Fertility (found 6748 titles)

Taking Charge of Your Fertility, 10th Anniversary Edition: The Definitive Guide to Natural Birth Control, Pregnancy Achievement, and Reproductive Health

This comprehensive book explains in lucid, assured terms how to practice the fertility awareness method (FAM), a natural, scientifically proven but little-known form of birth control (which is not to be confused with the woefully ineffective "rhythm" method). Author Toni Weschler has been teaching fertility awareness for almost 20 years, and it's only just now gaining in popularity. As the book explains, by using simple fertility signs including peaks in morning body temperature and changes in cervical position and cervical mucus, it's possible to determine when ovulation is taking place. Fertility awareness is therefore useful for not only couples who are trying to conceive, but for those who are aiming to avoid pregnancy without the use of chemical contraceptives. It will be of special interest to those women who have suffered from infertility; many FAM practitioners have told the author that by filling in the detailed charts in the book, they've realized that they were chronically miscarrying, even when their doctors told them they weren't conceiving at all. As the book explains, by charting body temperature, it's simple to tell when pregnancy has occurred--and when there's danger of miscarriage. Taking Charge of Your Fertility also explains how to choose the sex of your baby by timing intercourse according to certain fertility signs. It also features thorough, easy-to-understand explanations of hormones, the menstrual cycle, and menopause, along with fertility tests and treatments and their long- and short-term side effects, plus a topnotch resource section. Recommended for any woman who wants to better understand her body. --Erica Jorgensen

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Wealth of knowledge! (2010-05-13)

This is hands down THE most informative book on fertility there is. I think that it should be required reading for high school age girls. If only every woman knew the inner workings of her body, not only would she have more control over her fertility, but also many countless unwanted pregnancies could be prevented therefore eliminating 'the choice'.

The book is well organized. Easily used as a reference book. The author goes into detail of every known factor in learning to chart. When I came to this book (upon many recommendations) I knew nothing. Now I consider myself an expert on the subject. Her advice has helped me to pinpoint ovulation and maximize my chances of conception. I high recommend this book to anyone who is considering buying it. You will want to share the knowledge with every woman you know! Knowledge, after all, is power.

Wonderful book (2010-05-12)

This book has so much information! It's the best book on natural family planning that I've read. I highly recommend this book for anyone that is trying to get pregnant or looking for a natural form of birth control. It's helped my husband and I to keep from getting pregnant...now I'm hoping it will help us conceive!

A must for all who use Natural Family Planning (2010-05-03)

By following the easy to follow instructions in this book, I was able to avoid preganancy for 2 and a half years and then was able to achieve preganancy on my first attempt. It is so liberating to be in control of your fertility without the use of any artificial means of birth control. I also learned a lot about my body and was able to tell almost immediately when something was wrong. I highly recommend this book to all who want to avoid or achieve pregnancy naturally.

Great Book!! (2010-05-03)

So far, I have loved this book and it has given me all the information I need to get pregnant! Wish me luck!

PLEASE READ THIS BOOK!!! (2010-04-29)

EVERY WOMAN NEEDS TO READ THIS BOOK WEATHER TTC OR NOT!! IT CAN SAVE YOU YEARS OF TTC! I BOUGHT THIS BOOK ON AMAZON AND COULDN'T PUT IT DOWN! WE CONCEIVED ON MY FIRST CYCLE AFTER READING THIS AMAZING BOOK!! READ IT BEFORE SEEING YOUR DOC ABOUT FERTILITY TREATMENTS!! EVERY WOMAN SHOULD OWN THIS BOOK!!

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

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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I LOVE this book!! (2010-05-10)

I love this book! My husband and I have been trying to conceive for over a year. I have PCOS and I've been using acupuncture and Chinese medicine for the last 4 months. I was curious what other information was out there. I feel like I have read every blog and website available. I really like Randine Lewis' The Infertility Cure, but like this book even more. It's so easy to read and understand. I laughed when I started to read the Chapter entitled "How to Get Pregnant: The Basics". I thought there was no way they could teach me something I didn't already know....I was wrong! I've only had this book for 6 days and I've already carved out a lot of time to read it...something I haven't done with other infertility books. I don't know if there methods work, but for the price is right!!!

New Hope (2010-04-19)

I purchased this book in order to have a new perspective on healing the endometriosis and getting pregnant. I am very satisfied with all the info I read. And it really gives a lot of instructions and advice to follow in order to lead a healthier lifestyle for getting pregnant. I recognized some patterns in my life that I now know the reason like why I prefer warm food, why I am always cold etc... Even though I have to change my life completely , I am looking forward (not to all of it...)to a better chance of conceiving and delivering a healthy child.
It is not going to be an easy journey for me but it gives me new hope.

