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The hilarious and touching true story of one woman's trials and tribulations with IVF
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When I was a teenager, I thought you could get pregnant from sitting in a jacuzzi. Not that I'm sure I even knew what a jacuzzi was, but I knew they were racy places where racy things happened. Men, as far as I remember, didn't even have to be there. So long as they'd been in the water in some sort of excitable state, pregnancy was inevitable - even if you kept your pants on. You see pregnancy was that easy, that dangerous and it could ruin your life.
Almost 20 years later and pregnancy could still ruin my life. Although now it is not the threat of what having a baby would do, but of not having a baby at all. I have been trying to get pregnant for two years and have not even come close to hearing the pitter-patter of tiny feet...'
So begins The Stork Club, Imogen Edwards-Jones' very personal, very moving and very funny memoir of her (and her husband's) trials and tribulations with IVF. Poked and prodded by endless doctors, pumped full of an exotic cocktail of drugs and forced to try to have sex at the most inopportune moments, Imogen pulls no punches in her account of this process. In her words, 'The fertility game is like a marathon, where you just have to keep on running. No matter how many times the finishing line is moved, no matter how increasingly heavy the going or unpleasant the terrain, you pick yourself up and, ever more determinedly, keep on going. Until one day, you pray, you might just make it...
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I read it straight through once when I first bought it, and then re-read it section-by-section as I went through the various stages of IVF.
I found it very helpful as it gives a very human and honest account of the actual experience of each stage, the medications involved and their side-effects as experienced by Imogen. This type of personal account is just not found in the more technical guides to IVF.
As well as being sad in places, it was also very funny in others and I insisted on reading out relevant sections to those family members involved in our IVF journey. This book became a great companion through our treatment.
I found it very helpful as it gives a very human and honest account of the actual experience of each stage, the medications involved and their side-effects as experienced by Imogen. This type of personal account is just not found in the more technical guides to IVF.
As well as being sad in places, it was also very funny in others and I insisted on reading out relevant sections to those family members involved in our IVF journey. This book became a great companion through our treatment.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I enjoyed reading this book but I felt that it was not realistic. The author clearly could afford many vast and expensive treatments that most people going through infertility could hardly afford!!! She went to the best ever fertility specialists without hesitation on the financial implications. For those going through fertility treatments, finance is one of the main issues which hinders the couples moving forward which was def not the case in this book.
In addition, I felt the book was short and did not go into much detail about the treatments and most importantly the couples feelings. I think the author could have done better in this regard.
I would recommend this book for couples going through or considering IVF treatment as the author focuses mainly on this.
In addition, I felt the book was short and did not go into much detail about the treatments and most importantly the couples feelings. I think the author could have done better in this regard.
I would recommend this book for couples going through or considering IVF treatment as the author focuses mainly on this.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Having gone through a couple of "advise" books that just made me feel depressed, I found this book in the Infertility section and was SO grateful for this brilliant read. I was laughing tears reading it! This book can be so funny as well as sad and, amongst many things, looking cheekily on a serious topic. It is great to have a more cheerful view on reproduction.
Of course the book will not bring you babies, but lot's of laughter and a more relaxed view on life :o)
Of course the book will not bring you babies, but lot's of laughter and a more relaxed view on life :o)
Most Recent Customer Reviews
hmmmm
after a 10 year battle with infertility i am not sure there is anything worse than reading a book about a lady with a lot of money who eventually has a baby - however this is a... Read more
Published 7 months ago by shazza
Brilliant
It was like picking up and reading my own personal diary ! If you are TTC I would recommend this as a good quick read - the first paragraph will summ up everything you're feeling... Read more
Published 19 months ago by lmp123
Uplifting and positive
This book is fantastic, I am just about to start IVF treatment and am terrified!!! This books puts a real humourous spin on things, is very empathatic and the ending is wonderful,... Read more
Published on 10 Feb 2010 by emma
Expected something different
The book is very well written and easy to read but I expected something more from it. Having been through the trials of infertility and IVF myself, I found myself relating to a... Read more
Published on 1 Oct 2009 by R. Allison
A great read
This is an entertaining and well written book that will particularly strike a cord with those experiencing fertility treatment. Recommended.
Published on 23 May 2009 by Suzanna
not much help i'm afraid
Assuming that the main market for this book is anyone thinking about, or about to undertake IVF, I wouldn't recommend this if a) you are re-mortgaging your house to pay for the... Read more
Published on 13 Aug 2007 by nanga
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