Trying to Conceive Is Affecting Your Relationship? How to Stay Connected Through Fertility Struggles | #178

Trying to conceive can affect so much more than your fertility. It can change your sex life, create resentment, bring old trauma and insecurities to the surface, and leave couples feeling more like roommates than partners.

In this episode, Dr. Leah breaks down some of the most common relationship dynamics she sees during a difficult TTC or infertility journey, including the project manager and avoider, silent grievers, sex on schedule, and the unequal burden dynamic. She also shares practical ways to communicate your needs, involve your partner, protect intimacy, shift unhealthy patterns, and create a stronger foundation for the parenthood you're working toward. Most importantly, if trying to conceive has changed your relationship, you're not alone, and it doesn't mean your relationship is doomed.

00:00 Trailer + Intro

01:43 How Trying to Conceive Can Affect Your Relationship

02:47 When TTC Starts Changing Your Relationship

05:07 When Sex Becomes a Chore

06:43 The Vicious Cycle of Libido and Disconnection

10:06 How Hard Times Bring Old Wounds to the Surface

11:43 When Fertility Changes the Relationship Dynamic

16:04 The Project Manager and the Avoider

18:39 Give Your Partner the Map

20:06 The Silent Grievers