I was newly married and in my 30's, my husband and I were desperate to have a baby right away. After a year of trying, obsessing over my menstrual cycles (my husband called it "baby fever"), becoming a mother was all I could think about.
We Weren't Getting Results With Infertility Specialists
My obstetrician referred me to an infertility specialist and I was poked, prodded, injected with dye, and finally diagnosed with "unexplained infertility".
The treatment prescribed was a combination of fertility drugs and intrauterine insemination (IUI) which, as you probably know, costs a LOT.
After 4 months of treatment and no results, I became more and more stressed. To make matters worse, I then got an excruciating ovarian cyst which made my menstrual cycles more unpredictable than ever.
I was anxious, moody, angry, depressed, and... obsessed.
I Have A Confession To Make
I've been a certified professional Yoga instructor for 7 years, and a student of yoga for 16 years. During the time in which I was trying to get pregnant, my desire to become a mother became so stressful and all-consuming that I completely ignored my yoga practice.
Essentially, I had lost my ability to effectively relax. Once I became “enlightened” to this fact, I directly combined my efforts to become pregnant with a simple yoga practice. :
Here's What I Started Doing To Decrease Stress And Thus Increase Fertility:
- I began practicing gentle and restorative styles of Yoga.
- I sought out specific yoga poses and simple breathing techniques that offered quietude and healing.
- I increased the success rate of my fertility treatments by practicing specific techniques during the treatments themselves.
- I used simple visualization techniques that supported my desire to become pregnant and be a mother.
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