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[yolen]

Nicole Kidman is crediting "fertility waters" for her successful pregnancy.

Oh, REALLY? How about kissing my big fat Puerto Rican ass, you bullshitter!?!

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[breakableheart.livejournal.com]

I do like the comment she makes at the end where she talks about how nice it is to be able to do it again. I think people forget she already has two kids, you know?

Anyway, I don't credit "relax" for my pregnancy, but I do think that getting out of my extremely high-stress career path job with the crazy boss helped. I wasn't planning on getting pregnant, wasn't trying, wasn't charting, wasn't anything... I had long since given up (after 14 years, who wouldn't?)

Then one day *poof* I was pregnant. Maybe, swimming in the water or no, that was Nicole's lucky streak. She got the magic bullet *poof* that everyone dreams of. Lucky girl! (As am I and I never forget it!)

[breakableheart.livejournal.com]

Also, that town should thank her/curse her for the OMG tourist industry she JUST set up with her endorsement. You KNOW people will flock there from all over the world to swim in the fertility water.

[yolen.livejournal.com]

I guess that's part of what bothers me. I'd hate think of desperate people spending money on such an expensive trip to dip their stuff in "fertility waters". I have little patience for charlatanism :/.

[breakableheart.livejournal.com]

Agree. I just don't think she did it on purpose. I think she's dumb. And she's desperately trying to divert attention from everyone asking her what fertility treatment finally worked (because I think that's what did it)(either that or lucky lucky lucky, not water).

But yeah, the thought of people going there with high hopes... it makes my heart fill with sorrow for them. *head shake*

[yolen.livejournal.com]

Yeah, she strikes me as dumb :/.

But yeah, the thought of people going there with high hopes... it makes my heart fill with sorrow for them. *head shake*

Yeah, it's just...yeah. :(

[hilarymax.livejournal.com]

2 adopted children! So this is the first birth she has had. Sorry I don't know you and don't want to offend you but I think she is full of it! It is her business to talk about her infertility or not but telling people swimming in the "fountain" made her pregnant doesn't make infertile couples feel any better!

[breakableheart.livejournal.com]

I don't make a judgment about whether or not she's making infertile people feel better. I only say that it's nice she is acknowledging that she's parented two other children. That's all.

Maybe she really believes swimming in the fountain brought her fertility? Who is to say? I think IVF brought her fertility but I'm a cynical person. Either she had fertility treatments or she got lucky lucky lucky. Or both. Maybe she had a whack of fertility treatments over the years that didn't work and then got lucky (as was my case).

[yolen.livejournal.com]

I think IVF brought her fertility but I'm a cynical person.

LOL, maybe she swam in follitstim. Or yeah, got lucky. But to believe in fertility waters, I would give ANYONE a fisheye for that!

[breakableheart.livejournal.com]

I just have to say that in the end she had a baby, and that makes her one of the lucky ones (regardless of how she had it, fertility treatments or no). Too many people don't get that particular happy ending - they get another one, but not that one. So while everyone speculates on the source (water, follistim, luck) it does not matter. She got the gold ring.

[yolen.livejournal.com]

This is true, she did get the gold ring and I'm happy for her on that count. I guess I have an unreasonable expectation for people who have had to deal with infertility to not spout stupid crap. And because she's a celebrity, people will give her credence. I just *know* that someone out there is going to have to deal with their mother/sister/mil/friend/coworker telling them "oh, you are infertile, go swim in some magical waters!". It just strikes me as more ammunition for insensitive fertiles say stupid things, and there are so many infertile people already living with a barrage of relentless horseshit on top of their own personal fears and pain.

[breakableheart.livejournal.com]

True enough. She's not exactly impressed me with her brilliance in the past. Celebrities, because of their "idol" position, need to be extra careful of what they say. I think she's dumb AND I don't think she thought about what she was saying.

[yolen.livejournal.com]

Yes, it is possible she got very lucky, and that's cool. But man, fertility waters!?!? I know I'm being overly sensitive, but gag me with the proverbial spoon, yo ;).