Very encouraging! (2010-04-15)

This is a wonderful book that has given new hope to my heart as I journey the road of infertility. The authors combined knowledge of western and eastern medicine was profound. They provided a lot more helpful information and practical advice than any other fertility book I"ve read, and I'm now a firm believer that infertility results from hormonal inbalances and other dysfunctions that can't always be fixed through western ART's (after experiencing many rounds of this myself). I want my body to be healed from the inside out.
I'm now receiving acupuncture treatments and taking chinese herbs. I've changed my diet and overall, I just feel better. Not sure where this road will take me, but the change is my body is wonderful.
Also - the authors are very gracious in answering your questions when you contact them through their website!

great book! (2010-04-14)

i love this book! It gives you a holistic approach and well as an allopathic approach!

A MUST-READ if you are seeking to get pregnant (2010-03-02)

Jill Blakeway and Sami David strike the perfect balance in Making Babies. As one trying to get pregnant, I am eager to understand ALL of my options -- and to understand the issues that might explain our challenges in getting pregnant. I liked having access to strong, medically-based explanations alongside lists of concrete steps we can consider in our particular case. Making Babies has allowed us to choose a path that suits our particular needs -- combining conventional medicine, diet, exercises, Chinese herbs, acupuncture, and massage. (What's great, too, is that I do not even need to pay expensive fees for a lot of this!)

Perhaps most importantly, Making Babies helped us understand how the various pieces of the puzzle fit together -- something medical providers have been unable to do for me despite my tendency to pester them with questions. The book has given me renewed faith in my body and my ability to tap into its potential -- possibly without a lot of medical intervention. JUST what we needed at a challenging and confusing time!

River's Edge

The man Lisa Jackson loved most may have betrayed her. Another used deception to manipulate her.But did one of them kill her? Ben Jackson is sure to defeat Jonathan Cleary in Cape Refuge-s mayoral race, until his wife turns up missing the day before a major debate. Suspecting foul play, Police Chief Cade launches an island-wide search. But it takes a psychic-s -vision- to point police to the riverside-and Lisa-s body.The evidence implicating Ben in his wife-s murder is convincing. But as a local scandal escalates into a national media circus, Cade-s instincts tell him to dig deeper. And he-s not the only one. Blair Owens of the Cape Refuge Journal is using her investigative skills to uncover a rat-s nest of dirty secrets-and more than one person with a motive for murder. But Blair-s methods are jeopardizing her relationship with Cade, and an unsolicited prediction from the psychic only adds to her troubles. Is the man-s so-called gift truly from God, as he claims?Did Lisa-s murder have anything to do with the mayoral race, her husband-s alleged affair, or her decade-long struggle with infertility? Whoever the killer is, he-s about to take his evasion of justice to the next, lethal level. And someone else is going to die.

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Always a surprise ending (2010-03-28)

I love Terri Blackstock books. she develops great character you want to get to know, as well as believable plots. She keeps you guessing until the very end. Highly recommended!

River's Edge - a great ending (2010-02-10)

I enjoyed reading Terry Blackstock's Cape Refuge series. This was a predictable, but very enjoyable book. I have read the whole series and was glad to an ending to the story. It is easy to read- like the previous ones before it.

New Queen of Suspense?? (2010-02-07)

Well part 3 to this series was just as awesome as part one. I think it is better than part 2. The only problem I have with any of the books in this series is that I feel I was tricked into reading them. Part one and 2 were kindle freebies then you had to buy part 3 and 4. I will be honest I buy very few books for my kindle because of the price hike that occured right after I purchased my kindle. I would say this is a great series of books and mild enough for teh wholel to read them.

Best of the First Three in the Series (2010-02-04)

Even though I've given Blackstock's previous two books in this series 3-stars each, there's something drawing about the characters, Morgan, Jonathan, Blair, Cade, and Sadie.

In this, book number 3, Jonathan's mayoral opponent Ben and his wife Lisa have been trying to have a baby for over a decade and have been going the medical route. Morgan and Jonathan have been trying as well but for less time. Lisa goes missing right before the mayoral debate is scheduled to take place and third candidate Sam is angry that Jonathan is postponing the debate because of Ben's missing wife. Sam figures it's a publicity stunt. Seeing that she's a Christian, should Blair disregard the psychic's tip in the case?

If Jonathan doesn't get elected mayor, Cade is most likely going to be ousted from Cape Refuge's police force. Sam especially wants him out so he can put in a new force.

