Summary of Sami S. David & Jill Blakeway's Making Babies

Everest Media

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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Sample Book Insights:
#1 The way fertility medicine is practiced today routinely generates stories like these. Reproductive technologies create a lot of expanded families, and we never want to discount the blessing that can be. However, we long for a new era in which technological successes will be unadulterated blessings because the technology will be offered and used only when it is necessary.
#2 The risks and side effects of IVF are significant, and the procedures are often misused and overprescribed. They can be miracle makers, but they must be used wisely to be used well.
#3 There are many other ways to get pregnant other than through ART. Before you choose to go down that road, however, be aware that there are many other ways through the forest that are easier, safer, quicker, and cheaper.
#4 The fertility industry is to blame for the fact that so many people are infertile. People treat IVF as a lifestyle choice or a modern convenience, without considering the risks.

Sujets

• Fertility
• Infertility
• Health
• Fitness

Informations

• Publié par: Everest Media LLC
• Date de parution: 01 juillet 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9798822540323
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Insights on Sami S. David & Jill Blakeway's Making Babies
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Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The way fertility medicine is practiced today routinely generates stories like these. Reproductive technologies create a lot of expanded families, and we never want to discount the blessing that can be. However, we long for a new era in which technological successes will be unadulterated blessings because the technology will be offered and used only when it is necessary.

#2

The risks and side effects of IVF are significant, and the procedures are often misused and overprescribed. They can be miracle makers, but they must be used wisely to be used well.

#3

There are many other ways to get pregnant other than through ART. Before you choose to go down that road, however, be aware that there are many other ways through the forest that are easier, safer, quicker, and cheaper.

#4

The fertility industry is to blame for the fact that so many people are infertile. People treat IVF as a lifestyle choice or a modern convenience, without considering the risks.

#5

The medical field has experienced explosive growth over the past three decades, and while many doctors have helped people get pregnant, others have taken advantage of their patients’ vulnerabilities and desperation and performed unnecessary procedures.

#6

The first order of business when it comes to infertility is to figure out why someone is not getting pregnant. Roughly 10 percent of all infertile couples will never be able to figure out why they cannot conceive.

#7

The culture of medicine has led to the overuse of IVF, which is used too often, is insufficiently considered, and is too harshly pursued.

#8

I was the first doctor to successfully perform IVF in New York in the early 1980s. I was working as part of a team, but I was the one who actually extracted the eggs and then implanted them once they were fertilized. I didn’t like being in the middle of a revolution for medicine, and I couldn’t be part of it any longer.

#9

I prefer to use the gentlest methods that are effective. If those don’t work, I'm open to more aggressive interventions. The solutions to infertility don't always involve major invasive interventions.

#10

IVF is just the most widely used and overused ART. The odds of having a healthy full-term baby after one cycle of IVF are around 30 to 40 percent, and generally varies between 10 and 50 percent.

#11

The risks of many fertility treatments are often glossed over, and this is especially true for patients who don’t want to think about them. The risks are small but real.

#12

The risks of high-dose fertility drugs go beyond the short term, and include an increase in cancer risk. The drugs are also associated with a higher likelihood of developing ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome, which requires hospitalization and sometimes pregnancy termination.

#13

The goal of using large doses of fertility drugs is to get lots of eggs. However, this raises the risk of pregnancy with more than one baby at a time. Multiples pregnancies are high-risk pregnancies.

#14

The risks of serious, long-term problems in children born through ARTs are small. However, for couples with no other viable options for getting pregnant, these risks are acceptable.

#15

The risks of infertility are not just the lack of a child, but also the vague diagnosis of unexplained infertility which means that Western medicine can’t find anything that needs fixing.

#16

The program outlined in this book will help you conceive naturally, given your particular situation. It is the paralyzing fear of not having a child that drives the entire crazy way the infertility industry works today.
Insights from Chapter 2

#1

You have probably spent your early reproductive years focusing on how not to get pregnant. But now that you are ready to get pregnant, you need to know what you need to know. This may be subtly but significantly different from what you knew before.

