Coping With Mother’s Day When Experiencing Infertility

While this day means many different things to different people, if you’re experiencing infertility chances are this day is a hard one to ignore. This holiday is a little in your face with flowers, cards, and brunches. For women who are struggling with infertility, this holiday can leave you feeling alone. Dr. Whitten at NCRM in Reno, NV shares his top ways to cope.1. Change the meaning: Instead of focusing on the mother you wish you could be, take today to celebrate your own mother, grandmother, aunt, best friend. Whoever is the mother figure in yourlife, make this day about them.2. Unplug for the day: Social media is synonymous with trigger warnings. Remove instagram andfacebook from your phone to avoid being bombarded with celebratory pictures.3. Go away for the weekend: If you can swing it, getting out of dodge for the weekend is a great way to take time for yourself. If you can’t, simply say no to the things you don’t want to do. Sometimes astaycation can be just as great.4.Read THIS BOOK: “For weeks, months, or maybe years, you’ve been trying for a big fat positive pregnancy test. Whether failed attempts have hurt your confidence, you’re frustrated by discouraging delays in your fertility treatment cycle, or you’ve experienced unspeakable pain, Bunless Oven will make you feel seen, understood, and supported.”5. Listen to THIS PODCAST: “There is nothing more fundamental to life than the urge to continue it. But while it may be the most natural thing in the world, childbirth is far from the easiest and no twofertility journeys are the same. For that reason, we are breaking from the typical podcast form. Eachepisode is hosted by a different voice who brings their own unique point of view to the complex andever-changing world of infertility. Our hosts are licensed clinical social workers, patient careadvocates, clinical psychiatrists, reproductive endocrinologists, real fertility patients, andotherswho are, in one way or another, experts in the world of fertility. We fuse narrative storytelling with experience and science to give you a new perspective on what it’s really like to go through this journey.”