Effects of Stress
On Conceiving Or
Trying For A Baby
Don't underestimate the effects of stress on your ability to conceive. Understandably, if you have been trying to conceive for what feels like a long time now, you will go through, and probably already have gone through, moments of high stress, you may even experience Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
Check out this short video on how stress affects your body when trying to get pregnant, or when pregnant:
Did you know that stress is the number one reason most couples drop out of fertility treatment?
At times you may have wondered, and still may wonder, why you were chosen to have fertility problems?
The effects of stress can make you feel a variety of things.
You may have felt depressed, and perhaps even resentful towards others who are having children around you, and infact you have probably experienced a whole rainbow of feelings.
You need to find a way to not let the stress of it all consume your life and your thoughts.
Take Control of Your Emotions
And Increase your Chances of Pregnancy
Now is the time when you stay focused, strong and determined, sure
you may have your moments of sadness or impatience, but you need to see
the bigger picture.
The truth is, if you want the odds of conception to increase in your favor, you are going to have to find some hope and positivity in this situation, and you will need to find ways to lessen your anxiety because stress can affect your fertility.
Infertility is a hard weight to bare, and sometimes life can feel so cruel and unjustified, infact several studies have shown that women dealing with infertility have stress levels similar to women with cancer.
So what you need to do is find is what is triggering your stress, and see if you can reduce the trigger or eliminate it all-together.
How to Decrease Your Stress Levels:
Make Conception Easier
Ways you can decrease your stress are to see a therapist or
councellor. They can help you see things better, help you to make
clearer decisions and also to overcome feelings of guilt or shame you
may be experiencing with your infertility journey.
A councellor, or someone you trust can help lessen the effects of stress you are feeling by giving you support and insight, helping you and your partner to resolve differences and work together instead of against each other when the going gets tough.
Councellors are good at teaching you important coping skills, such as countering the negative thoughts that may get into your head.
If you can't afford a councellor, or don't have someone you feel comfortable enough to talk with about your infertility, why not seek an infertility support group or online group like facebook where you can vent and air your concerns, or even laugh and share experiences.
Sometimes it's good to be able to share with someone else who understands and can empathize with your feelings. Infertility can feel very isolating at times.
Of course you can also decrease your stress levels by using mind and body techniques through relaxation and meditation - yoga, pilates, and meditation are all good forms of stress relief.
It's not just better fertility that will benefit from when reducing stress, but you will also reduce stress related physical symptoms like headaches, fatigue and insomnia.
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