The Power of Intention – Inviting your unborn baby

We all know that IVF treatments are extremely stressful. They put us in a vulnerable space with lots of emotions coming up as a result.  However, I must say that after a few IVF cycles I realized the first gift that came to me as a result.

That gift was hope.

The main difference between times that I was in a cycle and the times I wasn’t – was the ability to experience hope.

Having hope is such a big factor in everybody’s life. Without hope, life can get really hard. Hope gave me the strength to fully show up for my process. It made the difference between being positive and being scared, sad, stressed and negative.

This got me to thinking about the good feelings that come out of having hope. What can I do to replicate these emotions during times that I was “waiting” for the next cycle or during the times that I was contemplating our next steps.

Productive Waiting

During the times I was going through IVF treatments, I always found myself imagining our babies. Spending hours fantasizing about them and always it would put me in a great space. I always felt hope. I always surrounded myself with books about babies, implantations and set my intention to think positively about the process.

I was trying to think of my intention and how I was going to be sure I set it to be in the right place for me. I then got the idea of creating an invitation for our unborn babies. My husband and I sat together and wrote a two-page story about who we are, how we plan to be as parents, what we will do as a family and how much we are waiting for our baby to arrive. We added our photos, printed it and put it on the wall above our bed.  That was our way of telling the universe, the babies and ourselves, every day, that we are ready. We are productively waiting.

Regardless if it helps one get pregnant or not, we felt this helped us show up for the process with hope and great energy.

I am sharing this because it’s just one creative way to feel that you are gaining some control over this process that often makes you feel out of control.

Feeling out of control is a hard feeling to deal with, it brings up lots of fears and frustrations.

As a fertility coach I work with my clients on ways we can find control and gain the gifts that show up in the midst of this intense time in their lives.

If you want to learn more about my coaching program – The Gifts of Infertility, email me at: info@yourfertilitymatters.com