In her introduction to The Two Week Wait Challenge: A Sassy Girl's Guide to Surviving the TWW, Lindsay Fischer states: “My intention with this challenge is to get your mind off the chaos for a few minutes a day. It’s really that simple.” But what chaos is she talking about? In our eclectic and highly digitized culture, it is easy for women trying to get pregnant or to keep their pregnancy to get stressed and lose focus on what contributes to their health. Your emotional, psychological, and physical health are prerequisites for a successful pregnancy, and this book offers excellent tips and a roadmap to create the best conditions for a beautiful pregnancy experience. This book offers answers that will surprise readers, ranging from handling limiting thought patterns to creating habits that boost a sense of well being and happiness.

The book is well-written, with prose that is elegant, even sexy, short chapters and notes that offer good pointers for life-enhancing, life-changing activities to boost self-esteem and self-confidence, and create an atmosphere where women can experience a healthy pregnancy. Here is an example of a thought-provoking note, articulated on one of the things some women take for granted: “How does it feel to have a clean, fresh space? Is this a practice you could implement in your weekly/monthly routine? What messages — internal thoughts (negative or positive) — did you receive from yourself as you cleaned out the untidy space? How did you feel after you finished up?” I particularly loved how the author weaves her personal story into this work and many women will undoubtedly identify with most of the things she offers. The Two Week Wait Challenge: A Sassy Girl's Guide to Surviving the TWW is a heart-to-heart conversation with someone who comes across as an expert in a woman’s heart. Lindsay Fischer’s is a voice that every woman should heed and this little book should be a compulsory read for every woman.

The Two Week Wait Challenge: A Sassy Girl’s Guide to Surviving the TWW by Lindsay Fischer is a guide for women who are trying to conceive. A domestic violence survivor, Lindsay thought she would never again be in a situation where she would want to start a family, but things change. After meeting the right person, Lindsay decides to settle down, and gets straight to work in her goal of starting a family, thinking that pregnancy would come easy. After several failed attempts and trying different methods of contraception while seeing different specialists, Lindsay realizes that pregnancy is not so easy to accomplish. With her body clock ticking over during each attempt, Lindsay knows that there is a chance that she may not be able to conceive due to complications between sperm and egg, and offers her insight into the roadblocks that a woman may face while trying to conceive a child.

As a domestic violence survivor who has faced similar challenges in starting a family with my husband, I found this book to be an invaluable tool. Not only did it show me that I am not alone in my struggle, but it has also given me many different avenues to pursue with the goal of falling pregnant. Lindsay’s unique humor is injected throughout the book in order to keep the topic upbeat, leaving me giggling and nodding my head in agreement, rather than drowning in a bucket of tears. One of the most important aspects of The Two Week Wait Challenge is that it reinforces the message to the reader of never giving up; when one method fails, move on to another, and keep trying until you hit pay dirt. Lindsay Fischer’s guides to terminology used and miniature dictionary were a brilliant addition to the book, without which I would have been scratching my head in several places. The Two Week Wait Challenge: A Sassy Girl’s Guide to Surviving the TWW is pure gold and I recommend it to all readers who are losing hope in their efforts to start a family.