Is trying to have a baby a healthy goal for your life and marriage, or is it causing anxiety, depression, and other problems? Giving up on your dream of getting pregnant may be a healthy thing to do…but the trick is knowing when it’s time to give up or when it’s time to try different strategies (e.g., [...]
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Are you frustrated with family and friends who keep asking about your fertility treatments, if you’re pregnant yet, or how you’re coping with infertility as a couple? I know I am…so I created a short list of ways to deal with people who keep asking how my baby-making efforts are going. Before the tips, a quip: “If we [...] I recently watched The Secret again, to see if the Law of Attraction offers tips on getting pregnant. Since The Secret is all about attracting what you want out of life, and I want to get pregnant, I figured I had nothing to lose! Here’s a summary of how the three main forces of the [...] A reader just asked about living without children in a world that is focused on families. If you can’t have kids and can’t stand seeing babies and advertisements for pregnancy or infertility everywhere, then she may be echoing your own questions! Here’s what Jen said on my How to Live With the Fact That You’ll Never [...] Are you having trouble getting pregnant, and struggling with infertility depression? Here are several tips for overcoming it, ranging from letting go of certain words to uniting with other couples coping with infertility. Before the tips, a quip: “If we give up the notion that everybody’s life but ours is perfect, we would be a lot happier,” [...] A reader asked for suggestions on how to live with the fact that she’ll never have children…she doesn’t want to feel sad all the time. I don’t blame her! For more info about how she is coping with infertility, read her comment and question on Accepting a Childfree Life. Before my tips, a quip: “Rigid beliefs make disappointments [...] Some couples coping with infertility also struggle with feelings of guilt or shame. These tips for forgiving yourself for infertility might help if you think you made past choices that are now causing you to have problems getting pregnant. Before the tips, a quip: “To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.” [...] Visualization and vision boards aren’t guaranteed to increase fertility levels – but surrounding yourself with images of the life you want may help you get pregnant! So, I’ve rounded up tips for creating a vision board for fertility…. Before the tips, a quip: “You must see your goals clearly and specifically before you can set out for them,” [...] IVF, IUI, adoption – there are many possibilities for couples coping with infertility! But, the time may come when it’s better to simply accept a childfree life. Easier said than done, right? But listen… “The willingness to win OR lose moves us out of an adversarial relationship to life and into a powerful kind of openness,” writes Dr. [...] |
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