Making Babies the Hard Way: Living with Infertility and Treatment Review

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(More customer reviews)I am fairly disappointed by how few books there are about DI.While there is a lot of information on the internet, I think that reading a variety of first-hand narratives would be helpful for people who are just beginning to consider DI.So, I was very pleased when I found this new book.This book follows a British couple as they go from diagnosis of azoospermia to exploring various treatments to deciding how many cycles are too many. (Boy, do I remember agonizing over that point!)

While some of the procedures and costs are different in the UK, their experience closely mirrored our own.Because it is based on a diary that the author kept, she includes some very intimate and intense conversations that she and her husband had in regards to infertility.These events clearly highlight the need for both parties to be in full agreement before embarking on the DI journey.

At times, the story line is a little muddled. The author has a lot of friends in whom she confides and it is sometimes difficult remember who is who.She is also a practicing Buddhist and writes about that quite a bit.(It's a little odd so see Buddhist terms mixed in with infertility jargon in the glossary.)Overall, though, I think that this book is a worthwhile read, especially for those just starting out.

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How far would you go to have a baby? "Making Babies the Hard Way" is a frank account of one couple's discovery that they cannot have children of their own, and their ensuing struggle through four years of fertility treatment. One in six couples worldwide seek assistance to conceive and 80 per cent of couples undergoing fertility treatment are currently unsuccessful. Writing with humour and honesty, Caroline Gallup describes the social, emotional, spiritual and physical impact of infertility on her and her husband, Bruce, including feelings of bereavement for the absent child, the unavoidable sense of inadequacy and the day-to-day difficulties of financial pressure. As well as telling her own moving story, she also offers information and guidance for others who are infertile, or who are considering or undergoing treatment. This courageous and poignant book will be of interest to couples who cannot conceive and those who are undergoing treatment, as well as their families and friends.

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