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Quotes About Infertility Struggles
Infertility is one of the most challenging struggles one might face in their life. It breaks your heart, crushes your dreams, and ruins your reality. This compilation of quotes about infertility struggles won’t fix your body, but hopefully they will help to restore your head space. Please know that you are not alone in your struggle. There are millions of us that are having similar feelings, emotions and thoughts as you are right now. Related Post: Dear Fertile Myrtle, Kindly Shut the F*** Up So if you or someone you know is struggling with infertility, hopefully these 55 quotes about infertility can make this season in your/their life that much…
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Should I Adopt? | Adoption after Infertility
If you are or have been struggling with infertility you may be thinking that the next step is adoption. Adoption after infertility, however, is not always the answer. If you are asking yourself, “Should I adopt?” you should first ask yourself these seven questions. If any of these circumstances apply to you, settle them before you move forward with the adoption process. These may be difficult questions with difficult answers, but the purpose of this article is to define how seriously the decision to adopt should be taken. They are intended to make you think and analyze your reasons, intentions, and expectations. If you’re asking yourself, “Should I adopt?”, first…
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Unexplained Infertility Success Stories | Halimeh’s Story
Going through infertility was one of the hardest journeys in my life. I got married in 2016. I was 21 at that time. My husband and I decided we wanted children right away. We were financially stable and engaged for almost two years. Also, we knew each other well, and we didn’t see any reason we shouldn’t have children. So, we began trying to conceive. If you would like to read about unexplained infertility success stories, keep reading… Unexplained Infertility Success Stories | Halimeh’s Story: First Four Months of TTC We began trying, but we weren’t really thinking much about it. I decided it will happen when it happens.…
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What Happens During Infertility Testing?
The first question that I wanted an answer to before scheduling any appointments was, “What happens during infertility testing?” Infertility is scary! You are emotionally and physically drained by the time you start wondering when to seek infertility treatment. But you also have NO IDEA what to expect emotionally and physically during it! What all will you have to endure??? What happens at your first infertility appointment? Your first appointment will be a “get to know you” appointment. You will more than likely start out in an office setting rather than an exam room. During this time the doctor will: Look over your gynecologic/medical history with you. If there are…
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When Should You Seek Infertility Treatment?
Knowing when to seek infertility treatment is the first step. It is also not an easy step. You may not know it at the time, but you are actually starting the grieving process at this point. You are more than likely in the stage of denial. I know I was! You don’t want to believe that you may not be able to have children of your own. To read more about the stages of grief being present throughout infertility treatment you can read my post, Overcome Infertility | Recognizing the Stages of Grief. You should seek infertility treatment if: You have been actively trying, yet unable, to become pregnant after…
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Overcome Infertility | Recognizing the Stages of Grief
To overcome infertility you must first understand grief. During my years of struggling with infertility, I didn’t realize where my thoughts and feelings were coming from. I didn’t realize that I was actively trying to process a loss. I was in the midst of the seven stages of grief and I felt hopeless. You may ask, “How do you grieve something that you never had?” Infertility is tricky. You have feeling and thoughts that you never thought you could or would have. For example, during my struggle with infertility, I remember wishing for a miscarriage…How messed up is that?? Of course, my sane mind now thinks that ‘grieving me’ was…
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Dear Fertile Myrtle, Kindly Shut the F*** Up
As you get older there seems to be a series of expectations for your life set by society. It’s as if there is a task list with deadlines to be ticked off as you go. Maybe you are familiar with this list. It reads: Get into a long-term relationship Get engaged Get married Have a kid Have another kid Have one more kid (but only if your first two are of the same sex. If you already have a boy and a girl stop after step 5) Once you have embarked on task #1 the deadlines start. Don’t worry, society will let you know when the deadline a getting close. …
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I struggle to get out of bed and get motivated in the morning. I struggle to stick to a diet and exercise routine. I struggle to manage my time. I struggled with infertility. I struggled through the adoption process. I struggled with being a working mom...
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