Making Babies: A Proven 3-Month Program for Maximum Fertility
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- Author：Sami S. David
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Summary
Making Babies offers a proven 3-month program designed to help any woman get pregnant。 Fertility medicine today is all about aggressive surgical， chemical， and technological intervention， but Dr。 David and Blakeway know a better way。 Starting by identifying "fertility types，" they cover everything from recognizing the causes of fertility problems to making lifestyle choices that enhance fertility to trying surprising strategies such as taking cough medicine， decreasing doses of fertility drugs， or getting acupuncture along with IVF。 Making Babies is a must-have for every woman trying to conceive， whether naturally or through medical intervention。 Dr。 David and Blakeway are revolutionizing the fertility field， one baby at a time。
Reviews
Brooke Bateman
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Good information but also outdated
Natasha Rodgers
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The first 4/5ths of this book were dominated by information that I've picked up elsewhere after many years TTC。 However， I felt like the fertility typing and tailored pre-mester plans added some value to me。 The bulk of the book can be summed up as: adopt a healthy lifestyle and see a TCM practitioner。 The first 4/5ths of this book were dominated by information that I've picked up elsewhere after many years TTC。 However， I felt like the fertility typing and tailored pre-mester plans added some value to me。 The bulk of the book can be summed up as: adopt a healthy lifestyle and see a TCM practitioner。 。。。more
Yuliya Baranova
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I'm strongly recommend to read this book for people who are planning their pregnancies or have troubles to conceive。First of all， the book has an overview to the whole process explaining in details of what can go wrong at each simple step。Second， the book is written by 2 doctors with Western and Eastern approaches to the medicine。 I was quite good familiar with traditional Western concepts， but Chinese medicine has some new alternatives I was not aware of。 There are no strange non-proved recomme I'm strongly recommend to read this book for people who are planning their pregnancies or have troubles to conceive。First of all， the book has an overview to the whole process explaining in details of what can go wrong at each simple step。Second， the book is written by 2 doctors with Western and Eastern approaches to the medicine。 I was quite good familiar with traditional Western concepts， but Chinese medicine has some new alternatives I was not aware of。 There are no strange non-proved recommendations。 According to the book you need to contact certified acupuncturist if you want to get specific tea or needles treatment， but you can get very specific tips， live-style corrections that match with your fertility type and help you to conceive easily and faster。Final point， there are certain situations when specific treatment， hormonal drugs or IUI， IVF procedures are required。 The book does accept these treatments as needed ones， but it explains when you can get pregnant in natural way， it also has a list of all needed tests and questions about your fertility， food， life style， health-being and exercising that you need to know to make a healthy and happy baby。 。。。more
Kymberly
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Had some great suggestions but lingo was sometimes hard to follow because it was hard to follow the abbreviations。 As well thought it was on repeat a little。 Wouldn’t mind reading it again sometime。
Cheri
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I was surprised to discover that this most held very little new information for me。 That must mean i'm current on my research。 SD stresses throughout the book that the ART industry has evolved into profit making rather than patient healing。 Many doctors aren't interested in treating the root of infertility or finding out why seemingly perfectly healthy couples struggle to conceive。 Too bad I don't live anywhere near the doctors who would look outside the box。 I liked the diet， exercise and Chine I was surprised to discover that this most held very little new information for me。 That must mean i'm current on my research。 SD stresses throughout the book that the ART industry has evolved into profit making rather than patient healing。 Many doctors aren't interested in treating the root of infertility or finding out why seemingly perfectly healthy couples struggle to conceive。 Too bad I don't live anywhere near the doctors who would look outside the box。 I liked the diet， exercise and Chinese medicine suggestions。 I'm already on the road with diet and exercise parts。 Not sure if I'll return to my acupuncturist。 。。。more
Heather