Sadie's mother is hoping to be released from prison early but what will that mean for Sadie and young Caleb? What will it mean for Morgan who has grown to love them?

Love this series!!! (2010-01-31)

I highly recommend this series! I couldn't put it down! I read the series of 4 books in less than a week.

The Infertility Cure: The Ancient Chinese Wellness Program for Getting Pregnant and Having Healthy Babies

Infertility affects one out of six couples today. Dr. Lewis presents a groundbreaking alternative approach to infertility, explaining how she used traditional Chinese medicine to treat her own infertility, successfully conceiving and giving birth to two children.

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Inspiration for continuing the fight (2010-04-19)

I purchased this book in order to have a new perspective on healing the endometriosis and getting pregnant.I am fighting this beast a long time and it is preventing me from having child. Unfortunately no evil comes alone so I have other issues to resolve also...It really gives me a lot of information and my God what an info...it seems I have been doing almost everything wrong...I am litlle bit confused because I have symptoms of allmost everything (Spleen deficiency, Liver Q Stagnation, Blod statis..)so I don't know exactly what to follow in details. I understand that we all are individuals with our own specific issues and everything can't be described in a book. Even though I have to change my life completely , I am looking forward to a better chance of conceiving and delivering a healthy child.
I hope new way of living will help me and my husband to create a welcoming enviroment for our long desired children.

Prompt delivery (2010-03-26)

Received this product on time and have not had a lot of spare time to read.

Interesting book if you want to take fertility cure even further (2010-03-22)

This book really takes you deeper into the mysteries of Traditional Chinese Medicine and gives you useful guidelines for improving your health and hopefully also your fertility.

It really works...Amazing book!!!! (2010-02-24)

I have been having on and off Yeast infection / abnormal discharge from the past 15 years. My doctor always prescribed me antibiotics to the point that I can't take it anymore cause it makes me dizzy and I see no results at all and my symptoms were getting worse. In the past years I never believed anything like acupunture. I prefer western medical treatment.well,,my abnormal vaginal discharge goes off for a while and then comeback even worse. Then I read Dr. Lewis guide for acupressure points/ acupuncture to dry abnormal vaginal discharge and points to resolve damp conditions and follows her dietary guide for my condition.I just keep doing the acupuncture every few days and never taking any antibiotics while trying acupunture. I used acupunture on those exact points like in the book and within 2 days I saw wonderful results. And Now I am happy to say that this book really works!!!! Buy it and you won't regret it at all :0)Perfect for couples who are trying to start a family.the content of this book is amazing.

worked for me (2010-02-21)

Having tried all avenues and remaining unsuccessful at conceiving a child, I happened upon this book. The diet requirements that were suggested for my particular health issues were very difficult but became routine after a short while. I followed whatever guidelines I was able to and do credit Randine and this book with the birth of my beautiful and healthy daughter. In addition, I would say that I had never felt better than during the time I was following this course.

CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment Obstetrics & Gynecology, Tenth Edition (LANGE CURRENT Series)

The leading single-source book in women's health care, reproductive medicine, and pelvic surgery

A Doody's Core Title!

Helpful references to classic and important new sources (20070209)

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OB GYN intro book (2010-02-15)

I had wanted to get a book to reintroduce myself to the OB/GYN field which I had not seen since 3rd year of medical school (almost 7 years ago). Currently I treat predominantly male patients as a navy flight surgeon, this has been a good read so far to get into OB mind set as someone not in the specialty.

Excelent! (2009-10-04)

A very practical and complete book for medical students and for residents in OBG.
I recommend!

Excellent (2009-01-28)

The order came in on time and the book was even in better condition than it was advertised, good job!

OB/GYN not very useful (2009-01-26)

This book did not help much with my OB/GYN rotation, it's a little to abridged. not enough detail in the right areas. I was a wast of money for me.

O&G Easy Read (2008-11-30)

I bought this book as I am planning to be a family practitioner and wanted more detail in O&G. This has been a very useful book and I would recommend it.

