I have only caught an episode or 2 but certainly found it inspiring that she very publicly struggled with IF. I don't think I watched enough to say that I LIKE her. Though I am familiar with her story through gossip sites/ mags. I know she got A LOT of flack for being too skinny and trying to conceive. I think that was unfair to her.

Did you see the recent magazine cover where she says 'how to decide between her career or her new son?" What was that about? Seems like with as long as they waited for that baby, how could she even consider career over time with her child? (Though a lot of times cover stories are misleading and I didn't read the whole article)

I love them. I had seen some of the episodes from when she doing her IVF treatments. They planned on having twins, set up a whole house to get read for it, and when it didn't work sold the house. If only i had hat much money! but she discusses the ups and downs, and the trying to look ahead at the positive, and the depression when it doesn't work. I think she has done an awesome job being open about their struggle and using to help educate.

Sorry, can't stand her! LOL
I'm glad that she is kind of vocal about her struggles, although if she wasn't filming a reality show I doubt it would have come out. And we don't all have the money to pay for a surrogate, so although I relate to her IF struggles, she has a shit load more options then most of us. Perhaps if she used her public persona to bring more attention to IF and rally for mandatory insurance coverage I would like her more. But as of now, she and her enormous forehead irk me. Sorry!!!!

Lol the forehead!!! I have seen the show. I feel bad for her struggle. I agree with Laurie- all that money. I can't relate to that. I wish more celebrities would open up about their struggles.

Agreeing with Laurie. Plus if you watch episodes when she actually has the kid you'll notice she hardly I'm a scene with the baby. Maybe it's the way they edit but she's either out with Bill or her friends. Then she leaves him at 3 weeks to work. Really? I'm sure she's replaceable on the red carpet. Not saying you have to give up life to be a mother but damn....why go through all that and be a part time mom.

I've never seen it, but I think I know how I'm going to distract myself next week while I'm stuck in LA doing week 2 of an IVF cycle... going to download some episodes now! :)

I only saw the beginning when they first started with the IVF and what bothered me is the Dr told her to gain weight to help her get pregnant and regulate her period, and she refused because she needed to be a sample size 0 for her job...I know every one of us would happily pack on the lbs if it meant we would be closer to getting pregnant. I haven't seen any of the new stuff, she announced her surrogate pregnancy right when I was having a miscarriage so I have resented her ever since :)

Wow! Love to see all the opinions. True, she would have never gone public if it hadn't been for the show. In an article she says if she'd known then what she knows now, she would have never done the show.

But that's what I like so much. With each treatment (IUI, IVF with msicarriage, failed IVF, then IVF only to be diagnosed with breast cancer) she was honest with Bill and said "I don't think I can do this again." But of course then tried again. It gives me inspiration because this IF stuff is hard, and we often second guess continuing the struggle.

As for career vs. baby, I appreciate her for that too. She hints that she doesn't think she wants to do both - but her DH pushes and says "well, that's not going to work" or something like that. I feel like I have that struggle with my DH too. He's used to a certain lifestyle and wants me to continue working (even if it's a high stress high nubmer of hours career) even after having a baby.

I dunno, DH thinks she looks like an alien, and it's true that she chooses career over family quite a bit...but I do see similarities in the struggles and such. PLUS she made me feel like a woman again. Having IF made me feel less like a woman for some reason and then I saw her in her ER gown and realized that she's all woman. IF did not change her girliness. Just changes her path in life.

CGemini---I have the exact comment about the recent magazine article. I will have to read the whole article--want to get the "whole" story. I was annoyed even though I "love" her. How could you want to work rather than spend time with your beautiful baby. It seems the husband wants the baby more than she does. . . ?

I still love them though and have appreciated them being so candid. I watched the show the first and parts of the second season.

I would really like to hang out with her as a friend. She is the type of person I would pick as my friend "celebrity" aside.

