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    Posted: 11 May 2011 at 1:00pm
Parts of this article struck a cord with me so I thought others may like to have a read:

The Struggle to Conceive
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thanks for the link LR
TTC since 06 with MFI
IVF with ICSI 2007 BFN
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Thanks LR! I agree with so much in that article...with life being put on hold, not going on holiday, not taking a promotion, not having fun because your mind is constanly occupied with just one thing!

I have read about these coping strategies before...and maybe I haven't incorporated them well into my daily life (I listen to the podcasts, I have relaxation CDs, I have read lost of inspiring and uplifting articles/blogs etc) but still finding it very hard to not let infertility take over my life and my mind...Still find myself reacting badly to every comment that to me feels hurtful and relating to infertility when in fact it could be just someone making a conversation with me....

Also, was reading an article on stressed liver - as that's my acupuncture diagnosis, and one of the reasons or causes for it is - stress and overthinking. That actually made me laugh...because for the life of me I can't imagine how to STOP myself from overthinking. I am constantly and continuously thinking of the treatments/ivf/infertility/other peoples' pregnancy announcements/fertility articles I have been meaning to read/messages I wanted to post on OH forum/appointments I need to make with acupuncturist and naturopath......my mind never stops...never stops thinking of this fertility journey I'm on. How will my liver ever gonna be able to de-stress?!
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Interesting article. I had definitely done the "putting life on hold" in the 5 years TTC#1. It does take over your life. Constantly thinking, what can I try, what will work, why does it work so easily for some and not others, and shut up with the damn "relax and it'll happen".

SunshineWife, your acupuncturist should be able to greatly improve your liver function, (spleen also holds the stress). So all is not lost. There are points they can use and herbs you can take which will help your body handle it better.

Also of interest in the article, where it mentioned that it's an accumulation of lifetime stress on the body, rather than the immediate stress of TTC that can more effect the body's ability to conceive. I think that is also true, as it fits with the osteopathic theory that your body is like a glass that's filled to the brim with water, which is all your lifetimes experiences, (colds, illness, injuries, stressful situations) and when something tips the body over the edge, then you get issues, such as infertility.

I am now combining acupuncture and osteopathy to help reverse the issues my body has accumulated. So far seeing improvement with the two together.
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DD1 - 3 years, born prem at 30 weeks after 5 years TTC
DD2 - born prem at 33 weeks
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Thanks Red for posting this. I love the mind food magazine, so keeps my mental well being in check!
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Thanks for this I enjoyed it.
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