The PCOS Workbook: Your Guide to Complete Physical and Emotional Health

Authors: Angela Grassi, Stephanie Mattei
Publisher: Luca Publishing
Publication date: 2009-06-15
ISBN: 0615217842
Pages: 172
Rating:
Price: $28.95

The doctor said I'm insulin resistant. What does that mean? Will I ever be able to have a baby? I hate my body. Will it ever change? I try to lose the weight, but I m hungry all the time. Why can t I just stop eating sugary, fattening foods? I don t have diabetes? Why do I have to watch my sugar intake? Why do I have hair growing everywhere and will it ever get better? I am so depressed and moody. Is this related to my PCOS? If any of these statements sound familiar, this workbook can help you! The PCOS Workbook, a practical and comprehensive guide, helps you understand not just the physiology of PCOS, but what you can do about it. Step-by-step guidelines, questionnaires and exercises will help you learn skills and empower you to make positive changes in your life that might not get rid of PCOS, but will help you live with it harmoniously: Lose weight, take control over your eating and improve your health Understand your medical treatment Improve your fertility Manage the stress in your life Be mindful with your eating and in life Challenge body image myths and insecurities Overcome obstacles to becoming more physically active Cope with the challenges of infertility ...and get closer to living the life you want to live!

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Most helpful publication (2010-04-23)

I got this workbook and quickly read it cover to cover. I keep it and use it often as a resource. I've recommended to other I know with PCOS and will continue to do so in the future.

Love this book! (2010-04-22)

I love this book. I was recently diagnosed with PCOS after 20 years of wondering what was wrong with me. At first I was relieved, then angry then just plain confused about how to take control and do something to change my health. This book has given me the guidance, insight and tools I need to feel empowered to make that change. I would highly recommend!

Most helpful title I've read (2010-04-14)

This work book is SIMPLE and informative. It taught me the most valuable information yet on PCOS and I've read quite a bit. Dont' waste your money on other books, start with this one and you'll be happy!

A guide for women focusing on Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (2010-03-12)

A clean bill of health, be it physical and emotional, is something that's truly priceless. "The PCOS Workbook: Your Guide to Complete Physical and Emotional Health" is a guide for women focusing on Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, a condition many women have which causes many problems in women's lives. From fighting off the health problems such as weight controls, dealing with fertility issues, and beating the emotional problems that steam from these, "The PCOS Workbook" is a top pick for women who have this disorder who want to treat it as nothing more than the mild inconvenience it can be.

Ready to make changes? Need some guidance? (2010-03-07)

This book is the perfect choice for someone ready to make the lifestyle changes necessary to have a positive impact on their PCOS symptoms.

I have read at least a dozen books about PCOS over the last 5 years and would highly recommend "The PCOS Workbook." This book has basic information about PCOS, but is not meant to be a comprehensive resource. Instead, it is a workbook that takes you through written exercises that really get you thinking about your lifestyle and the impact your habits have on your PCOS symptoms. There are many books out there that give info on PCOS, but this is the only one I've found that guided me through the necessary work I needed to do to really start making changes.

Real Food for Mother and Baby: The Fertility Diet, Eating for Two, and Baby's First Foods

Authors: Nina Planck
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Publication date: 2009-03-31
ISBN: 1596913940
Pages: 288
Rating:
Price: $17.00

Following the success of Real Food, Nina Planck’s Real Food for Mother and Baby explains why real food is better for woman and child.

Nina Planck, one of the great food activists, changed the way we view old-fashioned foods like butter with her groundbreaking Real Food. T hen she got pregnant. Never one to accept conventional wisdom blindly, Nina found the usual advice about pregnancy and baby food riddled with myths and misunderstandings. In Real Food for Mother and Baby, Nina explains why many modern ideas about pregnancy and infant nutrition are wrongheaded and why traditional foods are best. While Nina can be controversial—her op-ed in the New York Times on vegan diets for infants was one of the paper’s most e-mailed articles— she’s no contrarian. Readers applaud her candor; they also trust her research and welcome her advice.

Nina’s basic premise hasn’t changed—whole foods are best—but some of the details are surprising. Pregnant women need meat and salt, not iron supplements. Nursing will be easier if you act like the mammal you are. Delaying the introduction of certain solid foods doesn’t prevent allergies. Cereals are not the best foods for tiny eaters; meat and egg yolks are better. From conception to two years, the body’s overwhelming needs are for quality fat and protein, not for carrots and low-fat dairy. Even as she casts a skeptical eye on the conventional wisdom, Nina is reassuring. She shows you how to keep your baby healthy on good, simple food. Real Food for Mother and Baby will be the new classic on eating for two.

