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"Infertility Saved My Life: Healing PCOS From The Inside Out exposes the raw teaching moments of Sarah Willoughby's journey to self-love through Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and secondary infertility. Within Infertility Saved My Life, Sarah Willoughby addresses the challenges and heartbreak she experienced while becoming a mum to three amazing children. She writes about her multiple miscarriages, as well as the trauma she endured, so that anyone still...
2) The Big Lie
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A candid assessment of the pros and cons of delayed motherhood.
Biology does not bend to feminist ideals and science does not work miracles. That is the message of this eye-opening discussion of the consequences of delayed motherhood. Part personal account, part manifesto, Selvaratnam recounts her emotional journey through multiple miscarriages after the age of 37. Her doctor told her she still "had time," but Selvaratnam found
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A life-changing, step-by-step, natural protocol to ignite lasting hormone balance and improve everything from PMS, period pain, and heavy periods to irregular cycles and missing periods, from Nicole Jardim, certified women's health coach and cohost of the podcast The Period Party.
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For 10 percent of women worldwide, the road to motherhood is bumpy, painful, and heartbreaking. For some, it can cause a complete collapse of emotions. This is the reality for those plagued by infertility. In this book, Christina Oberon will help you discover that infertility does not define you! She helps guide you through the rollercoaster of emotions that infertility brings, so you can find inner joy, which rests on hope.
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Alicia desperately wants a baby. She is nearly 40 years old and has never gone through a pregnancy before.
Uncertain of what is best to do, she starts researching the possibility of adoption. She soon learns about private 'gray' adoptions, and in the process is told to consider adopting a baby from Ukraine.
Unbeknownst to Alicia, adoptions in Ukraine are being controlled by its largely illegal porn industry with strong links to the Russian mafia,...
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Al llegar a la escalera volteó a ver a su papá. Con la mirada pidió ayuda. Fue un llamado de auxilio que no encontró palabras. Un grito desesperado al borde del precipicio...
Este libro es un verdadero mensaje urgente de unión familiar. No podemos seguir fingiéndonos sordos ante el grito desesperado de un hogar que cada día se desintegra más, especialmente si le es posible detectar en casa alguno de los siguientes puntos: autoritarismo y...
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Aging, Work, and Retirement presents the reasons older men and women are staying in the workforce as long as they are able to do so-information of immediate value to undergraduate and graduate students across the fields of sociology, gerontology, industrial/organizational psychology, and business management as well as to corporate leaders, human resources managers, professional organizations and policy makers. The text reflects a growing interest...
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In our fast-paced society, most workingwomen are so immersed in their vocations that oftentimes there isn't much free time to ponder what to consider when their life transitions to the most important role...that of "Mom". As a career-oriented woman myself, I was surprised that my closest allies, my BFFs and family members who were already Moms, hadn't given me the "lowdown" of what to expect, as well as expert advice on how to react. It is my goal...
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Neither marginal nor secret, contracting surrogate mothers is growing rapidly and is regarded as socially progressive. Yet the "process" is vitiated from the get-go, i.e., commissioning a woman to bear, birth, and surrender a baby.
Surrogacy undermines a woman's human dignity. It makes her an instrument in other people's project and attacks her equal gender rights. It also objectivizes and denies the rights of the child to be born.
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A story of fertility, feminism, and family
Jenn Berney was one of those people who knew she was destined for motherhood-it wasn't a question of if, but when. So when she and her wife Kelly decided to start building their family, they took the next logical step: they went to a fertility clinic. But they soon found themselves entrenched in a medical establishment that didn't know what to do with people like them. With no man factoring into their relationship,...
11) Warrior Women
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Reshni Ratnam is an Australian journalist with more than 15 years' experience.
Her journey to motherhood was emotionally challenging and confronting when her daughter Isla was born via an emergency caesarean at 29+1 weeks' gestation. Two-and-a-half years later her son Rohaan was born during the COVID-19 global pandemic at 34+1 weeks' gestation.
Reshni's book is a compilation of stories and letters of inspiration from mothers who have endured...
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I Still Want to be a Mom helps women stop thinking about how badly they want a baby and just get pregnant. Sometimes getting to parenthood isn't as easy breezy as couples are led to believe and women can't help but wonder what's up with their fertility. After all the years spent telling their body not to get pregnant, now they want a baby. Sometimes doctors don't have satisfying answers or solutions, and dealing with all the decisions can be overwhelming...
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For anyone who has been on the roller coaster of infertility, then this book is for you.
The heartache, the grief and the anger of not being able to give birth to a beautiful baby stays with you and can infect every area of your life.
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My Last BFN takes you on the author's personal journey of the grieving process after giving up on her dream of having children. This is the aftermath of the infertility journey and the healing...
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Flying high at thirty thousand feet in the air, all Hayley could think about was how she needed thirty thousand tails injected into her and only two feet in the air. She was on her way to Melbourne to meet Mr Stork her sperm donor in the flesh whom she had found on Facebook. This trip was a stark contrast, or should I say, a stork contrast, from her plane ride back to Australia, after she broke up with Ian. He was the guy, that held onto her during...
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Fertile is a revolutionary approach to conscious motherhood. Applying visionary concepts to fertility and pregnancy, Pritam Atma shares a beautifully illustrated guide to heal your body, mind, and spirit in preparation for pregnancy and creating an enlightened child. This book opens a doorway into the unknown mysteries of creation.
This book is written for women who are struggling with fertility, want to consciously conceive, and those who are already...
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From one of the world's leading authorities, a practical resource guide filled with the essential information you need to know about assisted reproduction
Third-party reproduction is now easier, more accessible, and more successful than ever before, yet it is still a complex process. Before you start down this path to parenthood, there are important questions to consider such as, "How are sperm, eggs, and embryos screened?", "How do I find a donor?",...
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Lisa Manterfield was a sensible 32-year-old when she met The One, a man who sparked a passion for tango, an urge to break down closed doors, and a deep-rooted desire to reproduce. Five years later she was a baby addict, hiding her addiction, plotting a maternity ward heist, and threatening anything that got in her way, including her beloved husband and his pesky practicality.
In this gritty, award-winning memoir, Manterfield traces her spiraling...
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"What if I never get to be a mother?" When this doubt first takes hold, it can knock you completely off your feet. You feel cheated, frustrated, and no longer sure of your place in society, your family, or your circle of friends. Now... imagine you could spend time with someone who really understands how you feel, who lets you express all the things that once seemed whiny, self-indulgent, or just plain crazy, and who confides that she once felt that...
19) Fourteen Years
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Years ago, I was looking for inspirational story to give me hope through my struggle with infertility. Over many years, I tried everything available in the medical field, including nine failed in-vitro attempts. During this process, I was hopeless and trying to keep my head up. I didn't find a book that spoke to my tired soul and provide solutions for my long-term struggle. I promised myself that if i was blessed with a child, i would write a book...
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Choosing Single Parenthood: Stories from Solo Parents by Choice provides insight into the journey of becoming a single mother from the perspective of women who have chosen to create a family on their own terms. With contributions from women across Canada, the stories in this anthology explore the power of choice and what it means to become a mother. Included are stories of the journey of conception, the creation of community, the impact of the Covid-19...
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