It might sound it, but fertility counselling doesn’t have to be something scary. Bookmark this guide and learn how a practical, ‘here and now’ approach can give you tools to manage emotions during treatment, without opening a Pandora’s box.
Parenting after infertility – do we ever truly move on from fertility trauma?
Going through any kind of fertility struggle, whether that be natural, assisted or baby loss is traumatic and devastating. We look for answers and often feel: Why me? Why us? Why did we deserve this? We share so many emotions as a community and so many suffer in silence, feeling they’re the only ones. That’s [...]
How to Find Acceptance Using Donor Eggs or Sperm for Fertility Treatment
As anyone having fertility treatment knows, it's a roller-coaster of emotions. The chances are, you'll have wondered what your general wellbeing would be like if you weren't experiencing fertility difficulties but have you ever considered how your (in)fertility diagnosis plays a role in your ability to overcome challenges on a fertility journey? At FHH, we’ve [...]
Fertility Counselling – Why Mollie Graneek Loves Supporting Those Trying To Conceive
When I (Eloise, Founder of The Ribbon Box) went through my own fertility journey, it wasn’t until I hit rock-bottom that I sought fertility counselling. In hindsight, I wish I’d thought about it earlier, as it would have been useful to support my husband’s infertility diagnosis (azoospermia due to Klinefelter Syndrome) and our IVF treatment [...]
The hardest decision – what to do with remaining embryos
One subject you don’t hear talked about much is the heartache of what to do with remaining embryos. When do you decide you’ve completed your family? With the financial clock ticking on frozen embryo storage, how do you decide what to do? We wanted to chat with a leading voice in the fertility world – the wonderful Natalie Silverman, Founder and Co-host of The Fertility Podcast.
