Baby Trail

by Sinéad Moriarty

Book Overview

Meet Emma Hamilton. She's thirty-three, has a great husband, and loves her life. It's the perfect time to start a family Emma has it all mapped out: Go off the pill in December, have sex, get pregnant by January, have the baby in September. And with the help of a personal trainer, Emma figures she'll be back in shape by Christmas. Happy New Year But when three months of candle-scented sex fails to produce the desired result, Emma's life becomes a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0743496779
• ISBN13: 9780743496773
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Washington Square Press
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

If you are going throught it . . . it is a safe read

It was a pleasure to read a story that is so true that people NOT going thru it will review it as she is crazy. Yes, she may seem that way - but you would be too. I found it a wonderful and honest surprise that like life, she does NOT end up with a perfect pink line on a stick - something we all long for. If this is something you are currently dealing with it felt safe reading it, I hoped along with her and laughed when it felt good. She isn't perfect and it is ok.

Rings True

his is the first fiction book I've ever read that has accurately portrayed what it is like to cope with fertility problems. The descriptions of the tests, drugs, procedures and emotions are dead-on. Because it is fiction, the main character has some behavior that is a bit nutsy. For example, the woman who will go to her husband's office and rip his shirt off when he refuses to have sex with her when she is ovulating is probably few and far between. However, once you've taking your temp every morning for a year, peed on sticks for half of every month, and taken drugs that make you crazy, you can certainly see how someone might entertain such behavior. And I very much appreciated reading a book that did not tie everything up in a neat pink or blue bow at the end.

Perfect for anyone dealing with Infertility

I was a little unsure about this book after reading the reviews but after reading the book it is obvious to me that some of the reviewers have not dealt with infertility and therefore could not relate to the book. If you have dealt with infertility or know someone who has this book is great. It was so nice to read a story that I could completely relate to. Emma does seem to have a dramatic response to her inability to get pregnant while all those around her seem to get pregnant at the drop of a hat but if you have been through it you can completely relate to her frustrations. My sister borrowed it from me to read also because I kept telling her how true so many of Emma's feelings were. She wanted to understand more what it was like to stand on the infertility side of things. The ending is slightly disappointing but all in all the book is really good. I just saw recently that there is a follow-up book coming out in June 2006 where the story continues. I can not wait to get it and read more about Emma's journey to motherhood. This may be Sinead's first book but I think she did a fantastic job writing about something that effects so many women yet isn't written about much.

Great Book!!!

This is a great book!!! I laughed so hard!! I can totally relate to this book since my husband and I are on fertility treatments. I highly recommend it.

Makes people traveling this path feel not so alone

I loved this book! I got it very fast and couldn't put it down after I opened it up. My husband and myself have been going through all the same things as Emma, the main character, goes through in this book. I felt like I was reading a story about myself. I liked the book because it really hits home and points out some of the crazy things that us women hoped up on fertility drugs will do. I particuraly liked the part about having to change shirts because of the hot flashes from Clomid (this is so true!) Although the book has a very sad ending, and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone who is sensitive to this issue, I very much enjoyed it, and I feel better knowing that a woman has the guts to write about a very real issue.