“Nina Planck’s powerful concept, `real food,’ has changed how we think about what we eat. Now Nina turns to the nutritional needs of the developing human being. Today, one can say that `womb ecology’ is the most vital aspect of human ecology. In terms of public health, nothing is more important than the health and well-being of pregnant women. That’s why no task is more important than to study the factors—particularly nutritional factors—that influence a baby’s growth and development.”—Dr. Michel Odent, author of The Farmer and the Obstetrician

“Nina Planck’s personal story of life with baby Julian, from preconception to tending the first tomatoes at their own Small Farm, makes compelling reading. Her no-nonsense, tell-it-like-it-is voice cuts through cant and euphemism like a whiff of sharp cheddar for anyone who wants the real dope. Her basic distinction between real and fake foods makes essential reading not just for mothers with babies, but for all of us who want to live and eat well.”—Betty Fussell, author of The Story of Corn, Raising Steaks, and My Kitchen Wars

 

“Nina’s real food concept is critical for new parents and her advice on introducing solids is the best no-nonsense, eliminate-the-power-struggle option I’ve read in years.”—Erica Lyon, author of The Big Book of Birth and founder of Realbirth

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Real Food for Anyone (2010-05-18)

I read this while reading her "Real Food: What to Eat and Why" book. While they covered the same topics [which aren't new ideas by any means], I felt this was well tailored to a pregnant/new mom... and frankly it was a shorter read than Real Food, a plus for any parent! I even recommended it to my post-menopausal mom because the writing is so clear and concise. I was shocked by some of the facts she cited [all the references are in the back!], though many are the reasons I became vegetarian 10 years ago. I've eaten organic eggs and occasionally fish [hopefully making better choices thanks to safefishlist], but this book has done the most to sway me back to eating meat--the right, local, grass-fed meat! While I would never drink alcohol while pregnant, I appreciate that Nina, who enjoyed a glass of wine, constantly reminds you to do what you feel is right, with tradition and scientific fact taken into consideration. Pregnant or not, I recommend everyone read this book as a primer to the world of whole, raw foods.

Very informative... (2010-03-13)

I found this book at our local library and couldn't put it down. Very fun reading and helpful information. I enjoyed the personal way the authoress writes.
The only reason I don't give this book 5 stars is because the authoress gives evolution as a reason for why we need the foods we were designed by God to eat.

Some good, information, many flaws (2010-03-06)

Nina Planck's Real Food is an excellent primer for ditching industrial crap and eating wholesome nourishing foods, so I was excited to read Real Food for Mother and Baby. No, i'm not planning on having a baby anytime soon, but if you are planning on having a baby ever, it's important to start planning when you are young. In this book she makes the point that when you are having a baby, it is drawing on fat stores laid many years before. What kinds of fats do you want going into your future children?

Nina Planck is of the Weston A. Price school of thought. I am personally a paleo dieter, but since there is no paleo baby book currently and WAPF has some intersection, lots of this advice might be useful for prospective paleo parents.

Her fertility chapter is particularly good. Her four fertility rules are: be an omnivore, eat good fats, eat seafood, and don't eat carbage. She talks about the most important nutrients and how to get them.

Isn't it nutritionism to reduce it to nutrients? No, because our modern diets are so deficient that to get these naturally has to be learned. Most Americans get their folate and iodine from enriched bread and salt. You have to be aware and willing to adjust your diet to get them on the paleo diet. She also emphasizes the importance of MEN getting these nutrients too and points out all the studies that show that the quality and quantity of most modern men's sperm has decreased. For men the most important nutrients are antioxidants, vitamin C, vitamin E, folate, iron, DHA, selenium, and zine. It's a good excuse for future moms and dads to go enjoy some oysters together and then...well, you get the picture. The missing part of this chapter is information on recovering your fertility after taking the pill FOREVER, as many modern women do.

The prenatal chapter is less useful, as it talks mostly about how much trouble she had complying with the WAPF prescriptions and how she drank alcohol because the risk isn't *that* high. Hmm. The information on morning sickness is interesting though. Apparently it's a universal thing from !Kung hunter-gatherer women to modern women and is an evolutionary adaptation. Even more useful is the information on iron. Nina points out how excessive Iron can feed bad bacteria in the gut. Many doctors give pregnant women iron supplements, but there is strong evidence that the decline in iron concentration is a natural adaptation to protect women from infection.

Her childbirth chapter goes even less well. She really really wants to have a "natural" childbirth, but ends up needing a C-section because of the unusual position of her baby. I wish she had gone into more detail about why she wanted such a natural childbirth in the first place, since so many people think they concept is woo. But there are good reasons to not want a C-section and birth where your baby is immediately taken away to a ward, one of them is that it permanently alters the gut ecosystem and another is that it can affect the release of bonding hormones, which is discussed in detail in the CThe Continuum Concept: In Search Of Happiness Lost (Classics in Human Development).

