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Understanding Blighted Ovum: What It Is and How It Affects Your Fertility Journey
Pregnancy loss is a deeply personal experience, and when the loss involves a condition like a blighted ovum, it can be particularly disorienting. Many women are unfamiliar with the term, and it can be confusing to understand what happened, especially when the pregnancy seemed to be progressing normally. In this post, we’ll explain what a blighted ovum is, how it may impact your fertility journey, and how to process the emotional fallout of such a loss.
Learning to Take Up Space: Reclaiming Your Voice in Relationships
Many women experiencing infertility carry a deep-seated belief that their struggles are "too much" for others to handle. This belief often comes from a long-standing pattern of not wanting to burden others…
Stop Being Afraid of Oversharing About Your Fertility Journey
It's normal to feel disconnected from your friends and loved ones, and sometimes that distance can make you feel like you're walking a tightrope between sharing your emotional struggles and worrying about overburdening others.
Understanding Missed Miscarriage: What It Is and the Emotional Impact
Experiencing a miscarriage is one of the most heartbreaking and emotionally challenging experiences a person can go through. When it comes to a missed miscarriage, the experience can be even more complex due to its unique nature.
Creating a Grieving Ritual for Perinatal Loss: Navigating Pain with Structure and Compassion
This blog post offers structured examples of grieving rituals specifically tailored to perinatal loss, including miscarriage, stillbirth, and neonatal death. It provides practical suggestions and emotional support to help individuals process their grief in a meaningful and structured way.
Compassionate Support After Pregnancy Loss
Dealing with pregnancy loss or the disappointment of unsuccessful fertility treatments can be incredibly isolating and overwhelming. It’s normal to experience a range of emotions, including grief, self-blame, and confusion. I deeply understand how intense and complex these feelings can be.
Coping with Isolation
Ever wondered why people undergoing IVF treatment share less as their journey progresses? Discover the emotional toll of infertility and how silence can impact those in need of support. As a perinatal mental health therapist specializing in infertility, I delve into the complexities of navigating hope and isolation during multiple treatment cycles. Read on to understand how we can break the silence and foster empathy in the journey to parenthood.