Waiting for Daisy

Waiting for Daisy by Peggy Orenstein

Amazon Description:

“Peggy Orenstein's widely hailed and bestselling memoir of her quest for parenthood begins when she tells her new husband that she's not sure she ever wants to be a mother; it ends six years later after she's done almost everything humanly possible to achieve that goal. Buffeted by one obstacle after another, Orenstein seeks answers both medical and spiritual in America and Asia, all the while trying to hold on to a marriage threatened by cycles, appointments, procedures, and disappointments. Waiting for Daisy is both an intimate page-turner and a wrly funny report from the front.”

My thoughts:

I would recommend Orenstein’s book to the memoir crowd. However, I do think there are better infertility themed memoirs out there.

It was at times tedious to read her account. She is also hard to engage with. However, she does tell an interesting story and I was able to sympathize with her experiences.

I was always afraid of infertility. It has to be incredibly frustrating when your body doesn’t cooperate. I was blessed with 3 easy conceptions, but I felt a bit guilty that it was so easy for me, when I knew other women who were struggling.