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The Fertility Waiting Game

5 Tips to Occupy Your Time

By Teri Brown

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Finding Support

Dr. Bevilacqua feels support groups run by mental health professionals are extremely useful for infertility patients, especially when those mental health professionals are members of the Mental Health Professional Group of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Health professionals affiliated with that organization are generally well informed on the latest thinking about medical treatment.

Dr. Angelu Wu, doctor of oriental medicine, author of Fertility Wisdom (Rodale, 2006) and owner of Wu's Healing Center in San Francisco, Calif., uses a traditional Chinese medicine approach to fertility and works closely with Western fertility experts to help bring about fertility to her patients. "Support groups are wonderful resources for future parents who are working to overcome fertility issues," Dr. Wu says. "I also believe it's been helpful to the couples I've worked with to know they're not alone in their struggles – to know that other people, with similar health concerns, have found the tools to take fertility into their own hands. Particularly for couples that choose alternative treatments outside the mainstream, there's comfort in community and a lot of information that can be shared."

Don't waste the time waiting for fertility on fruitless frustration. Do your research, become active in your community by volunteering or join an infertility support group. Living a full and rewarding life will help pass the time quicker and make you a more dynamic parent when that time finally arrives.

Dr. Angela Wu's 5 Tips for Waiting
  1. Change your attitude. Don't think of it as waiting; think of it as cultivation. This is your precious chance to prepare body, mind and spirit for conception and pregnancy. Once you're pregnant, you won't have the same opportunity to give your young seed this kind of start.
  2. Communicate. Are you and your partner truly in synch about conceiving and raising a child? Now is the time to explore this territory, identify areas where you're out of alignment and come to agreement.
  3. Gather resources. Consider partnering with a practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine or investigating books like Fertility Wisdom (Rodale, 2006) to improve your chances of conceiving.
  4. Seek community. Join forces with other couples that are overcoming infertility. What can you learn from their experiences?
  5. Focus beyond conception. It's not just about getting pregnant; it's about staying pregnant and raising a child. The work you do now, preparing your body to carry a baby to full term and thinking about how you will parent, can carry you far beyond the moment of conception. Isn't the achievement of your long-term goals worth the time it takes to prepare yourself – body, mind and spirit – for the adventure ahead?


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