Making Babies: A Proven 3-Month Program for Maximum Fertility
I personally purchased 20 copies of Making Babies for my two acupuncture fertility clinics to lend to patients. Most Chinese medicine practitioners who specialize in treating fertility may think this book offers them little new information and will pass on owning a copy. I think it is worth owning and not just one but several copies. If you are only treating with herbs and acupuncture and have not incorporated the other modalities of Chinese medicine (Diet, lifestyle and deep relaxation & stress reduction) which I think are equally or even more important than acupuncture and herbs then you need this book. Plus it is almost the end of the first decade of 2000 so if you are not integrating with western medicine, especially the diagnostics they can offer, then you may be missing vital information that is not only beneficial to your patients but also to how you would treat naturally using Chinese medicine and acupuncture.
Our website, www.acubalance.ca, is evidence of how much time and resources we direct toward patient education in the areas of the importance of waiting at least 3 months before trying to conceive or doing any ART. I applaud how Jill and Sami emphasize the importance of the right diet, moderate exercise, adequate rest & sleep and daily stress reduction can impact both male and female fertility.
The largest obstacle I find in helping couples optimize their fertility and to conceive naturally without ART is their commitment (actually patience) to a minimum of 3 months on this natural fertility plan.
The ones that make the time and allow for the process where they change their eating and lifestyle habits, incorporate relaxation techniques and herbs and acupuncture find success not only in optimized fertility but also in quality of life (both physical and emotional).
I think Making Babies is an incredible resource for couples and this is why I think practitioners who believe in the merits of patient education should invest in this book for their patient’s sake and offer it for sale or as part of a lending library. I did this many years ago with Randine Lewis’s book, The Infertility Cure and I am happy to have Making Babies by Sami S. David and Jill Blakeway to recommend to my patients to help them conceive naturally or increase their IVF odds. This book will help us at Acubalance accomplish are emission in giving these men and women their lives back. Please read it!
Lorne Brown, B.Sc., DR.TCM, FABORM
Founder and Clinical Director
Acubalance Wellness Centre
www.acubalance.ca
