Labour day means so many things to different people. It began as a day off for front-line workers. It merged into the last long weekend of the summer before kids started school. To spend lazy afternoons camping with the kids or having friends over for a BBQ is the norm these days. When I think of kids I think of the birthing day (aka THE Labour Day.) When you become pregnant, the Birthing/Labour day is the finish line. For some women, they just want to start the journey to motherhood.
Back-To-School campaigns can make some people sad. They cry on Labour Day. As kids go back to school, government returns to session. Now that the election is completed, I wonder if the government is considering in adding to the health care policy to include funding for IVF treatments.
Currently, many women transfer multiple embryos during IVF, in hopes that one will grow into a baby. Often, twins, triplets and quads end up with families that were trying to just have one baby. Multiple births can be costly over the lifetime of the children and the mother. There are many maternal health risks and health care challenges for multiples, like lifetime illnesses, disabilities and more.
As it says in this article: it can help all of us as taxpayers.There are many people trying to help moms be moms by supporting the initiative to have IVF publicly funded for them. If you are suffering from infertility, check out the site for information and support.
As I pack up for my own young daughters to get ready for school, I see how Labour Day can be hard for many women wanting to be in my shoes. I hope our province can join the many other places like Quebec and Australia who help families be born.
Do you know anyone who is suffering from infertility and trying to save up for treatments? Are they foregoing many things to help fund it? Please send them here for more information.
Back to School can mean back to Families First in this Province this fall.
Disclosure: I am a valued member of the #IVF4BC blog team. As such, I received compensation, but my opinion on this blog is my own.
Danielle Christopher 
ai like this- I have a dear friend who has suffered infertility in the past- she has had two succesful IVF pregnancies.
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I have several friends (3!) who all had multiple successful IVF pregnancies 🙂
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Gladly I am not in that situation, but definitely will keep it in mind if I hear of a friend going through something like this.
Thanks for sharing.
Nadia
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Great post Danielle! I tend to look at people with twins or triplets and think, how cute! I’ve never thought of the flip-side before, something I will consider now.
Raj
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i support having single embryo transplants publicly funded, anything more should be out of pocket.
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Interesting. Thank you for your comment!
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I’m lucky that I have not had to face the situation, but it’s good to know there are resources out there and I will definitely pass the info along.
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IVF is also a rights issue for gay and lesbian couples. Many spend tonnes of cash trying to be parents. I’d like to see funding for this viable parents as well.
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