| The smell of baby powder and freshly done laundry | | | | in your life. Instead, focus on the things you can do |
| wafts in the air of your home. Your newborn baby is | | | | to make your situation better. There are many |
| sound asleep and you decide to make yourself feel | | | | options for you when you are infertile. Fertility drugs, |
| human again by taking a very overdue shower. You | | | | in vitro fertilization (IVF), and artificial insemination are |
| may even go wild and brush your teeth. | | | | common procedures that can help you conceive, |
| Unfortunately, your baby has begun to stir. A long | | | | even if you are over the age of 40. Your doctor can |
| nap was too good to be true. Walking over to your | | | | help you get more information with these and more |
| warm and wiggly baby, you realize it is time for her | | | | fertility treatment options so hope is still alive. Before |
| to feed again. Taking her in your now well-practiced | | | | you do decide what whether or not you should |
| arms, you gently sit in a rocking chair and feed your | | | | undergo fertility treatments, it is a good idea to set |
| baby as the afternoon's golden light shines into the | | | | limits on what you are willing to do and for how long |
| room to illuminate this perfect scene. | | | | you are willing to try. Setting these limits will help you |
| Millions of women dream of this idyllic setting only to | | | | manage your emotions as they will be strained. High |
| be hit hard with the exhausting reality that taking | | | | hopes can quickly turn into unbearable disappointment |
| care of a newborn is hectic and confusing. Yet for | | | | as you may not end up pregnant after the first few |
| some, they will never be given the chance to get hit | | | | attempts. |
| with this reality as they are deemed infertile. If you | | | | Also, fertility treatments are not cheap. To give you |
| are one of the 6 percent of women that are | | | | an idea, IVF treatments can cost from $8,000 to |
| considered infertile, do not give up hope. The | | | | $15,000 depending on several factors and couples |
| monumental disappointment, resentment, maybe | | | | typically need 2 to 4 cycles for IVF to work if at all. |
| even guilt are all natural feelings but it does no one | | | | No one can tell you what your limits should be but |
| any good to keep yourself down. It is important to | | | | you. This is a decision that you should make with |
| realize that there are options for you and being | | | | your partner and doctor and setting these limits |
| infertile is very different than being sterile. Infertility | | | | upfront will help you feel more in control of your life. |
| just means that you have problems getting pregnant | | | | Start by discussing what you are willing to try, for |
| or staying pregnant after 12 months of trying but if | | | | how long, and how much you can afford to spend |
| you are over the age of 35, this time frame shrinks | | | | for fertility treatments. The sense of empowerment |
| to 6 months. | | | | can prove to be helpful, as many women feel robbed |
| As was mentioned, resist the temptation to blame | | | | of something that they feel should be a natural thing |
| yourself or second-guess the choices you have made | | | | for them to do, which is to give birth. |