Relationships

IVF Before and After Podcast

Welcome to another episode of the IVF Before & After Podcast. In this episode, Kay explains how IVF can bring couples great joy - the baby you have longed for - but also how the process can pile on the pressure. Note this is a good podcast for the other half to listen too...

Kay dives into this episode by explains that the dynamic of a couple's relationship, holds the key as to why some struggle to conceive, and that additional pressure is enforced when conception doesn't happen right away.

Understand how hard the relationship between parents to become very clinical when IVF treatment begins and how it’s easy for couples to punish their relationships to the extreme during this stressful time. Learn how women become neurotic as their main focus and the only goal during this time is on the baby.

Kay shares some important tips on how to deal with your relationship and reduce stress during IVF. Discover the simple steps to calming yourself and creating the time and space to talk to each other.

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KEY TAKEAWAYS

• The female always feels they are taking on more of the responsibility and has to give up more as the IVF treatment goes on. This results in stress, stress on the relationship.
• All the women are focusing on is the IVF and the baby, they hear you but they are not listening. The fun stops and the resentment sets in, the women are taking all the negative result that she is the failure, but it's your fault too...

Tips:

1. Bring your attention to the exact moment you are in. Not to what's been said previously or what will be said in the future.
2. Take a few deep breaths, feel the exhale and repeat this three times.
3. Become one with your breath and focus, but not what's going on around you, focus only on your partner and approach them, hold their hand and feel their movement.
4. Tell them to breathe also and relieve the stress.
5. You will now be calmer, together, as one.

BEST MOMENTS

• “It’s rare couples that couples sing from the same hymn sheet as it's described.

• “When going through IVF the ‘white coat syndrome sets in’ along with the never-ending agony.”

• “A word of warning to men, it doesn't matter what you say or do...it will never be the right thing.”

• “Build your relationship to be strong. Strong enough to be able to go through IVF.

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ABOUT THE HOST

IVF Before and After was founded by Kay Dempsey. She created IVF Before and After, after many years spent researching and practising every possible way to conceive with IVF. Kay has created a global community with the use of podcasts she will share the stepping stones to empower your mindset, fuel your body organically and support you along your fertility journey.

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