All Posts Tagged With: "trying to conceive"

Not Getting Pregnant? Understand the Emotional Issues of Infertility

Not getting pregnant brings up different emotional issues of infertility for men and women. Here, a fertility specialist discusses how men and women process infertility issues differently, and offers tips for dealing with the “trying to conceive” process. First, here are a few emotions that not getting pregnant often triggers: “When you can’t get pregnant, you [...]

11May2010 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 2 comments | Continued

Women Trying to Get Pregnant – Ovulation, Fertility Supplements, Infertility Issues

Here’s a fascinating profile of the “typical” woman who is trying to get pregnant! See how you compare to the women in this questionnaire, who answered questions about the length of time trying to conceive, infertility stress, fertility supplements, low sperm counts, and more… “Just who is the “typical” trying-to-conceive woman?” ask the experts at [...]

22Apr2010 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 0 comments | Continued

How to Increase Physical Intimacy When You Have Infertility Issues

Keeping the love alive can be difficult for couples coping with infertility, especially if they’re trying to conceive while dealing with male or female fertility issues! Here are several tips for increasing physical intimacy when you have infertility issues… Before the tips, a quip: “Love doesn’t sit there like a stone, it has to be [...]

11Feb2010 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 1 comment | Continued

5 Ways to Quit Smoking When You’re TTC (Trying to Conceive)

If you’re coping with infertility or want to get pregnant, you have to give up cigarettes. Here are five ways to quit smoking when you’re TTC (trying to conceive), ranging from visualization to NicoDerm. Before the tips, a quip: “I used to smoke two packs a day and I just hate being a nonsmoker,” said [...]

7Jul2009 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 5 comments | Continued

5 Fertility Yoga Tips for Couples Trying to Conceive

What helps one couple get pregnant may not work for another…and these tips for fertility yoga may improve infertility in ways previously unexplored! Yoga can be a natural, organic way to increase male and female fertility levels. Before the yoga tips, here’s a quip from a yoga teacher:  “Before you’ve practiced, the theory is useless,” says David Williams. [...]

22May2009 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 12 comments | Continued

Signs of Depression When You Can’t Get Pregnant – Infertility Sadness

It’s normal to feel depressed when you can’t get pregnant; not conceiving a baby after months or years of trying is a major life stress! But, not everyone recognizes depression or infertility sadness right away. These signs of depression include behavioral, emotional, and physical symptoms, and will help you figure out if you need to get help.  Here’s what Brooke Shields said about dealing [...]

15Nov2008 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 1 comment | Continued