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A Time to Decide a Time to Heal: For Parents Making Difficult Decisions About Babies They Love

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I wish our geneticist would have had copies of this book ready to hand out (along with the medical information about our baby's chromosomal abnormality). It would have been a HUGE help to have read this BEFORE interrupting our pregnancy (We learned of this book the week after losing our baby). This reaffirms our choice...we (as THOUSANDS of other parents) chose the route we did out of the utmost love for our unborn son.

The book has stories shared by others who have 'walked a mile in my shoes'; however, most of them went through the L&D process (the main method at the time this book was written). It doesn't mention much about D&E (except for a short section).

If you find yourselves or someone that you love in this heart-wrenching situation, by all means read this book!!!

I found this book to be an expression of love and support by parents who have had to make the hardest decision. It is filled with wonderful thoughts and memories of those who have loved and lost a child. It was a help for my husband and I who had to make the heartwrenching decision of terminating our pregnancy.

I would recommend this book to anyone who has loved and lost a child.

This is an excellent book for those who are facing a difficult decision regarding abnormalities in their unborn children. The book skillfully presents the voices of the parents and those who help them come to their decisions. There is no effort to bias the reader as the book progresses, there are just the words of the parents. There is concise, clear presentation of fact regarding the process from the clinical perspective. This information could have been written verbatim from my experience, so I can confidently say there is a definite ring of truth to this book. It would also be a gentle and loving way for someone to express their concern and non judgemental support for anyone facing this decision.

I got this book after we made our decision, but I would recommend it to anyone who is making a prenatal decision or who is dealing with their decision. Well written, empathetic, a book any parent in this situation can relate to.

I highly recommend this book to anyone who has to face a difficult decision regarding her pregnancy. This book provides experiences of those who had gone through similar situation and the reader will identify herself/himself in many parts of the book. This book has moved me to tears everytime I read it for I have had to make that decision. Regardless of the outcome, the book will prepare the reader and help to guide him/her through the most difficult time.

I bought this book after my husband and I lost our first and only child to anencephaly. I looked for ages to find a book which specifically addressed the emotional pain that parents who chose to terminate a fatally ill child have, and had no luck. Then I came across this book and it was a godsend. The book takes into account the very personal and gut wrenching decisions that parents must make, and talks about them in compassionate and empathetic ways. I would HIGHLY reccomend this book to any parent facing the loss of a much loved and wanted, yet fatally ill child.

Unfortunately in my profession, as a prenatal genetic counselor, we occasionally providing bad news to expecting parents. Many of those parents have express great appreciate for this book as being extremely comforting during their time of need.

My grief counselor just gave me a copy of this book. My husband and are in the process of losing our very ill baby and this is an extremely challenging time.

I would like to read a bit more. Does anyone have any suggestions for other books? My fear is that a lot of books in this category are written by religious zealots and those pro life crazies. I just want to read more in an attempt to heal.

Many thanks,

Jill