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Title: What to Expect When You're Expecting, Third Edition by Heidi E. Murkoff, Arlene Eisenberg, Sandee Hathaway ISBN: 0-7611-2132-3 Publisher: Workman Publishing Company Pub. Date: 01 April, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.94 (620 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent reference for open-minded moms-to-be (really!!!)
Comment: WTEWYE is an excellent reference tool if you have an OPEN MIND. Read the other reviews...this is key! Here's why.... As a first time mom, this book answered every conceivable question I had. I never really sensed a condescending tone by the authors....what I do remember, however, is reading certain items and thinking, yeah, right, ok , whatever! and going on. The authors can be a bit preachy, but I think the intent was good, if not always very REALISTIC. In particular: feel free to read and then dismiss the Best Odds Diet Chapter. I am one of the moms who abstained from caffeine, alcohol, nutrasweet, etc....because it was easy and I wanted my baby to have the best chance possible. However, I certainly never avoided sugars and the like. Don't we all have the common sense to know to eat a healthy, well-balanced diet of fruits, veggies, whole grains and the like? And if we do that MOST of the time, how can an occasional (ok, everyday for those in the last trimester) treat like ice cream or chocolate hurt? In fact, I would be willing to prove it's HELPFUL. We're pregnant, after all, not stupid. The rest of the book was well worthwhile. Dietary advice here is well-meant but overdue as it was written for a woman pregnant during the 1950's. Educate yourself, and use this book as a reference tool...and please don't make it your onlly book! Visit Parent Soup's website for supportive chat groups and discussion boards on every imaginable topic, and listen to what your own body tells you is right. Bottome line is, use this book while thinking for yourself, and you will be thoroughly entertained and educated at the same time. As for the condescending tones, I didn't see it. Think of it this way: how long has it been since these women gave birth (have they ever?); could they do anything less as responsible authors than advocate what is OPTIMAL (yet maybe sometimes unrealistic) and present it as a GUIDE for moms-to-be? AT only $11, add it to your pregnancy library. And by all means don't forget your practitioner! They are probably your best overall source, if not as convenient asa the book when it's 3am and you're worried about the sushi you just ate in your first trimester (I did this, and Maddie is a happy, very healthy and smart 15-month old!). One thing I should add: I can see where single moms and those moms who are not in the main-stream or "the norm" would feel left out some times. If you are one of them, don't take it to heart: you are the most important person to your baby and that's that....no book can tell you anything about loving and doing "what's right" for your baby that you don't already know, or have an inkling about. Enough already. Too many moms were too tough on this book....it has to be read with an open mind. It is up to us to educate ourselves, and anyone who takes a single book for its meaning VERBATIM is selling themselves very short. Supplement your reading, mommies! And happy pregnancies....you'll never have a more special time in your life (and get rid of the matronly looking puffymama on the cover.....dollbaby-fashion maternity is out! Borrow your husband's clothes, invest in some cheap Target maternity leggings and tops, and get with the style! WOuldn't it be more realistic to have an obviously-pregnant momma on the cover taking a walk...anything but reclining in an uncomfortable-looking antique rocker .......ha! : )
Rating: 4
Summary: A decent and basic pregnancy guide
Comment: My OB gave me this book at my first prenatal visit and I probably leafed through it almost everyday of my pregnancy. Although I agree with many of the other reviewers that the book is fairly basic and deals primarily with the physical and medical aspects of pregnancy, I found the information contained in it to be quite accurate. In fact it helped me not to stress out about certain symptoms that I experienced and aided me in asking specific questions during my routine OB visits. Also, the format of the book makes it really easy to locate answers to specific questions. Still, this is a very basic, outline-type book and most women will benefit from reading another pregnancy book that moves beyond mere medical facts and what-if situations in addition to this one (this is where it comes in handy to develop a pregnancy and childbirth philosophy of your own along with your doctor/midwife and then read up accordingly). I also recommend that you look elsewhere for a more detailed pregnancy nutrition guide, as I found this one to be a bit confusing and uninformative. All in all, if you are looking for a general pregnancy guideline or starting point, this is the book for you.
Rating: 3
Summary: A lot of unnecessary scare
Comment: Althoug this is the one you hear about over and over again, I have heard several doctors advise against it... now I know why. It is a lot of unnecessarily scary stories and "what ifs." There are many better books out there. My personal favorite was the new one put out by the Mayo clinic.
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Title: The Expectant Father: Facts, Tips and Advice for Dads-To-Be by Armin A. Brott, Armin A. Brott ISBN: 0789205386 Publisher: Abbeville Press, Inc. Pub. Date: May, 2001 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: The Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy by Vicki Iovine ISBN: 0671524313 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 1995 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Your Pregnancy Week by Week (Your Pregnancy Series) by Glade B. Curtis, Judith Schuler ISBN: 1555612601 Publisher: Perseus Publishing Pub. Date: 05 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The What to Expect When You're Expecting Pregnancy Organizer by Arlene Eisenberg, Heidi E. Murkoff, Sandee Eisenberg Hathaway ISBN: 1563058723 Publisher: Workman Publishing Company Pub. Date: June, 1995 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: What to Eat When You're Expecting by Arlene Eisenberg, Heidi E. Murkoff, Sandee E. Hathaway ISBN: 0894800159 Publisher: Workman Publishing Company Pub. Date: July, 1986 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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