IVF, Beta Wait and French Fries: An Honest Memoir of Infertility, Hope and Absurd Rituals

IVF, Beta Wait & French Fries – A Fertility Memoir With Zero Filters and Way Too Many Pregnancy Tests

Trying to have a baby was supposed to be romantic.
Instead, it turned into a rollercoaster of hormone shots, two-week waits, awkward doctor visits, and more Google searches than I’d like to admit.

In this brutally honest (and sometimes laugh-out-loud funny) memoir, Amélie Laurent-Dubois takes you inside the messy, hopeful, heartbreaking, and unexpectedly hilarious world of trying to conceive (TTC). From sex scheduled by apps to broccoli debates with her partner Leon, to the IVF marathons that feel more like The Hunger Games than a love story—this is fertility like you’ve never read it before.

✨ What you’ll find inside:

The raw truth about IVF, TTC, and the dreaded beta wait

Cringe-worthy but relatable couple fights (beer vs. broccoli, anyone?)

Surreal waiting-room stories and late-night Dr. Google spirals

The emotional highs, gut-wrenching lows, and small wins that keep you going

A reminder that humor, fries, and a little hope might just be the best survival kit

If you’re in the middle of your own fertility journey—or know someone who is—this book will make you feel less alone. It’s not a medical guide. It’s not a “just relax and it will happen” pep talk. It’s a front-row seat to the chaos, love, and stubborn hope that define the path to parenthood.

For fans of memoirs that mix tears with laughter, IVF warriors, TTC sisters, and anyone who believes French fries are a legitimate coping strategy.