Have you ever wondered...

[winecheery]

...about how other cultures/countries deal with getting pregnant and/or possible infertility?

I just wonder, for example, how they treat this whole process; how they actively try, if they do at all?? Or is this sort of obsession (ok, maybe only I feel obsessed, ha) sort of an "American thing"?

And also, I've thought about things like this: A women in Japan probably has a lot of fish in her diet, so what does she eat while pregnant? What about a women who gets pregnant in a third world country, or in extreme poverty, where she's bound to be stressed, underweight, and possibly sick, all things which research shows can have an impact on fertility and yet...people in those situations get pg all the time.

Just wondering aloud I guess! I'm still new to the world of TTC; maybe this query is completely ignorant!

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Aug 29, 2012 13:04:00 GMT -5 AutumnRose25 said:

I'm pretty sure Americans are not the only people who actively try to get pregnant

Love,
Not an American

I don't think that's what she meant. I think she meant, are Americans more "obsessive" than other countries? Do we take a different approach to TTC than people from other cultures (like Eastern cultures)? Do we deal with infertility differently? Not do we FEEL different -- I'm sure the pain of infertility is fairly universal -- but do we deal with that pain differently?

[mskitkat]

According to my MiL, Chinese people love their babies more. 8-D

Nature finds a way. People managed to get pregnant back in hunter/gatherer days when you constantly had to be ready to run from a predator. Imagine being 9 months pregnant running from a tiger!

[winecheery]

Aug 29, 2012 13:13:10 GMT -5 @villainv said:

Aug 29, 2012 13:04:00 GMT -5 AutumnRose25 said:

I'm pretty sure Americans are not the only people who actively try to get pregnant

Love,
Not an American

I don't think that's what she meant. I think she meant, are Americans more "obsessive" than other countries? Do we take a different approach to TTC than people from other cultures (like Eastern cultures)? Do we deal with infertility differently? Not do we FEEL different -- I'm sure the pain of infertility is fairly universal -- but do we deal with that pain differently?

THANK YOU. And to the other ladies who got my drift. I wasn't trying to imply that other countries didn't intentionally try to conceive their children, I specifically used the word "obsession." And I wasn't trying to offend people.

[sunflower22]

Lol it is an interesting thought! I usually google random things like this when I'm bored at work lol. Omg this is slightly off topic, but did you see that movie Babies that came out a few years ago? Follows the lives of I think 4 or 5 babies in different places in the world. Its crazy to see how different cultures raise kids. If you haven't seen it I recommend it, its just adorable!

[Cheesecake]

I know here in NL it's not common at all to be talking about TTC with anyone besides your partner. The only ones who might tell/talk about it are people who've been trying for 2+ years and are getting infertility treatments (most women wouldn't tell anyone about treatment until they've reached the IVF stages).
It's also very uncommon to tell people about your pregnancy before you're past first trimester. Maybe, maybe you tell your parents/close family at 10-12 weeks (but not usually before that) but friends never before 13 weeks and co-workers/bosses usually not until about 16 weeks.

The whole "dude, I just POAS and guess what, 2 lines" thing just doesn't happen here. Not at all.

I'm sure people are actively trying, I'm sure some people are obsessed, though by the mere fact that it's hard to find a BBT thermometer it seems to be a little bit more laid back - a regular thermometer is considered good enough if you really do want to chart. You don't go to such extremes until you're a year into trying.

Could be that more people do temp and chart and such, but if that's the case, they sure don't share. (I don't either, btw, just here, online, but no sharing with any non-GBCN-friends)

[winecheery]

Aug 30, 2012 6:19:14 GMT -5 AutumnRose25 said:

Aug 29, 2012 11:26:06 GMT -5 winecheery said:

how they actively try, if they do at all??

I kinda got what you were getting at but the part above is what made me a bit

I think that in America (where I do live) people are much more open about discussing every detail, so it seems like people are more "obsessed" when really I think we just talk about it more publicly

No matter where a woman lives or comes from, she is still a person like you and me and feels the same emotions about TTC- I just think some culture are more private on the topic in general

I re-read what I wrote and realize how it could have been confusing, sorry about that. Thanks for posting again tho.

I think you have a good point...we DO talk a lot about absolutely everything in this country.

[winecheery]

Aug 30, 2012 10:08:41 GMT -5 Cheesecake said:

I know here in NL it's not common at all to be talking about TTC with anyone besides your partner. The only ones who might tell/talk about it are people who've been trying for 2+ years and are getting infertility treatments (most women wouldn't tell anyone about treatment until they've reached the IVF stages).
It's also very uncommon to tell people about your pregnancy before you're past first trimester. Maybe, maybe you tell your parents/close family at 10-12 weeks (but not usually before that) but friends never before 13 weeks and co-workers/bosses usually not until about 16 weeks.

The whole "dude, I just POAS and guess what, 2 lines" thing just doesn't happen here. Not at all.

I'm sure people are actively trying, I'm sure some people are obsessed, though by the mere fact that it's hard to find a BBT thermometer it seems to be a little bit more laid back - a regular thermometer is considered good enough if you really do want to chart. You don't go to such extremes until you're a year into trying.

Could be that more people do temp and chart and such, but if that's the case, they sure don't share. (I don't either, btw, just here, online, but no sharing with any non-GBCN-friends)

This is me, actually. You cant even get a BBT over there? Very interesting stuff!

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Yeah, we talk about it with each other, but definitely DO NOT talk about it to anybody else! That's why it's awesome to have this board so I can ask all my dumb questions:-)

My sister kind knows we're TTC (I think she and her husband will start trying for #2 soon), but we're keeping it VERY quiet from all of our friends, and I DEFINITELY don't want the people I work with to know that we're trying.

[Cheesecake]

Aug 30, 2012 10:42:36 GMT -5 winecheery said:

This is me, actually. You cant even get a BBT over there? Very interesting stuff!

You can get them, but not at every drugstore or even pharmacy. They're really considered part of infertility treatment.

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