You meet the man of your dreams.
Fall in love. Get married. Naturally, the next step after getting married is to
start a family. Some might want a baby immediately, others might want to wait
for a while until their finances are stable as the cost of raising a child is
not cheap, or for what ever reason. Some might be lucky & conceived on their first try, some might
even conceive without even trying. Others might not be so lucky.
The ‘unlucky ones’ tries month
after month after month and still fails to get pregnant. They tried each and
every method and trick known to mankind. Buy ovulation prediction kits, consult
sinseh, feng shui masters, ustaz, bomoh, pawang, bidan, shaman, medicine man,
monk, priest, eat this, eat that, don’t eat this, don’t eat that, you name it,
they’ve tried it all.
“Lie in bed for 30 minutes after
you make love!”
“Prop your butt up on a pillow
after you make love!”
“Put your legs up against the
wall after you make love!”
These are some of the unsolicited
advice/tips given by society in general to those who are trying to conceive.
After about six months or so of trying without luck, it starts to get
frustrating. Especially when others around you are getting knocked up left,
right and centre. Boo-hoo. Don’t get me started on nosy relatives.
Trying without luck month after
month after month is emotionally draining. By this time your heart aches and
bleeds for a baby. It is also a very lonely journey especially if everyone else
around you has no problem conceiving. Infertility is still not openly discussed
in this country so you feel as though no one understands what you’re going
through. Sometimes there are no more
tears left to cry. You desperately want to become a mommy, but luck is just not
on your side. And your biological clock is ticking. Chances for a woman to
conceive and produce good quality eggs declines as she gets older. Meaning, the
older you become, the more difficult it is for you to get pregnant.
The best thing to do is seek
professional help and opinion in finding out why it is so damn difficult for
you to get pregnant.
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