Angel dear, guess what? We do indeed have helplines!
1) Singapore Planned Parenthood Association Counselling
- Helpline number: 1800-7758582
- To help young people and adults deal with sexuality-related problems and concerns
- They also organise talks for couples on intimacy and planning for baby
2) Singapore Motherhood Forum! You've already made your way here, have you joined the ttc threads yet? Its always good to have support from fellow ttc buddies
Personally, I feel a first step could be doing a pre-marital checkup with the gynae, incl your hubby too, so you can make sure there's no health issues/obstacles, and even if there is, no worries, the gynae can take care of that for you
Only then, you can focus on preparing yourself emotionally, psychologically, for motherhood! A lot of women feel beaten down whenever AF comes, i know how it feels, that emotional roller-coaster of ups and downs, it sucks! But then, once i convinced myself that i will not allow little setbacks to affect me, once i learnt to take care of my emotional health by thinking positive, i became a happier person lor, no longer shackled by childlessness... U know, having a child is only a part of our lives, but sometimes we get so bogged down by it, esp when everyone around us seems to be falling pregnant as easy as chicken laying eggs, we unwittingly allow our sense of self-worth to be tied to having children, which is so wrong... and that's how a lot of us fall into the vicious cycle of stress-induced infertility, then it goes on to affect our personal relationships, not just the hubby, but with family like sisters/cousins/aunts who have kids one after another, or even affecting friendships with galfriends who became mummies! I have a galfren who actually told me to stop inviting her to my place cos she cannot bear to see our friends' kids... sigh! I do not know how to help this galfren of mine, but I do wish that you, dear Angel, will never never never become that way...
oh dear, have i said too much?
Anyway, i wish you a beautiful day!