Here is a hug for you all. Every child that God wants to be here is here already or will be. . . I hold onto that!!!

Aristen, I totally forgot about the weight gain part! That's what sealed it for me....I didn't watch the show, but I saw her on The View and she was saying how she wasn't getting a regular period because she is so freakin' skinny and how she relented and gained 7 lbs to help conceive, but that was all she would do. She really thought she was sacrificing by gaining 7 lbs!! So that made her a size 0+ rather then 0-?? Ummm.....I can't relate to that....I've gained like 50 lbs trying to have a friggen baby. Obviously she has different priorites.....for me if I had to choose between being a sample size or a mom, there wouldn't even be a moment's hesitation. UGH....Can't stand her! LOL

Oh, and I saw her in person once, years ago making out with Jerry O'Connell in a subway station. I could practically fix my makeup in the reflection off of her forehead. Yeah, its THAT big

I dunno, I still dig her, would love to see what she's live in person. You're right that the weight thing is annoying...I dunno. On the show the guy who is in charge of the clothing steps in and says that they have no budget at E! for clothes. The only way she is dressed is if the designers send samples to the station.

I think we should be mad at the designers and industry more than her. She's so fricken tall! Could you imagine having a job (think Rockettes, ballerina, etc.) where you worked your ass off for decades to get there, got no money for years, then you finally make it and then you'd pretty much lose it if you gained 5 pounds?

Now I want to check out the magazine article. Here's a link to the cover, looks like it came out in December...hmmmm...wonder if it's still on the market.
http://www.whosdatedwho.com/tpx_514463/giuliana-rancic/magazinecovers

Damn sensational magazines, I think what they were saying is that it's hard to travel with a baby. A couple of my friends just got into a fight over this issue. They travel for a living (think Hillary Clinton, but less prestigious) and they were all "we could travel and take our baby with us" and another friend was all "that's not fair to the baby or you, and it would be really really hard."

But that's what they do for a living and if they (2 different female friends) were to have a baby, they need the money AND they would lose a lot of money if they switched careers. And they refuse to give up their careers. I already took a back seat on my career for my health and trying to get pregnant, so it's not the choice I made. But, I can appreciate the women who are living the women's lib movement, I love supporting other women in their choices even if they are not choices I would make for myself...we as women can be so hard on one another. I catch myself all the time second guessing my sister's parenting choices. But why? How does it help her and her boys? Hmmmm....

I look at this stuff in so many different lights it's not even funny. I do love her, as I said previously. The weight gaining part and the spending so much time working and away part really get to me too. But they could've kept all the IF stuff out of the limelight if they really wanted to, but they chose to highlight it and show how difficult the struggle is. I do wish she could use her fame to bring a little more light to the issue too, but i think of so many people who aren't famous, who feel like their struggle is just so private and they don't want it anybody's business. We all feel like we're broken or not whole at times, so i can see where a celebrity or someone with power would hesitate to share this struggle. I commend her for doing it, just as I commend Khloe Kardashian! I myself am quite open about my struggles, but i also understand the perspective of those who wish to not share. I just think that maybe I should become incredibly famous so I can bring light and money to the issues of IF?? i'm all for that plan...

I love watching the show. I do think it's good that they've brought the infertility struggle (and breast cancer diagnosis) out for everyone to learn from. I have to commend them for that.

It was kind of funny that when she was hugging her surrogate goodbye at the hospital (after the surrogate just gave birth), Bill mentioned the embies on ice (two of them, I think) and Guiliana said she was ready - the surrogate was not, just yet, anyway. I was like, "hello, wait 'till you get the baby home and see how much work they are and how much your life will be impacted before you add another one to the mix already!". Although, she does have a baby nurse/nanny and isn't a mom like the rest of us would be. I do still like her, even if all the money she had for a surrogate is not like the rest of the general population.

Laurie, she, herself, makes fun of her "large head", so it's funny that you mentioned her forehead.