faith, delivered via a surrogate in 2011.

Interesting that she didn’t breathe a word about Scientology! She did, however, deny reports that she spoke to Katie Holmes during Katie’s divorce from Tom this year.

HAMASIKA

2012-10-02T18:02:00.000+03:00

Fertility Success Stories

Ilana's Story

Ilana Portway
Home: Lakeville, Minnesota
Children: Madeline Abigail, 4, and Robert Henry, 5 months

by Connie Matthissen

When she was trying to get pregnant with her first child, Ilana Portway was diagnosed with "unexplained infertility." She was 30 when she began trying, and it took nearly two years, fertility drugs, and an intrauterine insemination (IUI) procedure before she became pregnant with Madeline, now 4 years old.

When Ilana, who works as finance manager for a large corporation, and her husband, Julian, decided to try again, they figured that they'd have a similar experience the second time around. "We were optimistic starting out, because we got pregnant after the first IUI the first time," says Ilana. "But by then I was 34 years old and considered to be of 'advanced maternal age'— it's an awful, awful term, isn't it? So my doctor decided to be more aggressive."

Ilana sounds like a physician when she recounts her infertility treatment regime: "Three months of Clomid, a hysterosalpingogram, laparoscopy, and hysteroscopy, then an aggressive series of ovulation drugs with IUI. I took drugs to grow as many eggs as possible, other drugs to slow the growth down to give as many eggs as possible a chance to reach maturity, and still more drugs to maximize the growth of the eggs. I took progesterone to thicken the lining of the uterus. When the eggs were at their maximum maturity, I took an hCG shot to release the eggs and more progesterone and waited the cycle out."

"One drug I took made me crazy -- I was ready to murder my husband. You look at yourself and don't recognize who you've become."

Some of the fertility drugs she was taking had disturbing side effects. "They really do a number on you," says Ilana. "One drug I took made me crazy. I was ready to murder my husband. You look at yourself and don't recognize who you've become."

Fertility drugs are expensive, too, and many insurance plans don't cover the costs. "I'll never forget the time I drove up to the drive-through window at the pharmacy to pick up some medication, and the bill was $600!" Ilana recalls.

After she underwent four IUI procedures with no success, Ilana asked her doctor for a prescription for antidepressants. "I was embarrassed to ask, but my doctor was actually relieved," she says. "She told me she often prescribes antidepressants for people going through infertility treatment, because the experience is so difficult."

Last year, after 18 months of fertility drugs and IUI, Portway and her husband decided to take a break over the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. Their doctor recommended that they try IVF next, and they wanted to think it over before making a decision.

But after her first cycle without any fertility interventions, Ilana discovered she was pregnant. "We couldn't believe it," she says. "We don't know if it was due to some residual effect of all the drugs, or whether just taking it easy and forgetting about getting pregnant was what did the trick." Last July, Ilana gave birth to a little boy, Robert Henry.

It helps to find things to laugh about if you can, says Ilana, reflecting on her experience. "I had to have a shot in my butt every month, and my husband was too chicken to do it. So I had to go to my neighbor's house, and she'd give me the shot. The running joke on our street was that her husband hoped to take over the job when she was out of town. If you can find humor in the situation, it helps keep you going."

Ilana and her husband hope to have one more child, but if it doesn't work out, she says, they're happy with what they have: "I feel so lucky to have a girl and a boy. My husband and I love being parents. Like any mother, I'm convinced I have the most beautiful, brilliant, talented children in the world."

Source: http://www.babycenter.com

MSEMO WA LEO

2012-10-02T17:59:00.000+03:00

MYTH & MISCONCEPTIONS

2012-06-08T00:55:00.001+03:00

Myth: We should be having intercourse every day to achieve pregnancy.

