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Article Empowering children with the knowledge of human conception

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As parents, we are obliged to give our children the gift of knowledge.  

To understand how they were conceived and how they were born is of huge importance to kids.

When we empower our children with the information on conception, it promotes trust, maturity and a huge sense of responsibility.

I have three children.  Two of which were naturally conceived, and my third was an IVF baby.

I had the birds and the bees talk with my girls when they were each 8 years old.  They had been hearing things at school, funny words and odd references. It is my job as their mother to help them understand human reproduction.

We giggled at the general visual oddness of penis’s and we awed at the incredible lengths our bodies will go to to create new life.  I used an illustrated book with pictures to read through together.

Our candid chat did great things for our relationship.  They know they can come to me with their weird questions and I am comfortable knowing that they will dismiss the incorrect rubbish they hear in the school yard.

My son is a completely different kettle of fish.  Of course I will give him the birds and the bees talk, but he was created outside of my body.

Incredibly, he was harvested as an egg and placed together with the sperm of his father, he became an embryo under perfect conditions in a laboratory, and was then frozen.  He was thawed and placed back inside of my body.

I realised that this topic required an illustrated book of its own!

My amazing friend has four naturally conceived children of her own and also became the first legal altruistic (no financial gain) surrogate of twin baby girls in Queensland in 2011.

I asked if she would like to co-author this book with me, she jumped at the chance and we began writing it that same day.

We called it ‘I Am Extra Special – An IVF Story’.

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Our book took six months to write, illustrate, edit and print.  We self published and have created a website online for customers to buy their copies. I look forward to the day that I can read my son his own copy of ‘An IVF Story’.

Without IVF, approximately 1 in 5 woman suffering infertility wouldnt have their own ‘extra special’ children in their lives.  It is our pleasure to have written our IVF children’s story book to assist parents when they decide to start the conversation.

Next stop for us. ‘I Am Extra Special – How To Make a Baby’ ie: The Birds and the Bees!

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  • What a fantastic idea – congrats

    • Thanks for your message… I just read and am thrilled by your comments. Such a great day for a boost! Marketing isnt easy when we are looking at such a niche market! Your support is so appreciated!
      Our fb page is I Am Extra Special – An IVF Story

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  • This book looks terrific. Several friends have had kids through IVF so this would be great to get a copy of. And looking forward to your next book as well – my six year old is full of questions, and we’re trying to be very open, relaxed and honest, but it can be hard sometimes to work out the best way to explain things!

    • Thanks for your message… I just read and am thrilled by your comments. Such a great day for a boost! Marketing isnt easy when we are looking at such a niche market! Your support is so appreciated!
      Our fb page is I Am Extra Special – An IVF Story

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  • Congratulations and well done on your first book and all my very best wishes on your second. What a special book to be able to be read to a IVF child, can imagine it would be so helpful. thanks for sharing your lovely story and article.

    • Thanks for your message… I just read and am thrilled by your comments. Such a great day for a boost! Marketing isnt easy when we are looking at such a niche market! Your support is so appreciated!
      Our fb page is I Am Extra Special – An IVF Story

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  • A great idea to read books then discuss these issues with children. A good starting point for conversation.

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  • A brilliant idea! A very helpful resource tool for parents.

    • Thanks for your message… I just read and am thrilled by your comments. Such a great day for a boost! Marketing isnt easy when we are looking at such a niche market! Your support is so appreciated!
      Our fb page is I Am Extra Special – An IVF Story

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  • Wow thats a great idea – good on you!

    • Thanks for your message… I just read and am thrilled by your comments. Such a great day for a boost! Marketing isnt easy when we are looking at such a niche market! Your support is so appreciated!
      Our fb page is I Am Extra Special – An IVF Story

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  • Good luck with your book, great idea.

    • Thanks for your message… I just read and am thrilled by your comments. Such a great day for a boost! Marketing isnt easy when we are looking at such a niche market! Your support is so appreciated!
      Our fb page is I Am Extra Special – An IVF Story
      love Bel x

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  • How wonderful to have a book for children understanding IVF.

    I have a girlfriend who has adopted a child from overseas….there are so many different ways we get our precious children

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  • It is a topic that very little is written about for children, so pleased to see you have written about it. Off to look into buying a cope thank you so much for covering this topic

    • Thanks for your message… I just read and am thrilled by your comments. Such a great day for a boost! Marketing isnt easy when we are looking at such a niche market! Your support is so appreciated!
      Our fb page is I Am Extra Special – An IVF Story
      love Bel x

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  • This is such a fantastic idea. My son is an IVF baby and I had the chat with him a few years back – he’s 13 now. I needed him to be old enough to understand and he refers back to it every now and then. It is now just part of our life story. I do wish a book like yours had been available then, though.

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