Reddit mentions of The Impatient Woman's Guide to Getting Pregnant

I bought the book The Impatient Woman's Guide to Getting Pregnant after seeing someone on this sub mention it and I'm actually enjoying it so far. I was reading it last night with some wine since AF slowed up and I like how it actually addresses the emotional tolls of this process without just being technical or medical. My husband says he likes the book already because I gave him a list of things we are going to change and he likes that I have a plan rather than just saying I feel hopeless and don't know what else to do. I know a lot of this is out of our control, but as an anxious person who likes to have a plan even having one or two new things to try or consider makes me feel less powerless. My temp drop shipped today too so I'm excited that I'll have more accurate data to use. This is the first time in a couple months of this process that I'm feeling more optimistic again so I'm hoping it lasts. My husband agreed to start a multivitamin too after discussing what I had read last night so I'm happy about that.

I found your comment interesting because I remembered that I just read in The Impatient Woman’s Guide to Getting Pregnant, “One more thing to be cautious about putting in your mouth: ibuprofen painkillers such as Advil or Motrin, which many of us take without even thinking about it. Ibuprofen is an anti-inflammatory, and ovulation is an inflammatory process. So it’s not a good idea to take ibuprofen in the days before ovulation.” However, she also does recommend many foods consistent with a Mediterranean diet.

Definitely Taking Charge of Your Fertility! There is a reason it's the #1 recommendation on all the TTC-related subs - it is comprehensive and will likely teach you so much you never knew about your own body, and learning about it is the best way to maximize the chances of conceiving quickly once you want to (and avoid doing so when you don't). My second book recommendation is The Impatient Woman's Guide to Getting Pregnant. It's more specifically about conceiving/pregnancy broadly than just how your body and cycles work, as TCOYF is. I particularly enjoyed its chapters on age in relation to fertility and on gender selection methods. The author is a PhD and it's full of studies and statistics, which I appreciate, but delivered in a conversational way.

For me, I think it makes sense to just take it one step at a time - there will be 9 months to read all about pregnancy progression and babies once I actually achieve pregnancy. So while I'm WTT, I'm really just interested in reading about the next step, which is fertility and TTC.

Exactly - I was going off the + OPK on CD15.

If you haven't yet, pick up a copy of Taking Charge Of Your Fertility and The Impatient Women's Guide to Getting Pregnant. They're both super helpful in understanding your cycle, and temping. (and quick / easy reads, particularly the latter)

Btw, I'd also recommend charting your CM.. Charting is all about getting multiple data points to try to pinpoint what's going on - the more data, the better!

Welcome! We have a bunch of info on the sub, if you want to check out the sidebar. Please feel free to pop into the daily chats -- I think it's a lot of acronyms and stuff at first, but everybody's new at some point, and you pick it up pretty quickly.

If you're interested in doing some pre-IUD-removal reading, I would suggest Taking Charge of Your Fertility (long but definitive) or The Impatient Woman's Guide to Getting Pregnant (shorter).

As far as google searching goes, try to stick to medical journals or reputable studies. Otherwise, you're gonna get so much conflicting information it'll make your head spin. There are a number of books available, as well - two of the favorites around here are the following (linking on Amazon in case you're interested):

• Taking Charge of your Fertility - This one's great for explaining OPK's and BBTemping
  
  
• The Impatient Woman's Guide to Getting Pregnant - I haven't read this one, but I'm told it does really well debunking a lot of the TTC myths or showing concrete evidence for proven TTC methods.