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What to Expect Before You’re Expecting by Heidi Murkoff

This iconic book, now in its fifth edition and updated for the UK, is something of a bible when it comes to advice, insight and practical help when you’re pregnant or you’re a partner about to become a parent. There isn’t a question you’ll have that isn’t covered by this book, it’s a complete guide to your entire pregnancy.

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What to Expect When You’re Expecting by Heidi Murkoff

Just as important as what to expect while you’re pregnant, is what to expect before you’re pregnant. This book, by the same author as the original, gives insight to anyone hoping to become a parent, in the same caring, knowledgeable and empathetic voice as the original.

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It Starts with the Egg by Rebecca Fett

It Starts with the Egg: How the Science of Egg Quality Can Help You Get Pregnant Naturally, Prevent Miscarriage, and Improve Your Odds in IVF by Rebecca Fett Poor egg quality is a major factor in age related infertility, recurrent miscarriages and failed IVF. This book will teach you a practical and evidence based approach to improving your egg quality and fertility.

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How to Grow a Baby and Push It Out: Your no-nonsense guide to pregnancy and birth by Clemmie Hooper

Clemmie Hooper is a mum to four and midwife to countless others and this book is full of the “knowledge, wisdom and stories about pregnancy, birth and mothering young children that aren't so widely talked about - straight from the midwife's mouth”. With a sometimes light hearted view of pregnancy, childbirth and motherhood, this provides a more balanced and honest outlook than perhaps some of the older books in this list.

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Your Fertile Years: What You Need to Know to Make Informed Choices by Joyce Harper

How much do you know about your body when it comes to fertility? How about what your chances are of becoming pregnant when you want to? This book asks those questions of you, and helps you find the answers. Aspects of fertility such as ovulation tracking, egg freezing and IVF aren’t covered by the National Curriculum, and often, the first time we properly learn about them, is when we need to. But what about future planning? Professor Joyce Harper is an expert in female fertility and fertility education, and presents her scientific knowledge in an easy to digest must read.

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The Fertility Doctor's Guide to Overcoming Infertility

The Fertility Doctor's Guide to Overcoming Infertility: Discovering Your Reproductive Potential and Maximizing Your Odds of Having a Baby by Mark P Trolice Published in 2019, this book promises to give you “the best-possible odds for getting pregnant and having a baby” and describes itself as a “concise, expert, and encouraging companion”. American MD Mark Trolice is board-certified in both OB/GYN and REI (Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility). In this guide, he shares the practical knowledge he has gained from working in infertility medicine to support you all the way through infertility and beyond.

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The Gynae Geek: Your no-nonsense guide to ‘down there’ healthcare by Dr Anita Mitra

If you follow The Gynae Geek, aka, Dr Anita Mitra, on Instagram, then you’ll love her no-nonsense book. In this book, published in 2019, you’ll discover exactly how your lower genital tract works. From information you probably didn’t know about your first period to the onset of your menopause, and everything in between, you’ll leave this book armed with the right information to make informed decisions about your fertility health. Funny and honest, it’s a must have for any 21sy century woman.

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My Fertility Guide: How To Get Pregnant Naturally by Attilio D'Alberto

Based on cutting edge research and written by a fertility expert with over 20 years’ experience working in the field, this book is an unusual blend of modern medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine and will guide you through optimising your chances of having a baby. From diet and exercise to clothing, sleep and even whether to bathe or shower, it could prove to be your oracle on becoming pregnant without assisted fertility.

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Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy

With a 40 week calendar, this book really does dig into the nitty gritty of being pregnant, from day one to birth day. It’s the ultimate guide for any new parent with week by week updates on your baby’s growth. It Starts with the Egg: How the Science of Egg Quality Can Help You Get Pregnant Naturally, Prevent Miscarriage, and Improve Your Odds in IVF by Rebecca Fett Poor egg quality is a major factor in age related infertility, recurrent miscarriages and failed IVF. This book will teach you a practical and evidence based approach to improving your egg quality and fertility.

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The Impatient Woman's Guide to Getting Pregnant by Jean M Twenge

Like a comforting best friend, this book provides a range of practical tips on becoming pregnant, as well as how to navigate peer pressure, in-law related stress and the social aspects of being a woman who isn’t pregnant – yet.

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What to Do When You Can't Get Pregnant: The Complete Guide to All the Options for Couples Facing Fertility Issues by Daniel Potter and Jennifer Hanin

Covering all areas of assisted fertility including supplements, genetic testing, gender selection and gamete donation as well as IVF, this revised edition is filled with everything you need to know to make informed decisions on your future fertility.

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Trying Game: How to Get Pregnant and Get Through Fertility Treatment Without Losing Your Mind by Amy Klein

Published in 2020, this book is written by the New York Times "Fertility Diary" columnist, Amy Klein. Touted as a “girlfriend's guide to both the emotional and technical process of trying to get pregnant, written with the smarts, warmth, and honesty of someone who has been in the trenches” it’s a must read for any woman struggling with infertility.

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What to Expect Before You’re Expecting by Heidi Murkoff