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My cousin's wife recommended this book。 I can't really write a fair review for it， because I started reading it after reading Taking Charge of Your Fertility: The Definitive Guide to Natural Birth Control， Pregnancy Achievement， and Reproductive Health。After learning how to chart my cycle and understand my fertility from the last book， I calculate that I actually conceived on the day that I started reading this book。 So either this book has magical powers that impregnate women， or， sorry， it was My cousin's wife recommended this book。 I can't really write a fair review for it， because I started reading it after reading Taking Charge of Your Fertility: The Definitive Guide to Natural Birth Control， Pregnancy Achievement， and Reproductive Health。After learning how to chart my cycle and understand my fertility from the last book， I calculate that I actually conceived on the day that I started reading this book。 So either this book has magical powers that impregnate women， or， sorry， it was because of the knowledge I gained elsewhere。Either way， now I am not really motivated to finish this book， but I will probably hang onto it for a while。The main thing I remember learning from reading the first 50 pages of it made me feel much more judgy even than before about the grossness of anal sex。 The authors' tone was the opposite of judgy， but they related a story of a couple who was having trouble conceiving until the doctor discovered that the woman had fecal bacteria in her vagina that was thwarting conception。 The doctor delicately suggested that they were probably having anal sex， so they should stop doing that， take a course of antibiotics， then try again for a baby。 It sounded like it worked， but talk about ewww。 。。。more
Rose Lindgren
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Very educational， especially on the details of how to understand the female fertility cycle。 This is also the first book to introduce me to acupuncture and Chinese medicine; it’s inspired me to explore more。 I was disappointed that there wasn’t a single reference to the possibility of a non-heterosexual couple （or even a single person for that matter！） making a baby。
Bridget
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While I don't see myself following the TCM advice in this book， I still found it useful to read it and think about。 I also found the Western Medicine advice to be very thorough， with points made about less invasive options and possible causes of infertility that I had not read elsewhere。 While I don't see myself following the TCM advice in this book， I still found it useful to read it and think about。 I also found the Western Medicine advice to be very thorough， with points made about less invasive options and possible causes of infertility that I had not read elsewhere。 。。。more
Heather Myers
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Incredibly informative I'm a big proponent of eastern and western medicine together so I'm looking forward restarting this program this month。 Thanks for writing this incredibly informative book！ Incredibly informative I'm a big proponent of eastern and western medicine together so I'm looking forward restarting this program this month。 Thanks for writing this incredibly informative book！ 。。。more
Chelsea
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This is a book for all people， both men and women， facing fertility issues。 It focuses on the most natural ways of getting pregnant， but mentions medical assistance at the end of that is needed。 I enjoyed the fertility types and the RX for each。 I was by far and away the tired type （scored 41 while all the others scored less than 10）。 And the funny thing is the RX all hit home to me。 I love carbs， and spicy food， and staying warm， moderate exercise， etc。 All of those things make me feel my best This is a book for all people， both men and women， facing fertility issues。 It focuses on the most natural ways of getting pregnant， but mentions medical assistance at the end of that is needed。 I enjoyed the fertility types and the RX for each。 I was by far and away the tired type （scored 41 while all the others scored less than 10）。 And the funny thing is the RX all hit home to me。 I love carbs， and spicy food， and staying warm， moderate exercise， etc。 All of those things make me feel my best anyway。 I also liked how it broke up the help with hormonal issues， structural issues， etc。 to best help people identify what is wrong with them。 And bonus！ It incorporates the BBT chart， which is a huge help to pinpoint what is wrong。 I would recommend this book of this is what you need。The Chinese medicine part seemed a little weird to me， but I'm also not used to it at all。 I would hesitate to get the herbs they talk about just because I know little about them and the side affects they bring。 。。。more
Lindsey
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I was skeptical about the mix of western science and Chinese medicine， but following the advice laid out for my type definitely improved my overall reproductive health and put me on the path to baby。 I do agree with some reviewers that you have to know yourself and adjust some of the suggestions accordingly （diet suggestions come to mind）， but if you're serious about trying to get pregnant， I'd hope you've already figured that out。 I was skeptical about the mix of western science and Chinese medicine， but following the advice laid out for my type definitely improved my overall reproductive health and put me on the path to baby。 I do agree with some reviewers that you have to know yourself and adjust some of the suggestions accordingly （diet suggestions come to mind）， but if you're serious about trying to get pregnant， I'd hope you've already figured that out。 。。。more
