Lamb, Sheila, (Writer on fertility). This is

Are you struggling to get pregnant? Do you feel alone because no-one understands what it's like dealing with infertility? Wouldn't it help you to read true stories from others who have had their own rollercoaster journey? Infertility sucks, and it takes over your thoughts every day and night. Nobody chooses to have infertility, and, if you have been dealt this hand, know that you are not alone. Sheila Lamb, and the amazing contributors in this book, have either had their own personal infertility struggle, or they support women and men who have. They all want to help by sharing their experience/advice so that you too can survive and rise above this testing time in your life. In This is Trying To Conceive, you'll read that: Your feelings about infertility are perfectly normal We all envy our pregnant BFF whilst being happy for them It's OK, and healthy, to grieve that you're not holding your baby in your arms yet It's so important to laugh and find humour in your life whilst trying to conceive and We all find pregnancy announcements and baby showers difficult. This is Trying To Conceive is required reading for: Someone who's never struggled to have a baby but knows someone who is Patient facing staff who have never experienced infertility Practitioners who are supporting infertile men and women, and Health care professionals who are caring for men and women who are pregnant after infertility. If you're one of the above, now you'll understand how brutal infertility is and will steer clear of inadvertently saying something insensitive. You'll also learn that infertility doesn't go away even if someone is having fertility treatment, is now pregnant, or is pregnant after infertility or loss; please validate their feelings. The TTC community is here for you, offering love, support and understanding on every page. You are not alone

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