Jun 16 2008
How did you deal with infertility?
I <3 Jethro asked:
My sister has been struggling for years and its been so hard on her emotionally and physically. What did you do that helped?
My sister has been struggling for years and its been so hard on her emotionally and physically. What did you do that helped?
Right now she’s in an online support group for infertility, but I think she needs more then that. Any ideas?
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It sounds to be like she needs to fill out papers for adopting a young child, or baby. She can be just as happy with a daughter or son that is not her’s biologically. Wouldn’t it make her feel great to make sure that some child has a happy home instead of growing up with a bunch of different foster parents or in a bunch of different foster homes.
First, I read Dr. Alice Domar’s Conquering Infertility about the connection between the mind / body and infertilty. It was a great book . . . but I needed more than a book.
Next, I visited a counselor who specialized in working with women struggling with infertility. If she has an RE, they may be able to recommend someone. They then recommended that I try a support group so I also ended up signing up for a Mind/Body Inferitlity Support Group and went to a couple of Resolve meetings. I also tried acupuncture . . . but the real-life support group was what worked best for me.
You can find more info about Resolve at – they are wonderful and have workshops and support groups all over the country.
3 1/2 years of trying trying and trying both with medical assistance and without – After 3 failed Clomid IUI’s, 3 failed injectible IUIs and almost a nervous breakdown . . . I am now 10 weeks pregnant with twins from an IVF cycle. I don’t think that I could have done it without the support group.
Sorry to hear that your sister is struggling!
Tell your sister…just forget it everything…because lots of people give you different advice & make you crazy….like me i m also trying more than 8 month…but nothing happen …everybody said…just do this things….but now…believe me if you wanna become pragnent…be relax & feel happy with your partner…& see..how fast…you will be success…..lots of Goog Wishes & Baby Dust…..
On-line support groups can be great but sometimes you need something more personal.
Have your friend inquire about seeing a counselor and if so make sure the counselor is experiences with infertilty issues.
Also, have your friend check with RESOLVE (resolve.org), which is an association devoted to fertiltiy awareness and referral. There may be a support group in your friend’s area.
People who are not going through it dont understand so I am glad that she has found some oneline help