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Summary: a good book for those who think month by month is too long
Review: During my first pregnancy this was the only reference book that I used. I loved the weekly format, all the others I looked at buying had monthly, which seemed like such a long time to wait. I now also own the Mayo Clinic book of pregnancy, so all medical info is completely covered between the two. There is a bit of a focus on negative possibilities, but for humor I read Baby Blues comic books :)
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Summary: So negative, you won't enjoy being pregnant
Review: First off, the "week by week" information on your baby is more complete on any number of web sites for free. In this book, you never get more than two paragraphs about fetal development.
Where this book is very complete is all of the negative potentials of pregnancy without any reassurances of the rarity of many of these complications. In addressing the triple screen test, Drs. Curtis and Schuler address that there is a high false-positive rate for Down Syndrome, but then never explain in layman's terms what this really means to the pregnant mommy... namely that screening tests are not diagnostic in nature.
In the 14th or 15th week chapter, there is mention of the baby's size and then four pages on the dangers of CT scans and MRIs... Well, guess what, every woman wants to hear about their baby's development and every doctor should ask if a patient is pregnant before administering an MRI, thereby eliminating that potential disaster.
Stay away from this book if you want to think you stand half a chance of delivering a healthy baby.
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Summary: Your Pregnancy week by week
Review: A good guide to what to expect each week from physically, to baby's size and development stage, to medical terms, to nutrition. All in simple plain English
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Summary: Most detailed week by week development.
Review: Although I thought some of the topics were not quite appropriate to the week they were grouped into, I would recommend this book solely on the detailed pictures of weekly development it provides. I wasn't able to find another book which gave me a more comprehensive guide to my baby's weekly development. My husband and I both enjoyed refering back to it, especially in the early weeks and months of our pregnancy.
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Summary: wonderful
Review: I read this book every day and it has been so helpful. I has given me and my hisbang peace of mind. i would highly recomend this book to anyone who is pregnant.
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Summary: Great way to be informed
Review: This book is one of the best books I have boughten so far for my pregnancy. I really like the way it has something to read each week. Other books break everything up in trimesters or months. I like to know what is going on now. I also like that it has detailed picture of what the growing baby looks like each week. In the early weeks it has "actual size" pictures too which is really neat to see.
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Summary: Strongly recommend it!
Review: This is a great book to have on hand to keep you motivated and engaged throughout your pregnancy. I loved learning about how my baby was growing each week, and about what I could expect to feel. I was surprised that it also had in depth information on specific concerns -- sometimes better info than my more "clinical" books. I'd strongly recommend it.
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Summary: Great pictures but terrible text.
Review: This book torments my husband and I. We can't help but look at it every week because of the pictures of the developing fetus, but we inevitably start reading the text, which we find irritating due to its condescending oversimplistic tone. The content itself is not great either; each week there is an ailment or problem discussed which is either frightening or not applicable, such as cancer during pregnancy, which I believe is filed under week 30. Is that the week I'm likely to get cancer? I know you can find pictures of growing fetuses online. I would do that, and avoid buying this book.
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Summary: Good reading, sometimes a little spooky
Review: In this first pregnancy and being already 33 years old, I realized that sometimes it is possible to have too much information. Though I love reading something new about my pregnancy every week, I also get scared easily when things don't go exactly as stated in the book or just about general problems that could develop as described in the book. I would say that your doctor is still the best source for information. The book says that you should feel the baby move for sure by the 19th week. Other books and the doctor say by the 22nd. But overall, it sure is a nice book to have and read something every week about where the uterus is and how big the baby is now. As a light guide about my eating practices and overall activity, I find it very helpful.
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Summary: If you want to know what can go WRONG each week - read this
Review: This book is handy in that it tells a little bit about weekly fetal development and pregnancy changes, but it is also rather alarming in its discussions of complications and medical interventions that are possible. It is not very reassuring to focus on when birth becomes a medical event. I was appalled that the only discussion of natural childbirth occurred at the end of the book. Only one paragraph was devoted to this aspect. It is very much written fromt he medical model of birthing. I do not recommend this book to anyone who is interested in the natural approach to pregnancy and birth. (I used hypnosis throughout my labor and birthed in the water at my local hospital - a very positive experience).
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