Conflicting feelings and fertility treatments

One of the most difficult aspects to manage before and during fertility treatment is the endless opinions and advice that you hear around you.

It can be emotionally exhausting.

When the expected baby doesn't arrive, and when you hear that your friends are pregnant, your doctor's advice to see a fertility expert is another blow that's hard to digest. 

The emotional rollercoaster of fertility treatment

It may seem like a cliché, but this analogy is very accurate. Your feelings swing between hope and excitement, fear and disappointment. 

But always keep in mind that you are not alone in this. There are people who can help you, and there are steps you can take immediately:

Choose who you want to take this journey with

For such an important life project, we advise you to take some time to choose the team that you feel will be able to help you.

In addition to technical criteria, team experience, success rates, and laboratory technology, don't forget to add a key aspect: empathy, and the ability of these people to listen to you, answer your questions, and provide all the support you need.

They say that women have a sixth sense. Now is the time to use it. 

If you have it, keep your partner focused

If you have a partner, now is the time to keep the lines of communication open. Think that you are experiencing one of the most challenging, but also most exciting, moments of your lives. You may not always be on the same emotional page, but now is the time to nurture your relationship with great doses of attention, love, and acceptance. If you don't have a partner, that same advice is valid for the closest people around you who care about you.

Avoid unsolicited advice

Right now you are reading this advice, and it is very likely that throughout today, your friends and family want to help you with their best intentions. The best advice we can give you is to choose a group of people with whom you feel you can freely share your feelings, and to gently close yourself off to any other comments about fertility. It is time to put your emotional well-being ahead of any other consideration.

Don't hesitate to ask for help

It is very likely that a moment will come when you think you need help outside of your circle of trust. And it is also likely that if you have a partner, they are also struggling with the same emotions. When you recognize this moment, don't hesitate to take the step. It is part of the normal process, and the experience, neutrality, and distance of a professional can be very helpful. A good center experiences these situations every day and understands them perfectly. Talk to them openly. They can guide you to professionals who will help you maintain a positive outlook, face the logical anxiety that this moment brings, resolve possible relationship issues, and overcome the possible bumps, more or less deep, that you may encounter during your treatment. A good clinic is one that understands and helps you balance medical needs with your emotions, and makes the extra effort to ensure that your journey to motherhood is as natural and positive as possible.

As difficult as it may be, go with the flow. It’s worth it

We have helped thousands of women go through this, and for none of them has it been easy. But looking back, all of them are proud of having been able to overcome difficult moments. Fertility treatments come with ups and downs. But in time, the smile of your baby will erase the bad moments and bring out your ability to have overcome them.

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