Christmas

It's the most difficult time of year when you're trying unsuccessfully to get conceive. It brings back memories of your own childhood - the smell of the tree, the rustle of the stocking at the end of the bed when you wake up in the morning - and the regret that you aren't able to recreate that for someone else. The things that everyone else loves about Christmas are the things that can make you feel so sad and isolated.

Perhaps the solution is to try to do something totally different at Christmas - go away for a few days or break the conventions and spend Christmas Day out on a long country walk or a cycle ride. Don't feel obliged to get involved in other people's celebrations just because you think you ought to. Take some time to think about what you'd really like to do - and that way you will find that you can enjoy Christmas too.