Reiter - How to get pregnant even when youve tried everything: a mind-body guide to fertility

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How to Get Pregnant, Even When Youve Tried Everything: A Mind-Body Guide to Fertility 2018 by Andrea Reiter.

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First e-book edition 2018

E-book ISBN: 9780738757223

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Names: Reiter, Andrea, author.

Title: How to get pregnant, even when youve tried everything : a mind-body

guide to fertility / by Andrea Reiter.

Description: First edition. | Woodbury, Minnesota : Llewellyn Worldwide,

[2018] | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2018010483 (print) | LCCN 2018012747 (ebook) | ISBN

9780738757223 (ebook) | ISBN 9780738756967 (alk. paper)

Subjects: LCSH: PregnancyPsychological aspectsPopular works. |

ChildbirthPsychological aspectsPopular works. | Mind and bodyPopular

works.

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Disclaimer

A ll information in this book is based on the authors experience and the experiences of her clients. It is shared with the understanding that you must accept responsibility for your own health. The author is not a psychologist, psychotherapist, or doctor. She will not be diagnosing you or prescribing medication, and is not advocating the foregoing of any current treatment you are receiving. Neither the author nor the publisher are legally responsible for any decisions you make based on reading this book. The purpose of this book is to make you aware of where youre putting your energy and to give you techniques to move forward through your emotional blocks. You understand that reading this book does not guarantee that you will become pregnant.

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Contents

: External Factors
The outside influences that can mess with your fertility

: Mindset Matters
How your thoughts and beliefs can get in the way of pregnancy

: The Body as a Map
Learning to listen to the messages your body is giving you

: Manifesting Your Munchkin
Why where youre putting your energy matters

: Chakras
What they represent and how they relate to fertility

: Case Studies
An in-depth glimpse into client victories

Introduction

O ne in six couples have a hard time conceiving. One in six. Thats approximately 7.5 to 12 million people in the United States alone. There are many reasons why. What Ive found through my work in my holistic fertility practice is that often its not for the reasons the doctors tell you.

I wrote this book because I discovered a grossly under-explored area of infertility. Some of the topics I cover are going to be new concepts to you. Some may even push your buttons. Trust me, this is good. Whenever we are getting triggered by something, its because it is magnifying an unhealed part of ourselvesoften a part that we dont want to look at. And that can be painful and can elicit some frustrating emotions. My wish is for you to use this as an opportunity to examine whats being presented and to move beyond these patterns that have been keeping you stuck. Unfortunately, sometimes that means looking at some of the things weve pushed down, things that have hurt us or things we didnt think were related to our having a baby. My request is that you take a deep breath and consider what Im presenting. I didnt believe some of these concepts myself until I started seeing them work in my life and in my practice. And as a bonus, not only do these concepts and techniques affect fertility, but their effects ripple out to every area of your life!

I kept encountering smart, driven women who had been on excruciating journeys filled with frustration, anger, and sadness. They were making themselves crazy trying to eat the exact amount of the correct food, having sex at precisely the right moment, fearing another miscarriage, doing a fertility dance, and spending tens of thousands of dollars on invasive treatments and none of it was working. It broke my heart to see women who would make amazing mothers unable to get what they wanted and deserved.

But guess what? None of it has to be that way. We all hear about these women who struggled for years and then miraculously got pregnant. These victories dont have to be few and far between, and they dont have to happen to other people.

I had been working with patients dealing with chronic pain and cancer, gently introducing the idea to them that there is always an emotional cause that precipitates physical pain or health problems. Once that emotional cause is addressed, the physical condition no longer needs to be present trying to grab your attention. And my clients had some great successes.

Then I began to realize that a number of close family members and friends were having difficulty getting pregnant. They were trying everything theyd been told to do, but it wasnt working. I thought, well, the same principles should apply to fertility that apply to other physical conditions, so I began working with my sister-in-law. Shed had two losses and wasnt sure she even wanted to try again. But in six months she was pregnant, and nine months later my little nephew debuted on the planet. This spurred me to begin empowering as many women as possible to take charge of their journeys, and its been the most fulfilling thing Ive ever done.