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Signs It’s Time to Give Up on Your Goal of Getting Pregnant

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., [...]

The Law of Attraction and Tips on Getting Pregnant

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 [...]

5 Tips for Creating a Vision Board for Fertility

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,” [...]

Stress Doesn’t Hinder IVF Success Rates

In vitro fertilization (IVF) success rates aren’t affected by stress, say researchers who have recently completed the largest study on the connection between anxiety, depression, and IVF rates.

“This message can be reassuring,” says lead researcher Dr. Bea Lintsen of Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center in the Netherlands. “The chance of pregnancy seems not be influenced [...]

11 Tips on Saving Money for Fertility Costs

If you’re a couple coping with infertility, you may be dealing with a double whammy: you can’t get pregnant, and you can’t afford fertility treatments! These tips on saving money for fertility costs are from Ethan Ewing, the president of Bills.com…

“Money is tight these days, and so is time,” said Ewing. “If you like the idea [...]

How Stress Affects Fertility Levels

Prolonged stress can lead to many health problems, including male and female infertility. Here’s how stress affects fertility levels, and how you can reduce the stress in your life.

The best way to determine if a situation is stressful is whether you feel out of control, says Pierce Howard, PhD, author of The Owner’s Manual for [...]

Marriage Tips for Couples Coping With Infertility

When you’re a couple coping with infertility, it can be challenging to maintain physical intimacy and keep your love life strong. These marriage tips will help you stay in love — and happily intimate.

“Everyone in your life will win when you start making yourself a priority,” writes Dr Read in Till Sex Do Us Part. “You’ll feel better [...]

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 [...]