Baby Steps: A Bloke's-eye View of IVF

Baby Steps: A Bloke's-eye View of IVF

by JasonDavis (Author)

Synopsis

Fronting up at a lab with a jar of your DNA under your arm is no one's idea of a good time. But getting intimate with a yellow-lidded plastic jar is just one of the things a man's gotta do when the doctor thinks his swimmers might be sluggish. Jason Davis always thought that he and his wife, Liz, were going to have kids. All she had to do was go off the Pill and they'd be knee-deep in ankle-biters in no time, right? After all, they were fit and healthy, had a good marriage, good jobs, and lived in baby-stroller central. How hard could it be? After trying fruitlessly for almost a year, countless visits to GPs and specialists, and a battery of tests revealed that kids were 'probably never going to happen'. IVF was the next step. But what perils lurk behind that innocent little acronym? Baby Steps is a funny, heart-warming and unflinchingly honest story of expectations and frustrations, pain and joy, hopes and fears. And all the things two crazy kids will do to bring a third into the world.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 256
Edition: 1
Publisher: No Imprint
Published: 01 Mar 2007

ISBN 10: 1741147409
ISBN 13: 9781741147407
Book Overview: There are many books about IVF for women but almost nothing about the process for men. Offers a unique insight into what a man will encounter during IVF treatment - from wanking into a jar to surviving his partner's (and his own) emotional mood swings. While IVF and infertility are serious subjects, Jason Davis has the knack of making them approachable, light-hearted and funny. Will make a great gift to any man (or couple) thinking of going down the IVF route. IVF is on the increase! CATEGORY: Memoir/Parenting

Author Bio
Jason Davis was born in Adelaide in 1971 and has continued his good form ever since. A journalist, Jason has written for magazines such as the Qantas in-flight magazine, Ralph, and newspapers The Sydney Morning Herald, The Sun-Herald and now works for The Courier-Mail. Jason lives in Brisbane with his wife Elizabeth and daughter Rose.