How to Support Someone Struggling with Infertility

According to the National Infertility Association, RESOLVE, one in eight people knows someone experiencing infertility.  There is almost nothing as difficult as watching someone you love and care for suffering.  I think we all have a deep-seeded need to reach out to those in our lives that are in pain, but we often don't know how, exactly, to do it.  Infertility is such a personal issue that is rarely talked about openly making it even more difficult to know how to be supportive.  Inevitably we end up putting our foot in our mouth or walking away from a situation feeling like our attempts to comfort only made things worse.

Here's a link to a gem of an article that really gives some concrete direction on how to be supportive to a friend or family member going through struggles to build a family. More importantly it gives you some guidance on what not to do.

If you are a person going though infertility you may consider printing this article and giving it to your loved ones to help them understand what you need during this challenging time in your life.

Click here to read the full article.

You can find some wonderful articles on the RESOLVE website. It's definitely worth checking out.