#2

The conception of a baby is based on the conception of the baby’s mother. Female fetuses have oocytes in their ovaries well before birth, and they are released through ovulation as part of the menstrual cycle. Only a few eggs are released through ovulation each month.

#3

The female reproductive cycle is typically divided into two phases: follicular and luteal. There are four significant phases to the cycle, and as you get into the Making Babies program, you’ll find that in many instances our advice changes for each phase.

#4

The process of the endometrium shedding and regeneration is orchestrated by the interplay of hormones. Estrogen and progesterone start the process, and their falling levels signal the release of gonadotropin-releasing hormone, which triggers menstrual bleeding.

#5

During the follicular phase, which takes about two weeks, one follicle becomes dominant and the others shrink away. As estrogen levels rise, your body prepares to release an egg.

#6

Ovulation occurs on day 14 of an average cycle, and it typically occurs within twenty-four hours of the surge in LH. If an egg is going to be fertilized, it happens within a few hours of ovulation. The egg is about the size of the period at the end of this sentence.

#7

Progesterone is the dominant hormone in the second half of your cycle, which is known as the luteal phase. It thickens the endometrium and helps it secrete nutrients so that it will be ready to nourish an embryo if needed.

#8

The menstrual cycle is essentially yin, blood-based, and governed by phase 2. The shedding of the endometrium requires the movement of blood, and the production of fertile cervical mucus requires yin.

#9

The Chinese medicine view is that the luteal phase is dominated by yang energy, which is warming and energizing. The body needs yang energy to sustain progesterone levels. If you are deficient in yang, your BBT may climb too slowly in the luteal phase, or drop too soon, making implantation less likely.

#10

The missionary position is the best one to use when you are trying to conceive. It allows for penetration closest to the cervix. Any other position should be used when you are not trying to conceive.

#11

The postcoital test is used to detect whether or not sperm are present after sex. If there are no sperm, it means that the woman is not pregnant. If there are sperm, it means that the woman is pregnant, and the baby is likely to be fine.

#12

After sex, stay lying down for ten to twenty minutes, especially if you’re the woman. The sperm won’t fight gravity along with everything else, so don’t make them do so.

#13

The most common suggestion for lubrication is to use warm water, but don’t do it. Water can kill sperm on contact. Some doctors recommend mineral oil, but studies show that it may limit the ability of sperm to penetrate the egg.

#14

The best way to get pregnant is to have lots of sex. Not only will it not hurt anything, but it will greatly increase your chances of conceiving. The postcoital test, done twelve to eighteen hours after intercourse, shows dead sperm if you are not having sex every day at mid-cycle.

#15

It is possible to overdo sex. This is what happened to Donna, who had consulted with a feng shui expert about her trouble getting pregnant some months before she met me. The feng shui expert advised placing a plant beside the bed and a bowl of water under the bed. Each time Donna and her husband had intercourse, they poured water on the plant. If the plant thrived, they would conceive.

#16

The most important thing you can do to help your partner get pregnant is to know when you ovulate and to time the swimming of the sperm accordingly. The key is to have sex ahead of time.

#17

The best time to have sex is on days 12 through 14 of a standard twenty-eight-day cycle, where ovulation takes place on day 14. You’ll have to get to know your own cycle to get the timing right.

#18

To know when you are most fertile, you must use all three of these strategies: charting your BBT, monitoring your cervical mucus, and feeling for changes in the position of your cervix.

#19

Your cervical mucus is your best guide to ovulation. It is the most hospitable fluid to sperm, and it will help them travel toward the egg. It will be most fertile around ovulation.

#20

You should check your cervical mucus at a time when you are not sexually aroused, or you won’t be able to distinguish between lubrication and regular fluids. Artificial lubricants, spermicides, and semen will cloud the results, so choose a time when none of those are present.