Are you preparing for IVF? If so, this article is for YOU! From start to finish, IVF can be exciting, but the waiting, anticipation and wondering can be nerve wracking and worrisome. Because of this, it is just as important to nurture your mind and spirit as it is your body. Nurturing your mind is one of many Natural Ways to Support Your Body Through an IVF Cycle. Now more than any other time is the time to make a concerted effort to change your thoughts to help improve your outcome and help you manage any stress that comes along with IVF.
We can change our thoughts to benefit, empower, and help us through challenging life experiences by learning to use positive affirmations. Affirmations are a declaration that something is true, which can help us to:
- release fear
- lessen anxiety
- encourage positivity
- shift negative thoughts to positive ones
- manifest a goal or outcome
- attract good things into life
- remain grateful
Take a small amount of time, a mere moment really, to acknowledge a negative thought or fear. Now stop what you are doing and take a few deep breaths before saying an affirmation out loud, or quietly to yourself. Repeat it slowly at least three times, or as often as you need, and believe in what you are saying to yourself. I am a fan of short affirmations, but they can be however long you need them to be. You can also choose to say several short affirmations in a row. You are welcome to copy the affirmations I share below and I encourage you to learn how to create powerful positive affirmations through our article here…
IVF Affirmations for The Mother
Today is my/our day for a miracle.
My eggs are healthy and my womb is receptive to a new life.
I am physically and emotionally healthy and responsive to IVF.
My womb is healthy and will bring our baby into being.
My body holds the power of creation.
Side by side, my husband/partner and I stick together.
I love myself.
I am doing the best I can in this moment.
I am strong.
I can do this.
I am confident I will become a mother.
I trust my body to do what it was created to do.
IVF Affirmation for The Father/Partner
My wife/partner is safe.
I am healthy.
I am my wife’s/partner’s rock.
I am an active participant in our journey toward becoming parents.
Side by side, my wife/partner and I stick together.
Today is my/our day for a miracle.
I am confident I will become a father.
We have created a being and will bring him/her into this world together.
Affirmations For All
I trust and have faith.
I am at peace.
I am calm.
Today I choose life.
Everything is happening just as it should.
Today, anything is possible.
Today, life is beginning.
I am safe.
I am confident.
I am brave.
I release all fears.
I trust our care team has our best interests in mind.
I have hope.
Let my faith lead the way.
I focus my mind on success.
I deserve success.
I am grateful for this opportunity.
I choose positive thoughts that nurture my mind.
I am thankful for new life.
I am thankful for all I have.
We are strong.
I believe.
This is our time.
This is the beginning of a great journey.
Step into my world and you will find affirmations posted behind the most frequently opened cupboard doors in my kitchen, framed and hanging on my son’s bedroom wall, stuck to my computer screen, recorded on scraps of paper and tucked into my purse… almost everywhere.
Follow my lead and know this: it is your time to become a parent!
