INFERTILITY AND FERTILITY

Protecting your fertility  It is very important to protect your fertility from a young age. Be careful of what you eat and make sure you maintain a healthy diet all the time. Click the link below to guide you on what to eat . https://www.mayoclinic.org  › in-depth

Egg donation is when a woman gives her eggs to another woman to allow her to have a baby.To donate eggs the donor is given medication to help her develop multiple eggs over a single cycle. As a woman who is fertile would you agree to donate your eggs to someone who is infertile?

  What does fertile mean? Fertility relates to our ability to be able to reproduce. In short, being fertile means having the ability to conceive, or have children. Women become fertile over a number of fertile days in the menstrual cycle, known as the fertile window, or pregnancy window. Male fertility doesn’t change in the same way as female fertility, but it does decrease over a man’s lifetime and is closely connected to sperm count Have you and your partner started planning a family ?

  Parents have to give their child the appropriate information they need to know about their adoption as early as possible . Your child will have a strong sense of identity and understanding about who they are from a young age. And it won’t be a surprise to the child when they get older. The thing with adopted children is that they need to feel secure and loved just a bit more than other children. If they see any failure in your love towards them, they can take it and run with the idea ‘You don’t love me because I’m adopted’ or ‘I hate you and you’re not even my real mother’ … But the strategy is just to respond with love. 

  1. Grief, separation and loss While it may be difficult for parents to understand, most adopted children experience some feelings of grief and loss related to their adoption. They may suffer the loss of their birth parents as well as siblings, grandparents and extended family. Older children who were adopted later in life may grieve the loss of foster families, friends and familiar schools or neighborhoods. 2. Self Esteem and  identity Adoption can present some challenges for children as they work through the identity formation process, especially as adolescents. Adoptees with limited information about their birth families and the reasons their birth parents chose adoption may especially experience difficulties in identity development. Identity development issues may surface as adopted children struggle to find their place in their adoptive family.  3. Attachment issues, school challenges and other mental health challenges Children who were adopted at an older age and w...

  Although it costs little to adopt from foster care, the process of becoming an adoptive or foster parent can be time consuming and requires persistence. On average, it takes from six to twelve months to complete the steps necessary to be licensed to adopt or foster—including submitting an application, undergoing a home study, and attending training. While some of the steps may seem overly involved or invasive, it is important to keep in mind that everyone is working toward the same goal—ensuring the safety and well-being of children.