| thers-to-be have a lot of emotional, mental, and | | | | higher power you can turn to or establish some |
| spiritual issues about pregnancy. Conceiving can be a | | | | spiritual grounding. Traditions, rituals, and sympathetic |
| long, drawn-out process for those who are | | | | listening can provide you with a sense of peace and |
| experiencing fertility problems, and this process is | | | | belonging amidst the frustration of trying to conceive. |
| often more frustrating than it is rewarding. Knowing | | | | Fill your life with spiritual meaning. |
| that you are trying to conceive and having difficulty | | | | Prepare Your Heart for New Life |
| doing so opens the floodgates for many conscious | | | | You’re probably taking vitamins and eating |
| and sub-conscious thoughts. These emotional and | | | | right to prepare your body to become a mother. |
| mental pressures can be just as taxing as physical | | | | Don’t forget to prepare your heart as well. |
| pressure. And while getting infertility tests, reading | | | | Open yourself up and be receptive to love from |
| advice from the Internet, and learning about other | | | | others in your world — your partner, friends, |
| couples’ experiences with assisted | | | | parents, support group, etc. Imagine your body |
| reproductive technologies can be helpful, they often | | | | absorbing all this energy and picture this energy |
| serve as emotional and mental blocks to conceiving. | | | | wrapped around your ovaries as a shimmering |
| If you find you are becoming overwhelmed with | | | | blanket of warm light. Let the support you receive |
| stress trying to get pregnant, sometimes it helps to | | | | from others inspire and strengthen you to keep on |
| take a time out and devote more of your energy | | | | trying. Fill your life with love. |
| into taking care of yourself. Worrying about why | | | | Reduce Stress to Nourish Fertility |
| you’re not pregnant yet will only cause undue | | | | Every once in a while, reward yourself for your |
| stress to your body, which has a negative impact on | | | | perseverance by treating yourself to a small luxury. |
| fertility. On the other hand, a calm mind filled with | | | | Enjoy your favorite guilty comfort food every now |
| positive thoughts and love will promote a healthy, | | | | and then, get a massage, or go on a weekend trip or |
| nurturing, and fertile body. Here are some ways you | | | | vacation with your partner. Take yourself away from |
| can conceive with greater spiritual ease. | | | | the stress of trying to conceive and just relax. |
| Manage the Conception Blues | | | | It's Not Always Easy to Conceive: Be Gentle With |
| It’s important that you acknowledge your | | | | Yourself |
| negative emotions so that they don’t fester | | | | The root of all your frustrations might be the |
| inside you. Spend a few minutes throwing a pity | | | | unrealistic expectations you set up for yourself. Start |
| party for yourself, then stop. Emerge out of your | | | | making it a habit to release these expectations. |
| cocoon of self-pity by focusing your attention on | | | | Attempting pregnancy, over the long term, is no |
| everything that’s good in your life — | | | | walk in the park, so take it easy on yourself. No one |
| your career, your partner, your family, etc. Allow | | | | is going to give you an F or fire you from your job if |
| yourself to feel disappointment, but only for a little | | | | you can’t get pregnant right away. If your |
| while, and don't let it consume you. | | | | next pregnancy test is still a negative, take a deep |
| Find Strength From Above When Trying to Get | | | | breath and acknowledge you disappointment |
| Pregnant | | | | — but don’t beat yourself up! Let your |
| Even if you aren’t religious, it helps to find a | | | | negative feelings go and move on to trying again. |