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Not Getting Pregnant – Adventures in Infertility

If you’re not getting pregnant as fast as you hoped, check out Kathleen Puls Andrade’s adventures in infertility for a break from the same old struggles. Her perspective of infertility is totally different — and includes humor and wackiness!

If you feel hopeless and scared, click on the book I Am More Than My Infertility by Marina Lombardo and Linda Parker [...]

5 Tips for Overcoming Fear of Infertility

Some couples don’t know if they’re dealing with infertility issues, because they haven’t overcome their fear of finding out about infertility! If you’re one of those couples, here are tips on overcoming your fear of never getting pregnant.

“Fear grows in darkness,” says Dorothy Thompson. “If you think there’s a boogeyman around, turn on the light.”

Overcoming the fear [...]

Ways to be Happy With a Childfree Life After Infertility

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, [...]

6 Tips for Coping With Infertility Stress

These six tips for coping with infertility stress are from Danna Demetre’s book for healthy living, Change Your Habits, Change Your Life.

Demetre’s tips are intended to increase energy and vitality – which is exactly what we need when we’re coping with the stress of infertility! The more energy we have, the less likely we’ll be [...]

Staying Positive When Trying to Conceive

These tips for staying positive when you’re trying to conceive a baby may help you deal with the disappointment of failing to get pregnant after trying for months – or even years! These tips for staying positive are from two real women – one who became pregnant against all odds, and one who is still [...]

Tips for Couples Coping With Infertility

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 [...]

A Couple Who Adopted While Coping With Infertility

Are you a couple coping with infertility — and considering adoption? Here’s Kelly James-Enger’s story of adopting because she and her husband couldn’t have biological kids together. James-Enger is the coauthor of The Belated Baby: A Guide to Parenting after Infertility.

“My husband and I went through seven years of infertility,” says James-Enger. “We started with a couple of [...]