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Read some excerpts from the book to discover the everyday issues that are discussed in Swimming Upstream.
(For a full list of contents, please see our contents page or check out our new factsheets).
The excerpts are in PDF format and you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to access them. (If you don’t have Adobe Reader, please visit the Adobe web site for your free copy).
Coping with special events - like Christmas or christenings.
Download part 1 (53KB)
Why men don’t talk about problems conceiving:
Download part 1 (39KB)
Download part 2 (31KB)
The social isolation and putting on a brave face in a child-centred world:
Download part 1 (46KB)
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The effect on a couple’s sex life:
Download part 1 (32KB)
Download part 2 (42KB)
Trying for a family - how it really happens:
Download part 1 (23KB)
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The Top 10 things you don’t want to hear, including ‘just relax’, ‘so when are you two going to have children’ and ‘it’s alright for you, you’re on two incomes’. This chapter also gives you some ideas on what to say in response:
Download part 1 (30KB)
Issues that are particular to a man’s experience, such as the effect on masculinity:
Download part 1 (34KB)
Download part 2 (28KB)
Please note: these excerpts are copyright protected. If you would like to use them as reference material, please email us at feedback@swimmingupstream.com.au and we would be happy to discuss it with you.
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