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In Her Own Sweet Time: Egg Freezing and the New Frontiers of Family
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Rachel Lehmann-Haupt’s writing appears regularly in the New York Times, New York, Vogue, O, Self, Outside, and Wired, among other magazines. She lives in Manhattan.
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From The Washington Post's Book World/washingtonpost.com Reviewed by Juliet Wittman When she was 31, Rachel Lehmann-Haupt's boyfriend broke up with her, throwing into question her plans for a loving marriage and a child. Knowing that fertility begins to decline around the age of 35, she began researching ways to help guarantee motherhood when she was ready for it. Her memoir provides hard facts and figures, along with descriptions of Lehmann-Haupt's dating life, her travels and her thoughts about fertility enhancement. In this brave new world, a woman can freeze her own eggs, acquire donor eggs, freeze an embryo or pay a surrogate. Should she require sperm, she can negotiate with a male friend or use a sperm bank, readily accessibly online. Here she will learn her potential donor's weight, height and medical history and, if she likes what she sees, click: "Add to Cart." Lehmann-Haupt's book focuses on the somewhat narrow concerns of professional, single women used to having control of their lives. She does not discuss the social implications of her search or speculate on possible causes of the current rise in infertility. But she is a skilled, empathetic writer and an excellent researcher, alert to the absurdities and ethical ambiguities of her quest, and she has written a valuable guide.
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Lehmann-Haupt, executive editor of Plum magazine and daughter of author and New York Times writer Christopher, entered her 30s feeling optimistic and in control. The accomplished journalist and world traveler had a great boyfriend, too—and fully expected to achieve her next goal: motherhood. When the relationship didn't work out, the author began to wonder if the love-marriage-baby sequence might not happen for her. Like countless 30-something American women, she didn't worry about her fertility during her 20s and 30s, thanks to advances in feminism and medical technology that have given women more options—and the feeling that the so-called biological clock moves more slowly now. Lehmann-Haupt does an excellent job chronicling the societal and medical trends that have influenced modern motherhood. She also describes her pursuit of a romance that will lead to marriage and family, and the choices she makes in an effort to give herself more options. A mix of science, statistics, interviews and personal narrative form this valuable guidebook. It also serves as a compelling reality check as she lists various statistics: women over 35 suffer higher rates of miscarriage; 50,000 children are born to single mothers each year; a third of these mothers choose to become pregnant on their own. In this informative and frank book, Lehmann-Haupt makes a compelling case for education and preparation: We have more options than ever; understanding them can empower us and, perhaps most importantly, turn panic into peace. (June)
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Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Noal Lehmann-Haupt (Author photograph) (illustrator). Second Printing [stated]. xii, 324 pages. Notes. Index. Signed by the author on the title page The dust jacket has slight front corner bump. Rachel Lehman-Haupt is an award-winning science writer and expert on the future of family life, career timing, and the influence of science and technology on fertility, pregnancy, and family. Kirkus Reviews wrote her first book, In Her Own Sweet Time, "gracefully combines a revealing, engaging memoir with admirably nuanced social commentary." The age of motherhood is on the rise across the developing world. As a result, many women and couples increasingly rely on new choices and science to create their families. This includes advanced reproductive technologies like egg freezing, invitro fertilization, the use of donor eggs, gestational carriers, and the option to become a DIY mom or dad, a phrase Lehmann-Haupt coined. Lehmann-Haupt has been profiled by the Chicago Tribune for her practical and brave choice to freeze her eggs when she was thirty-seven and has been quoted in the New York Times. She has appeared on ABC's Good Morning America, NPR's Talk of the Nation, the Wall Street Journal's Lunch Break, and Bay Area Focus, speaking on the topic. In her writing and public speaking, she gives a personal face to and offers life strategies for the most relevant social trends that intimately affect women's lives. Lehmann-Haupt's writing has been featured in the New York Times, the New York Observer, Newsweek, Slate, New York, Vogue, Outside, Wired, Business Week, and Neo.Life. She is also the founder of StoryMade Studio. a boutique storytelling and editing studio. At thirty-one, Rachel Lehmann-Haupt thought she had everything: a great boyfriend, an exciting career, and the promise of marriage and children in her future. But the relationship ended and she found herself consumed by a rapidly approaching deadline: age thirty-five, the time at which most pregnancies are deemed ''high risk.'' Lehmann-Haupt traveled around the world and into the heart of America to explore the latest fertility choices available - as well as grapple with her own ambitions, anxieties, and personal values. A witty, poignant, and profoundly honest account of one woman's efforts to reconcile modern love with modern life, In Her Own Sweet Time resonates with a generation that wants it all - career, family, the perfect partner - but one that hasn't yet figured out how to fit it all together. Derived from a Kirkus review: The executive editor of Plum, a magazine for pregnant women over 35, considers the myriad choices available to women who want children but haven't found Mr. Right. Lehmann-Haupt's first book is a personal documentary; she presents statistics, interviews and analysis alongside her own story. She began research on the reproductive options for single women when she was 32, after a relationship she thought would lead to marriage and children ended. The book follows her through a six-year journey: fertility tests, online dating escapades, a serious relationship with a guy who couldn't commit, sperm-donor shopping and finally oocyte cryopreservation (egg freezing) at the NYU Fertility Clinic. She interviewed mothers who were single by choice, the Italian doctors who invented the egg-freezing procedure, marketing executives from the company Extend Fertility, "bio dads" who donate sperm and "insta-couples" who decide to get pregnant within a year of meeting and aren't embarrassed by a baby bump under a wedding gown. Most of the stories are positive, but Lehmann-Haupt doesn't try to sell happy endings. Many of the procedures, including in vitro fertilization, embryo freezing and intrauterine insemination, are so physically, emotionally and financially draining that one single woman's doctor asked her why she didn't just have unprotected sex with a friend. The author actively reflects on important questions brought on by this modern reproductive landscape: How old is too old? Would she want her child to meet his half sisters on a donor sibling registry? Does the ability to biologically postpone childbearing give career women rightful peace of mind or will it prevent society from "adapting to the needs of working mothers?" Adoption is addressed only briefly; this is a book for women who are mainly interested in passing on their genetic material (or their future husbands') and in the experience of being pregnant. A useful aggregation of timely information and personal insight that will provide clarity, if not comfort, for single women over 30 still set on having kids. Seller Inventory # 88863