Resources
This page includes a growing collection of resources
exploring the emotional impact of IVF and infertility.
IVF can affect every part of your life.
The resources below explore some of the emotional realities of the IVF journey including hope, uncertainty, decision-making, feeling stuck, and the impact IVF can have on your relationships, identity and wellbeing.
You may find yourself relating to some more than others, depending on where you are at in your journey.
The IVF two week wait feels unbearable
The two week wait feels particularly unbearable when going through IVF, as it took so much to get here, and it means so much.
It feels like my life is on hold during IVF
When IVF begins to take over everything and you feel like you are stood still while life is going on around you.
Losing an IVF pregnancy
Miscarriage after IVF can bring grief, shock and fear about the future, especially given everything it took to get there.
IVF can feel even harder during summer
Summer is a time where everyone else seems to be out enjoying life. This can make you feel even worse when you are in the depths of IVF and infertility, and feeling like you are in limbo.
It’s getting harder to stay hopeful during IVF
When hope starts to feel painful and harder to hold onto after repeated disappointments.
The pain of other people’s pregnancies during IVF
You want to be happy for them. But it also hurts. And it feels unfair. If you’ve ever wondered ‘why them and not me?’ you aren’t alone.
I feel really lonely going through IVF
IVF can be incredibly lonely and isolating, even if you have a support network of friends and family around you.
I think I need a break from IVF
Thinking about taking some time out from IVF, but feeling worried about what that would mean.
I don’t know whether I can keep going with IVF
Feeling at a crossroads and not knowing whether you should keep trying, or make the decision to stop.