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Best pregnancy book ever |
May 14, 2007 |
| Reviewer:
A reader
from California
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When we started trying, I bought a lot of pregnancy books. I am now
towards the end of my first trimester and this book has been by far the
best book I own on this topic.
This book is extremely well organized, very informative and
objective, and covers a wide range of topics from pregnancy to birth to
breastfeeding.
It is very easy to find what you are looking for. For each week, it
explains what your body is going through, how your baby is growing and
what emotional changes you could expect. In each month, there is a
summary page that lists the problems you may have in that period and
tells you when you should call your doctor. There are very nice
drawings that show what your baby looks like and how big it is. (Some
pictures are real size, for others the book tells what percentage of
the real thing the picture is.)
This book had answers to all my questions so far - and I should
say, being a very curious first time mom, I had a lot of questions.
Thanks and congratulations to Mayo Clinic.
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great gift for pregnant moms |
May 14, 2007 |
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jeanjean
from Orlando, FL
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I gave this to a girlfriend when she was in the first trimester of her
pregnancy. i wanted to give her a book that would be truly helpful. she
tells me she goes through the book every week to learn what her body is
going through and to see the actual size of the fetus . the book
addresses a vegetarian diet too, which was important for her.
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Amazing book--great guide! |
May 14, 2007 |
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Ella Jane
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I read the reviews of this book and thought I'd check it out. I got it while we were trying, and its chart on when you're likely to conceive did the trick. We're now expecting! This book is extremely helpful. It goes week-by-week and lets you know what's going on with the baby AND what's going on with your body. It doesn't scare you into thinking something will go wrong, but it certainly helps allay your fears by explaining why things are going as they are. The charts telling you when to tell your doctor about various symptoms are really helpful. It doesn't give you too much information in large chunks, either--in other words, your husband might be willing to read it, too, at least the parts about what the baby is looking like and what's going on in the womb! Being able to focus on the week-by-week developments is great. I can look ahead to see what to expect or just focus on what's going on this week. The "common concerns and questions of pregnancy" guide at the back is also really helpful: it's an alphabetical list of typical pregnancy problems/questions (acne, fatigue, red plams and soles, etc.), their description, and how to deal with such issues.
I highly recommend this book.
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great resource |
May 14, 2007 |
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Beth
from Denver, CO
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This is one of the most comprehensive books I've bought. It gives detailed info for each month, broken down by week. Great go-to resource for common questions and concerns.
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106 of 109 people found the following review helpful: |
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Superior to "What to Expect..." |
May 14, 2007 |
| Reviewer:
J. Radley
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Back when babies were just daydreams, I recieved "What to Expect When
You're Expecting" (3rd ed.) from a pregnant friend who had an extra
copy. Not knowing any better, I was quite pleased. Once I became
pregnant and actually needed a guide, however, that changed. I found
the book to be poorly organized, overly conversational and
condescending in tone (especially given my plans to be a stay-at-home
mom), and generally useless for anything other than instilling fear and
paranoia. Most exasperating, though, was the "organization." Symptoms
that can arise during varying parts of pregnancy are scattered
haphazardly amongst the monthly chapters. This means that the book must
be read cover to cover and all material retained in memory if hunting
through the index and flipping back and forth between sections doesn't
sound appealing.
Enter the "Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy." Hallelujah!
Not wanting to suffer through another mediocre guide to pregnancy, I
looked through every book I could get my hands on, and this was the
only one that satisfied my criteria. It is written by trustworthy
professionals in clear yet -professional- language, it provides
information on "pregnancy, childbirth and your newborn" in
chronological order, and best of all, it contains separate sections
entitled, appropriately, "decision guides for pregnancy, childbirth and
parenthood," "pregnancy reference guide," and "complications of
pregnancy and childbirth," each with a table of contents at the
beginning of the section. Instead of having to take a wild guess at
which chapter (or, more likely, chapters) cramping might have landed in
in "What to Expect" or searching the entire index, I could find it,
along with all the other things I might be wondering about, in the
reference guide. Blessed simplicity!
The "Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy" was the only book I
needed. Once I found it, "What to Expect When You're Expecting" went
back on the shelf and stayed there.
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