Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #173013 in Books
• Published on: 2005-12-14
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 220 pages

Synopsis
The clock is ticking for Bella. She's 32 and childless having tried for a baby naturally for over two years. She persuades her husband Alex that IVF is the way forward. What follows is a long, emotional and amusing journey into the hidden world of IVF including self administered fertility drugs, sperm samples and support groups, set against a backdrop of demanding careers and fertile friends. In the bid for a much longed-for baby, it's time to spin the wheel. Rachel Watson is a first time novelist who has personal experience of the roller-coaster of fertility treatment. She lives in Worcestershire, England.

Customer Reviews

Couldn't put it down.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book, i did find it difficult to put down as i really wanted to know what was going to happen to them next. It was very easy to read and at the same time very educational and a great 'insight into IVF'. Having been through IVF myself and hope to again in the future, i could relate to all the ups and downs and it made me feel positive about IVF.

Confirmation that I am not the only one
Thoroughly enjoyed both the writing and content of this true to life insight into IVF. The author has clearly experienced the highs and lows of what is a extraordinary process and therefore well positioned to share her experience.

As an IVF patient, just embarking on stage 1, I thought I knew as much as there was to know about IVF, however this book provided me with a great balance of humour and fact. I learnt even more about the why, what, who and when !

Above all it made me realise that the feelings I am experiencing are perfectly normal, albeit mad ! Baby Roulette answered many of the questions I had but did not want to ask, lets face it the fertility teams are professionals not often patients.

I have asked my family and friends to read Baby Roulette as it perfectly describes how the behaviour of people around you can make you feel. My husband will also be able to relate to the hilarious sperm cupboard visits and Alex's approach to IVF.

Brilliant writing - addictive reading.

Thank you for sharing your experiences.

It only takes one egg and a bit of lively sperm..........
A touching account of an 'ordinary' couple, Bella and Alex as they navigate the minefield of IVF.

Desperate to conceive, they put themselves through a strict regime of sex and drugs that are variously snuffed and injected into poor Bella as she struggles to right her hormones! Against the backdrop of a busy career and a camp and dreadfully chauvenistic boss, who exists only because he is carried by his team, Bella's life revoles aroung her monthy cycles, fitting her treatment between a demanding job.

This is a story of a strong, single minded woman, taken outisde her sphere of control. Bella is exposed, in every sence of the word; riding her baby train rollercoaster with her supporting man's man of a husband Alex.

We are invited into their life and see the ovious underlying love between them and strength of their relationship, stretched to breaking point by the pressures of the IVF treatment.

Through all the stresses and straings, Watson imparts humour, several times i had to book down as i laughed out load, not something i expected with such a serious subject matter.

This book brought home to me the lengths that some people have to go to for a family and that love really does overcome and the importance of supporting friends.

Im a thirtysomehting single man, so perhaps not the market that the book was aimed at but I highly recommend it, its a darn good read, touching, funny and educational. I loved it!