Parents dealing with secondary infertility often feel they don't fit easily into any one group. Since they have at least one child already, they can't find support with infertile couples, nor do they feel they can relate to parents who have had more children. Visit our bulletin board, Secondary Infertility, to find other people in your situation. Being unable to give your child a sibling may weigh heavily on you, yet your desire for another child may also cause pangs of guilt. Arranging childcare can be difficult and babysitting gets expensive.
Financial pressures are another stressor.
Click here for more coping strategies . My family and friends don't seem sympathetic. Resolve, a national infertility support organization, sponsors groups specifically for secondary infertility. Almost everyone else was childless. I felt so greedy when I saw how desperate they were.