This is the Two Week Wait

What you'll get from reading (This is the Two Week Wait), will be a massive virtual hug from a lot of people who really understand what you're going through. It's like sitting down with your mates and having an honest, open chat; leaving you feeling warm, understood, validated and maybe even with a bit of a spring in your step. Because whatever happens: you are not alone - Alice Rose, Fertility Life Raft Podcast, @thisisalicerose, thisisalicerose.com and catandalice.com The Fertility Journey is a unique and unprecedented time for a couple or anyone desiring a child. Two moment's in a woman's life are memorable: the first is when she feels it's time to have a baby and the second is when she believes there is a reproductive problem. While the former decision involves joyful anticipation and excitement, the latter creates the myriad of emotions that all infertility patients are reminded of on a daily basis. Hence the common rollercoaster ride analogy ensues with the peak of the ride occurring at the time of attempted conception, i.e. either at ovulation timed intercourse, intrauterine insemination or embryo transfer. With increasing investment - physically, emotionally and financially - the height increases and is manifested by the potential negative toll on the woman and couple. Sheila Lamb's This is the Two Week Wait captures the essence of this ride for all those challenged to build a family. She instills expertise, garnered from her personal experience, to empower the reader, infuses hope and positivity as well as encouraging mental and physical health. The 'TWW' may seem like 'two years' but we must remember a helpful definition of stress, 'trying to control something you cannot.' Fortunately, Sheila's latest book, part of a series of invaluable 'This is' guides, is a stress buster! - Dr Mark P. Trolice, MD, FACOG, FACS, FACE. Director, Fertility CARE: The IVF Center. Professor, UCF College of Medicine. Author of The Fertility Doctor's Guide to Overcoming Infertility