Fact: Sperm remain alive and active in woman's cervical mucus for 48-72 hours following sexual intercourse; therefore, it isn't necessary to plan your lovemaking on a rigid schedule. Although having sexual intercourse near the time of ovulation is important, no single day is critical. So, don't be concerned if intercourse is not possible or practical on the day of ovulation.
Thanks to Dr. Malpani

MWEZI WA WASAKA DUNIANI

2012-06-08T00:27:00.000+03:00

Katika post za mwanzoni niliwahi kueleza kuwa kuna mwezi wa wasaka duniani, ambapo lengo kuu ni kutumia mwezi huu kusambaza elimu kwa jamii, kupeana faraja na kusaidiana kwa kila hali katika kupambana na tatizo la kukosa uzazi. baadhi ya nchi hutoa huduma za matibabu bure kwa wahitaji ama kupunguza kiwango cha malipo katika kutoa mchango wao kwa mwezi huu.

Katika kuzingatia umuhimu wa mwezi wetu huu nami nimeona ni vizuri kuupa nafasi ya kipekee na kwa kuelimishana mambo mbali mbali yanayohusu kukosa uzazi (infertility). Hivyo basi napenda kutambulisha vipengele vipya ambavyo vitakuwa vinaelezea mambo mbali mbali yatakayotupa uelewa mzuri. Vipengele vipya ni kama ifuatavyo:-

-FAHAMU KUKOSA UZAZI (INFERTILITY) - Tumekuwa tukiongea sana kuhusu suala hili la kukosa uzazi, kusaka mtoto, kutafuta matibabu na mengineyo lakini je tunaelewa kwa undani maana yake, chanzo chake, na matibabu yake? kipengele hiki kitaelezea kwa undani kuhusu suala hilo.

-JINSI YA KUKABILIANA NA KUKOSA UZAZI (JKKU) - Hapa tutaeleza njia mbali mbali zinazoweza kumsaidia msaka kukabiliana na kupambana na hali halisi ili kuweza kumpunguzia machungu anayokutana nayo kwenye safari hii.

-NI CHAGUO LAKO, NI WAKO - Katika post zetu tunaongelea sana kuhusu kutafuta matibabu ili kuweza kupata mtoto wa kuzaa mwenyewe, lakini kuna wasaka wenzetu ambao wapo katika hali ambayo kupata mtoto wa kuzaa mwenyewe ni hali ngumu kidogo, ili kuwapa nafasi na kuwa pamoja nao kipengele hichi kitasaidia katika kufanya maamuzi pale mtu anapohitaji kuasili (adoption) mtoto. Na hivyo tunasema ni chaguo lako, ni wako.

-INFERTILITY NEWS - Hapa tutapata habari mbali mbali zinazohusu infertility zinazotokea sehemu yoyote duniani, lengo ni kupeana taarifa na kwenda na wakati kwa maendeleo yoyote yanayotokea duniani

-MYTH & MISCONCEPTION - Kumekuwa na mawazo tofauti yanayoelezwa kuhusu chanzo cha kukosa uzazi na matibabu yake ambayo yanajenga imani potofu katika jamii. kipengele hichi kitaelezea na kutoa ukweli wa mawazo hayo.

-ZIFAHAMU DAWA UTUMIAZO - Katika safari ya usaka tunatumia dawa za aina mbali mbali, lakini ukweli ni kwamba asilimia kubwa ya watanzania hatuna maelezo ya kutosha ya dawa tunazotumia na jinsi gani dawa hizo zinatusaidia, katika kipengele hiki utayapata yote hapo. Infertility Fighter kwa ajili yako.

ULIWAHI KUFAHAMU KAMA KUNA RIBBON INAYOHUSU INFERTILITY?? KAMA BADO ICHEKI HAPO CHINI. KITU BLUE NA PINK (nadhani wanawakilisha boy na girl tunaowasaka). Nimeipenda na nitaitafutia nafasi kwa hapo juu niiweke

MSEMO WA LEO

2012-05-30T17:37:00.000+03:00

HAMASIKA

2012-05-28T16:07:00.002+03:00

Fertility Success Stories

Zannyha's Story

Zannyha Martell
Home: Birmingham, Alabama
Child: 12 months

by Connie Matthissen

The first time Zannyha Martell became pregnant, it was a complete surprise. "We weren't even trying," she recalls. "I was 25, and I didn't feel ready to have a child. I thought, 'Wait, I'm too young to have a baby!'"

