Free delivery worldwide. Bestselling Series. Harry Potter. Books By Language. Books in Spanish. By author Heidi Murkoff. Expected delivery to Germany in business days. Not ordering to Germany? Click here. This cover-to-cover new edition is filled with must-have information, advice, insight, and tips for a new generation of parents.
With Heidi Murkoff's trademark warmth, empathy, and humour, What to Expect When You're Expecting answers every conceivable question expectant parents could have, including dozens of new ones based on the ever-changing pregnancy and birthing practices, and choices they face. Advice for partners is fully integrated throughout the book. All medical coverage is completely updated for the UK, including the latest on prenatal screening and the safety of medications during pregnancy, as well as a brand-new section on postpartum birth control.
Current lifestyle trends are incorporated, too: juice bars, raw diets, e-cigarettes, push presents, baby bump posting, the lowdown on omega-3 fatty acids, grass-fed and organic, health food fads, and GMOs. Plus expanded coverage of IVF pregnancy, multiple pregnancies, breastfeeding while pregnant, water and home births, and cesarean trends including VBACs and 'gentle caesareans'.
The best pregnancy guide just got even better. Good luck. View all 3 comments. Sep 27, Jessica rated it did not like it Recommends it for: bubbly girls who are "preggers". Shelves: bad-reads , aborted-efforts , breeding , chicklits , kind-of-depressing.
This is probably not the worst pregnancy book in the universe, but it is the worst one I've ever read. Unfortunately it's also the most popular, no doubt due to its admittedly catchy title and unavoidable ubiquity.
I'm sure that many, many women, like me, zipped off to the library and grabbed this first thing after their positive pregnancy test. I had zero ambivalence about being pregnant, but I imagine that for other thinking women less sure they want a baby, this book could do a lot to make the This is probably not the worst pregnancy book in the universe, but it is the worst one I've ever read.
I had zero ambivalence about being pregnant, but I imagine that for other thinking women less sure they want a baby, this book could do a lot to make them decide that in fact they might not.
A lot of people have complained about its alarmist tone and cataloguing of things that can go wrong, but I don't particularly remember that; what I hated was its insultingly cutesy-but-hideously-uncute, grating, idiotic style.
The entire book is written in peppy, spunky awful-puns-that-aren't-even-really-puns and moronic-jokes-that-aren't-actually-jokes. These aren't real examples, because I don't have the book, but seriously the whole thing is like, "Being pregnant is a gas!
And you'll have gas the whole time your little bun is in the oven Speaking of buns, you may want to indulge your cravings for sticky buns, but be careful or your buns will get fat and no one wants that! I hate this book because it makes pregnancy seem stupid, and seems to imply that being pregnant is going to make you stupid.
If this is something you're already kind of worried about, What to Expect can be a highly distressing read. I found its tone so nauseating and awful that it made me slightly less excited about being pregnant for awhile. It really made the whole thing seem like a lame project for stupid, infantilized women, and something I didn't want to be a part of at all despite really wanting a baby.
To be fair, I have a hard time with a lot of accepted pregnancy book conventions, beyond just this book. Use of the word "baby" with no article rankles me, and referring to a six-week-old embryo as a baby or, infinitely worse, just as "baby" completely skeezes me out. A lot of this is due to a lifetime of programming and conviction about reproductive rights, but it's also because I'm aware that there are high rates of miscarriage in the first trimester.
Of course it's a personal choice when you decide to think of your fetus as having personhood, but it seems irresponsible to me the way all these books start personifying and burbling on about an adorable bundle of joy so early on in the process But of course, that's just me.
I'm not made of stone and I was incredibly emotional and excited about being pregnant, but I found the discourse of these books really alienating, and this one was the worst. A lot of people seem to love it, but if you're like me you'd do better off with something else. Honestly, I didn't ever find a pregnancy book I loved childbirth yes; pregnancy, no and wound up getting most of my intel from the BabyCenter website, which isn't perfect but is decent and has an infinitely more tolerable tone.
View all 4 comments. Shelves: pregnancy-birth-abortion. Avoid this book at all costs! It infantilizes pregnant women and tells them to just go along with whatever the doctor says they should do.
I also remember it being very hetero-normative. The only thing What to Expect When You're Expecting is good for is starting a fire to keep the expectant mother warm. Apr 04, Kristen rated it really liked it Shelves: nonfiction , adult. Am I pregnant? Am I bored enough to read this book during quarantine? Apparently, yes. Am I now afraid of a baby's leg getting lodged in my birth canal? Oh, you know it! Dec 01, Lain rated it liked it. When I was pregnant with my first child, I picked up nearly every book on the bookstore shelves having to do with pregnancy and childbirth.
I wanted comfort, a friend in the form of a book, a companion to hold my hand and let me know everything was going to be okay. This book was not that friend. Instead, everytime I read this book, I found myself getting more and more agitated.
It exposed me to almost TOO much information, verging on the point of overload. You know how medical students become c When I was pregnant with my first child, I picked up nearly every book on the bookstore shelves having to do with pregnancy and childbirth.
You know how medical students become convinced they have every wacky and rare disease they learn about in med school? That's how I felt when I read this book. After each chapter, I became convinced my child had Downs Syndrome, that I had placenta previa, that I was suffering from gestational diabetes, etc. Now that I have three children, I feel like I'm in the position to make a recommendation -- get this book if you must, but don't read it cover to cover. Use it as a resource if one of the other books you read I suggest "The Mother of All Pregnancy Books" by Ann Douglas leaves you wanting more information.
