Lifeslurper is surely feeling the response to reader’s thoughts on the previous post, The Greatest Infertility Myths and Clichés. I had to admit, thanks to high-levels of secrecy aimed at avoiding future embarrassment, when that baby does not ‘materialise’ after a lengthy round of IVF cycles, I am mostly free of the stupid things people say to those suffering from infertility.
‘Baby?’ I will be able to deflect anyone who dare suspect; ‘what baby?’
Being mostly free of these personally directed clichés means I have more time to direct most of my anger towards the way the media portrays infertility.
Media attitudes towards IVF conceived babies are possibly my main motivation towards my IVF secrecy. I want to keep my potential child free of school yard taunts of “test tube” or “designer” based on media spread IVF ignorance.
Just how often do I have to read a newspaper headline which screams ‘designer baby’ in reference to ART conceived children? Recent coverage of the 30th birthday of the world’s first IVF baby unleashed a whole slew of ‘test tube’ references. Continue reading Greatest media infertility myths