BTW I think the idea that life for paleolithic woman was HORRIBLE because of pregnancy is garbage. Clearly, many many many women, almost all of our ancestors, gave birth without a problem. It was painful and some women did die, but I'm personally sick of hearing paleo detractors go on and on about it. Paleo diet is a diet and a thought paradigm, not a reinactment club. The fact that so many women gave birth in harsh environments is a testament to their health. It can unfortunately take generations of eating better to fully recover that strength in the form of better-formed pelvic bones that many of us lack these days.

The breastfeeding chapter is very interesting. Nina is a former low-fat vegetarian and presents valuable information on why that is NOT a good choice for nursing mothers. The smoking gun is the level of DHA, the important omega-3 fat, are .10% in vegans and the desirable level is .35%.

To my surprise I found that the Weston A. Price foundation does not endorse this book.

I understand why. This book is good, but it also highlights the extremely difficult struggle to have healthy children in a modern urban environment. After reading this book, I vowed that if I have children I would want to have a supportive community first.

Nina tries to feed her baby healthy, but doesn't seem to want the other moms to think she is a weirdo, so she lets her baby have crackers and bread. Soon enough, that's all baby Julian wants to eat.

There are good arguments for not turning children into pariahs with "weird" diets, but you should be able to feed a non-talking baby whatever you want. If anything, this exposes a flaw in WAPF. Adults know that fermented properly prepared grains are the only healthy grains, but a baby doesn't. It doesn't matter if you are feeding your baby the best bread ever, you are still giving it a taste for bread. It's too bad, because Nina recognizes that grains are unnecessary and even detrimental for young babies. With the culture against you, I think it's important to at least get in the best possible nutrition before kids realize the social status of cake. And this will happen.

I suspect a major problem is her friends, who she mentions don't think twice before feeding their kids white flour. I hope the paleo community is big enough when I have kids, so I don't have to worry about mothers in my playgroup who think not giving your kids cupcakes on their birthday is a human rights violation.

I also have to wonder about prenatal yoga. This is SO trendy in cities like NYC and Nina participates in it. Her quest for a natural childbirth is thwarted because her baby is in a strange position and has to have a C-section. Hmmm, maybe contorting our adult bodies into unnatural positions isn't good for us.

Another New York problem rears its head. Nina has to work, so she has to hire a nanny. Early humans would have relied on family members to pick up the slack, but in today's sad isolated world, grandma lives 500 miles away and you have to pay someone who isn't related to you or a permanent part of your life...yet who will have a permanent influence. I remember when I worked at a camp and some children were picked up at 5 by nannies. They would look jealously at the children picked up by their mothers and grandmothers. Many would cry. Some of these nannied children had speech difficulties because their nannies didn't speak English well. There is also the inevitable loss of tradition as children are raised by strangers. I understand that some poor women have to send their children to daycare because their work feeds their family, but Nina Planck is not poor and later in the book they buy a second home. She talks about how carrying our babies is an important part of our evolutionary heritage with real benefits, but then she proceeds to hire a nanny? Hmm.

Overall I think this book is a good primer, but one of these days some paleo mama will come out with a book that's even better.

Real Food for mother and baby (2010-02-28)

Wonderful book! I am not yet pregnant but am trying to look into some of the things that I should be doing now so that I am not on information overload when I do get pregnant. I really liked this book. It is straight forward about it's ideas and a wonderful book to read if you want to get pregnant, are pregnant, or have a small child at home!! I would definitely recommend this book!!

OK, not as detailed as I would have liked (2010-02-20)

I like the book but it lacks some details. For instance she says just do this or that very casually but then when you read where she did something very specific later. She says to just feed your kid what you're eating and then later describes how she did not feed her child anything that was a combo food (like a soup or casserole), only single foods (such as a carrot) for several months. I found that kind of frustrating.

On the other hand, this is a good supplement for Nourishing Traditions and support for my natural/real food philosophy. I can show others that I have multiple resources saying it is ok to feed your baby egg yolks.

Before Your Pregnancy: A 90 Day Guide for Couples on How to Prepare for a Healthy Conception

Authors: Amy Ogle, Lisa Mazzullo
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Publication date: 2002-09
ISBN: 034544096X
Pages: 448
Rating:
Price: $19.95

Before Your Pregnancy is a breakthrough book for prospective parents—a completely detailed resource that prepares mothers and fathers-to-be to conceive the healthiest baby possible, to make pregnancy and delivery easier, and to foster the mental and physical well-being of their infant child. Created by two experienced health-care professionals, this unique handbook not only discusses virtually every aspect of preconception that affects a healthy baby, it tells you how to handle each one. The authors spell out what each parent needs to do, starting at least ninety days before conception (the minimum time needed for sperm to mature). The hundreds of topics covered—many for the first time in any book—include

