Conception isn't a competition. So when you conceive...when you announce... I beg you, don't say how long it took. "I sneeze and I'm pregnant" "My husband just needs to look at me and I'm pregnant." "First try." These are statements - a dialogue - that, for some reason has been normalized and encouraged. But here's the thing. A flippant remark - one that you'll forget in 5 minutes - will render another couple depressed; despondent; and broken. I'm so happy that you're expecting - but I also want you to know - your first try is not the norm. An estimated 15% of couples will have trouble conceiving. (UCLA Health, 2020) Infertility is one of the primary reasons for divorce among couples. (International Journal of Reproductive Biomedicine, 2020) Up to 60% of infertile individuals reported psychiatric symptoms with significantly higher levels of anxiety and depression than fertile individuals. (Clinical Therapeutics, 2014) Nearly 41% of infertile women have depression. (BM...