Cancelled Consult Means Trip to the Bookstore

Since our Monday IVF consult was cancelled (because the doctors's wife was giving birth of course) I decided to take a trip to Barnes & Noble to pick up some books on IVF.  First of all, finding the infertility books at B&N is not the easiest thing to do.  It's a tiny little section called "Diseases."  Makes sense, but I was looking for Women's Health or something along those lines.  Now I know!

I picked up a book called "in vitro fertilization: The A.R.T of Making Babies" which is a very clinical look at IVF, but it covers everything.  The book discusses IVF alternatives like egg donation, embryo adoption and surrogacy.  It even discusses moral and ethical implications of IVF which I'm looking forward to reviewing.  It's been an interesting read so far and is not only answering a lot of questions, but also generating a list of questions for our IVF consult on Thursday.

I also picked up a book for Paul.  The title is the best part!  It's called "How to Make Love to a Plastic Cup."  The book is written by a man that experienced infertility and four IVF cycles with his wife before finally conceiving a baby boy (his wife, not him).  Paul has even read a couple chapters already!  I snuck a peak and ended up reading several chapters. It's hysterical and extremely insightful, but certainly written from a man's point of view. 

Now that I'm armed with information, I'm 100% ready for our consult on Thursday.  Can't wait to get started!!