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‘Much sought after acupuncturist and midwife who helped Kate Winslet stay in shape during her pregnancy.’ Elle
‘West is renowned for helping women to get pregnant when everything else has failed.’ Times
‘one of Europe’s leading authorities on using natural health to enhance fertility.’ Style magazine
‘Zita, the baby dream maker.’ Sunday Mirror
‘With her conventional-meets-complementary approach to pregnancy, midwife Zita West has become a favourite with celebrity mums-to-be.’ Natural Pregnancy
‘Zita West is consulted by the rich and famous when they want a trouble-free pregnancy.’ Mirror
‘Zita is so in demand that she opened a clinic in Harley Street last month.’ You magazine
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A pioneer in the field of fertility, Zita West’s programme is invaluable for couples trying to conceive. Harley Street’s most popular fertility expert, and favourite consultant to celebrity clients, guides the reader through a process of vital physical and mental preparation.
The book is for every couple trying to conceive and has fascinating advice taken from Zita’s 20 years of experience as midwife and 7 years as an acupuncturist.
It provides a structured, easy-to-follow step-by-step programme, complete with case studies and and enormously detailed questionnaire.
The guide includes details on:
- when and how often to have sex
- what can prevent fertilisation and conception
- everything you need to know about sperm and ovulation
- nutrition, supplements and herbs
- complementary therapies such as acupressure, lymphatic massage and hypnotherapy
- how to overcome stress and other emotional blocks to pregnancy
- PCOS, endometriosis and other health issues
- tests and procedures if there is a problem
- and much much more.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
We were trying for our second baby, nine years after the first, but I had PCOS and I was told I had to get shots to stimulate ovulation. I was a little squeamish about fertility treatments so I bought this book and began to follow Zita West's directions, especially the fertility awareness kind, and i went on to conceive naturally after a month. I am currently 3 months along and I feel a huge gratitude for this book as it made our dream come true!
64 of 67 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book may be helpful for people who wonder why they can't get pregnant when they work 100 hours a week, live off nothing but Diet Coke and junk food and are severely under/overweight. Most of her case studies seem to involve people like this and you have to wonder how many people are that uninformed. Some of the more advanced nutritional advice is interesting (such as avoiding alcohol around ovulation) but much of this book just plugs Zita West's very expensive clinic and seems to be written for the lowest common denominator.
There are two specific glaring omissions in this book:
1. She fails to point out that period pain may be caused by endometriosis or that this is a leading cause of infertility. This is a shameful omission as many people with endometriosis are not aware they may have this disorder.
2. She fails to inform readers having trouble with lubrication that there are several products on the market (one is called Pre-Seed) that do not interfere with conception and can actually help. Like a judgmental matron, she just says 'you can't use saliva or eggwhites' and that's all. Yet this is something that affects 50% of women!
If you are trying to get pregnant I would highly recommend 'Taking Charge of Your Fertility' by Toni Wessler, and consider buying the charting software too. This will help you understand your cycle to maximise your chances of conceiving, and it has a lot of useful related information and a far more supportive and intelligent tone than Ms West.
There are two specific glaring omissions in this book:
1. She fails to point out that period pain may be caused by endometriosis or that this is a leading cause of infertility. This is a shameful omission as many people with endometriosis are not aware they may have this disorder.
2. She fails to inform readers having trouble with lubrication that there are several products on the market (one is called Pre-Seed) that do not interfere with conception and can actually help. Like a judgmental matron, she just says 'you can't use saliva or eggwhites' and that's all. Yet this is something that affects 50% of women!
If you are trying to get pregnant I would highly recommend 'Taking Charge of Your Fertility' by Toni Wessler, and consider buying the charting software too. This will help you understand your cycle to maximise your chances of conceiving, and it has a lot of useful related information and a far more supportive and intelligent tone than Ms West.
68 of 72 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have PCOS and just wasn't getting pregnant. Despite traditional help (Clomid) nothing worked. I read this book and now, just four weeks later, I'm pregnant using no drugs. The book recommended a diet, acuptuncture and hypnotherapy, and I used all three.
What's really great about this book is that it refutes some of the traditional ideas (saving sperm, that you ovulate in the middle of your cycle to name but two) and instead helps women understand their fertility and feel empowered to do something about it.
The only part of this book I didn't like was the bit about chinese herbs but that's probably more to do with my prejudice against taking any form of drugs or supplements than anything else.
I can highly recommend this book.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Excellent
Very informative, easy to read. Lots of things i didn't know and probably should! Great even if you're not trying to get pregnant. Read more
Published 15 months ago by E. Booth
highly recommend it
Great book, very useful information that helped me thorughout the whole process. Would recommend it to anyone trying to understand more about conception and what to do right.
Published 18 months ago by Mr. B. Cellier
It worked!
I read this book and Zita's Plan to Get Pregnant combined. I was a little disappointed with the format of this book as it is just in standard text, but when read with the Plan... Read more
Published on 3 Jan 2010 by C. Mcalister
Agree with the reader above
agree with previous reader. This book is sold on the basis of zita west's marketing her name and everyone falling for that. Read more
Published on 6 Nov 2009 by Janet
great book!
This has been a good purchase with lots of ideas on things you can do to improve your chances. No success yet, but I feel far more in control of my cycle. Read more
Published on 26 Oct 2009 by Michelle
Finally a book that deals with ALL aspects of conceiving
I've only just received my copy and started reading the first chapter and glancing through the rest. I am so pleased that this book takes an holistic approach. Read more
Published on 21 Jan 2009 by Yoga love
A great starting point
My husband and I are beginning to think about starting a family. I bought this book as a pre Christmas gift to myself so I could begin the process of understanding my cycle and... Read more
Published on 10 Dec 2008 by Cavysqueak
A book to help you relax at a stressful time
I got this book when my husband and I decided to start trying for a baby.
I realised I only knew the very basics about fertility and wanted to understand it a bit more... Read more
I realised I only knew the very basics about fertility and wanted to understand it a bit more... Read more
Published on 15 Feb 2008 by Me
This book worked for me!
I bought this book as I thought I was going to have lots of trouble as I have PCOS. The great thing is that Zita covers the basics (ovulation, helping the sperm reach the egg etc)... Read more
Published on 20 Jan 2008 by Watersign76
Great Read.
I bought this when we decided to try for a baby. I knew that this would be challenging as I have PCS and am overweight. Read more
Published on 8 Feb 2007 by C. Molesworth
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