• Men’s Health: Building healthy sperm before conception (nutrition, fitness, and medical influences)
• Women’s Health: Gynecologic well-being, preexisting medical conditions, genetic legacy, boosting fertility, becoming a mother at an older age
• Becoming an Informed Patient: Choosing a doctor, what a complete preconception exam includes, important questions and how to ask them, insurance coverage
• Nutrition: Improving the health of future generations, preconception meal makeovers, ethnic Food Guide Pyramids, avoiding food-borne illnesses, vitamin and mineral facts, pre-pregnancy body weight
• Fitness: Preconception fitness evaluation and exercise prescription, safety tips and motivational anecdotes, preconception strength and flexibility workout
• Medications/Herbs: Baby-friendly ones and ones to avoid
• Personal Readiness: Emotional, financial, and environmental issues
• Romancing the Egg: Tips for success when ready to “start trying”
Plus: Separate questionnaires for the prospective parents to fill out in preparation for their preconception medical visit.

This warm, intelligent, and completely informed reference gives aspiring parents exactly the knowledge and support they need to insure the best of everything for their child-to-be.

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This book covers everything. Very good book. (2009-09-28)

This is a great book which covers information on everything you need to know before your pregnancy. Very informative on different issues, exercises, diet, etc. It tells you stuff no other book will tell you. I absolutely love this book. The best book on conception and pregnancy.

A waste. (2009-07-23)

Luckily I didn't buy this book, I borrowed it from a friend, because I would have been mad at wasting the money.
If you've got good common sense and know the basics about being a generally healthy person then this book has nothing to offer. If you've never focused on health before and don't even know what the food pyramid is, then it's probably worth a read.
My friend and I renamed this book, "Common Sense - and Other [...] We Already Knew".

Good Info (2009-07-08)

This book has some very good information in preparation to get pregnant. The sections on the vitamins and minerals gets very text-book like. I think I expected a little more in this book about getting ready to help boost your rate of conception, like more on the whole timing and ovulation part of it all. While it did have some of this information, I was hoping for more. It was a good read, but really a great deal of the same info can be found in most pregnancy books that cover the "before". Overall, still good to read before you are ready to start trying, but takes a very cautious outlook.

90 Day Pregnancy book (2009-06-16)

Very informative and easy to understand book. I like the fact that it has suggestions for men as well as women. I also like how it tells why certain things are recommended and it also shows different points of views. You can learn a lot from this book and make wise decisions that fit your lifestyle.

Before I got pregnant (2009-05-31)

I liked this book when I read it before I got pregnant. I had a very difficult first pregnancy, and developed severe pre-eclampsia/HELLP syndrome, and I had to have an emergency c-section at 24 weeks. My son Tyler was born weighing 11oz. and he lived for 5 days. I was racked with as much guilt as grief, I read my books over and over on how I could have done things differently. Turn out I have a gentic blood disorder, and I was able to have a healthy, beautiful baby girl, a year and a half later. I was highly advised that I not get pregnant again, and I agree. I don't write this to scare women, but to let them know that sometimes you can do everything "right" and things just turn out in unexpected ways, and it's out of your control.

The Fertility Diet

Authors: Jorge Chavarro, Walter C. Willett, Patrick J. Skerrett
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Publication date: 2007-11-07
ISBN:
Pages: 304
Rating:
Price: $24.95

Could having the occasional small bowl of ice cream lead to a midnight craving for pickles and ice cream? It's common knowledge that diet and exercise have profound effects on your health. Can they affect your ability to get pregnant, too? Until now, the answer to that question was a qualified "Maybe." Today, it's "Yes!" thanks to exciting findings from a landmark long-term study of female nurses.

As described in The Fertility Diet, ten simple changes in diet and activity can have profound effects on fertility. You can increase your chances of getting pregnant with such simple strategies as:

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Amazingly clear book - with thorough science to support all recommendations for fertility (2010-02-20)

This is an amazingly clear and helpful book for anyone trying to improve their chances of becoming pregnant. All recommendations in this book are based on decades of research from Harvard's Nurses' Health Study - hence are recommendations all well supported by the strongest of scientific evidence. However, it is written for the general public and provides quite cogent and insightful tips on healthy styles factors to improve fertility. Truly a must read for any woman or couple wanting to become pregnant!

