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The Impatient Woman's Guide to Getting Pregnant

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 Just finished  The Impatient Woman's Guide to Getting Pregnant by Jean M. Twenge  Ph.D. 
 
I really liked it!  Has anyone else read it?  I know someone posted about it last week and that is where I first heard about it, but I couldn't find the original post.
 
It was informative and she has done a lot of research especially debunking Shettles method etc... I love her sense of humor and I found it highly encouraging especially for women over 35! 
 
If you have read it what do you think?

 

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  • phdwyfe2013phdwyfe2013 member
    I've read it. Quick easy (I basically skimmed it). It didn't tell me anything new that I didn't already know from charting and doing my pre-ttc research back in the fall. I would recommend it over What to Expect when You're Expecting. 
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  • ksgsmuksgsmu member
    yes I thought What to Expect was a waste of time and money....
    ***siggy/ticker warning***

    Me:36 DH:38 TTC#1 since 4/2012
    Me DX: Hashimotos,Hypothyroid, DOR, MTHFR,  DH: normal

     IUI #1-#4 BFNs and a few cancelled cycles in the mix.
    - poor responder
    ***Suprise BFP on 6/13/13. Natural MC @6wks 3days
    IVF#1 and 2- Cancelled due to no response on max stimms
    FET 5/20- BFP
    1st Beta- 641
    2nd beta- 2166
    Sono- TWINS!!!!
    Two Boys! Born January 2015 @36 weeks.  Healthy and no NICU!  So blessed!



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  • kristykay123kristykay123 member
    Ha! No but I know someone on here who needs to read it LOL
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  • happy_un-bridehappy_un-bride member
    I have it on hold at the library... must be pretty popular, since I've been waiting for it for so long!  I'm looking forward to reading - the title sounds just like me.  :)
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  • KdgTeacherKdgTeacher member

    imagekristykay123:
    Ha! No but I know someone on here who needs to read it LOL

    I'm sorry, did you say someone.  I can think of several

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    imageKdgTeacher:

    imagekristykay123:
    Ha! No but I know someone on here who needs to read it LOL

    I'm sorry, did you say someone.  I can think of several

    So true! 

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  • Seabiscut3Seabiscut3

    I read it. It's my new favorite book. Really informative -- learned lots I didn't know and didn't see anywhere else (like the day of ovulation is NOT the most fertile -- it's one and two days before; and Shettles is bunk).

    It's also funny, and very understanding & calming about the stress of TTGP. Has a whole chapter on techniques to beat stress. I am an Impatient Woman too!

    Highly recommend it!

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  • 5dogs5dogs
    I read it a few weeks ago and thought it was a great refresher. It came in handy to disprove Shettles to DH (since his family swears it works - sure, that's why your B/SIL have two girls when they were trying for a boy).
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  • KittyKatMomKittyKatMom member
    I haven't read the book, but 5dogs, your siggy is adorable!
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  • undercoverstundercoverst member

    Loved this book! Read it in a day. She is funny and helpful and calming :)

    So much better than another book I read. The info is clear and its short! Love short books. Underlined a few things and dog eared a couple of pages. She even as a shorter version of the whole book in the back with just bullet points for the "really impatient woman" That made me laugh, but it was actually helpful too.

     Read it, you won't be disappointed!

     

     

     

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  • junie216junie216
    I liked it and found it gave me more (as in different, to build upon) TCOYF.  Especially on the 2 most fertile days that are likely to result in a healthy pregnancy and debunking the shettles method.  Reading it helped me relax more too.
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  • eoubeoub member
    I agree, I think it's a better intro book than TCOYF because it's a much quicker, approachable read.  The chapter on managing the emotional side of TTC is really good in particular.  I'd say TCOYF is a better primer for how to chart and all of the little "WTF is going on" questions that come up when you start charting, but Impatient Woman is a better intro for a true newbie or a vet who wants some reassurance that what they're going through is normal.
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  • MrsTRabMrsTRab member
    what book is TCOYF?
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  • atcwagatcwag member

    imageMrsTRab:
    what book is TCOYF?

    Taking Charge of Your Fertility

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  • SwittyMcGeeSwittyMcGee member

    I read it today, actually. (I had today off, and had no other plans, and...well, whatever.) I thought it was only OK. I agree with PP that it didn't really tell me anything that I didn't already know.

    I have to say, it didn't make me feel any better about the fact that it's taken me so long to get pregnant, especially since I've done all the "right" things for so many cycles. But maybe I'm just overly sensitive.

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  • SamanthapohakuSamanthapohaku member
    Yes! I think that may have been me that mentioned it. It was the first TTC book I read and I thought it was a great intro. I have huge respect for the research she did and how she kept everything as simple and straight forward as possible. It doesn't go into as much depth as TCOYF but honestly I thought it covered all of the basics. 
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  • MrsTRabMrsTRab member
    imageatcwag:

    imageMrsTRab:
    what book is TCOYF?

    Taking Charge of Your Fertility

     

     

    thx

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  • orangemell2012orangemell2012 member
    Just getting this back up in the forum. I loved this book! Most of the other ones I read made me feel so anxious and this really did help calm a bit of the crazy that comes with TTC.
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    DIUI #2 8/31/13 BFN
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