2024 the best pregnancy books review

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Updated multiple times every year, America’s pregnancy bible answers all your questions.
When can I take an at-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.
 

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What to Expect

What to Expect is the world’s bestselling pregnancy and parenting series by Heidi Murkoff.

The What to Expect series is used and trusted by parents and medical professionals for a reason—it’s continually updated with the latest medical information, has over 43 million copies in print and provides the reassuring answers expecting and new parents need.

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Why do I need a book when there’s so much information online?

Researched and vetted by doctors, the books contain reassuring answers to hundreds of the most common questions, saving you from the dreaded Google rabbit hole.

Is the series up-to-date?

Yes! What to Expect books are updated with every reprint—sometimes multiple times a year—with the absolute latest information and best practices.

Do I need all the books in the series?

Not all at once—but the series grows with your child—from trying to conceive, to that first positive pregnancy test all the way to your child’s third birthday.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Workman Publishing Company; 5th edition (May 31, 2016)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 656 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0761187480
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0761187486
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.85 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.6 x 1.75 x 9.8 inches
Reviewer: just me
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: New baby expected
Review: The book has been purchased for our children who are expecting their first child.The book in my parents day was,” Doctor Spock.”It’s an amazing book that gives expectant parents the opportunity to read and study while they’re in the process of getting ready to have their children.Understandable and easy to use.Everyone that has a baby in the future will find it useful to read

Reviewer: lBarb corris
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Must have for every 1st time pregnancy
Review: Easy to read, current,relatable , a definite must have

Reviewer: Rita G.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Perfect - just as described!
Review: Perfect - just as described! I bought this book when I was pregnant with my daughter 32 years ago and loved it. I bought my daughter this book as soon as I learned she was pregnant.

Reviewer: David Guerrieri
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Wonderful read
Review: Very helpful and informative. My wife and I go back and forth with it. So much info to learn from and it answers most of our questions!

Reviewer: Vikki
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Book
Review: This is a great book. I had it given to me when I was pregnant and I just bought a new, updated version for my daughter. The diet listed in it us especially good. Following it kept me from having morning sickness. Worth its weight in gold!! Lots of good info for new moms -to- be.

Reviewer: Sierra Stephenson
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Lots of good knowledge
Review: This book has a lot of good information but kind of makes me feel like I have to sit in a bubble for the next 9 months… I also get a lot of this information from APPs on my phone. But it’s a good easy read!

Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Very good book
Review: I had this book 23years ago with my 1st child!Ordered for that same child who is having her very 1st baby!

Reviewer: Gigi
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Informational book
Review: I gave the book to someone who is expecting. She Said it is a great source of information

Reviewer: Christine Ketchen
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: I read and relied on this book when pregnant with my oldest on 1991. This book was my lifeline during a challenging, lonely and somewhat fearful time. I relied on it to answer so many questions, I read all sections over and over, day in and day out. I recently learned I was going to be a Grandmother for the first time and when thinking of a “gift” for my daughter, I thought back to what impacted my pregnancy and remembered this book!I purchased the latest edition and was so excited to share it with her.Unfortunately, this generation tends to use apps, links, Google, etc. for information and guidance, my hope was that my daughter would enjoy the experience of reading the “book” and relying on it as I did.I believe she has enjoyed it to a certain extent but by no means to the extent that I did.I was very pleased to hear that my Son in Law is enjoying it though!This book is truly a “go to” for anyone who like to “read” print rather than digital information.All good, I’m going to be a Grandmother spring 2024 and that has me feeling absolutely blessed. Perhaps I will “review and read” the latest edition once baby is with us, will be so interesting to see the changes in “expectations” that have occurred and transpired over the last 32 years! Purchase, purchase, purchase! Who knows, maybe there will be a power outage and the internet will be down for your pregnant loved one, in that case, I would want this book on my bedside table if it were me expecting.

Reviewer: Cliente de Amazon
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Rápida y amigable lectura, me fue guiando en cada etapa del embarazo y aunque tuve que saltar algunos temas porque no tenían que ver con mi situación, la otra gran parte sí que me ayudó a aprender y documentarme de información actualizada, lo complementé con la app. Lo recomiendo mucho.

Reviewer: Crh
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: In addition to your doctor ofc - this book pretty much covers everything you need to know

Reviewer: Sammy D
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: I bought this for my sister and my cousin when they told me they were expecting. My sister (who hates reading by the way) read each weekly entry in line with her pregnancy and thoroughly enjoyed the fact that she wasn't losing her mind! She calls it her pregnancy bible. It's worth every single penny.

Reviewer: Alessandra
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Ho deciso di affrontare la lettura di uno dei testi americani più noti sull’argomento gravidanza. Molto dettagliato, mese per mese, pieno di risposte alle domande più disparate e comuni, con approfondimenti sul postpartum e su altri aspetti tecnici-fisiologici. Un testo didattico e non leggero, ho scelto la versione in lingua originale per conoscere la differenza tra l’approccio negli Usa e in Italia.