rebecca diliberto
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Great blend of western and eastern wisdomI've read pretty much every fertility book and this ranks among the best。 Clear advice and intelligently written。 Highly recommend。 Great blend of western and eastern wisdomI've read pretty much every fertility book and this ranks among the best。 Clear advice and intelligently written。 Highly recommend。 。。。more
Jessica
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Very informativeIt was nice to take the online test and to narrow down the path I need to take in order to be successful。
Emily
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A wealth of information。 Anyone having fertility issues should read。
Amanda McElwain
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Though I'm a fertile myrtle， I found a ton of the information in this book very useful in timing my pregnancies just right。 I learned so much about my body， reproductive system and my female anatomy than ever before。 Very well written！ Though I'm a fertile myrtle， I found a ton of the information in this book very useful in timing my pregnancies just right。 I learned so much about my body， reproductive system and my female anatomy than ever before。 Very well written！ 。。。more
Gwendoline Van
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This book explores natural solutions for baby-making--a great reminder that half of the battle is remembering to be kind and tuned in to ourselves。 Stress， poor eating habits， too much on your plate， genital infections， etc。 all make it more difficult to get pregnant。 The authors stress that a lot of conventional fertility treatments are overly dependent on technology， and that half the time， it's simpler lifestyle remedies that better prepare couples for conception。 For instance， did you know t This book explores natural solutions for baby-making--a great reminder that half of the battle is remembering to be kind and tuned in to ourselves。 Stress， poor eating habits， too much on your plate， genital infections， etc。 all make it more difficult to get pregnant。 The authors stress that a lot of conventional fertility treatments are overly dependent on technology， and that half the time， it's simpler lifestyle remedies that better prepare couples for conception。 For instance， did you know that the best position for getting pregnant is the missionary position？ Or， that it's best to give the little swimmers help by stay lying down for 15 minutes or so afterwards。 And， some women ovulate earlier or later in the month than expected， meaning they need to pay extra close attention to their own body's signals instead of what standard ovulation charts dictate。 We also have to prepare our bodies for pregnancy， which looks a lot like being pregnant: Limiting caffeine and alcohol。 Sleeping。 Reducing stress。 Choosing healthful foods over processed foods。 Exercising。 Really， this book is a reminder to be kind to ourselves and ot really listen to the cues our bodies give us。 The authors suggest that most couples， if they start paying attention to how they care for themselves and each other， will likely get pregnant within 3 to 6 months， maybe up to a year。 For couples with known fertility issues， the authors recommend really knowing why you face such issues。 Oftentimes， traditional fertility treatments ignore the reasons why， preferring， instead， to use technology to force biological ailments。 The purpose of the book isn't to be anti-technology; it's to get down to the root causes to overcome come then， and when that isn't possible， inquire about the best ways for natural and allopathic remedies to work together。 The last portion of the book draws on Chinese medicine。 It assigns a type to you and your partner。 Your type dictates how your Chi flows through you， and by better understanding your personal energy， you can choose solutions and remedies to better prepare you for pregnancy。 My husband and I realized we were both Stuck: Stuck types internalize their stress and falter during transitions。 Since they don't express stress easily， it gets carried out physically--nervous stomach， high blook pressure， tight muscles， tight digestion， etc。 Recommendations: - Food: 30% starch - 10% meat - 60% veggies- Don't stress the liver: choose whole foods- Cruciferous vegetables- Essential fatty acids- Calcium-rich foods when stressed- Fruit and vegetable juice- Daily sun- Small amounts sour foods- Hot water and lemon first thing in the morning- Turmeric， thyme， rosemary， basil， mint， garlic- Sit to eat meals， and chew slowly- Reduce caffeine， red meat， hormone-injected meat， salty foods， fried and fatty foods， dairy， flaxseed and soy， alchohol- Low-intensity aerobics， like jogging- Meditative exercise: Tai chi， yoga， mindful walking， repetitive exercise like jogging and swimming- REduce stress- Develop relaxation techniques: meditation， breathing， etc。- Find healthy ways of expressing and releasing emotions- Laugh- Avoid frustrations- Breathe deeply- Achieve balance- Use pads instead of tampons to keep flow going- Zinc， Vitamin B， Magnesium， Calcium， evening primrose oil， red raspberry- Acupuncture 。。。more
