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Making Babies: A Proven 3-Month Program for Maximum Fertility |  | Authors: Sami S. David, Jill Blakeway
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Category: Book
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Rating:  35 reviews
Sales Rank: 5522
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Pages: 384
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 7.6 x 1.4
ISBN: 0316024503
Dewey Decimal Number: 618.178
EAN: 9780316024501
ASIN: 0316024503
Publication Date: August 12, 2009
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Product Description
MAKING BABIES offers a proven 3-month program designed to help any woman get pregnant. Fertility medicine today is all about aggressive surgical, chemical, and technological intervention, but Dr. David and Blakeway know a better way. Starting by identifying "fertility types," they cover everything from recognizing the causes of fertility problems to making lifestyle choices that enhance fertility to trying surprising strategies such as taking cough medicine, decreasing doses of fertility drugs, or getting acupuncture along with IVF. MAKING BABIES is a must-have for every woman trying to conceive, whether naturally or through medical intervention. Dr. David and Blakeway are revolutionizing the fertility field, one baby at a time.
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A must-read September 3, 2010
anon
This book is a breath of fresh air for those who are seeking a natural, healthy approach to getting pregnant. Organized, clear, positive, and enlightening, it really tells you what you need to know. It couldn't be a better blend of western and alternative medicine and it really gives you the tools and confidence to modify your lifestyle for the better. I had never read such an accurate description of my body type before this and I feel blessed to now know whay my body needs better than ever before. I have read it cover to cover and can honestly say that it is the best fertility book out there.
Read this before you continue with ANY baby making strategies September 1, 2010
S. Bast
In just the introduction, I started to weep because I felt like someone in the field of medicine understood what I was going through. Right from the beginning, they talk about the roller coaster we all stand in line for - the fertility treatments that will give us a baby. It talks about the impatience of both the hopeful couple and the doctors who to try the next expensive procedure and then the next without questioning WHY it is needed. We don't ask too many questions, just continue to empty our banks and feed our bodies chemicals because we are desperate for a child.
After 1.5 years of trying to get pregnant naturally with Taking Charge of Your Fertility and the Clear Blue Easy monitor, we took a series of tests that didn't show anything wrong with me besides a small polyp. My OB/GYN put me on Clomid for 7 months for no reason other than I wasn't getting pregnant and it was the "miracle" drug. The 7th month I became suicidal and stopped on my own. When I decided to remove the polyp, my doctor asked if I wanted to go on Clomid, completely forgetting that I was on it for 7 months wreaking havoc on my usual happy body and soul. We then sought a fertility expert who discovered I was releasing immature eggs and prescribed Follistim and IUIs. 5 IUI's later and still nothing. IVF was the next step without anyone explaining why I needed it other than, "You aren't getting pregnant."
So I researched online and found this book. I finally, after almost 3 years of feeling helpless, feel I have control over my body and decisions again. I am following the very clear and user-friendly guides for my lifestyle and diet changes. What I love most is that I know WHY I'm doing it. I started acupuncture as well and I feel if I continue this way, I can conceive naturally because all along, I've never been convinced something is "wrong" with me.
As people said, it's a mixture of both Western and Eastern belief and medicine. I tried to read the Infertility Cure but by the time that was recommended to me, I was exhausted from drugs and a broken heart. I couldn't focus on the complexity of it. MAKING BABIES is an easy, super exciting read because you learn so much. I read over 200 pages in one sitting because it's accessible.
I will write an update a few months from now, but if you are hopeful for a child and your options have been decreased because of your doctor's opinions (or anyone for that matter), please invest in this book. I wish I read this before I started any of it, but am glad I bought it before I blindly leapt into IVF's.
I will also say that I contacted Jill Blakeway and heard back from her in a few hours. She is the co-author and incredibly dedicated to help us have a healthy baby. This book is written with love and is, I think, the best book of its kind out there.
Best of luck to all of you! I believe we have handed our power and dreams over to the doctors. I'm happy to take mine back.
2 months later and we're pregnant! September 1, 2010
Elvis16541 (Boston)
I attribute my pregnancy to reading this book. The information was great and very easy to understand. The authors suggest that if you follow the advice they offer for 3 months you will likely become pregnant... and it worked for us! We had been trying for nearly 12 months total, but our 2nd cycle after reading the book we got our positive test results.
I highly recommend it!
informative book August 21, 2010
hi
I liked how it integrates Chinese medicine recommendations with the most common treatments for infertility.
The definitive book on fertility and women's health August 12, 2010
Lilikoi (Virginia)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have endometriosis, to the point where I often need to take two or more days off work each month every time I ovulate and menstruate due to extreme pain. Unrelated to this, I have had four miscarriages and no children. In the past year and a half, I have been poked and prodded by a number of doctors, had 37 vials of blood drawn, had dye injected in my whoo-ha, felt alone and guilty and powerless. This book put me back in control. Using the quiz on the Making Babies Program website, I found I was the Tired and Stuck types. One week after changing my diet, starting acupressure and following some of the other guidelines in the book, I was no longer walking around in a mental fog from being exhausted all the time. That very same month, I was able to lengthen my luteal phase from 11 to 15 days and shorten my entire cycle (which prior to this ran like a Rolex) by 2 whole days. Not to mention the fact that I had more energy than I ever had in my life and was no longer struggling from the daily pain of endometriosis. My husband, by virtue of eating the same food as I, also gained more energy and lost weight. All from ONE month on the program. This month, ovulation again came early (as was my goal), and we are again expecting. Even if I lose this one as well, I finally feel like I've broken the cycle of despair and hopelessness.
My favorite line of this book is that "80 percent is perfection." I appreciate that I don't have to follow the program religiously to make a difference in my health and fertility. Although I will never meet the authors, I feel like they have given me more emotional support and caring, helpful advice than any of my specialists. I'll never go to another book on the topic of recurrent miscarriage. Making Babies is the definitive reference on fertility and women's health.
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