Making Babies: A Proven 3-Month Program for Maximum Fertility

This book is so thorough! Everything is well explained and laid out. It really covers all the bases and gives good recommendations for improving fertility

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Why I was looking for a fertility book: This book is EXACTLY what I've been looking for - a guide to getting as healthy as possible, and using a combination of Western and Eastern medicine to determine what healthy means for ME. Before my husband and I try anything major to conceive (iui, ivf, etc.), I wanted to make sure I'd exhausted all natural possibilities. We've been trying to conceive for one year, and initially I went to an ob-gyn when I new I was having problems after about 5 months (been charting, found my BBT dropped too quickly and my cycles were short). She ran blood tests, found that my progesterone was very low and that I probably have luteal phase defect. Fast-forward 4 months of hormone pills (letrozole) without much to show for it and my doctor says, without recommending ANY lifestyle changes or other possible paths, "I think you should consider IUI because I don't know if you'll ever get pregnant on your own." And that's when I decided I'd had enough of western medicine for a bit. I'm only 30, I have completely normal labs except for progesterone, and I don't want lab technicians involved in what's supposed to be a private experience unless it's absolutely necessary. Why I chose this book: So, I started acupuncture, which several friends/family members told me was a great thing to try for fertility issues, especially hormonal imbalances. After speaking with my acupuncturist a bit, I realized I was totally ignorant of anything besides western medicine and I wanted to learn more about other philosophies and practices, and how they might help me. I went on the hunt for books that would help me understand Eastern medicine in a western context, and that had a guide to follow for better nutrition, stress relief, and acupuncture/herbal components. This book is EXACTLY that. The book customizes its plans based on your fertility "type" which it identifies through a quiz. It's chock-full of totally understandable explanations about fertility, the whole baby-making process, hormones, and every infertility issue you can think of. And it provides you with real do-this, don't-do-that suggestions and a 3 month plan to get yourself nutritionally, emotionally, and physically ready to make a baby. Why you should choose this book: If you already know a bit about infertility, or are having problems that western medicine just can't seem to fix, this book is for you. If you're not ready for big interventions like IUI and IVF, or if you feel like your practitioners aren't telling you everything you should know, buy the book! If you just want to educate yourself more, get more in-tune with your body's cyclical changes, and prepare your body and your mind for a healthy pregnancy, I highly recommend this book. I've only just read this book and I'm starting to implement my plan now, but after a year of trying and failing, all it took was reading this book over one weekend to put me in a totally different frame of mind, feeling positive about our prospects, and confident that I know WAY more than I did 3 days ago.

Good Book, Gave lot of information. Must read for the couples.

I started following the tips for “stuck” women, after the book helped me to decipher where my problems lay. I changed my diet and exercise to fit my type, began charting as per the book’s instructions, and, erm, followed its guidance about having lots of baby making activity too. After 2 years of trying we conceived within 6 weeks of beginning the programme.