Navigating the Later Years of Fertility
Getting pregnant after 35 is becoming increasingly common as women delay childbirth for various reasons, including career advancements, personal goals, or simply a desire to wait. While there are unique challenges associated with later pregnancies, it’s important to understand that it’s still entirely possible to conceive and have a healthy baby at this age,
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As national infertility awareness week gets closer, we want to put the focus back on you! Putting yourself first during your fertility journey can be difficult. To help support and encourage you, we’re sharing some important self-care tips.
Spend time with friends and family. Having a support system during your treatment cycle can be helpful.
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Our friends and family may have the best intentions, but sometimes their advice hurts more than it helps. We’re sharing some tips on what to say to a friend who is trying to conceive.
Avoid Asking Pregnancy Related Questions. Some of the most frequently asked questions to couples around the holidays are “When are you going to have kids?” “Have you started trying yet?” “When is it time for another?” These seemingly innocent questions have a significant impact on couples who are trying to conceive.
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The new year is often a time where people make plans and evaluate their goals. If starting or growing your family in 2024 is one of your goals, being prepared is important! Explore some of our expert-approved tips below!
Evaluate your plan. Are you and your partner on the same page? Have you tried options in the past that have not been successful?…
“We knew our experience was probably a little different than most couples coming in [to the clinic]. That’s sort of their last hope, and this was the beginning of our journey.”
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“We seemed to take it for granted, that we would be able to plan [having kids] the way we had planned every other step in our lives.”
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NEVER GIVING UP
Jay and Courtney Howard knew early in their relationship that they wanted a family. A seasoned Indy Car driver and youth racing coach, Jay loved working with kids; and Courtney wanted nothing more than to be a mother. But the couple struggled for years with infertility.
After numerous rounds of intrauterine insemination (IUI) and in vitro fertilization (IVF),…
“Our son came no problem, we weren’t even actively trying. So we just knew that’s how it would be the second time around…and it wasn’t.”
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