{"id":45,"date":"2016-09-19T22:41:34","date_gmt":"2016-09-20T04:41:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iamhalfhope.com\/content\/?page_id=45"},"modified":"2025-12-11T22:27:33","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T05:27:33","slug":"resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.iamhalfhope.com\/content\/resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As I mentioned in my <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iamhalfhope.com\/content\/about-me\/\" target=\"_blank\">about me<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0page, I have been collecting infertility resources for quite a while now&#8230; I will use this page to list in one place all of the resources that I have linked to in various posts on this blog.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I also have many resources saved on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/jennablythe\/infertility-journey\/\" target=\"_blank\">my infertility journey board on pinterest<\/a>. It has all of my online resources (blogs, information, humor, quotes, etc.) there for the taking!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Coping with infertility:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Book:\u00a0<em>Unsung Lullabies: Understanding and Coping with Infertility;\u00a0<\/em>Janet Jaffe, Ph.D., Martha Ourieff Diamond, Ph.D., David J. Diamond, Ph.D.<\/li>\n<li>Book:<em> Love and Infertility: Survival Strategies for Balancing Infertility, Marriage, and Life;\u00a0<\/em>Kristen Magnacca<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.resolve.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Resolve: The National Infertility Association<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.resolve.org\/support\/support-group\/support-groups-list.html\" target=\"_blank\">Resolve Support Groups<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.resolve.org\/support\/Managing-Infertility-Stress\/tips-for-coping-with-the-holidays.html\" target=\"_blank\">Tips for Coping with the Holidays<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.babycenter.com\/0_therapists-top-tips-for-coping-with-fertility-problems_3935.bc\" target=\"_blank\">Therapists&#8217; top tips for coping with fertility problems<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Supporting someone experiencing infertility:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.resolve.org\/national-infertility-awareness-week\/25-things-to-say-and-not-to-say.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">25 Things to Say (and Not to Say) to Someone Living With Infertility<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verywell.com\/things-not-to-say-to-someone-infertility-1960012\" target=\"_blank\">12 things not to say to someone with infertility<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/youarerooted.org\/2016\/05\/08\/change-the-question-an-invisible-mothers-day-wish\/\" target=\"_blank\">Change The Question: An Invisible Mother&#8217;s Day Wish<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verywell.com\/how-can-i-support-a-friend-with-infertility-1960033\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How can I support a friend with infertility<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.xojane.com\/issues\/how-not-to-be-a-dick-to-your-infertile-friend\" target=\"_blank\">How not to be a dick to your infertile friend<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/psychcentral.com\/blog\/archives\/2014\/12\/06\/how-to-sit-with-someone-elses-pain\/\" target=\"_blank\">How to sit with someone else&#8217;s pain<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seleni.org\/advice-support\/article\/infertility-etiquette-101\" target=\"_blank\">Infertility etiquette 101<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seleni.org\/advice-support\/article\/just-relax-is-the-worst-thing-you-can-say\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Just Relax&#8221; is the Worst Thing You Can Say<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verywell.com\/supporting-an-infertile-friend-what-not-to-do-1960011\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Supporting an infertile friend &#8212; what not do to<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/blog\/pieces-mind\/201204\/understanding-validation-way-communicate-acceptance\" target=\"_blank\">Understanding Validation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Coping with pregnancy loss:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Book<em>: There Was Supposed to be a Baby: A Guide to Healing After Pregnancy Loss;<\/em>\u00a0Catherine Noblitt Keating<\/li>\n<li>Book:\u00a0<em>Our Stories of Miscarriage: Healing with Words;\u00a0<\/em>Edited by Rachel Faldet and Karen Fitton<\/li>\n<li>Book:\u00a0<em>Empty Cradle, Broken Heart: Surviving the Death of Your Baby<\/em>; Deborah L. Davis<\/li>\n<li>Book:\u00a0<em>Trying Again: A Guide to Pregnancy After Miscarriage, Stillbirth, and Infant Loss<\/em>; Ann Douglas and John S. Sussman, M.D.