Yesterday I posted 10 infertility myths that I found on about.com by Kim Elise Goldman. Today I’m going to post my experiences with the first five of these myths along with some facts that were printed in the article.
#1 Getting Pregnant Is Easy
Not so in our case. Although we did get pregnant a few months after trying, once we made the decision, we were ready to be pregnant NOW. Acording to Goldman, one in ten couples have some sort of difficulties achieving pregnancy.
#2 If You Have Periods, You’ll Get Pregnant.
This was one of the myths that I had never heard of.
#3 If You Adopt, You’ll Get Pregnant.
Now this is a myth that I am guilty of perpetuating. I remember saying this at least twice in my lifetime. Now that I am the adopting mom, I hate hearing this. Adoption in itself does not cause women to get pregnant. You’d think that I would have learned that in Sex Ed. (Just joking)
#4 Fertility Problems Are Always The Woman
This was a myth that I wouldn’t even entertain believing while we were trying to get pregnant. Although I feared that there was a problem with me, I was ready to share the blame with my husband in a heartbeat. Not one to shoulder any burden alone, I was ready and willing to have us both tested as soon as possible.
#5 If You’re Over 35, You Need To Seek Infertility Treatment Immediately.
The recommended time frame for women over 35 to seek infertility treatment is 6 months after trying without birth control to become pregnant. That is 6 months less than the recommended 12 for women under 35. In my case, I was under 35, but ready to seek treatment the first month that we didn’t conceive and right after our first miscarriage. By the time that we decided to get pregnant, every month without a pregnancy seemed to last a lifetime.
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May 19th, 2006 at 3:55 pm
I can not agree more. My husband and i just begin the adoption process after 5 years of struggling with infertility. After praying and wondering what to do next we begin the process of adoption and the comment I resent the most is well as soon as you adopt you will get pregnant. We are not chosing adoption as a last resort but for our mental stability and marriage have chosen to adopt and can not wait to become parents. I wish people could just say that is great you are adopting and stop adding their two cents in on every decision we make.
May 20th, 2006 at 4:26 pm
Angela,
Good luck as you begin this road to adoption. Please keep me posted!
Karianne