You just wanted to have a baby...but now it's all so complicated and difficult.

• Do you feel like your body has betrayed you?
• Do you worry that the stress you're feeling will prevent you from ever getting pregnant? 
• Do you wonder if your relationship will survive the strain?
• Are you feeling overwhelmed and time-pressured about the decisions you have to make in creating a family?

If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, I'd like to help.

Everything was going well in your life, and it seemed like a great time to start a family.  You envisioned yourself picking out baby clothes, scheduling play dates with other moms, and enjoying a new dimension in your relationhip.

You knew what you wanted, and how to get it.  You got rid of your birth control, started trying to get pregnant - and then couldn't.  All of a sudden, having a baby became a project, and not a loving experience. 

Assisted reproductive technology can be a miracle sometimes - but it can also be scary, time-consuming, and raise questions you don't know how to answer - questions about your relationship, your body, your identity as a woman, and all sorts of other things.

This seems so unfair, but it doesn't have to be like this.  What I know is that it's normal to feel sad, angry, hopeless, and frustrated when you're working hard to have a baby.  What I also know is that there are some strategies you may not have tried that will help you feel calmer, more centered, more lovingly connected, and at peace with your decisions while you're trying to create a family.

If you've been holding all of this inside, and not getting the support you need and deserve, you don't have to do it alone.  Please call today.  

I look forward to helping you.

Gretchen

Gretchen Kubacky, Psy.D.

(310) 625-6083