Synopses & Reviews
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?.
Synopsis
Introducing a completely Revised & Updated Third Edition of America's bestselling pregnancy book,
What to Expect When You're Expecting. Two years in the making, it's a cover-to-cover, chapter-by-chapter, line-by-line revision and update.
Incorporating the most recent developments in medicine, and responding to the many queries and letters received from readers, the book contains both the most accurate information available, and the most reader-friendly. The Third Edition includes more information on working while pregnant. It offers more in-depth coverage of complementary and alternative birthing. Greater attention is paid to pre-conception, alternative families, second pregnancies, HMOs, the role of the father, and lifestyle. There's a completely new look at the Best-Odds diet, which is better suited to the needs of busier women with less time. An updated cover and all-new black-and-white illustrations give the classic a fresher look.
Synopsis
The best just got better.
Expect the best! A brand-new fourth edition—filled with the most up-to-date, accurate, and relevant information on all things pregnancy. Realistic, supportive, easy to access, and overflowing with practical tips, covering everything you'll need—and want—to know about life's most amazing journey, from preconception planning to birth to those first miraculous weeks with a new baby. It's all here: the lowdown on lifestyle trends and life in the workplace; the latest in prenatal testing and alternative therapies; the best in birthing options.
Comforting answers to hundreds of questions:
• I'm so queasy I can't even eat for one. How can I eat for two?
• Can I get highlights in my hair? How about my monthly wax?
• I'm only in my second month—why am I showing already?
• Can I stick to my normal workout routine while Im expecting?
• Why is my skin broken out and blotchy? And how can I cover it?
• What's safe when it comes to sex?
• I think I felt the baby kicking—but Im not sure. How do I tell?
• Will my body ever be the same after I deliver?
About the Author
It all started with a baby…and a book. Heidi Murkoff conceived the idea for What to Expect When You're Expecting during her first pregnancy, when she couldn’t find answers to her questions or reassurance for her worries in the books she’d turned to for much-needed advice. Determined to write a guide that would help other expectant parents sleep better at night, Heidi delivered the proposal for What to Expect When You’re Expecting just hours before delivering her daughter, Emma.
Dubbed the “pregnancy bible”, the iconic New York Times bestseller is now in its all-new fourth edition, with over 17 million copies in print, and according to USA Today, is read by 93 percent of women who read a pregnancy book. Other titles in the series include Eating Well When You’re Expecting, What to Expect the First Year, What to Expect Before You’re Expecting (a complete preconception plan), and the newest member of the What to Expect family: What to Expect the Second Year, the must-have guide for parents of toddlers. The What to Expect books have sold more than 34 million copies in the US alone, and are published in over 30 languages.
In 2005, Heidi expanded the What to Expect (WTE) brand online with WhatToExpect.com – the interactive, state-of-the-internet companion to the WTE books, and home to a vibrant, vast, yet close-knit community of 3 million parents. In 2009, WTE went mobile with the WTE Pregnancy Tracker (the most popular pregnancy app in the world), the WTE Fertility Tracker, the WTE Baby Name Finder, and the WTE First Year Tracker.
Heidi’s passionate commitment to moms and babies led to the creation of the What to Expect Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping underserved families expect healthy pregnancies, safe deliveries, and healthy, happy babies. With a beautiful, culturally appropriate low-literac
Table of Contents
Part 1: First Things FirstChapter 1: Before You Conceive
• Preconception Prep for Moms
• Preconception Prep for Dads
Chapter 2: Are You Pregnant?
• What You May be Wondering About
• Choosing and Working with Your Practitioner
Chapter 3: Your Pregnancy Profile
• Your Gynecological History
• Your Obstetrical History
• Your Medical History
• Prenatal Diagnosis
• First Trimester
• First and Second Trimester
• Second Trimester
Chapter 4: Your Pregnancy Lifestyle
• What You May be Wondering About
• Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Chapter 5: Nine Months of Eating Well
• What You May be Wondering About
Part 2: Nine Month & Counting
Chapter 6: The First Month
• Your Baby This Month
• What You May be Feeling
• What You Can Expect at Your First Prenatal Visit
• What You May be Wondering About
• Your Pampered Pregnancy
Chapter 7: The Second Month
• Your Baby This Month
• What You May be Feeling
• What You Can Expect at This Month's Checkup
• What You May be Wondering About
• Weight Gain During Pregnancy
Chapter 8: The Third Month
• Your Baby This Month
• What You May be Feeling
• What You Can Expect at This Month's Checkup
• What You May be Wondering About
• Pregnant on the Job
Chapter 9: The Fourth Month
• Your Baby This Month
• What You May be Feeling
• What You Can Expect at This Month's Checkup
• What You May be Wondering About
• Exercise During Pregnancy
Chapter 10: The Fifth Month
• Your Baby This Month
• What You May be Feeling
• What You Can Expect at This Month's Checkup
• What You May be Wondering About
• Sex and the Pregnant Woman
Chapter 11: The Sixth Month
• Your Baby This Month
• What You May be Feeling
• What You Can Expect at This Month's Checkup
• What You May be Wondering About
• Childbirth Education
Chapter 12: The Seventh Month
• Your Baby This Month
• What You May be Feeling
• What You Can Expect at This Month's Checkup
• What You May be Wondering About
• Easing Labor Pain
Chapter 13: The Eighth Month
• Your Baby This Month
• What You May be Feeling
• What You Can Expect at This Month's Checkup
• What You May be Wondering About
• Breastfeeding
Chapter 14: The Ninth Month
• Your Baby This Month
• What You May be Feeling
• What You Can Expect at This Month's Checkup
• What You May be Wondering About
• Prelabor, False Labor, Real Labor
Chapter 15: Labor & Delivery
• What You May be Wondering About
• Childbirth
• Stage One: Labor
• Stage Two: Pushing and Delivery
• Stage Three: Delivery of the Placenta
Part 3: Twins, Triplets & More
Chapter 16: Expecting More than One
• What You May be Wondering About
• Multiple Childbirth
Part 4: After the Baby is Born
Chapter 17: Postpartum: The First Week
• What You May be Feeling
• Getting Started Breastfeeding
Chapter 18: Postpartum: The First 6 Weeks
• What You May be Feeling
• What You Can Expect at Your Postpartum Checkup
• What You May be Wondering About
• Getting Back Into Shape
• Phase 1: Twenty-Four Hours After Delivery
• Phase 2: Three Days After Delivery
• Phase 3: After Your Postpartum Checkup
Part 5: For Dads
Chapter 19: Fathers are Expectant, Too
• What You May be Wondering About
Part 6: Staying Healthy When You're Expecting
Chapter 20: If You Get Sick
• What You May be Wondering About
• Medications During Pregnancy
Chapter 21: If You Have a Chronic Condition
• What You May be Wondering About
• Getting the Support You Need
Part 7: The Complicated Pregnancy
Chapter 22: Managing a Complicated Pregnancy
• Pregnancy Complications
• Uncommon Pregnancy Complications
• Childbirth and Postpartum Complications
• If You're Put on Bed Rest
Chapter 23: Coping With Pregnancy Loss