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Summary: Despite what other reviewers say....
Review: I really like this book! It's very informative and I've used it as a resource book as well as have read each chapter as I go through the pregnancy. I don't think it provides too much information...that depends on how much info the person wants and I like to have as much info as possible. I didn't find it scary or bossy or anything like that. It's a very honest, truthful account of being pregnant. I would definitely tell friends and family to read it as well as other books and information sources to obtain a good idea of what you're going through. This book has stood the test of time and revisions and has shown to outlast many other pregnancy books. My mother read this book when she was pregnant with me! I suggest buying the book and making up your own mind on what you think of it. I think alot of the other reviewers are being a bit too hard and need to lighten up.
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Summary: What to Expect When You're Expecting
Review: I found this book very helpful during my pregnancy. My family is miles away, and my exhusband left me during the pregnancy, so it was nice to turn to a book when I woke up at 2:00 a.m. in the morning and needed advise.
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Summary: Don't buy this one, 0 stars
Review: The writers of this book are very incredibly bossy and they
sometimes don't seem to know what they are talking about. I found this book very frustrating. Their attitude is disturbing enough for me to give a negative review. Don't bother with this book. To give you an idea even the woman on the cover looks
really bummed out; probably from reading this book.
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Summary: Scare tactics
Review: I would be willing to bet 50 people pushed this book onto me when I found out I was expecting. So, being hungry to learn anything and everything about this great unknown thing that is pregnancy, I snapped it up and began to read.. Before long, I discovered what many others have - this book was written not really to inform but to terrify the expectant mother. For the first three months - any twinge or hint of pain and I was on the phone to my ob/gyn. Finally, he recommended I stop reading this book because it disturbed me. He recommended Pregnancy for Dummies. In it, I found answers to questions I didn't even know to ask and, instead of frightening me with way too much information and a lot of "worst-case" scenarios, Dummies just laid it out in plain language. I have had an exceptionally easy pregnancy and it has only gotten easier and LESS stressful since I put down this book. I have several friends that are also expecting and I have strongly recommended AGAINST buying What to Expect because I am confident that there are better resources out there than this book.
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Summary: "What to feel guilty about when you are expecting"
Review: The childbirth educators at the hospital were full of praise for this book. The childbirth educators away from the hospital were full of scorn for it. Speaking from the father perspective, I found it to be full of unrealistic advice. No one's going to keep the diet and exercise routine they suggest, and if you deviate from it, your baby isn't goign to come out handicapped in mind and body. It does prepare you to be very cooperative with hospital staff and have the birth experience that is most convenient for the hospital staff. It also provides you with a lot of information about medical problems you probably won't face. Girlfriends Guide provided a much more realistic perspective for me. Our Doula was our key source of information during pregnancy.
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Summary: Too Much Information!
Review: My husband asked me to stop reading this book because it was freaking me out! Even as I sit in front of my computer to type this I worry about the poison spewing from my video display monitor (yes, there's an entire section that talks about how miscarriages have never been linked to monitors, but you should still worry about it). Maybe I'll try reading it again during my second pregnancy. But, I have enough on my mind with this being my first that this book doesn't have to add to any of my worries.
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Summary: pregnancy diet is too complicated
Review: I bought this book because my husband use to work at a bookstore and he had told me this was a best seller. Now I wish I did more research. This book is very informative in a month by month of your pregnancy in a FAQ format. Although, I didn't really care for this format. It feels disorganized to me, and I don't really care for the text book approach. As a first time mother, I like to hear about other mothers and their experience. But you will not get that here. This book is informative rather than encouraging or supportive as the other books. I would also have enjoyed more pictures. My biggest problem with this book was the diet they suggested you follow. It was too detailed and complicated. Too difficult to follow, especially for someone who never thought twice to what she ate before she became pregnant. I found the pamphlet that the doctor gave to me much more useful.
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Summary: Uhhh..a little too much information?
Review: As grandma says, "Read it and you'll begin to believe it" If you're expecting stay away from this book, especially a first pregnancy. It's info. overload & most situations will not pertain to you! I still have the helpful (skinny) booklet on pregnancy my insurance company sent to me years ago--the first time I was expecting. It gives you the basics w/ some encouraging words as well. A good dr. who is caring, reassuring...is the best advice source!
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Summary: Best book!
Review: I am 6 weeks pregnant and already read this book, pretty much in one sitting. It didn't sound as if it were fortelling the worst that can happen in a pregnancy. I just like to know what should happen, can happen, and shouldn't happen. This book did not make me nervous, it made me feel informed. My husband was even quite fascinated with this book. I am 23 and this is my first pregnancy. All of my girlfriends who have already had children (I am the youngest, and the last to get pregnant) suggested this book to me, even calling it "the bible." It really is a good book full of knowledge, don't let other reviews scare you away!
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Summary: This is not what I needed during my first pregnancy
Review: I'm not going to say that this is a bad book ,because it's not. I personally found it to negetive and scary. Instead of helping me it made me insecure. I'm sure that there are people who swear by this book (as seen in some of the reviews) and some condemn this book (as seen in other reviews)
I personally agree with the two woman that recommended "Babytales" by M.S. Woodson and "The Girl friends guid to pregnancy" by Vicki Iovine. I also agree with the person who said ït's not for everyone.
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