Whoever suggested buying the book 'Taking Charge of Your Fertility'.....

CherylBooch Posted: Mar 16, 2005 09:53 AM

Whoever suggested buying the book 'Taking Charge of Your Fertility'.....

THANK YOU!!!!!
I bought it last week, and it is AMAZING! I have learned so much about my cycle and body by reading this book. There are SO many things that I've NEVER known about my body that I would have NEVER learned. It has helped me understand so much now that I'm ready to start.
I H-I-G-H-L-Y reccomend this book to everyone TTC!

lorsin Posted: Mar 16, 2005 10:21 AM

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I agree. I just got it from Amazon over the weekend and I'm learning lots!!

tracyg Posted: Mar 16, 2005 10:30 AM

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i just got it from overstock.com.

FeliciaDA Posted: Mar 16, 2005 10:49 AM

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How funny you mentioned this, I am ordering this book as we speak

And I think Lilmrs recommended it, so thanks Deb!

MrsJ Posted: Mar 16, 2005 11:22 AM

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I just bought it from Overstock too - good price, brand new and free shipping!

lilmrs Posted: Mar 16, 2005 11:33 AM

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NP!

Felicia You are too sweet!

I am glad you loved it! Seriously, I felt like such a MORON when I read this book! I remember thinking to myself, how can I be in my mid/late twenties (this was two years ago)
and never know these things that happen in my own body??!!
Every woman should read this book!

If anyone lives in MA, the author has a lecture coming up soon.

CherylBooch Posted: Mar 16, 2005 12:32 PM

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Posted by lilmrs

NP!

Felicia You are too sweet!

I am glad you loved it! Seriously, I felt like such a MORON when I read this book! I remember thinking to myself, how can I be in my mid/late twenties (this was two years ago)
and never know these things that happen in my own body??!!
Every woman should read this book!

If anyone lives in MA, the author has a lecture coming up soon.

Thanks so much Deb!!! I also feel like a moron reading this. Honestly I learned stuff in like 6th grade about pads and tampons and cramps and the oh so popular- don't have sex because you'll get preggo right away.
What a crock!

Hazeleyes33 Posted: Mar 16, 2005 07:58 PM

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Isn't this book great??!! As soon as I read it, I was like, duhhh-that's what that is??!! The following month I got pregnant with my daughter.

kpny622 Posted: Mar 16, 2005 08:47 PM

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I heard a bit about this book. About how even if your cycle is fairly regular, you don't necessarily ovulate on the 'middle' day, right? I find this astonishing, given all the information we are dealt during our lives as women!

wc0143 Posted: Mar 17, 2005 10:22 AM

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I was alone at B&N the other day and the damn book was on the top shelf that only the Green Giant would be able to reach!! HOW STUPID!!!!

lilmrs Posted: Mar 17, 2005 10:41 AM

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Posted by wc0143

I was alone at B&N the other day and the damn book was on the top shelf that only the Green Giant would be able to reach!! HOW STUPID!!!!

Wendy, go to amazon.com and by a used one from someone.
I got mine much cheaper because a woman purchased it to help her get preggo...she read about a chapter and got preggo so she sold it, much cheaper than a book store! Plus it gets delivered to your door so you dont need to worry about those pesky shelves.

CherylBooch Posted: Mar 17, 2005 11:00 AM

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Posted by lilmrs

Posted by wc0143

I was alone at B&N the other day and the damn book was on the top shelf that only the Green Giant would be able to reach!! HOW STUPID!!!!

Wendy, go to amazon.com and by a used one from someone.
I got mine much cheaper because a woman purchased it to help her get preggo...she read about a chapter and got preggo so she sold it, much cheaper than a book store! Plus it gets delivered to your door so you dont need to worry about those pesky shelves.

GREAT idea...I went into B&N and paid just about full price (I got the member 5% 'big whoop' discount) but still it was a pricy book.. and not even hard cover!

kakarch Posted: Mar 17, 2005 11:51 AM

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the single most helpful thing i learned from that book is that your luteal phase is constant every month.

knowing that my luteal phase is 12 days long every month, i can count back and be positive as to when i ovulate. if it was not for this bit of info., i would never have realized that i was o'ing on day 17 and 18 when i thought i was o'ing on day 14.

and what the book says is true - even my doctor did not know that it is the follicular phase that varies and not the luteal phase.

every doc should have to read this book!!!

missmmpr Posted: Mar 17, 2005 02:48 PM

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Is it possible to find out your LP if you do not know when you ovulate???

lilmrs Posted: Mar 17, 2005 06:53 PM

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Posted by missmmpr

Is it possible to find out your LP if you do not know when you ovulate???

No ma'am! Your LP is the amount of days between when you ovulate and when AF starts.

missmmpr Posted: Mar 17, 2005 07:46 PM

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I never know when I ovulate...I never get CM...I refuse to check my CP...oh well....i don't want to use OPKs until a few months of trying...

spel Posted: Mar 18, 2005 04:26 PM

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i also purchased this book after reading about it here. now i tell all my friends to buy it! it is incredibly informative!

lilmrs Posted: Mar 18, 2005 09:04 PM

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Posted by missmmpr

I never know when I ovulate...I never get CM...I refuse to check my CP...oh well....i don't want to use OPKs until a few months of trying...

Why refuse to check CP?

kelly4 Posted: Mar 19, 2005 07:11 AM

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I feel a little creeped about checking my CP too! Perhaps I will grow out of it if what I have been doing doesn't work.

I love this book to! We can start our own book club now LOL