Nurture Egg Donation Agency
Intended Parents Support and Advice
One of the few things that kept us sane during our infertility journey was support and advice from people who ‘got it’.
Infertility is hard enough as it, there is no reason why you should go through this unsupported.
Infertility Allies: Support, Advice and Counselling
Navigating infertility can be a long and lonely journey. It is so important to surround yourself with allies who understand what you are going through, and who can support and guide you on your journey to parenthood.
These allies offer the opportunity to:
- Simply listen or share your experience
- Find out more about fertility
- Feel empowered and gain perspective
- Learn helpful skills, regain control and meet people in a similar situation.
Specialist Infertility Counsellors
Cape Town
Penelope Chipps
0768062333 pennysmbct@gmail.com
Gauteng and Online
Brendi Sundelson
0824488325 brendisundelson@gmail.com
KZN
Dominique Manias
0824881933 dmaniasprac@gmail.com
Gauteng
Mandy Rodrigues
(011) 463-2244 mandywolff@mweb.co.za
Support & Advocacy:
IFAASA
IFAASA, the Infertility Awareness Association of South Africa NPC, established in 2013, is a non-profit organisation with the aim of supporting Southern Africans living with reproductive health issues through education, research, and advocacy, and to educate the public about the reproductive disease. www.ifaasa.co.za
Fertility Solutions
Fertility Solutions is an online Fertility Directory offering everything from finance, clinic listings, free resources, articles and advice, the fertility and pregnancy latest news and more.
Fertility Counsellors & Coaches
Amanda Dunsby
Integral Coach® & Fertile Body Method practitioner
Natalie Solomon
Certified & Licensed Fertility Counsellor
Michelle Crawford
Clinical Psychologist
Lana Levin
Clinical Psychologist
www.facebook.com/lanalevinpsychologist
Mandy Antzoylatos
Coach, Counsellor & Preemie Support
Nicola Smuts
Fertility Astrologer
Fertility Counselling
Counselling gives you the opportunity to understand your responses & develop your coping skills as an individual & as a couple.
Implications Counselling
This counselling helps you understand what the treatment will involve and how it may affect you and those close to you- now and in the future. Implications counselling is particularly helpful if you are going through donor gamete cycles or a surrogacy
Supportive Counselling
This offers the opportunity to work through your feelings at specific stages in your treatment. It may also be helpful in developing your stress resilience through mindfulness practices.
Therapeutic Counselling
Dealing with infertility can make you feel depressed or anxious at times. The process can also trigger painful memories that impact your life and your relationships with other people.
Other Useful links
Acupuncture
Vicky Hindmarch: Tel: +27 (0)21 531 8644 vicky@fdap.co.za
Adoption
Adoption Support – Terri is the country’s leading adoption expert
Fertility Fund
Support, advice and funding for Jewish couples. Nurture is a proud supporter of the Malka Ella Fertility Fund offering free and heavily discounted treatment cycles for the recipients of the fund. https://www.malkaella.co.za/index.php
A story book for children conceived through donor egg
A story for young children to explain egg donation in a simple, comfortable and safe way.
Link: https://dinodillykids.com/Tobie-se-Vraag-Tobys-Question-p307620087