The
Infertile Patient's Prayer and Infertility "Defined"
from the
book How to Have a Baby: Overcoming Infertility
by Dr. Aniruddha
Malpani, MD and Dr. Anjali Malpani, MD.
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Lord, Give
me Strength...
To keep my
cool when another period starts
To keep my
chin up when a co-worker announces her pregnancy
To have a
good relationship with my friend in spite of her ability to conceive easily
and not be jealous of her
To endure
my sister-in-law's comments about toilet training
To keep from
crying when I see children begging on the roads
To forgive
my doctor when he keeps me waiting for 2 hours for a consultation - and
then can't remember my name
To make the
right decision about treatment
To maintain
a good relation ship with my husband in spite of all this.
It’s helpful
to remember the Serenity Prayer by Reinhold Niebuhr. " God, Grant me the
serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the
things I can change, and the wisdom to know the difference."
Infertility
Is...
Watching
your husband playing with your friend's baby and wishing you could give
him one of his own
Telling nurses
to please take blood from your right arm because the veins in your left
arm are all gone because of all the IVs you've had
Avoiding
people you haven't seen for a long time because you don't want to hear
the question, "Do you have any kids yet?"
Feeling very
left out when your friends start comparing their pregnancy or childbirth
experiences
Feeling like
the whole town is pregnant except for you
Getting tired
of people always expecting you to do things because " You don't have any
kids to worry about "
Waking up
in the middle of the night and wishing you could hear your baby crying
Wishing you
could give your parents grandchildren
Wanting to
fall apart if one other person says, "Why don't you adopt ?" Easy, right?
Sometimes
avoiding friends who are pregnant or with newborns because you just can't
handle the situation at that moment.
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