Product Description

Written especially for parents who have lost a child, Trying Again provides facts to help determine whether you, or your partner, are emotionally ready for another pregnancy.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #47583 in Books
• Published on: 2000-10-25
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 328 pages

Publisher's Weekly, September 4, 2000
"The authors cover every topic with expertise, candor and compassion."

From the Inside Flap
Written especially for parents who have lost a child, Trying Again lessens the uncertainties about pregnancy after miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant loss by providing the facts to help you determine if you and your partner are emotionally ready for another pregnancy. It also imparts essential advice about preparing and planning for another baby when you decide the time is right.

Accompanied by ob-gyn authority Dr. John R. Sussman, Ann Douglas draws from her own trial of losing a child to share firsthand details about the physical and emotional challenges of a subsequent pregnancy. She also includes the emotional stories of other women's ordeals with pregnancy or child loss, imparting their advice and letting you know you're not alone. By countering common fertility myths and teaching the facts about prenatal testing, Trying Again explores in detail all the pertinent procedures and measures to create the best possible conditions for a healthy baby.

About the Author
Ann Douglas is the author of several childcare and parenting books, including The Unofficial Guide to Having a Baby and The Mother of All Pregnancy Books. She founded the Pregnancy Loss Support Network in Petersborough, Ontario, and works as a volunteer with Perinatal Bereavement Services Ontario.

John R. Sussman, M.D., serves as the Chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology at New Milford Hospital in Connecticut and as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Obstetrics/Gynecology at the University of Connecticut Health Center. He is the coauthor of Before You Conceive.

Customer Reviews

This book was written for me.
This is a wonderful book. I purchased it after the stillbirth of my first baby boy. It gave me the confidence to not try again but at least to start thinking about it. Thankfully we did and we have a beautiful 18 month old girl now. I felt like this book was written especially for me. It was so relevant to our experience of achieving parenthood. Thanks Ann for writing this book.

good but not really for miscarriage
I found this book to be ok. It deals more with trying after a stillbirth than trying after a miscarriage. Then it goes into how to get pregnant again, which if you have tried for any length of time with your other pregnancies - you know how it works.

Helpful during a difficult time
I actually purchased this book for my sister who's had two miscarriages in a matter of about five months. A friend of mine who also experienced two miscarriages in a row (a few years back) read this book and recommended I give it to my sister as part of a care package. I'm very glad I took my friend's advice because while my sister's found several books at the library on the topic of miscarriage, she said she wasn't able to find much at the major bookstores. Although I haven't read this book myself, I know my sister found it informative and encouraging. In fact, she said she read the entire book the same day she received it.