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Q: Strain On Marriage Due to Infertilty Treatment
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little angel
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We generally never argue about much, so I'm worried about what the stresses of fertility treatment is doing to our marriage.
One day one, we argued because we were both just really nervous and stressed out about doing the injections correctly.
On day 2 of injections, we argued about him asking me to find someone else to give me my injections so that he can hang out with an out of town friend. He realizes now that he should be here and decided to meet with his friend after he gives me my injection.
And today, we argued because he had 3 beers. Although the doctor said that he can drink in "moderation", it bother's me that he won't sacrafice drinking just for ONE WEEK, if not drinking could possibly increase our chances of conceiving. Don't get me wrong, it's not like he drinks daily. He's more of a weekend drinker. But I just expected that he'd not drink while we were going though treatment.
Is it normal or common for fertility treatment to cause strain in a couples marriage? Or is there more that I should be conerned about? Remember, we're normally a very happy and playful couple.
Please help!
Thank you
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Replies(2)
oneybunches
Experienced User
Hi there, I believe that it is quite common for the treatments to cause strain on even the best marriages. Everytime I went to the doctor the very first question he would ask is "how is your marriage?
With friends & family having babies all around you and nothing you do seems to work, the feeling of something wrong increases adding stress to both of you.
When DH & I got to a breaking point where TTC was taking over everyday life we just had to stand back and look at the big picture. If TTC is going to cause our homelife to deteriorate maybe its time to take a break and just enjoy eachother again. Trust me I know, It has been a long TTC road for us 7 years and counting, but... we still have eachother and won't give up on the baby dream, we just make sure it isn't coming between us.
Hope this helps to know you are not alone.
O
With friends & family having babies all around you and nothing you do seems to work, the feeling of something wrong increases adding stress to both of you.
When DH & I got to a breaking point where TTC was taking over everyday life we just had to stand back and look at the big picture. If TTC is going to cause our homelife to deteriorate maybe its time to take a break and just enjoy eachother again. Trust me I know, It has been a long TTC road for us 7 years and counting, but... we still have eachother and won't give up on the baby dream, we just make sure it isn't coming between us.
Hope this helps to know you are not alone.
O
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hopinginNJ
New User
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