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Infertility Warrior Blog Review

In my utopia it would be required reading for every fertility doctor!

Do you Love someone who is Infertile? was recently reviewed by Patrice Behrend.  Patrice is the founder of Life Medals, LLC.  She has created a beautiful life medal for infertile women to encourage and honor their "fight" against infertility.  She is on the web at www.lifemedals.com.

Here's what Patrice said:

Book - Do You Love Someone Who Is Infertile?

Recently I received a copy of a guidebook called Do You Love Someone Who is Infertile? and I gobbled it up!  It is hard to explain how validating this book was to my experience and I would imagine millions of other women.  Great to read for yourself, but an excellent hand out for your husband/partner, mother/mother-in-law, and sisters/close friends.  (In my utopia it would be required reading for every fertility doctor!)  Even if they skim and read parts of it, I do believe it will help them "get it" a bit more and show them that YOU ARE NOT CRAZY or "milking it" or "overreacting." I loved how the book talked about how infertility changes you, shapes who you are, forever.

The book explains in simple language why infertility often hits women so much harder than it hits men.  Were most men playing mommy and nurturing their dolls when they were young?  Maybe some, but most were playing with cars, balls, and wrestling each other.  I LOVED how they addressed the "Gift of Anger" and how it was healthy....

The book is available on Amazon, but the best place to get your copy is at The Stewart Institute for Infertility where they have lots of information. The writers have the credentials - Shari DeGraff Stewart struggled with infertility and is a therapist; her co-author, Julia Fichtner Krahm is her close friend that although "fertile" was by her friend's side all the way and worked hard to understand and support her during her many years of struggle.  In other words, she "got it."

The Stewart Institute is currently offering free shipping for this book and plans on coming out with others to address the emotional side of infertility. I encourage everyone in this infertility fight to get this book.  At 55 pages and $12.95 it is affordable and not overwhelming to suggest a loved one read it.  I have not seen anything out there that rang as true as this book did - seriously, check out Do You Love Someone Who is Infertile?  or put it on your holiday wish list (a good way to get it in your hands as well as the person who buys it for you!!)

November 12, 2009