Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Counseling and "Infertility Feels Like"

I had my first appointment with the counselor yesterday and I think it went pretty well.  First meetings are always sort of awkward, but I did feel like she understood where I was coming from, so that was good. We'll see how it goes as we move forward.

I honestly feel like I should have more to say about this -- I've been opening this post up all day, staring at it for a while, and then closing it.  But, I don't right now.

In case you haven't seen it, I thought I'd share a link to a brochure that I've seen mentioned on a couple of IF forums (fora?) and blogs.  I found this to be incredibly moving. I don't think I have the nerve to start passing it out to friends, yet, though.  I think I'll bring it to the counselor the next time I see her.

"Infertility Feels Like"

Happy Wednesday.
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17 comments:

  1. AnonymousSeptember 29, 2010 at 3:49 PM

    Wow, thank you for posting that brochure! I'm going to share that on Facebook and Twitter. That's an awesome resource for friends and family.

    And I'm happy you found a counselor who you connect with. Don't feel pressure to share anything with us if you don't feel like it. Those sessions are draining.

    Thinking of you! xo

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  2. AlexSeptember 29, 2010 at 4:03 PM

    What a great brochure - I've never seen it. Thanks for sharing. I feel like I should send it to some people in my life. But oh so scary. Great idea to bring it to the counselor.

    I'm glad your appointment went well. I think it's hard to tell in the first appointment if the relationship will go well, but it's easy to tell if it won't. So at least you've met that first hurdle!

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  3. LaurenSeptember 29, 2010 at 4:47 PM

    I sent that to my parents & mother in law when we "came out" to them about TTC/IF in April. It was an enormous relief and even my dad has been like, "Wait wait wait, I can't remember what I'm supposed to say, let me check so I don't hurt your feelings!!!" It really helped them conceptualize where I am emotionally with all of this and helped us to all be able to communicate about it :)

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  4. KakunaaSeptember 29, 2010 at 5:45 PM

    Wow, I wish I had had that to hand out to family...and some friends...I hope it continues to go well. HUGS.

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  5. someday-soonSeptember 29, 2010 at 5:54 PM

    Happy to hear you had your first session and came out of it feeling like it went well. All you can do is try your best to work through your feelings and hopefully you've found a person to do that with. Taking this brochure with you is a good idea...

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  6. ChristinaSeptember 29, 2010 at 6:23 PM

    I really love the brochure, thanks for sharing!!! I'm curious to hear more about your appt. w/ the counselor! My husband keeps suggesting it to me, but I keep pushing it away....*sigh*

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  7. Mel.September 29, 2010 at 9:10 PM

    I'm so happy to hear that your appointment went well. I hope it's a beginning to feeling better!

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  8. JaneSeptember 29, 2010 at 9:20 PM

    I'm glad your appointment with the counselor went well. I can imagine that it must be very hard to put into words how it went. I'm sure it's a lot to process!

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  9. threelittlekilosSeptember 29, 2010 at 11:30 PM

    i'm glad that your appointment went well. i don't know, reading that brochure made me well up with tears..it's very real and honest and it tells it exactly like it is. but i wonder, are there people out there who are able to really understand? or do they just end up feeling sorry for you? this is what i struggle with and i think it's why i just keep most of the stuff i think and feel to myself.

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  10. DawnSeptember 30, 2010 at 8:49 AM

    This brochure is pretty great. I'm glad the appoinment went well. I hope that your doctor is able to help!

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  11. AnonymousSeptember 30, 2010 at 10:28 AM

    wow..thanks so much for sharing that brochure..it's awesome! I'm glad you found someone to connect with. Thinking of you always! (((HUGS)))

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  12. Glass Case of EmotionSeptember 30, 2010 at 10:35 AM

    Great brochure. I am so glad your appointment went well!

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  13. AnonymousSeptember 30, 2010 at 11:47 AM

    First of all, bless you for "fora." It's people like you who make my world go 'round. And thank you for sharing that brochure; it's powerful stuff. Congrats on making it through your first appointment. I think it will only get more comfortable as time goes on, if not always easier.

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  14. AnonymousSeptember 30, 2010 at 1:23 PM

    I'm so glad that you had a good appointment. Don't feel obligated to share the details here ... even I (who seemingly shares everything, LOL) didn't talk about my therapy sessions last year. I found it too difficult to type out ...

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  15. micgruberOctober 1, 2010 at 7:08 PM

    Thank you, thank you for posting the brochure: Infertility Feels Like. It has summed up a lot of what many of have felt while trying to get pregnant. I think I will post it on my blog.

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  16. AmyGOctober 2, 2010 at 12:20 PM

    What a great resource that brochure is. I hope the counseling turns out to be a great source of support. No doubt we can use all the support we can get!

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  17. Nessa LomivaOctober 4, 2010 at 2:47 AM

    This is a fantastic brochure. I'm going to forward it to my family asap, because this describes what I feel so much better than I ever could. It's concise and covers a lot of ground, and even though I don't feel that way constantly, they need to know how I feel. Thank you so much, Rebecca.

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