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How to deal with infertility books

thecookingnursethecookingnurse
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Does anyone have any books they could recommend on dealing with infertility? I don't like the person I have become! I refuse to go to anymore baby showers, I am uncomfortable around my pregnant friends and family members. My husband doesn't understand why I feel this way. Just wondering if anyone else feels this way, and what have you done to get through the difficult feelings?
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  • OnTheLanaiOnTheLanai member
    I am not sure if your a christian or not, but there is a book called "Hannah's Hope" that I HIGHLY recommend. I re-read it every few months, it really helps process things from a Godly perspective
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  • blueberries8blueberries8 member
    I very highly recommend Conquering Infertility by Dr. Alice Domar. It has a lot of effective coping strategies for dealing with the emotional aspects of infertility.
    IUIs #1-3 (1x unmedicated, 2x Clomid) = 2 BFNs, 1 m/c at 7w3d
    IUIs #4-6 (injects) = 3 BFNs
    IVF #1 = BFN
    FET #1 = BFN
    FET #2 = BFN
    IVF #2 = BFP, b/g twins lost at 20w due to partial abruption/PPROM
    IVF #3 = c/p 5w2d
    Long-shot Clomid/Prednisone cycle before next IVF = BFP, our beautiful, healthy girl born 6/26/13!
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    TTC again March 2014
    FET #3 - May/June 2014     -     all embryos arrested before xfer - back to the drawing board...
    IVF #4 - July/August 2014 
    beta 1 (11dp3dt) 220, beta 2 (13dp3dt) 671, beta 3 (19dp3dt) 10762
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  • BareBethCBareBethC
    I'm reading 'A Baby at Last' right now, it seems pretty good so far. I also liked 'Helping the Stork,' but that's geared toward people using DS.
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  • cad828cad828 member
    Hi - I can definitely relate to how you are feeling. I can't count how many family get- togethers I have avoided because of our IF. You are not alone! I read Infertility Survival Handbook by Elizabeth Swire Falker when we first started our journey - I really enjoyed it. She writes about her own personal IF experience. She made me laugh a lot which is hard to do with such a serious & emotional subject. I found her very easy to relate to. I definitely recommend it!
    Me: 33 & DH: 31~ Married: 07/10/05; TTC since 09/2009
    Dx: Endo; Lap surgery:09/2009
    Referred to RE October 2010
    IVF #1 April/May 2011 - BFN; IVF #2 August 2011 - BFP, ended in miscarriage; FET #1 April 2012 - BFN; IVF #3 Fall 2012
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  • niccimarie1niccimarie1 member

    I wish I knew of a good book! I can tell you to NOT read "waiting for daisy" I only got about halfway through the book. I dont know if it gets better,but from what i read it made me more depressed and sad. It made me think my husband and I would fall apart! It is just a sad story of infertility. I think it works out for her in the end though.

     Good luck finding a good book:)

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  • thecookingnursethecookingnurse
    Thanks ladies, my Amazon cart is filling up!
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  • CeeCee82CeeCee82 member

    imageOnTheLanai:
    I am not sure if your a christian or not, but there is a book called "Hannah's Hope" that I HIGHLY recommend. I re-read it every few months, it really helps process things from a Godly perspective

    Thank you for this! I just had my ET but im going to buy it as soon as I feel better. 

    Off BCP 5/2010
    Obsessive Charting & OPK'ing 
    Clomid 3/2011: BFN
    HSG: Normal
    Dx: DOR (at 29... currently 31)
    IVF #1   7/2011 On BCP &  Lupron 10iu 8/6: Stim Start (Menopur & Gonal F
    Day 14 of stims: One 19.9 and one 20 follicle Estro: 908.
    ER 8/21/11. 4 Eggs... only 2 were mature enough. ET: 8/24 ICSI
    9/6 Beta: 9.2 (low positive)  9/7 HPT: BFN
    9/8/11 ANOTHER Beta: BFN
    TTC Naturally
    3/2012 Lap done, very little endo. What now? 
    5/2012 IUI FAIL!
    IVF# 2: 12/13/13- 1 Embie transferred
    12/24/13 Beta- 20
    12/30/13 Beta- Hcg in the negatives. BFN
    TTC Naturally again...

    PAIF/SAIF Welcome!
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