Announcing a brand new, cover-to-cover revision of America's pregnancy bible. What to Expect When You're Expecting is a perennial New York Times bestseller and one of USA Today's 25 most influential books of the past 25 years. It's read by more than 90% of pregnant women who read a pregnancy book—the most iconic, must-have book for parents-to-be, with over 14.5 million copies in print. Now comes the Fourth Edition, a new book for a new generation of expectant moms—featuring a new look, a fresh perspective, and a friendlier-than-ever voice. It's filled with the most up-to-date information reflecting not only what's new in pregnancy, but what's relevant to pregnant women. Heidi Murkoff has rewritten every section of the book, answering dozens of new questions and including loads of new asked-for material, such as a detailed week-by-week fetal development section in each of the monthly chapters, an expanded chapter on pre-conception, and a brand new one on carrying multiples. More comprehensive, reassuring, and empathetic than ever, the Fourth Edition incorporates the most recent developments in obstetrics and addresses the most current lifestyle trends (from tattooing and belly piercing to Botox and aromatherapy). There's more than ever on pregnancy matters practical (including an expanded section on workplace concerns), physical (with more symptoms, more solutions), emotional (more advice on riding the mood roller coaster), nutritional (from low-carb to vegan, from junk food–dependent to caffeine-addicted), and sexual (what's hot and what's not in pregnant lovemaking), as well as much more support for that very important partner in parenting, the dad-to-be. Overflowing with tips, helpful hints, and humor (a pregnant woman's best friend), this new edition is more accessible and easier to use than ever before. It's everything parents-to-be have come to expect from What to Expect...only better?.
Redesigned from its original 1986 format to an easier-to-use version at a lower price, this unique organizer is divided into five convenient sections, offering a companion for every stage of pregnancy, including a place to note pregnancy tests, a labor diary, and birth record. Wire-O binding.
America's pregnancy bible answers all your baby questions. When can I take home a pregnancy test? How can I eat for two if I'm too queasy to eat for one? Can I keep up my spinning classes? Is fish safe to eat? And what's this I hear about soft cheese? Can I work until I deliver? What are my rights on the job? I'm blotchy and broken out--where's the glow? Should we do a gender reveal? What about a 4-D ultrasound? Will I know labor when I feel it? Your pregnancy explained and your pregnant body demystified, head (what to do about those headaches) to feet (why they're so swollen), back (how to stop it from aching) to front (why you can't tell a baby by mom's bump). Filled with must-have information, practical advice, realistic insight, easy-to-use tips, and lots of reassurance, you'll also find the very latest on prenatal screenings, which medications are safe, and the most current birthing options--from water birth to gentle c-sections. Your pregnancy lifestyle gets equal attention, too: eating (including food trends) to coffee drinking, working out (and work) to sex, travel to beauty, skin care, and more. Have pregnancy symptoms? You will--and you'll find solutions for them all. Expecting multiples? There's a chapter for you. Expecting to become a dad? This book has you covered, too.
Clear answers to hundreds of concerns: How diet affects morning sickness, mood swings, leg cramps ?ow to tell what\'9291s safe to eat and what\'9291s not. Whether or not your baby will suffer if you can\'9291t drink milk. Featuring the Best-Odds Diet, with tips for proper weight gain, ordering in restaurants, accommodating special diets, and much more. Includes 100 recipes for high protein meat or meatless dishes, non-alcoholic cocktails, naturally sweetened cakes and desserts. Arlene Eisenberg, Heidi Murkoff and Sandee Hathaway are medical writers and internationally respected experts on pregnancy and parenting. They are well known for their indispensable month-by-month guide to pregnancy, the best-selling What To Expect When You're Expecting. In this sequel, What To Eat When You're Expecting, the authors take a closer look at the problems of eating safely in pregnancy and provide a comprehensive range of recipes from their Best-Odds Diet. Their third book, What To Expect In The First Year, answers questions and explains clearly everything you need to know about the first year with a new baby.What To Expect In The Toddler Years picks up where What To Expect In The First Year leaves off.
Covering years two and three of a child's life, this comprehensive guide for parents of toddlers contains useful information about sleeping problems, discipline, toilet training, handling tantrums, and speech development.
Redesigned from its original 1986 format to an easier-to-use version at a lower price, this unique organizer is divided into five convenient sections, offering a companion for every stage of pregnancy, including a place to note pregnancy tests, a labor diary, and birth record. Wire-O binding.
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