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

[BellyBelly]

What was the most helpful conception related book that you've read? Why was it so great?

Are there any you wouldn't recommend?

Share your essential reading list here!

[mummydreamer]

Up the Duff, by Kaz Cooke. it was hilarious yet insightful. it went week by week, said what the baby was doing how big it was, and also what the mum should be feeling. it was great!

[nothing2lose]

Gread thread!

I loved Up the Duff too! (although it is more pregnancy than conception I guess)

I have an older edition but it was brilliant when I had DD. It is very readable and funny. It doesnt take itself too seriously, as some books do. DD liked looking at the pictures when she was older and they actually became a talking point in the birds and bees chats.

That said, now I am....ehem...getting on a little bit and have a bit more knowledge about my body and the whole childbirth thing-y (in part thanks to BB!!), I am not sure it is the right book for me. I took Up The Duff out to have a bit of a look when I had my last IVF transfer. I found it was a little basic. Still good, but I felt I needed more. Some topics are given just the briefest of dicussion.

Right now I am reading Fertility Foods by Jeremy Groll and Lorie Groll. Will let you know what I think when I am finished (I will also let you know if it works!)

A friend is also sending me the Zita West book - Fertility and Assisted Conception. That's meant to be good. Again, I will let you know!

[ezymay]

I read lots before conceiving. We thought we would have to do ivf because of DH's chemo treatment (but didn't need to in the end)

On my bookshelf

Making Babies- Dr Warwick Carter
Making babies (personal ivf stories)- Teresa Miller
Sex at 6pm- Annarosa Berman
Getting pregnant the hard way- Mikeal Svanstrom (from a mans pov)

I liked reading real life stories! And of course my biggest help was BB! That's where I found out about charting and mucus and all sorts of things!!

[willow5]

I found 'Taking Charge of Your Fertility' by Toni Weschler really good. Easy to read and informative

[luna moth]

Planning A Baby - I think it's by Sarah Brewer?
Stay Fertile Longer - forget who that's by, and have passed it on. Great advice about all manner of aspects.

[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.

[BlackRose]

I found 'Taking Charge of Your Fertility' by Toni Weschler really good. Easy to read and informative

Me too.. this book was great

[babymaker]

Natural Fertility by Francesca Nash

[FancyPants]

The most helpful book I've read has been Taking Charge of Your Fertility.

Why:
-Insightful information about how a woman's reproductive system works, what the signs of fertility are, and how to interpret them easily.
-I learned things I didn't know and that many other women didn't know, such as the stages of ovulation and how to tell what is happening when and why it's important.
-Charts to help you keep record.
-How to prevent and achieve pregnancy using these signs.
-Each section had example charts on how those signs can be documented.
-It's not just a charting reference. It's a full fertility reference with a charting option.

Mini rant: Every girl should be given this book for their first period (if they're emotionally able to comprehend such a thing) so they can learn what their body is doing and why. It would be empowering to them to understand their bodies. Too many girls are so grossed out by the thought of talking about such a normal and natural function for no reason. And also, they'd definitely read it because tweens are naturally curious about sex and will go so far as to look up "penis" "vagina" and "breasts" in the dictionary so there's no worry that they'd never open it. This would hardly give them the vapors and would open a dialogue between parent and child. My 42 year old friend asked me about cervical mucous today (came up in TTC conversation) and was shocked that EWCM meant ovulation. And she told me "I know I have a vagina and I've been around a while, but ewwwwww" after she read about the different types of cervical mucous. Women shouldn't be grossed out by their nethers!

[sjfivfcare]

i'm a doctor and book are very helpful in many ways
but it depends on one's what they get from a book
and book help me to achieve this position
and i like this topic and keep discussing it