Friendship Tips
Coping with infertility over the holidays isn’t easy for couples who can’t get pregnant. These tips for enjoying Christmas and Thanksgiving — not just surviving the holiday season — may help you cope. “Isn’t it funny that at Christmas something in you gets so lonely for – I don’t know what exactly, but it’s something that you don’t mind [...]
One of my readers is starting to talk about her infertility, telling people that she can’t get pregnant because of endometriosis and fibroids. This, I believe, will make her feel better and start the healing process… “I’ve got endometriosis and fibroids – and also had a failed IVF,” she wrote in the comments section of Dealing With the [...]
If you know a person or couple coping with infertility, you may not know what to say or talk about! So, here are a few tips on what NOT to say to couples coping with infertility, plus six tips on what TO say. Before the tips, here’s an excerpt from I Am More Than My Infertility: [...]
Dr Phil responds to a letter in Oprah Magazine from a woman who is childfree. She never got pregnant not because of infertility, but by choice, and her friend insulted her for not having kids. I’m sharing her letter and Dr Phil’s response here, because he gave great advice about coping with other people’s responses to not [...]
Here are some tips on talking to people who are coping with infertility from a woman who knows the subject intimately. Knowing what to and not to say to a woman who can’t get pregnant – or a man who can’t get his partner pregnant – can be a challenge. “Remember that infertility is above [...]
If you’re an “unpregnant woman” (months of trying, no conceiving a baby), you may resent your pregnant friends. Don’t worry – you’re normal! Here are five tips for not resenting your pregnant friends — because when you can’t get pregnant or it’s taking too long to conceive, you may notice that your friends and family are especially [...]
These marriage tips for couples coping with not getting pregnant will help you deal with infertility and other reproductive problems. Unfortunately, infertility isn’t just heartbreaking for you as a woman or man, it’s hard on your marriage. Before the tips, a quip from actress Reese Witherspoon about being pregnant: “I was surprised when the ultrasound revealed that [...]
