Coping with Infertility Grief: The Emotion Nobody Talks About
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- Опубликовано: 2 авг 2024
- Are you struggling with how to deal with infertility? In this video, mother via donor egg IVF Victoria Nino shares her infertility grief process in an honest, vulnerable, yet hopeful way. As an advocate in the TTC, IVF, and Infertility communities, Victoria shares her valuable knowledge on infertility coping strategies and emotions. We are so honored to partner with her and we hope you find comfort and hope in her story.
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It is an ongoing grief that many don't understand. Family, and friends who have not gone through it make it seem so simple. Whether one has a partner or not, both scenarios represent different challenges.
Thats the first time I have heard someone talk about genetic grief. I never heard that expression before, but so apt for what I felt. I think its an important part to be aware of, as it gets dismissed too easily by people who were able to have children and tell you to "just adopt". Those same people dont want to admit they had kids for exactly that reason - to pass their genes on. Even if they dont see it that way now, they almost certainly did at the time they conceived and for many years after that when they looked to seevwho got what genes from whom. I have an aversion to hearing people talk about children as if they are just mini mes of the parents. I always point out they are a brand new person. Men in the USA even frequently give their sons the same name FFS - shows self-obsession and a real lack of imagination. When I gave up after IVF I was too broken and broke to consider anything else - I just had to stop completely at that point. But I never even realised donar eggs were an option. I thought adoption was the next step. My fertility clinic never really gave us proper advice on what all the options were. No counselling either. Its quite scandalous how much money they make out of something with such a low success rate.
thank you for this video. it’s very validating to hear.
i ended up having a hysterectomy due to health issues, leaving me sterile. i’m facing grief that i never even realized i would. i thought i was okay with never having kids, and even though i may never have had them, the finality of a hysterectomy is a lot to sit with and the grief is very intense some days.
sending you and everyone here love ❤
Friend of mine had 17 miscarriages, have had to be heavily medicated to have a baby. This teenager has health issues, whole experience was so difficult they didn't want to do it again. I can't even communicate with this child.
Love your video! I think this conversation is important within our community. I went through 12 IVF cycles. Lots of failure that we navigated before we enjoyed success!
Wow 12? That’s a lot. I’m so sorry.
Thank you for sharing. The loneliness of my infertility never goes away completely but it makes it easier to live with when others share their journey. Thank you.
As a therapist, I'm doing everything I can to hear multiple experiences with infertility. I am also a mother who has experienced recurring misscarriage and secondary infertility. I really appreciate your vulnerability and willingness to share.
thank you for this. i'm grieving the loss of my genetics so bad even though we've gotten donor eggs.
I so needed to watch and hear this! Thank you so much for sharing ❤ I also have a widow’s peek…
Thank you so much for sharing! ❤ Very inspiring. Wonderful to hear how you handled the grief and went through the process and learned so much about yourself and your hugh appreciation for your children and your family! ❤
Thank you so much for sharing this. This helps a lot. Going through the worst of it right now... And this gives me hope and i feel understood ❤️ you're a beautiful human
Thank you so much for this video. I'm 44, got married when 29. Couldn't have children and went through an early menopause. I really do wish I could get to the point I could enjoy other people around me having children and feeling joy for them.
I will never feel joy for that, and that is totally normal. It is not possible after so much trauma. I was the first of my friends and family to get married, yet had to suffer announcement, after announcment, after announcement, after announcement while I have negative test after negative test, and half implanted embryos that died. While people flooded my news feed with photos of their children, or sent me ultrasounds, I went through procedure after procedue and upset after upset, invisible and in secrecy. While peoples lives progressed, time stood still for me for decades. I really like my little nieces and nephews who have turned out to be lovely people - but my sister has insensitively covered my mums entire house with photos of them, and no, I dont want to hear about them all day long.
Wow so amazing to hear you discuss this topic. Thank you so much. This clarifys allot for me xxxx
Why did you need donor eggs? Your so young
Some women have a low ovarian reserve genetically. It depletes as young as 30… other times you may have health conditions that you are not aware of until you investigate them in full depth and then it’s too late.