VBergen
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The book has good explanations。 I like this doctor's approach of first searching what is the problem instead of immediately pumping lots of meds。 The book has good explanations。 I like this doctor's approach of first searching what is the problem instead of immediately pumping lots of meds。 。。。more
Angela
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Back when I read this a year before my son was born， I took a bunch of pictures of portions I wanted to remember。 Now in March 2017 when my son is 18 months old， I'm looking through those again。My scores:Tired: 17Tired RX*: 50% complex carbs， 30% veggies and fruits， 20% protein。 Regular moderate exercise; don't overexert。 Stay warm， be rested， and keep to a good schedule。 Take Vitex。 Acupuncture。Stuck: 14Stuck RX*: 60% veggies and fruits， 30% complex carbs， 10% protein。 Regular moderate exercise Back when I read this a year before my son was born， I took a bunch of pictures of portions I wanted to remember。 Now in March 2017 when my son is 18 months old， I'm looking through those again。My scores:Tired: 17Tired RX*: 50% complex carbs， 30% veggies and fruits， 20% protein。 Regular moderate exercise; don't overexert。 Stay warm， be rested， and keep to a good schedule。 Take Vitex。 Acupuncture。Stuck: 14Stuck RX*: 60% veggies and fruits， 30% complex carbs， 10% protein。 Regular moderate exercise。 Meditate。 Reduce stress and find ways to express your emotions。 Take Vitamin B。 Acupuncture。Dry: 6Pale: 0Waterlogged （where PCOS is mostly found）: 6Tired and stuck win， despite my having PCOS， though part of that is likely due to my own willpower （or lack thereof at times）， though maybe they're accounting for that。 PCOS people like me， however， need a low-carb diet。 I love carbs， so this is hard。 Like the book said， either male hormones or insulin will be high， and for me it was testosterone （in 2015）。 Metformin helped with that a bunch， since it's part of the sugar/carbs/insulin/anovulation cycle， and Femara got me to ovulate。 I also did acupuncture。 It only took one assisted cycle to get pregnant， so I'm not sure what the strongest factor was。PSA to doctors and patients: QUIT PUSHING CLOMID。 It's popular， but it shouldn't be your go-to。 Test things first and find the cause， then use the appropriate medication。 Clomid is not a one-size-fits-most。 Despite the book's encouragement of Clomid， Femara is actually the drug of choice for people with PCOS because it is gentler， carries less risk of long-term damage because it doesn't build up in your system and harm your system over time， is just as effective when repeated （Clomid you can only do 4 months at a time safely， and it's much less effective after that break） and has less risk of conceiving twins or other multiples。As far as food goes， keeping to a diet meticulously and tracking what I eat is overwhelming to me and frankly， seems unnecessary。 If I just follow the word of wisdom and make sure I have good portions between the food groups， that's enough。 *not the complete diagnosis， just the parts I found most applicable or desirable for my situation。 。。。more
Lisa Newhouse
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I am a practicing Catholic so I do not agree with the use of certain aspects of Chinese medicine or artificial reproductive technologies， but this was still a great book。 After learning that I have high prolactin and PCOS， I got pregnant but had a miscarriage at 9 weeks。 I began reading this book upon my doctor's advice。 It showed me how all my symptoms linked together and gave me an action plan to begin fixing the underlying issues。 My husband and I are now working on changing our lifestyle and I am a practicing Catholic so I do not agree with the use of certain aspects of Chinese medicine or artificial reproductive technologies， but this was still a great book。 After learning that I have high prolactin and PCOS， I got pregnant but had a miscarriage at 9 weeks。 I began reading this book upon my doctor's advice。 It showed me how all my symptoms linked together and gave me an action plan to begin fixing the underlying issues。 My husband and I are now working on changing our lifestyle and consulting with doctors about treatments and tests we need。 I feel empowered and confident that with the suggestions from this book we will be able to have a healthy baby。 。。。more
Jax
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I love the concept of this book and the advice they give is sensible and easy to do。
Kristen
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Highly recommend this book for those having fertility problems。 It is a blended approach of eastern and western medicine and made me feel much more in control again。 Spread the word :）。
Carrie
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Didn't work for me -ha！！ But I got a lot of useful info from this book and I refer to it often。 I was also able to self-diagnose myself as a certain eastern medicine "type" and I found that super helpful as well。 Didn't work for me -ha！！ But I got a lot of useful info from this book and I refer to it often。 I was also able to self-diagnose myself as a certain eastern medicine "type" and I found that super helpful as well。 。。。more
S。
