By Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen, on September 3rd, 2009
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,” [...]
By Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen, on May 11th, 2009
If you’re around age 40 and still trying to get pregnant – take hope in the fact that women who have babies in their 40s have longer lives! The benefits of late motherhood are physical, social, and emotional.
First, a quip about hope from writer Elizabeth Gilbert:
“The inability to open up to hope is what blocks trust, [...]
By Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen, on April 30th, 2009
Eco-expert and author Terra Wellington shares tips on reducing toxic chemicals in daily life – which can affect fertility levels in women!
Research from UCLA shows that women who are exposed to chemicals used in everyday items – food packaging, pesticides, clothing, upholstery, carpets, and personal care products – take longer to get pregnant. The link [...]
By Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen, on December 16th, 2008
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 [...]
By Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen, on November 9th, 2008
Unsuccessfully trying to get pregnant can be disappointing at the best of times – but at Christmas or Thanksgiving, it can be devastating. These ten ways to cope with infertility over the holiday season may help…
First, a Christmas quip from Andy Rooney.
“One of the most glorious messes in the world is the mess created in the [...]
By Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen, on November 3rd, 2008
These tips for couples coping with infertility will help you deal with one of the biggest - and one of the saddest - challenges married people face. Coping with infertility is hard – but it doesn’t have to wreck your marriage! Here are several tips from a mental health expert.
Before the tips, a quip from health guru Dr Wayne Dyer:
“You can [...]
By Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen, on October 29th, 2008
Staying positive when you’re coping with infertility may be one of the most difficult things you’ll ever face as a couple (or as a single woman or man)! Staying positive and not giving in to despair is the difference between a life of depression and bitterness, or a life of peace and acceptance.
“It will never rain [...]
By Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen, on October 23rd, 2008
These tips for reducing infertility stress will help if you’re trying to get pregnant and are coping with constant disappointment of not getting pregnant! You’re probably getting a little stressed out – and that definitely won’t help you conceive. These stress relief tips may increase your chances of getting pregnant, and will definitely improve your mood and relationships.
Before [...]
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