Zannyha, who moved to the United States from Mexico when she was a teenager, had what she calls a "perfect pregnancy" and an easy delivery — until the last minute, when her baby went into fetal distress and was born dead. "They couldn't find anything wrong," says Zannyha. "They think she may have choked on some phlegm."

After losing their baby, Zannyha and her husband, Miguel, decided to wait before trying again. Three years later, when they decided they were ready, Zannyha couldn't seem to get pregnant.

"It put such stress on our marriage. Sex was no longer fun — my husband was like a machine to me. It was like, 'come on, it's time, get over here!'"

The fertility specialists they consulted couldn't find anything wrong with either of them. One doctor suggested that Zannyha's weight might be impeding conception, so she dropped the extra pounds but still didn't get pregnant. Over the next five years, they sold their house and cashed in their retirement plans so they could afford fertility treatments. After two IVF procedures, she still wasn't pregnant.

"It was a terrible time," Zannyha says today. "It put such a stress on our marriage. Sex was no longer fun -- my husband was like a machine in my eyes. It was like, 'Come on, it's time, get over here!'"

Finally, the fertility specialist told the couple that, even though she could find no physical reason they could not bear a child, there was nothing more she could do. "I just don't think it's going to happen," she said.

"We were very sad," says Zannyha. "But by then, we'd pretty much given up hope."

Six or seven months after they stopped fertility treatments, Zannyha went to the doctor for a checkup. She was concerned because she was tired all the time and kept bursting into tears for no apparent reason. After running several tests, her doctor told her to sit down -- and informed her that she was eight weeks pregnant.

When Zannyha's husband, Miguel, walked in the door from work, she showed him the sonogram. Miguel had come up with the idea that Zannhya had a tumor -- that was what was preventing her from getting pregnant and making her tired -- so when he saw the sonogram, he assumed it was a picture of the tumor.

"When are they going to take it out?" he asked. When she told him it was a baby in the sonogram, not a tumor, he still didn't believe it.

Zannyha now thinks that her infertility was caused at least in part by the trauma of losing her first child. "I was so afraid of going through it all again, even though it was what I wanted more than anything," she says. "The first time, it was such an easy pregnancy, and everything went perfect. But if everything was perfect, how could my baby die? And could it happen all over again?"

Perhaps because she'd tried so hard and for so long, when she finally got pregnant, Zannyha was able to enjoy the experience completely. "I just felt joy and happiness the whole time," she says. "It was considered a high-risk pregnancy because I was 35 and what had happened before. But everything went fine." Gabriella was born in February 2007.

"I've loved every minute of being a mother," says Zannyha. "You hear people complaining about their kids, about getting up in the night, about flus and vomiting. But if you have trouble having a baby, you cherish every minute."

Source: http://www.babycenter.com

Safari ya Wasaka: GOOD NEWS

2012-05-25T19:54:00.000+03:00

Wadau nina furaha kubwa sana kuwapa taarifa kuwa msaka mmoja kati yetu amepata POSITIVE PREGNANCY TEST RESULT. Habari hizi tayari zimeshathibishwa na daktari.

Kujua ni msaka yupi huyo na safari yake ilikuwaje, usicheze mbali na hapa nitakuletea profile yake, tusubiri kidogo baby wetu atulie tumboni si mwajua tena tulivyosaka!!! Kwa niaba ya wasaka team, nachukua nafasi hii kukupongeza mpendwa wetu, mungu akusaidie na akukuzie mtoto wako, na akupe safari nyepesi hadi kujifungua salama bila ya matatizo. KWA NEEMA YA MUNGU KILA MWANAMKE ATANYONYESHA..... SAFARI BADO YAENDELEA....

Safari ya Wasaka??!!!

2012-05-15T19:53:00.001+03:00

HONOR THE SOMEDAY MOMS

2012-05-15T12:24:00.003+03:00

Picture from www.theinfertilityvoice.com