In 2001 I opened the doors to my acupuncture practice and almost miraculously, I quickly began filling my schedule book with willing patients! It wasn’t that I was any better than my colleagues, or because I had an awesome marketing strategy in place that kept my phone ringing all the time. Rather, my schedule was […]
5 Ways To Help Cope With Male Infertility
Traditionally when we think of infertility we think of a woman’s journey, her body and what’s happening to interfere with mothering. We also know that infertility can occur because of an isolated male factor, which most often includes low sperm counts and poor quality of sperm. But men all too often are struggling in silence […]
Suffering In Silence: Why Your Partner Also Needs Support
So much emphasis is placed on how to help women get through the physical, emotional, and psychological aspects of infertility treatments and testing that you would think that their husbands (or partners) have no particular needs for support through these stressful procedures. True, it’s not their bodies that are undergoing these pokes and prods, invasive […]
Tips on How to Relax When TTC
“Just relax and it will happen” – that’s pretty common advice that you might hear from friends and family when you tell them you’re trying to conceive. If only it were that easy. Let’s get real here, it’s pretty challenging for anyone to relax on a turbulent, winding and steep roller coaster ride. The emotional […]
How Trying to Get Pregnant Killed Our Mojo
When you’re desperately trying to get pregnant without any success, sex with your partner can quickly start to feel like a chore. You might be thinking, It’s sex, so how bad can it really be to do it more often with someone you love? Well, it turns out when it’s scheduled and not primarily about […]
A Few Things To Consider Before Using A Donor
Using sperm, egg or embryo donors is becoming an increasingly popular way to have children these days. An estimated 200,000 children were conceived via donor sperm in the US alone. More than 125,000 others were conceived with the help of donor egg and much smaller number, around 3,000, were donor embryo conceived. The technology involving […]
Secondary Infertility: Parenting With Perspective
MOMMY AND ME Schedule daily activities that promote wellness for both adult and child. This could include daily walks or pulling out the crayons and using an adult and child coloring book. Explore what options are available for you and your child to connect, but also experience relaxation at the same time.
How to Keep Your Relationship Strong When Trying to Conceive
When it takes more time than you thought it would to conceive, tensions can build and relationships can suffer. One of the biggest sources of tension is the need to have sex on a schedule every month and although this may be a nice novelty for a few months, it can start to feel like […]
Coping With Miscarriage
The unexpected loss of a pregnancy in the first 20 weeks is a shocking and devastating experience, especially for those who have struggled with infertility. It is important to remember that the pain you are feeling now will not be anywhere near as intense a few months from now, and that grief is a natural […]
Understanding Secondary Infertility
You’ve got one amazing child and now you’re ready to make it a family of four. If you had little or no trouble conceiving the first time, you probably assume it’ll be a piece of cake this time as well. Then after trying to conceive for months – or even a year without any results, […]
