Bump in the Road: A Story of Fertility, Hope and Trying Again

Elle Wright's journey to becoming a parent after the death of her three-day-old son Teddy in 2016 was difficult. She and her husband waited for test results, hospital appointments, and new procedures to help with their experience of secondary infertility for three and a half years. Despite constant questions, drugs, negative tests, tears, loss, frustration, and more tears, Elle managed to believe that one day it would happen for her. A Bump in the Road reflects the reality of becoming a parent for thousands of people like Elle who have difficulty conceiving in the UK today.

Format: Hardback
Length: 368 pages
Publication date: 29 April 2021
Publisher: Bonnier Books Ltd

The second book from the Sunday Times bestselling author, Honest, open, emotional, and powerful... in this book, once more, her heart is laid bare.

Giovanna Fletcher

"I didn't want to put it down."

Jools Oliver

"Raw and honest... like a letter from a friend."

Sarah Turner, The Unmumsy Mum

"Beautifully emotional and healing."

Genelle Aldred

"Heartbreaking yet uplifting... I was truly holding my breath."

Cat Strawbridge, The Finally Pregnant podcast

*****

It turns out there are plenty of us: the unlucky ones. The women whose journey into motherhood, or whose yearning for more children, has yet to be fulfilled by the universe. I am certain that in so many parts of my story, I am not the only one to have gone through it, so it makes sense to write it all down. For all of us—and for any parents who might go through some of what we did in the future, too. So here it is, our journey to a rainbow. A story of fertility, trying again, and, above all, hope.

After the death of her three-day-old son Teddy in 2016, Elle Wright never expected what came next—that the path to bringing home a living child could be so winding. Elle's loss was followed by three and a half years of endless waiting.

She and her husband waited for test results, hospital appointments, and so many new procedures to help with their experience of secondary infertility. This wait included friends announcing their happy news while Elle was experiencing three rounds of IVF and the loss of three more babies.

Months and years slipped by, of immense physical and emotional toll, and still those two lines were just out of reach. Faced with constant questions, drugs, negative tests, tears, loss, frustration, and so many more tears, throughout it all, Elle managed to still believe that one day it would.

Weight: 478g
Dimension: 145 x 224 x 41 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781788703895