Wish (Wish Series, 1) Hardcover – Picture Book, March 3, 2015

This book came to my attention in countless infertility/IVF support groups, everyone saying it hits the nail on the head and helps to explain to your children how much they were longed for before they were born. So, I bought this to read to my miracle IVF rainbow baby. After reading it, however, I'm thinking it may be better suited for long-awaited natural pregnancies than long awaited IVF pregnancies/babies or babies after a miscarriage. Not that this is the authors fault, I just wish it would perhaps have been in the description.The book basically explains waiting for a long time, wishing wanting hoping for you, etc. ............ "and then there was you" . Like I said, great if you tried for a long time and then got pregnant naturally (yahoo!) but not so much for us IVF mamas who went through a LOT to get them here, not just "hey look! you finally came!" if that makes sense.It is still a very sweet, very wonderful book & I cry every time I read this to my miracle baby. Just perhaps less appropriate for IVF babies!

My husband and I struggled with infertility for close to 7 years. I did Clomid, IUI, IVF, FET. I got pregnant with IVF but it ended in a chemical pregnancy. I also go pregnant with the FET but miscarried at 7 weeks 4 days. We planned to give IVF another try in Sept. 2016. We moved across the country, bought a house and 2 weeks later (2 days before Christmas) I took a pregnancy test that to my complete and utter shock came back positive. I am now almost 18 weeks pregnant with our rainbow baby, a healthy baby girl we are naming Emmerson. I bought this book shortly after my miscarriage and it helped give me hope to hold on to. Now my husband and I read this book to our unborn daughter almost every day (now that she can hear us) and neither of us can make it through without crying.This book is perfect for anyone struggling or who has struggled with infertility, loss or both.We can't wait to read it to our daughter when she is here and remind her every single day how wanted and loved she is.I even bought this book for a friend who has been on a similar journey as me, to help her keep the hope alive and one day be able to read to her precious baby.

I bought this great book for a friend. While I assume this book was written for parents who have adopted, this worked great for parents who struggled with infertility and fertility difficulties. This was a great book to give expectant moms and dads who have undergone fertility treatments to have a child or those who have adopted. What I really loved was the fact that it outlined what the process truly feels like, the excitement of being ready to have a child, the heartbreak when you find out that it isn't a possibility, and the thunderous joy of finally having a child - all without making it religious or too scientific. I cried reading it and cried reading it to my son, who is yet too young to understand this book, but perhaps one day will understand what his parents felt, emotionally, as we journeyed towards becoming parents.

There are not enough good things to say about this book. For anyone who thought they would be like everyone else and just have a baby when they decided to, but then found out that some roads are very long and winding and full of heartbreak, this book is for you. It flawless describes the stages of wishing for a child, the child not coming, the despair and limbo of waiting, and the final glorious moment when your miracle baby finally arrives. As someone who had to wait two years and go through countless procedures and tests, to finally get my miracle baby through IVF, this book makes me ugly cry every time. Buy it for yourself or a friend going through infertility. I bought it before my baby was here and it gave me so much.

I love this book. I originally saw it at Target and was literally crying in the aisle when I read it. It resonated with me because we struggled with infertility for years and this book talks about the waiting in a very simple way that is appropriate for young children. I checked the price on amazon right then and there and ordered it on amazon because the price was cheaper. We used this book as a centerpiece at a table for my Storybook themed baby shower and it was the first book I read to my baby boy when he was born.

We went through many losses and IVF to get our sweet rainbow baby and this book perfectly exemplifies that story without too much information for a child. I bought three copies to give to people at our fertility center and this ranks as my current very favorite book for our son. It doesn't go into any details of a specific journey, just a couple (non-gendered) that waited and waited for their baby. Makes me weep when I read it.

We were gifted this book when we had a baby after struggling with getting pregnant for several years and finally getting pregnant through IVF and I couldn't (and still can't) read it without crying. It is very sweet and a nice way to introduce your baby to the fact that you waited so long for them. Now we buy it for all our friends who have also struggled and it seems to be a hit all around.

After years of infertility we are pregnant with twins via IVF. When I read the book I started crying, this explains exactly what my husband and I went though emotionally. I want my babies to know how much we fought to bring them here and how much they are really loved and wanted. This book will do it.

This book is beautiful. I cried when I first read this. Having been through many years of ivf cycles and miscarriages reading this now we have our son is just perfect. Lovely illustrations. Looking forward to reading and enjoying this with our son. Highly recommend to anyone who has had a struggle to wait for their family or as a gift for someone who has experienced that journey.

Explains, in beautiful pictures and simple words, a difficult fertility journey. Like a previous reviewer, I bought this to read to my baby who was conceived by IVF. I cried when I first read it. Every child is a gift, but some wishes just take longer to come true.

Bought this to read to my IVF baby. Had me in floods of tears. Just beautifully written and gets across the message in such a sensitive way. I'll cherish this book forever!

It's a beautifully written book and really tugs on the heart strings when you have waited a long time for your little one. I showed it to my mum and sister and they loved it too.

Ahhhhhh lovely book