By the way, I didn't follow the "Best Odds Diet" and my kids still turned out fine. Sep 02, Jen rated it did not like it Shelves: pregnancy , women-s-health. It felt to me like this book is out to scare moms-to-be. Instead of celebrating how normal many of our pregnancy changes are, this book makes you question any weight gain hello, we're growing babies here!
They weigh alot! I don't think ladies need that. Check out any of the other fine pregnancy and labor books out there by Sears, Gaskin, Kitzinger, Simkin, England and others.
Jun 13, Jennifer Spinola rated it it was ok. Preachy, harping, self-righteous. I hated this book. Every other page has some guilt-tripping admonishment not to eat white flour "Push the bread basket away at a restaurant if the bread isn't whole wheat," it said once, and oh, count the calories in the butter you do spread on your whole wheat bread.
And avoid white sugar like the plauge - in favor of "juice-sweetened" cookies or desserts, which the authors seem to think is the ticket to health in every occasion. News flash: sugar is sugar, w Preachy, harping, self-righteous. News flash: sugar is sugar, whether it comes from fruit or sugar cane, and the human body physiologically can't tell a difference.
As a hypoglycemic, I'll get just as nauseated if I eat grapes or a candy bar on an empty stomach. Give me a break. I'm as healthy as they come. I make my own whole wheat bread and yogurt and eat very little sugar, but to tell a hungry pregnant woman to "push the bread basket away" at a restaurant just because the bread isn't whole-wheat?
Even licensed nutritionists will tell you that the overall fiber count in a meal is what is important - not necessarily the fiber count in a particular food. And I don't need to hear about it every other page, ad infinitum. I started to think that if I heard the term "juice-sweetened cookie" one more time, I'd throw the book out the window.
The rest of the book is spread thickly with admonishments not to gain too much weight, not to eat dessert except "fresh fruit," and on and on and on. One "question" which was probably self-written and planted in order for the author to do more harping said, "I've gained 13 pounds in my first trimester. What can I do now? You've done what you've done, and it can't be fixed now. What a ridiculous answer! Is the author a doctor who knows this particular patient and is licensed to dispense medical advice to her and all other readers?
Of course not! AND my doc says I'm totally healthy! Before my pregnancy I was very underweight, barely 95 or 96 pounds, and my metabolism has always been through the roof. Getting myself up to pounds - on, yes, a very healthy diet - was a wonderful victory, and I'm not sorry in the least. Oh, and the "raid your husband's closet" clothing advice didn't help much, either.
Maybe that's because the author thinks we're all whales who eat too much and can't fit into anything else? If you want a book that talks about real issues and gets off a soapbox for five minutes, this is not the one. By the way, here's a shocking revelation - I occasionally eat dessert and white bread, and I don't count the calories in my butter. Jan 01, Kinga rated it really liked it. I had three reactions reading this book: 1 Oh, ok, so that's normal. Very informative and recommended for anyone like me who needs to know absolutely everything and consider every single scenario.
Jul 08, Erin rated it it was amazing. This book has a mixed reaction from moms--some feel that it can be too strict at times in terms of diet and exercise. However, I really enjoyed the book and took the pregnancy diet tips as tips, not ultimatiums.
As a first-time mom, this book had helpful question and answer sections for each month that encouraged me. What to Expect answers questions such as what to watch out for when you are pregnant, tips for buying a layette set and how to help you and your husband bond with the newborn.
In a This book has a mixed reaction from moms--some feel that it can be too strict at times in terms of diet and exercise. In a way, it's like your mom, doctor and pastor are answering all of your questions without the phone call! Great read. I highly recommend What to Expect the First Year after this.
It starts right at month one of the newborn, which is the most nerve-wracking month of their life! I probably used this book every day for the first 2 months!
May 20, Angela Blount rated it really liked it Shelves: life-coaching. I was back and forth on rating this for a rating, but I'd generally give it 3. I rounded up due to agitation over a few of the hyper-negative reviews, to be quite honest. I don't feel that a book this valuable ought to be given a bad name because certain people didn't get out of it whatever it was they were expecting. Please excuse the pun. This is an extensive reference guidebook covering the stages of pre-conception, pregnancy, childbirth, and post-postpartum--not something I'd recom I was back and forth on rating this for a rating, but I'd generally give it 3.
This is an extensive reference guidebook covering the stages of pre-conception, pregnancy, childbirth, and post-postpartum--not something I'd recommend anyone read cover-to-cover.
Thankfully, it offers a bit more personality and compassion than a text book. Sort of a Dear Abby meets Lippincott's Is it the foremost authority on the subject of procreation and all of the variables therein? Not at all. Heidi Murkoff has rewritten every section. Cuts through the confusion surrounding pregnancy and birth by debunking dozens of myths that mislead parents, offering explanations of medical terms, and covering a variety of issues including prenatal care, birth defects, and amniocentesis.
Totally revised and updated for a new generation of expectant mothers and fathers. The world's favourite pregnancy book just got better. What to Expect When You're Expecting has long been the go-to manual for parents-to-be around the world. With detailed week-by-week explanations of what is happening to mother and baby,. What to expect. Answers to all your baby-making questions.
Are there ways to improve our chances of having a girl or boy? Does stress affect fertility? Should we be having sex every day? Every other day? Three times a day?
Announcing the prequel! From Heidi Murkoff, author of the world's bestselling pregnancy and parenting books, comes the must-have guide every expectant couple needs before they even conceive - the first step in What to Expect: What to Expect Before You're Expecting.
Medical groups now recommend that all hopeful parents plan. Thorough chapters are devoted to nutrition, weight gain, food safety, the postpartum diet, and how to eat when.
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