After an easy first pregnancy with Sabrina, now 4, April and Richard Simanoff of Huntington, N.Y., were mystified and heartbroken when their attempts to have a second child brought nothing but grief. Since 1999, April, 34, a homemaker, has had five miscarriages. Countless medical tests have found no definitive cause. This unexplained secondary infertility--as the inability to conceive or bear a second child is known--has propelled the Simanoffs onto an emotional roller coaster. They say they feel guilt over not being able to give Sabrina a sibling, anger when people ask when they're going to have their next child and, most...
Families: Lonely...With An Only
Couples who can conceive only one child have trouble finding emotional support
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