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mumsmakelists.com\/2013\/09\/ectopic-pregnancy\/\" target=\"_blank\">Coping after an ectopic pregnancy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.babycenter.com\/0_honoring-a-baby-who-dies-in-pregnancy-or-infancy_10339724.bc?showAll=true\" target=\"_blank\">Honoring a baby who dies in pregnancy or infancy<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Supporting someone after pregnancy and baby loss:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/adrielbooker.com\/care-for-a-friend-after-miscarriage-or-stillbirth\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to Care for a Friend After Miscarriage or Stillbirth<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.parents.com\/pregnancy\/complications\/miscarriage\/what-to-say-to-a-friend-who-has-just-lost-a-baby\/\" target=\"_blank\">What to say to a friend who has just lost a baby<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.romper.com\/p\/7-things-you-can-do-to-support-a-friend-after-a-miscarriage-6832\" target=\"_blank\">7 things you can do to support a friend after a miscarriage<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/stillstandingmag.com\/2014\/10\/10-ways-honor-friends-child-died-october\/\" target=\"_blank\">10 ways to honor a friend\u2019s child who has died<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>General \/ other infertility:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cracked.com\/blog\/5-surprisingly-outdated-problems-infertile-couples-face\/\" target=\"_blank\">5 Surprisingly Outdated Problems Infertile Couples Face<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fertilityauthority.com\/blog\/amira-posner\/2015\/1\/27\/6-coping-techniques-handling-jealousy-infertility\" target=\"_blank\">6 Coping Techniques for Handling Jealousy with Infertility<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mamadeux.wordpress.com\/2013\/06\/21\/top-10-crappy-things-they-dont-tell-you-about-ivf\/\" target=\"_blank\">10 Crappy Things They Don&#8217;t Tell You About IVF<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verywell.com\/fertility-treatment-stress-1959976\" target=\"_blank\">Fertility Treatment Stress<\/a>\u00a0(includes information on how stress doesn&#8217;t cause infertility)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scarymommy.com\/infertility-jealousy\/\" target=\"_blank\">Infertility Jealousy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.xojane.com\/it-happened-to-me\/i-thought-ivf-was-selfish-until-i-couldnt-get-pregnant\" target=\"_blank\">It Happened to Me<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scarymommy.com\/my-facebook-timeline-lies\/\" target=\"_blank\">My Facebook Timeline Lies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/kathryn-kefauver-goldberg\/infertility-can-be-hell-d_b_8590388.html\" target=\"_blank\">The Silent Hell of Infertility During the Holidays<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.asweetaromablog.com\/2014\/12\/to-girl-with-baby-on-her-christmas-list.html\" target=\"_blank\">To the Girl With Baby on Her Christmas List<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verywell.com\/understanding-ivf-treatment-step-by-step-1960200\" target=\"_blank\">What to Expect Along the Path of Conceiving with IVF<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scarymommy.com\/why-not-just-adopt\/\" target=\"_blank\">Why Not Just Adopt?<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Book:\u00a0<em>The Art of Waiting: On Fertility, Medicine, and Motherhood<\/em>; Belle Boggs<\/li>\n<li>Book:<em> The Couple\u2019s Guide to In Vitro Fertilization<\/em>; Liza Charlesworth<\/li>\n<li>Book:\u00a0<em>Infertility Sucks! Keeping It Together When Sperm and Egg Stubbornly Remain Apart<\/em>; Beverly Barna<\/li>\n<li>Book:<em> The IVF Journal<\/em>; Stephanie Fry<\/li>\n<li>Book:\u00a0<em>Making Babies;\u00a0<\/em>Sami S. David, MD and Jill Blakeway, LAc<\/li>\n<li>Book:\u00a0<em>Silent Sorority: A (barren) Woman Gets Busy, Angry, Lost and Found<\/em>;\u00a0Pamela Mahoney Tsigdinos<\/li>\n<li>Book:\u00a0<em>Waiting for Daisy;\u00a0<\/em>Peggy Orenstein<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Blogs &amp; Blogrolls:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alittlepregnant.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">A little pregnant<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/creatingafamily.org\/infertility\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\">Blogroll at Creating a Family<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stirrup-queens.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Stirrup Queens<\/a>\u00a0and their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stirrup-queens.com\/a-whole-lot-of-blogging-brought-to-you-sorted-and-filed\/\" target=\"_blank\">blogroll<\/a><\/li>\n<li>You Are Rooted: <a href=\"http:\/\/youarerooted.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/youarerooted.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As I mentioned in my about me\u00a0page, I have been collecting infertility resources for quite a while now&#8230; I will use this page to list in one place all of the resources that I have linked to in various posts on this blog. I also have many resources saved on my infertility journey board on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-45","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P7UmuL-J","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":434,"url":"http:\/\/www.iamhalfhope.com\/content\/","url_meta":{"origin":45,"position":0},"title":"Welcome","author":"Jenna","date":"June 16, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"www.iamhalfhope.com is a record of my infertility journey, my 3 years of heartbreak, while my husband and I tried and tried to have a baby... 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