As a parent you want to offer your child the best of everything, especially the experience of you as their parent. So when the challenges of secondary infertility mount, managing stress is key in consideration of your child’s needs. Here are some tips that can help:
GIVE YOURSELF A BREAK
Accept this is a challenging time and that emotional resources are both limited and divided between the existing child and the fertility demands. Plan your life to reflect your boundaries and remove pressure where it isn’t warranted. Relax on “the schedule” and offer plenty of room to modify, change, add or cancel plans. Recognize that you can’t be all things to all people, and that supportive and unconditional systems and relationships will always be there for you, no matter what.
Joanna Flemons, MSW, LCSW, CPC
Joanna Flemons is the owner of Highlands Ranch Counseling and Coaching and has been in the field since 1998. She is a Licensed Psychotherapist and Social Worker specializing in infertility counseling.
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