I need your help...opinions please!

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Registered: 09-11-2006
I need your help...opinions please!
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Mon, 01-07-2008 - 9:55pm

Hello Everyone!


I'm going to start a IF Support group in my area.  There is one here through Resolve, through the hospital, but I'm hoping to offer a more warm, fuzzy, homey feel to the topic.  So, I'm opening my home to a support group, once a month.


What are you suggestions?   I'm thinking open forum for non-specific IF issues.  I'm going to call it IF and When.  Like if and Infertility...play on words.  What are you looking for in a support group?  Help me out!  I love this board, and I will be here just the same or more, but I want to give something and gain something from my community. 


Shoot!


Thank you!







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Registered: 08-10-2007
Tue, 01-08-2008 - 12:02pm

Hi Karla,

I think this sounds like such a wonderful idea, and I wish we had one in my area. I guess I've never been to a support group, so I wouldn't know what to expect, but I think it would be a nice idea to start by having everyone write down on a piece of paper a particular issue they would like to talk about, put them in a hat or something, and pull them out at random as discussion prompts. I'm sure some discussions would end up being really long, and others would die out quickly, but you could always wait till the hat is getting empty and then refill it with people's ideas.

Another idea that I'm not sure I personally would like, but others might, is having women who have struggled with IF for many years and then ended up as parents, either biologically or through adoption, come and talk to the group now and then, sort of as inspiration. Personally this would not appeal to me--I like hearing about success stories, but their success isn't my success, and just because things worked out for them, doesn't mean they will for me--but I believe others may enjoy this and draw strength from the knowledge that "it worked for her, it can for me too."

Good luck and please let us know how it goes when you start it up! :)
Reba


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Registered: 01-04-2007
Wed, 01-09-2008 - 9:36pm

Hi, Karla- That sounds great!

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Registered: 02-20-2007
Tue, 01-15-2008 - 4:54pm

Hi


What city do you live in/around?


I have thought about joining a group like that myself, my local hospital has one.


I got to know some women a while back who were going through infertility, but now all of them are pregnant, and some on their 2nd or 3rd pregnancy....while I am still trying for a child. I am still torn about continuing ART procedures or moving on to adoption.