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- Making Babies;\u00a0<\/em>Sami S. David, MD and Jill Blakeway, LAc<\/strong>
\n<\/span>This was a good resource for me and I wish I had found and read this book much earlier in our journey. Their three month program did not work for me… but the information in the book really helped me to be informed about tests, procedures, and treatments when we started seeing Dr. 2.
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<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nInfertility:<\/strong><\/p>\n
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- Unsung Lullabies: Understanding and Coping with Infertility;\u00a0<\/em>Janet Jaffe, Ph.D., Martha Ourieff Diamond, Ph.D., David J. Diamond, Ph.D.<\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/span>Unsung Lullabies<\/em> has been THE BEST written resource I have come across for infertility. It was so validating and explained infertility so well that I had Matt and my mom read this book too.
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<\/li>\n- Love and Infertility: Survival Strategies for Balancing Infertility, Marriage, and Life;\u00a0<\/em>Kristen Magnacca<\/strong>
\n<\/span>I just recently read this book. Perhaps if I had read it earlier in our journey it would have made more of an impact… Some of the strategies resonated with me and some didn\u2019t. Overall, I would still recommend it, especially for someone near the beginning of this journey.
\n![\"3stars\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iamhalfhope.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/3stars.png?resize=100%2C22\")
<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n- Waiting for Daisy;\u00a0<\/em>Peggy Orenstein<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Note: this book also falls into the loss category, but I’ve decided to keep it in the infertility category in this list.
\nThis book was reviewed as a funny memoir\u00a0of her experience with infertility… I wouldn\u2019t call it funny, but it was honest, interesting, and I\u2019m glad I read it.
\n![\"3stars\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iamhalfhope.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/3stars.png?resize=102%2C22\")
<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\nPregnancy Loss:<\/strong><\/p>\n
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- There Was Supposed to be a Baby: A Guide to Healing After Pregnancy Loss;<\/em>\u00a0Catherine Noblitt Keating<\/strong>
\n<\/span>This was a very, very helpful book for me after my ectopic pregnancy. I highly recommend it for loss mamas.
\n<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n- Our Stories of Miscarriage: Healing with Words;\u00a0<\/em>Edited by Rachel Faldet and Karen Fitton<\/strong>
\nOur Stories of Miscarriage<\/em> is a collection of essays, poems, and journal entries written by people who have experienced the trauma of miscarriage and pregnancy loss\u2026 it was healing for me\u00a0to hear their stories and reduced\u00a0the isolation I was feeling.
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- Our Stories of Miscarriage: Healing with Words;\u00a0<\/em>Edited by Rachel Faldet and Karen Fitton<\/strong>
- Love and Infertility: Survival Strategies for Balancing Infertility, Marriage, and Life;\u00a0<\/em>Kristen Magnacca<\/strong>
- Unsung Lullabies: Understanding and Coping with Infertility;\u00a0<\/em>Janet Jaffe, Ph.D., Martha Ourieff Diamond, Ph.D., David J. Diamond, Ph.D.<\/strong>