Not that informative (2009-11-02)

People TTC would do better with Dr. Randine Lewis' book The Infertility Cure. Traditional Chinese Medicine has a lot more to offer people struggling with fertility issues than a book such as this promoting what people SHOULD be doing anyway - on their own accord. Eat a balanced, hormone free diet, lots of fresh veggies, lots of water, whole grains, all organic, of course. Sure people who eat a crap diet and then alter their diet to a more healthy one will conceive (without obvious issues) once the essential nutrientes are in place. Doesn't take a scientist. Gee, give up sodas? Give up fast food? Seriously, you shouldn't be TTC if you are eating that junk anyway. Dairy and wheat DO cause congestion according to TCM and are the very first things required for most females to give up to clear their systems. Calcium and the other vitamins and minerals from dairy and wheat can be gotten from so many other natural, vegan sources.

WONDERFUL! (2009-05-12)

I have read MANY fertility books and this is by far the best, especially for those with PCOS. I took it to my last doctor's appt and she said if I follow this (without the whole milk part), then it's pretty much the same thing she is telling me to do to up my chances of conceiving. I recommend it highly!!!

Helped me and a friend get pregnant (2009-01-28)

After trying for over 3 years to get pregnant and several unsuccessful fertility treatments including IVF, I followed the recommendations in this book and 2 months later we conceived naturally. I am the proud mother of a 5 day old healthy baby girl. In addition, I gave this book to a friend who was also struggling with fertility and she is now 10 weeks pregnant (about 3 months after following the diet). Both my friend and I had undetermined infertility causes and we are both over 35 years of age. This book is not hard to follow nor is it recommending anything radical that will make your life miserable. I can't say with 100% certainty that this diet got me fertile but I believe in my heart that it did. Infertility is such a painful emotional journey and people can get desperate to try most anything. This book is not some wacko diet which some reviewers have said is "harmful". I think that is a little dramatic, since it is pretty much following a healthy diet plan. Good luck to all the women struggling with infertility and don't lose hope!

Very informative book (2008-07-24)

This book is very informative. It goes into great detail about the possible causes of ovulatory infertility and what you can do, naturally, to help get pregnant. I loved that it gives you the basic outline for what to do and then you can make the choices that are necessary to help you have a baby - and that all of it is based on a national study. I also like the fact that it gives you some daily meal plans and some recipes.

The New Glucose Revolution Guide to Living Well with PCOS: Lose Weight, Boost Fertility and Gain Control Over Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome with the Glycemic Index

If you’ve been diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) or suspect you have it, and you’re looking for a way to manage your condition, you’ve come to the right place. In The New Glucose Revolution Guide to Living Well with PCOS, Dr. Jennie Brand-Miller--author of the New York Times bestseller The New Glucose Revolution, the authoritative guide to the glycemic index--along with Dr. Nadir Farid and Kate Marsh, address the root cause of PCOS--insulin resistance--and show you how eating a low-GI diet can help alleviate even your most troublesome symptoms, including:

Weight gain
Unsightly hair growth
Irregular cycles
Fatigue
Infertility
Hypoglycemia
Acne
Mood swings

Filled with indispensable advice on switching to the low-GI diet, incorporating exercise into your lifestyle, and preserving your overall health and well-being, as well as thirty delicious recipes, The New Glucose Revolution Guide to Living Well with PCOS will help you beat your PCOS symptoms and take back control over your life.

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it was ok (2010-04-14)

You get what one would expect considering the size of the book.

It's good at giving detailed information about the effects of glucose on your health. The shortcoming is the section on the GI Diet. If I had not read other books and information, I would have been confused.

Tiny & thin book (2010-02-15)

Decent info but not at all what I was expecting. There are many better PCOS books out there and the G.I. diet info was limited.

Great Diet Information (2009-10-04)

This book is excellent for diet management of PCOS, the seven steps are so useful and have helped me lose over 19 pounds in 3 months. The sample grocery list is very helpful as are the recipes. Very much recommend!

Didn't work for me. (2009-09-03)

I've had PCOS for 23 years and have fought weight gain for most of them. The only time my body responded positively to any diet was on the Carbohydrate Addict's diet for Life. The only thing is, it's really hard to stay on it. I was at a healthy weight when I quit smoking, and figured I would try the Low G.I. for PCOS book for a new way of eating. I gained 20 lbs. in 6 months. I couldn't control the carb intake. Low G.I. or not, this diet made me crave more carbs, which in turn makes my hormones go crazy and makes me gain weight, esp. in my abdomen. I hope it works for other women with PCOS, but sadly, I did not get my money's worth from this book.

Very informative. Easy to understand. (2009-07-10)

I don't know a lot of medical terms, nor do I want to, but this book helped me to understand what my body is doing. If you are diagnosed with PCOS, this is a MUST read!!

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