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What to Expect When You're Expecting, Third Edition (Paperback) (平装)
by Heidi Murkoff , Arlene Eisenberg , Sandee Hathaway
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Pregnancy & Childbirth, Women's Health, Fitness |
| Market price: ¥ 168.00
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¥ 148.00
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| MSL Pointer Review:
Pregnancy should be fun and wonderful: this book answered all our questions, as a complete and professional reference. |
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-10-24 00:00>
"What to Expect" was written for women who are hell-bent on finding a guide for "Doing Pregnancy Right." You know those women. They're also the ones that show up at exercise class with matching tights and leotards and extra weights around their ankles. They'll be the women who feed their children exactly 6 grams of protein and 9 grams of carbohydrates daily because that's what "What To Expect in the First Year" tells them to do. I've tried, but I'm just not one of those women. I found "What To Expect" generally helpful in the sense that it covered basic areas of interest and concern, but overall this book was just too rigid for me. It was also too repetitive...the sections that list what will happen in your monthly medical check-ups regurgitated the same 8 points over and over again. And in the chapter for Month 9 they're STILL telling you to abstain from bread, sugar and anything else you might take pleasure from eating...thanks for the reminder!! I _am_ a devoted fan of Pregnancy Week-by-Week by MacDougal. The content is relevant and to the point, the photos are reassuring (and much more realistic than that drawing of a woman in her granny coat dreaming away in a rocking chair), and you're spared the "author knows best" tone. I also enjoy the Girlfriends Guide to Pregnancy by Vicki Iovine. It's not as practical as "Pregnancy Week-by-Week" but there's a great dose of reality and humor in the book, which is a welcome contrast to "What to Expect." Good luck with your pregnancy! |
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Mark (MSL quote), USA
<2007-10-24 00:00>
The book takes a quite comprehensive look at a broad field - Obstetrics - and breaks it down into plain language with little short sections on the various topics. The book should be a starting place - if something you read in the book scares you, the expectant parents should bring it up with their OB provider. Your obstetrician (or Family Physician or Midwife) should be able to answer your questions and perform the necessary tests or, if required, to refer you to a High Risk specialist - if you need it. |
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Manny (MSL quote), USA
<2007-10-24 00:00>
Since my wife and I found out we were expecting, we've been avid readers of our copy of "What to Expect When You're Expecting". True that an important part of the content is devoted to the fears and "things that could go wrong" but the fact is that when you don't have information it is fear about the unknown precisely. I find the way the book is presented, in a kind of Question and Answer way, to be very easy to follow. If you zoom out a bit more, you find a predictable structure to every chapter each of which corresponds to a month of the pregnancy, so you can't get lost here. If you want more of an issue, there's normally at least two answers dealt with. If you only have limited time to read something, it's put together in such a way that you can skim through it without missing out on a lot.
All in all, it takes you by the hand as you learn more about the mother's body and the changes she's undergoing, the baby's growth and what to expect when, as well as what the fathers feel and fear during these forty beautiful weeks. Get it and join the "secret" club of the pregnant couples who already have it: at least I felt that way when I got it. Before you're pregnant this is one of those books you will never hear about. Once the word is out, EVERY single person who's already a parent will recommend it. |
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-10-24 00:00>
I loves this book and found it very informative as a first time mom. I liked the question and answer style it was written in and found it easy to read. I was not scared by the truth of all the things that could possibly go wrong. You have to face those things eventually. It doesn't mean they are going to happen. With my next baby, I will probably get another book just because this one is just the basics that I already know now. Great, informative book!! |
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-10-24 00:00>
A friend gave me this book during the first month of my pregnancy and I read it religiously throughout the next nine months. I love the way it is divided into sections month-by-month, and I found that the question and answer format covered almost every topic imaginable. Everyday I found myself consulting this book for the answer to one question or other (some that were extremely obscure, but that the book still managed to provide an answer to nevertheless)! I read this book alongside several others in order to be sure that I was receiving the most well-rounded outlook possible on the ins and outs of pregnancy, but overall I found this book to be the most useful. |
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-10-24 00:00>
This was a great book. My sister used it when she was pregant years ago so when I found out I was, I purchased it as well. The book is easy to read. Broken down into question and answer form. I live in Japan and my doctor doesn`t speak much english making my pregancy stressful when questions arise. Since I have no family here either and my in-laws don`t speak english as well, this book as become my pregancy bible. Since this was our first child my husband become jumpy every time I had pain or my body changed in ways we didn`t expect it too. I would simply look up in the book my concern or question and find an answer instead of running to the doctor every week. Then on our schedualed appointments we would explain what happened to our doctor and he would agree that we were right. Not only has this book calmed my fears about being pregant but my husbands. The book can be started or stopped at any part. It was good to read both sides of breast feeding to bottle, vaginal delivery to c-section, ect. Getting both sides of the story allowed me to make the best choice for me and my baby. |
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Carly (MSL quote), USA
<2007-10-24 00:00>
I used this book in my first pregnancy and I am now using it again 3 years later for my second. It answers every question I have ever had about my pregnancy on a level I can understand. It is also fun to see how my baby is developing as my pregnany progresses. |
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Rustic (MSL quote), USA
<2007-10-24 00:00>
I must say that this book is a godsend, as I am a first time mom-to-be, and had no idea what to expect with being pregnant. The book walks you through the changes both you and the baby experience each month, with a comprehensive look into questions that may arise with the barrage of changes that come your way. The book also has a section on diet and exercise as well as complications during pregnancy. I found the last section helpful to determine that my endless worries were nothing but that, the worries of a new and inexperienced mom. This book has served as a great reference to calm my worries, a starting point for questions to ask your OB/GYN, to prepare for the months and changes ahead, and to enjoy the amazing time and changes of being pregnant. I recommend this book to any mom-to-be (especially a first timer) who needs some answers, guidance and a little comfort along the way. |
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Hui Wang (MSL quote), USA
<2007-10-24 00:00>
I knew nothing when I found my wife pregnant. Luckly, I found this book from internet, so I bought one immediately. Then I began to know what my wife should feel, what is normal, what is abnormal and what to avoid. Especially in the first two month, it's important for you to have some knowledge of pregnancy before you meet your OB. And I am so surprise that my OB also know this book very well. I think I am a little bit later to get this book (I got this at the fifth week). I would say, if you are planning to get a baby, buy this book now. |
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-10-24 00:00>
I referred to this book right from the beginning - 6 weeks into pregnancy and it's worth reading every page! It's great to 'know' things - the name says it all. It prepared me well about what all can happen, what symptoms to watch for and what all precautions have to be taken. Finally the day before my baby was born (2 weeks before due date) when I was alone at home and had no pain but started a 'bloody show', I knew what it was! I drove to the hospital myself without panicking - the credit goes to this book!
The book tells you everything that your doc will not have time to tell you! |
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