Amy was diagnosed with infertility and spent years trying to conceive, thousands upon thousands of dollars, and countless days rethinking every step of the process. Amy shares her reasons for writing The Trying Game; get through fertility treatment and get pregnant without losing your mind.

Amy states that she has always written about whatever she was going through, from jumping out of a plane to the scary world of dating. As a health and lifestyle reporter, she found her first foray into the world of infertility fascinating — and tumultuous. Amy thought baby-making would be quick. It wasn't three years and 30+ columns later in The New York Times, and stories in The Washington Post, Newsweek, Slate, Haa'retz, and The Forward she finally got and stayed pregnant (my fifth pregnancy!).

Now she wants to help everyone get and stay pregnant and avoid many of the pitfalls and mistakes she made and to not go crazy along the way.

In this episode, we discuss:

Amy's fertility journey, the research required to write the book, judgments we make against pregnant strangers, knowing your fertility status, being competitive towards other women.

20:30-Baby envy Effects of infertility on marriage and relationships

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