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Good book， I liked the section about The Five Fertility Types。 I think that it is nice to be able to identify yourself in these categories as it gives you words to use with your doctor about things other than baby making too， or at least ease your mind that you fall into an identifiable category （vs being some medical rarity）。
Mrs。 Schonour
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This book is great for someone that doesn't know a lot about the female cycles and natural signs of fertility。 I ended up skipping a lot。 There was some good information in the middle about foods to promote fertility， what type of exercise is best at what times， and massage techniques。 This book is great for someone that doesn't know a lot about the female cycles and natural signs of fertility。 I ended up skipping a lot。 There was some good information in the middle about foods to promote fertility， what type of exercise is best at what times， and massage techniques。 。。。more
Kristine
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Very informative， and love the East meets West approach， but the chapters could be better organized （e。g。， just one section or chart for the suggested massage types and nutrition choices according to the different cycle phases） -- and the authors should not assume that all women who are planning to make babies have male partners。
April Iwema kunkle
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I found it very insightful and helpful。 however if you have a condition that cannot be fixed by a mere change in diet and vitamins than you may not get much out of it。
Janet
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This book was written by a doctor who began his career doing IVF， and did one of the first IVF treatments in NY。 He seems to believe now that much of the IUI/IVF is overkill， and that couples could conceive on their own if they were given more specific diagnoses。 He describes many easy cases such as simple infections cured with antibiotics or inflammation fixed with low-dose aspirin。 When I first read this book， it seemed reasonable， but now it seems like it's aiming at a straw man。 Reproductive This book was written by a doctor who began his career doing IVF， and did one of the first IVF treatments in NY。 He seems to believe now that much of the IUI/IVF is overkill， and that couples could conceive on their own if they were given more specific diagnoses。 He describes many easy cases such as simple infections cured with antibiotics or inflammation fixed with low-dose aspirin。 When I first read this book， it seemed reasonable， but now it seems like it's aiming at a straw man。 Reproductive endocrinologists and urologists do incredibly comprehensive evaluations， especially for simple conditions that can be cured with inexpensive pills。 So much of fertility is a race against the clock that it seems necessary to try multiple avenues。 It doesn't represent a failure if a couple does a round of IVF before conceiving naturally。 The book also has an intrinsic contradiction。 The book is geared to people for the 3 months before conceiving， but in order to apply the Western medical part of this advice， you need to a medical diagnosis， which obviously no one has yet。 The first author has a clinic in NYC that does not take insurance， and I've read elsewhere that a consult costs $600。 The other set of advice in the book is based in Chinese medicine fertility types。 Implementing all their Chinese medicine suggestions would take a lot of work， and they don't give any evidence to back up either their suggestions or the type determinations。 Some suggestions seem harmless or things we already know we should do， like regular moderate exercise and staying warm。 Other suggestions are more difficult or expensive， like buying a lot of random supplements， and supplements might not be harmless。 The dietary advice seems off for me。 I eat a lot of fresh fruits and vegetables， and the advice for my type is to eat less produce， less protein， and more whole grains。 That seems strange to me。 I've tried following it （eating brown rice， quinoa， and rolled cooked oatmeal）， and I felt worse。 Eating more protein and more vegetables and only a small amount of grains is the right diet for me。 I actually went to the acupuncture clinic owned by the second author once， and it was an interesting experience， but a poor use of time and money。 。。。more
Bethany Anne
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I'm not pregnant so I can't say whether you will become pregnant after reading an following the advice but I feel like the advice given in this book is good。 It not only tells you what supplements to take， what exercises to do and what to eat but it also tells you what testing you may need done to explain infertility。 I'm not pregnant so I can't say whether you will become pregnant after reading an following the advice but I feel like the advice given in this book is good。 It not only tells you what supplements to take， what exercises to do and what to eat but it also tells you what testing you may need done to explain infertility。 。。。more
Crystal
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Lots of great information about conceiving naturally。
Liana
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