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Summary: The *BEST* Pregnancy Book
Review: I loved this book! It tells all thats happening to the baby each week: what's developing, how big the baby is and lots more!
I highly recommend it!
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Summary: fun, but not very helpful
Review: We borrowed this book from a friend during my pregnancy, and while I enjoyed it from time to time, I was glad I didn't spend my money on it. The book's organization works well for finding out about a baby's approximate size/development stage for each week, but if you're looking for information, it's hard to find, as it's spread out throughout the chapters. For instance, I was experiencing sciatic nerve pain during my 4th month, and had to go to the index to find that it was discussed (briefly) in the 8th month somewhere--I don't remember which week. My experiences rarely matched their "what you might be feeling" sections. Every woman's pregancy is so different it just doesn't make that much sense to narrow it down week by week. So while it was fun to look at each week for a guide to baby development/uterus height, I would recommend The Pregnancy Book by Sears or the Unoffical Guide to Having a Baby for truely helpful information.
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Summary: A quick read for every expecting mom
Review: I really enjoyed this book because you had something to look forward to reading every week as opposed to every month (as with the What to Expect books). When you're pregnant (especially for the first time) you want to know what's going on weekly, not monthly. Also, the chapters were easy and quick to read and loaded with good information.
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Summary: Good week-by-week format, disappointing information
Review: My husband and I sit down every week to read from this book together, and frequently find contradictions. The book contradicts itself, and other books we have about pregnancy. We get frustrated trying to figure out what to believe, and have come to the conclusion that this book is not very reliable. But we like the weekly format, so we keep reading because its good bonding time.The book provides very little useful information about what is actually going on in your pregnancy each week. It says things like "you may be getting bigger now" chapter after chapter during the beginning weeks. Each chapter also has a secondary topic that often makes up most of the chapter. This topic may or may not related to that week's developments.
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Summary: The PERFECT pregnancy book--One of the Best--BUY IT
Review: I looked through several different pregnancy books, and this is the one! It uses the week system like your dr will--and under the week heading it tells you the "real"age of your fetus. Each week has several sections--size of your baby, growth and development stage, changes in the mother, actions and nutrition you should take, dr visits at that time, and a "DAD tip" each week. The design is relaxing with sketches and heaadings in a soft purple color. There is about 3-5 pages every so often for you to write some notes and answer some questions. This is great--it talks about the good and the bad--but doesn't freak you out.
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Summary: A wonderful book about what women need to know
Review: I am so thankful that my girlfriend gave me this book when she learned that I was pregnant. Everyone reccommended "What to expect..." what a horrific book. "Week by Week" is so much better. After reading "What to expect..." I was terrified, then I received this book as a gift. It is so informative about problems that might occur, where "What to expect..." made me feel that every horrible thing I was reading about was actually happening to my child. If you are expecting, do yourself a favor, bypass the rest and get the best. "Your Pregnancy, Week by Week" is all you will need to get through the next 9 months.
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Summary: This book helps pass the time.
Review: 40 weeks is a long time to wait for something as exciting as a baby! The 'Your Pregnancy Week by Week' book really helped those weeks fly by. The book was informative on the growth and devlopment of you and your new baby. With weekly chapters instead of monthly, like other books, you can follow and moniter your pregnancy more closely. I'm on my second pregnancy with this book, and I recommend it to every expecting mother.
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Summary: A MUST HAVE BOOK!!!
Review: I used this book through two pregnancies. I am expecting my third child in December. This book is wonderful!! It's great to be able to find out how the baby is developing on a weekly basis instead of just monthly. It has lots of helpful information.
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Summary: This book is TOO alarmist to comfort!!!
Review: While this book has helpful information at the beginning of each weekly description, such as what the baby is doing, what your body is doing, overall, it is too full of worst-case scenarios. In a world where pregnancy and childbirth are treated like medical events instead of rites of passage, this book only adds to that overly medical view. This is my first pregnancy, and I feel strongly that I DON'T need to hear of all the horrific things that *might* happen. For example, there are illustrations of uterine cysts next to ultrasound photos of babies and illustrations of babies with umbilical cords that have become knotted. Of course, these are both NOT common, so why give them the air time (often two-page spreads)? Other disturbing things include breast cancer during pregnancy, incidents of miscarriage, etc. While I think it's good to be informed about what to avoid to have a healthy pregnancy and baby, I think a book full of weird anamolies or things that just have the potential to scare expectant parents is just plain yucky. I also don't feel this book is too open to midwifery and the use of doulas and the idea of alternative birthing environments. I would NOT recommend buying this book if you want a pleasant, calm, positive (rather than negative and "oh, my god, this could happen in a one-in-a thousand cases) pregnancy. Instead, try the Sears parenting library: much more nuturing, much more woman-friendly and much less alarmist. Also, for a day-by-day idea of how your baby is developing, buy Christine Harris' The Pregnancy Journal. Have a healthy, happy pregancy and birth!!!
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Summary: so-so
Review: Like a lot of the other readers I liked the way this was set up by weeks, but I've read better books with more information. The best weekly guide I've seen is a new book called Your Over 35 Week by Week Pregnancy Guide. I liked the way the doctor was human and the question and answer section. My sister lives in California and is a patient of Dr Shanahan, so she sent me the book even though I'm only 25. The question and answer format is my favorite part of What to Expect When your Expecting, too. That is a great book, but doesn't have the weekly chapters.
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