In the tradition of The Pregnancy Journal (over 1.25 million copies sold), The Fertility Journal is a guided journal designed to help women understand and track their monthly reproductive cycle. It features a primer on fertility basics, helpful tips on health, exercise, relationships, sex, and nutrition, and space for women to record the daily statistics that will help them predict ovulation and get pregnant more easily. A special section on assisted reproductive technologies includes a monthly tracker for women employing in vitro fertilization and similar procedures. With illustrations throughout and plenty of room to record the thoughts and feelings that go along with this exciting and emotional time, The Fertility Journal is an essential tool for creating a family.
I love this journal. There are spaces for you to mark your temperature and days of your cycle. What I wasn't expecting were all the facts you get on every page - a great bonus! Each month is a separate chapter, each week a 2-page spread with journaling boxes for each day, information blurbs on the sidelines, and usually a small Q&A related to the info. One week there is a place to write down all the underlying health problems you might want to bring up with your fertility doctor, another week there is a section to list your food vices and brainstorm ways to overcome them.
I do have frustrations however - mostly about lack of space. The book suggests making a separate food journal. Why not include room to do that here? I would prefer larger areas to journal each day, more info boxes for tracking things like mood, general wellness vs. sickness, cervical fluid, and the actual date to accompany the cycle date. There just isn't room to jot that all down yourself in the smallish journaling boxes provided.
Still, this is a great resource!
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