"If You Come with Your Child, Moms Will Grab Hair"… Controversy Over Warning Post at Infertility Hospital

High-Risk IVF Expectant Mother Warns "Will Be Angry If Child Is Brought"
"Must Understand High Risk" vs "Seems to Be Overreacting"

A chilling warning telling people who bring children to infertility clinics, "Do not bring them. The mother might grab your hair," has sparked controversy.

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On the 25th, a post titled "Warning: Do Not Bring Children to Infertility Clinics" was uploaded on an online community. The author, A, who is undergoing high-level IVF treatments, said, "Most people who come to infertility clinics are desperate," and added, "Although children are not officially banned, it is an unspoken rule not to bring them. I get very angry when I see people bringing children."

A explained, "(In my case) after two failed artificial inseminations and considering a third, I switched to IVF and have undergone 15 fresh cycles and 14 frozen cycles. My health insurance coverage has already been exceeded, so every visit costs a huge amount," and continued, "Many people at infertility clinics are desperate like me. They are mostly high-level patients. I have even transferred from several well-known hospitals so far."

He went on, "I quit my job to undergo IVF. When I took a pregnancy test, it showed one line (not pregnant), but since I had to go for a blood test anyway, I visited the hospital after lunch when it was less crowded," and described the situation, "To my surprise, a mother came in pushing a stroller with a child."

A said, "Only a very small number of people bring children, but it makes me very angry. Of course, I might be sensitive because I failed IVF again this time," and added, "I switched to a large specialized infertility hospital to avoid the stress of seeing pregnant mothers at obstetrics-linked infertility clinics, but seeing a child around one year old brought in made me angry." He continued, "When the child babbled, the mother seemed self-conscious and quietly told the child to be quiet. Honestly, I want to turn the whole hospital upside down."

Furthermore, A warned, "At infertility clinics, people hardly enter except when collecting samples, so this is very frustrating," and said, "There is a limit to my patience. If someone brings a child to the infertility clinic again, I will lose my temper and overturn the hospital. It might even lead to me grabbing the mother’s hair."

Netizens who read the post responded negatively with comments like, "If you hate children that much, how would a child come to you?", "Such a mean spirit, no child would come to you," "There might be families who don’t want only one child, but you seem very angry," and "A child born under such a mother would probably be a future criminal, so just don’t have children."

On the other hand, some netizens sympathized, saying, "You can see from the post that the author is very exhausted from a difficult process. I would have felt the same," "I also have no child yet, so I understand the author’s feelings," and "I used to go to the infertility center with my first child without much thought, but now I will be more careful."

Meanwhile, as low birth rates have become a social issue, several local governments operate support programs for infertile couples. Eligible applicants are legally married couples diagnosed with infertility who have maintained a de facto marital relationship for at least one year as confirmed by the local health center as of the application date. For artificial insemination, women under 44 years old can receive up to 300,000 KRW for 1 to 5 treatments, and women aged 45 or older can receive up to 200,000 KRW.

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