It’s that time of year again, folks. The holiday season. Also known as, the emotional minefield when on a fertility journey. The holidays can be very difficulton this path. I’ve written about this before. While you might feel alone, sad, angry, bitter, despondent or in despair about our journey throughout the year, these feelings can… Continue reading Where to Get the Emotional Support You Need During the Holiday Season While on a Fertility Journey
Author: Conceive IVF Hospital
The Top 10 Vitamins and Minerals You Need to Get Pregnant
As I’ve shared with you before, how and what we eat can make or break our fertility journey. The importance of eating a diet with fertility-friendly foods cannot be overstated. This means a diet of whole foods: fruits and vegetables, whole grains, some dairy. It also primarily means a plant-based diet, although most meats are… Continue reading The Top 10 Vitamins and Minerals You Need to Get Pregnant
Being happy around kids when you’re struggling to have your own
Hello Internet-land! Eric here again this week with another hopefully-helpful post on “stuff I learned the hard way”. Let me start by saying that Cathy and I are blessed in more ways than I can count, from work and family to health to a circle of amazing friends. And one of my favorite things about… Continue reading Being happy around kids when you’re struggling to have your own
Uterus Didelphys or Double Womb
Recently a young Asian woman, 30 years of age and who had been for 9 years presented to ‘Conceive Hospital’ with a history of being unable to conceive a pregnancy for the 5 years she and her husband had been trying. Her gynaecological history included that of 2 miscarriages both of which occurred at just… Continue reading Uterus Didelphys or Double Womb
Who is in your fertility tribe ?
If I think about the relationships, connections, people and even conversations I’m having now in comparison to 3 years ago when I first started trying to conceive, the difference is astounding. I’m so much bolder, more confident and self-assured about talking about myself, my body and my struggles than ever before and that has a… Continue reading Who is in your fertility tribe ?
Mental Health concerns when trying to Conceive
Cheers, dear readers, We all know that when we go to see a doctor, we are asking for help with whatever malady is going on with our physical body, such as when seeking reproductive medicine assessment and treatment. Just the physical aspects alone can be quite overwhelming, daunting, and taxing on one’s body, especially for… Continue reading Mental Health concerns when trying to Conceive
Fertility Counseling
As we all know, dealing with infertility is tough. It’s not often something you’re prepared for and the stress and strain can leave you mentally exhausted, frustrated and frightened, which is why getting the right support structure around you is so important. You’re often expected to function as normal while struggling with this big life… Continue reading Fertility Counseling
Coping with a fertility diagnosis
It was 4pm on my last day at work when I got the call about my gestational diabetes diagnosis. I couldn’t believe it – “I eat really healthily”, I blubbed at the midwife as she went on to explain how that had little to do with it and it’s just hormones at play, messing with… Continue reading Coping with a fertility diagnosis
Environment – Another Enemy of Fertility?
To reproduce is human progress, but how and when, lots of reasons are still unrevealed, the more we progress at one level, the more we come across unbeaten and unsolved issues, which are not easy to eradicate. Scientists are struggling to neutralize the ill effects of environmental factors affecting all of us especially when it… Continue reading Environment – Another Enemy of Fertility?
Birthday blogging – fertile thoughts as I turn another year older
Happy New Year one and all! Welcome to the first Slow Swimmers and Fried Eggs post of 2018! Wow, what a difference a year makes. I never thought I’d be writing a blog, living in a beautiful house or be facing redundancy this time last year, but here I am and all those things… Continue reading Birthday blogging – fertile thoughts as I turn another year older