How to ask questions (and how not to!)
Why don’t we speak up as active participants in our treatment? We confuse the appropriateness of asking questions with the appropriateness of how to ask.
Friends and Family
Each of us can recall with clarity a person who was with us when we were in great pain or need. Those moments in life stand out like few others. You, who love an infertile woman, have the opportunity to support her in one of the most difficult experiences of her life. You cannot change or fix the grief of her infertility, but you can alleviate some of the unnecessary pain that comes inadvertently from those around her.
Imagine the darkest, most desperate time of your life...
and now imagine going through that time alone--abandoned by the people closest to you.
Anger and Infertility
Anger is an important and normal emotion indicating, “something is not right.” Anger is a signal for change and action. Every infertile woman describes this experience as a “fight” and anger is a powerful emotion that gives us strength for fighting.
Should I get a second opinion? How do I do that? Am I being disloyal to my RE?
My husband I are in our early 30's and have been married for 6 years. We are both very active and healthy and it never crossed our minds that I would not be able to get pregnant when we were ready.
How do I support my infertile sister-in-law?
Your compassion is evident in your question. While you cannot alleviate the core of her grief, you can offer your support in gentle ways that let her know the door is open, you can run interference for her in family gatherings, you can offer a relationship with you, when loss of relationship is the primary cause of her pain.
“Shari Stewart and Julia Krahm have created a wonderful guide for the tens of thousands of people who love someone who is experiencing infertility.
This book provides the information needed to support the infertile individual and literally leads the reader to be the most compassionate nurturing support person possible."
Alice D. Domar, Ph.D
Executive Director,
Domar Center for Mind/Body Health
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Excerpts from recent radio interviews: "The Sad Truth of Infertility"
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