By Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen, on August 18th, 2009
If you’re dating and you know you can’t get pregnant because of female or male infertility, you might be wondering how to tell your boyfriend or girlfriend. Here are a few suggestions for dating relationships and telling someone you can’t have kids…
A reader emailed me with this question:
“I had a really bad case of endometriosis, and I know [...]
By Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen, on July 30th, 2009
These five facts about fertility include information about why you may not be getting pregnant, secondary infertility, and “unexplained fertility.”
Here’s an interesting fertility fact:
“There is no clear cut evidence that stress prevents pregnancy,” says Patricia Mendell, L.C.S.W, of The American Fertility Association. “What most people do not know is that a healthy woman who is [...]
By Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen, on July 14th, 2009
If you think you’ll never get pregnant because you’re in your forties or fifties, don’t lose hope! Mary Beth is 52 years old, and happily pregnant through in vitro fertilization (IVF).
She says, “I woke up one day at age 45 and wondered ‘Where did these last 20 years go?? They just flew by!’”
If you’re in the [...]
By Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen, on June 4th, 2009
Here’s a list of benefits and drawbacks of adopting a child. As a couple coping with infertility, we’re deciding between adoption and in vitro fertilization (IVF) – and my list of pros and cons might help you with your own decision!
“Adoption isn’t about finding children for families…it’s about finding families for children.” – Joyce Maguire [...]
By Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen, on March 29th, 2009
Are you coping with the disappointment of not being pregnant? Here are seven ways to be happy with a childfree life after infertility…
“We were diagnosed with ‘unexplained infertility’, which sounds good in one respect,” says Cindy Margolis, actress, model, and spokesperson for RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association. ”On the other hand, you almost want something wrong, [...]
By Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen, on January 1st, 2009
Everyone deals with not getting pregnant in different ways. Here, writer and administrator Lori LeRoy shares how she and her husband are coping with years of infertility. They’re a couple who focus on finding humor, researching unusual infertility stories, and writing about their struggles with getting pregnant. Lori shares about her book, whether she’s considering adopting, and her [...]
By Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen, on November 18th, 2008
These steps for being a foster parent may help you decide if this is a way to build your family! Laurie Tyrrell is a Foster Parent Liaison who not only works with prospective foster and adoptive families, she’s also a foster parent herself. You’ll never believe how many kids she’s fostered…
First, a quip from Marilyn Monroe:
“I knew I [...]
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