Posts Tagged: getting pregnant

If you have been trying to fall pregnant for months, or even years, by now you most undoubtedly have been told to “just relax and it will happen”. While this is not what you want to hear at this difficult juncture in your life, there is some truth in those words. The strain and pressure of not being able to conceive a child can affect a woman’s hormones preventing her from conceiving. Likewise the same strain and pressure can affect a man’s performance so much so that a couple may have trouble having successful intercourse. (more…)

There are many different reasons why a woman’s hormone levels would fluctuate, making conception difficult to achieve. However, the most common reason for not conceiving stems from having too much follicle stimulating hormone or FSH. (more…)

Trying to get pregnant at any time is a stressful experience.  When you’re trying to get pregnant and are over 30 years old, that stress is magnified.  With each monthly cycle you’re another month older and still no baby.  You start to obsess about whether or not your age is beginning to be a factor in your inability to get pregnant.  This adds to the stress, and this in turn is going to add to the factors that are stopping you from getting pregnant. (more…)

One of the main problems with trying to conceive is that it puts you under a lot of emotional pressure.   Another month rolls around, your period arrives, and automatically you reach out for comfort food.  You know that this isn’t good for you, but you use the craved food to replace the emptiness created by the absence of baby you really crave.  I was the same.   I didn’t need cookies and ice cream, I needed some advice to help me get pregnant but nothing seemed to work.  Until I learned that my weight could be a factor holding me back – and all the comfort eating I did was adding to the problem! (more…)

Women today are busy. They have careers, graduate school and an ever-blurred line between their social and professional lives causing a multi-directional tug-of-war for their time. Whether you’ve experienced health challenges that have affected your fertility, or simply delayed starting a family into your forties, you could be one of thousands of women who go to their OB/GYN’s office crying, “Help me get pregnant!” While your doctor may recommend procedures like IUI (intrauterine insemination) or IVF (invitro fertilization), you may find that therapies that address the health of your mind and emotions make the biggest different of all.
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