9 Months Is Not Enough: The Ultimate Pre-Pregnancy Chec… (2024)

To my friends seeing this- the answer is no 🙃 but anyways this book has SO MUCH info. I found myself highlighting almost every page and I do think this is a must read for anyone thinking about having children one day. “Our body will always prioritize survival over procreation” changed my perspective on how much stress, dieting, and so many other health conditions can delay pregnancy.

Even for understanding what all goes into preparing our bodies to create life, it’s wild.

This book is SOOO informative. I feel like the first half was a little repetitive as she is trying to help us understand the importance of pre-(yes ladies, 1-2 years before trying!)pre-natal care. The second half was PACKED with information and I learned so much I did not know. I wish they taught us this in health class in school. So much seemed to be basic female health knowledge that we are not taught. There’s so much more we can do to take care of ourselves than we are lead to believe.

I have soooo many mixed feelings about this book.

1) I would never recommend this to my fertility patients because of the weight bias that exists and also the intensity with which some of the advice is given. I think it could cause more stress overall.

2) She does acknowledge this intensity at the end of the book and cites it’s totally not about perfection but moreso about implementing some strategies.

3) I did enjoy the amount of pure information in this book. I think there will be ways for me to disseminate this to patients in a more holistic manner.

4) Preconception care is not yet normalized so I love that she wants to change that.

5) I didn’t enjoy how she kept referencing her own website as a plug. At times it felt like there were scare tactics in order to encourage folks to pay for testing from her website. Maybe this was unintentional but it still felt that way.

Agreeing with some other reviews that the first few chapters of this were rather repetitive. But don’t put the book down. The rest of it is truly SO helpful and informative! I learned so much from this book, and I may just read it again.

Great book, everyone considering having a family should read this.

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very informative! well-written to the point it was entertaining without droning on and on. highly recommend.

my husband and I have also made several life changes for the better because of this book. we don’t plan to have kids this year, but it’s never too soon to focus on health and wellness.