Book description
The ultimate guide to conception, birth, and everything in between
Unlike those other bossy, tell-you-what-to-do pregnancy books, this
funny, entertaining guide presents expectant parents with all the
facts they need to know about conception, birth, and everything in
between. Celebrating the 10th anniversary of this favorite guide to
pregnancy and birth, this new edition is easier-to-use, fully updated,
and has a fresh and appealing new design.
The Mother of All Pregnancy Books features a friendly, fresh,
and fun approach to the greatest adventure life has to offer. Based on
the best advice from over 100 parents and a panel of experts, it is
packed with tons of nuts-and-bolts information and presents expectant
parents with all the facts on such perennial hot topics as pain relief
during labor, episiotomy, and circumcision, and empowering expectant
parents to make informed personal choices.
- A complete guide to how it may feel-both physically and
emotionally - to be pregnant
- "The Pregnancy Roadmap:" a week-by-week;
month-by-month; and trimester-by-trimester overview of the key
pregnancy milestones
- Pregnancy Q&As
- Baby Gear 101
- Your postpartum body
- The truth about "pregnancy brain"
If you're looking for the inside scoop on what it's really like to
have a baby, you've come to the right place.
Ann Douglas is an award-winning journalist and the author of
The Mother of All Baby Books, The Mother of All Toddler Books,
The Mother of All Parenting Books, and The Mother of All
Pregnancy Organizers. Known for her lively anecdotes and
real-world advice, Ann makes frequent appearances on both radio and
television and is regularly quoted in such publications as
Parenting, Parents, Fit Pregnancy, American Baby, and
Working Mother.
