Resources
On this page you will find 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.
It’s getting harder to stay hopeful during IVF
When hope starts to feel painful and harder to hold onto after repeated disappointments.
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.
I think I need a break from IVF
Thinking about taking a bit of time out from fertility treatment, but feeling frightened 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.