by Iris Waichler, LCSW
One of the most challenging aspects of coping with infertility is the high cost of infertility treatment. This is true regardless of the …
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The Dilemma of Multifetal Reduction
by Patricia Mendell, LCSW, AFA Mental Health Advisory Council
How could I now be “too pregnant”? My husband and I had discussed our IVF plan ahead of time. We would not transfer back more than two embryos, maybe even just one. …
How and When Do You Decide to Continue to Build Your Family?
by Iris Waichler, LCSW
I recently read a blog by actress Elisabeth Rohm. She is known for her role as attorney Serena Southerlyn on Law and Order. She became a mother after in vitro fertilization. Since then she has …
Survivng Mother’s and Father’s Day
by Judith Kottick, LCSW
Mother’s and Father’s Day may be holidays invented by the Hallmark Card Company, but it doesn’t mean this commemoration of parenthood doesn’t still have meaning. For many of us, the …
Nurturing the Nature of My Child
by Iris Waichler, MSW, LCSW
Many of us have been exposed to the argument about what shapes the personality of children, nature or nurture. Nature represents heredity and nurture …
The Emotional Challenges of Choosing Egg Donation
by Iris Waichler, MSW, LCSW
I was 42 years old when I started my infertility journey. My only treatment option was an egg donor. My husband asked if it would be hard emotionally bonding with the baby we desperately hoped would …