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Overcoming Depression When You Can’t Get Pregnant

These tips for overcoming depression when you can’t get pregnant are from two infertility experts at Pulling Down the Moon, an organization that helps women with infertility.

“Issues of infertility currently affect 12% of the American population, equating to 7.3 million women,” say fertility experts and former fertility patients Tami Quinn and Beth Heller. “A recent [...]

Help for Couples Coping With Not Getting Pregnant

This help for couples coping with infertility are from real couples who can’t get pregnant. You’re not alone if you’re having trouble conceiving a child — and your marriage doesn’t have to suffer undue stress.

Before the tips, a quip:

“It’s okay to be down in the dumps – just don’t stay there too long,” said Catherine DeVrye.

And that’s [...]

Dealing With Infertility - 5 Ways to Cope With Not Getting Pregnant

Are you having trouble getting pregnant? Fertility expert Iris Waichler, author of Riding the Infertility Roller Coaster, shares five ways to cope when you’re dealing with possible or confirmed infertility. Getting pregnant can take a long time for some women…but don’t give up hope yet!

“I struggled with infertility and eventually got incredibly lucky and had a healthy girl,” [...]

How Vitamin B12 Affects Fertility Rates - Getting Pregnant Naturally

Here’s how vitamin B12 affects fertility rates, plus ways to increase B12 in your diet so you can get pregnant naturally. Both male and female fertility can be seriously affected by something as simple as a vitamin B12 deficiency.

“Vitamin B12 deficiency is associated with infertility,” says hematologist Michael Bennett, M.D. in Could it be B12? “Pregnancy may [...]

Unusual Stories of Getting Pregnant

Here are some unusual stories of getting pregnant, to inspire you if you’re worried that you can’t conceive a baby! Keep the faith, fellow moms-to-be, even if you’re coping with infertility…your turn will come soon… 

Before these unusual pregnancy stories, here are Celine Dion’s plans to get pregnant:

“We’ll give it a try after my tour,” Dion [...]

5 Tips for Overcoming the Stigma of Infertility

Here are five tips for overcoming the stigma of infertility, because telling people that you’re coping with male or female infertility can be one of the hardest “confessions” to make. Though it feels like one, it’s not a confession!

“I’ve found that most people don’t truly understand infertility or how it impacts one’s spirit,” writes Kelly Damron in [...]

How Protein Increases Female Fertility

If you’re not getting enough protein, you are affecting your chances of getting pregnant. Here’s how protein increases female fertility…

“Inadequate protein intake can decrease the frequency of menstrual periods and may also contribute to early miscarriage,” writes Dr Christopher Williams in The Fastest Way to Get Pregnant Naturally.

For more info on getting pregnant naturally – [...]

Are Infertility Rates Increasing?

Here’s why we think infertility rates are increasing — but they’re not. This is one of the fascinating morsels in 100 Questions & Answers About Infertility: people aren’t getting pregnant less today than they did 50 years ago. This infertility resource also explains why women are finding it difficult to have a baby.

“Approximately 80% to 85% of [...]

Tips For Not Resenting Pregnant Friends

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 a baby, you may notice that your friends and family are especially fertile!

One friend of mine is pregnant with her second child, another friend’s husband just had a vasectomy because three kids is enough, [...]

6 Goal Setting Tips for Getting Pregnant - Infertile Couples

Setting a goal to conceive a baby works best if you’re organized and thoughtful. These six goal setting tips for getting pregnant can help infertile couples clarify why they want to have a baby, and set specific ways to achieve their goal of pregnancy.

Before the tips, a quip:

“The great thing in this world is not so much where we [...]