What was the most helpful conception-related book you've read?

[BellyBelly]

Just conception books, not pregnancy ones

[melbel]

For LTTC'rs "Is my body baby friendly" by Dr. Alan Beers....it's a goldmine of information and new research into fertility issues...gave us the answers we needed to conceive our little miracle.

[kass]

Good thread!

Toni Weschler "Taking Charge of your Fertility" was really good - kind of a bible for charting!

Zita West "Fertility and Assisted Conception" covers all the basics of ac in an easy to read style. It's pretty lengthy, but a lot of that is recalling previous chapters, so it's good to dip into. She promotes a more holistic approach than many fs including acupuncture and meditation. The book has lots of case studies and good general info about procedures, diet and other factors. I think it's a good starting point for ivf

Hugh Melnick "The Pregnancy Prescription" is focused on ac. He breaks fs into two groups: 'success oriented' and 'diagnosis oriented', with 'success' being minimum invasive testing (Bt and semen analysis only) before deciding which method of ac (if any) should be used. I guess it's a 'why bother having a lap if hubby's sperm is no good - straight to ivf!' approach. I found this a little hard to accept as I'm someone who likes to have definitive answers for why things don't work, but aside from this it does have good info about different procedures and lots of us pics which (I think) are pretty interesting

Marilyn Shannon 'Fertility, Cycles and Nutrition' is good for info on how what you eat can affect conception. It's really based on natural conception, but the general principles apply to anyone. It has chapters on endometriosis, pcos, low/hyperthyroid, luteal phase problems and male fertility. Shannon is basically promoting a healthy, balanced diet and includes lots if info about how vitamins and minerals affect us

Jeremy and Lorie Groll "Fertility Foods" is also about how nutrition affects conception. Their argument is that insulin resistance is one of the major factors in infertility and the way to overcome it is through a low-carb, high-protein diet. To be honest I only skimmed this one as that approach doesn't seem very balanced to me, however after flicking through it again this morning I've decided to take another look - I'll let you know how I go

Looking forward to seeing what other people recommend!

[M22]

I loved Jools Oliver- Minus 9 to 1, great read about her ttc journey. I loved reading about how she concieved her girls and it was a pretty honest book too. I could relate to it well.

[Snacks]

I found Natural Fertility by Francesca Naish helpful. Mind you, it's the only conception book I read

[Applepie]

What to expect before you're expecting - easy to read and very informative.

It has sections for men to read as well.