Stop telling women who are trying to get pregnant to just relax
Patience is a virtue, they say?and nowhere is this virtue tested like when you?re trying to get pregnant. Back when I was trying to conceive for the first time, it seemed like everyone around me was sprinting towards the fertility finish line, announcing pregnancies on what felt like a daily basis. I?well, we, as my exhausted husband would attest?tried and tried, but the periods and negative pregnancy tests kept coming.
On a day when two colleagues shared their pregnancy news in our morning meeting, a close coworker joined me on a lunchtime walk. ?Don?t worry,? she said. ?If it?s meant to be, it?ll be!? I smiled politely and stuffed more of my sandwich in my mouth to mask the gritting of my teeth. Then, she said the two words that became the bane of my TTC existence: ?Just relax!? .related-article-block{display:inline-block;width:300px;padding:0.5rem;margin-left:0.5rem;float:right;border:1px solid #ccc}@media (max-width: 525px){.related-article-block{float:none;display:block;width:280px;margin:0 auto 2rem}}
I didn?t need to get pregnant. I needed to be a mom
I?ll be willing to bet money that almost every woman who has tried to conceive has been told to relax. That her stress and anxiety is what?s keeping her from baby bliss. That if she?d just calm down, she would get pregnant faster than you could say ?ovulation kit.? While it may be well-intentioned, the advice ?just relax? often isn?t helpful. When you?re concerned about your ability to conceive, being told to relax ...
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