It’s the beginning of September, school is back in session and Fall is right around the corner. Summer is almost over! So it’s time to look back at August in the Attain Fertility community.
This month, we’ve had some great discussions about hope, happiness and surviving infertility and miscarriage. I shared a bit about how I’ve had to readjust my plans for life and family.
Dr. Lowell Ku shared wonderful information about the definition of infertility and recurrent pregnancy loss, how to choose the fertility clinic that’s right for you and the most common surgical procedures to improve fertility.
Dr. Mary Hinkley from the Reproductive Science Center Bay Area clinic broke down the mysteries of eating fish while trying to conceive. Finally, all of the contradictory advice we’ve heard was broken down!
Sharon, from the Attain Fertility Call Center, told us about Attain Fertility’s IVF programs and shared advice about dealing with questions about your treatment and diagnosis from well meaning family and friends.
Shelly Galvin walked us through some of the great videos from the American Fertility Association’s infertility video series, including my personal favorite on how to give an injection. That video should be required watching for all couples dealing with injections!
On Facebook, we talked about the things you shouldn’t say to someone dealing with infertility or a miscarriage. RSC New England Clinical Psychologist, Adele Kaufman, PhD helped us learn how to deal with marital conflicts over how to proceed with treatment and Dr. Angela Thayer from Seattle Reproductive Medicine shared how we can plan our reproductive futures. Finally, we had some lively discussions about how to remain hopeful in the face of infertility and how to be happy for others.
September is off to a great start and I can’t wait to see what the rest of the month brings us!
