The Long-Awaited Stork: A Guide to Parenting After Infertility
"Parents who have wondered about the long term impact of infertility on their self image will find the answers in this insightful book. In her sensitive way, Ellen Glazer makes it clear that having or adopting children does not And the emotional impact of infertility."—Lois Melina, author of Raising Adopted Children and Making Sense of Adoption\ \ \ "The revised edition offers pearls of wisdom about how to prepare for pregnancy and how to carry on a pregnancy after...
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Parenting After InfertilityParents who have wondered about the long term impact of infertility on their self image will find the answers in this insightful book.--Lois Melina, author of Raising Adopted Children and Making Sense of AdoptionFinally, here's a book that's sensitive and responsive to the unique emotional experience of parenting after a long, ardous course of infertility diagnosis and treatment. The Long-Awaited Stork gives you all the information, advice, and support you need to adjust to and cope with the special problems of parenting after infertility.
Introduction1Preparation for Parenthood32Pregnancy After Infertility133The Arrival274Settling into Parenthood415The Preschool Years556Kindergarten and Beyond717Latency Age818Adolescence919The Legacy of Infertility: One Family's Story10510Domestic Adoption11111International Adoption13912Raising Biological and Adopted Children16513Donor Insemination19114Surrogacy21315Gestational Care23316Ovum Donation24917The Assisted Reproductive Technologies26318Multiple Births28519Only Children After Infertility30720Special-Needs Children321Some Closing Thoughts337Resources and Readings339About the Author349
