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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?
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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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Heidi Murkoff is the author of the What to Expect series of pregnancy and parenting books. She is also the creator of WhatToExpect.com and the WhatToExpect app, which reach over 11 million expecting and new parents, and the What to Expect Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping undeserved families expect healthy pregnancies, safe deliveries, and healthy, happy babies.

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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 ‏ : ‎ 1.65 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.6 x 1.75 x 9.8 inches
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Heidi Murkoff is the author of the What to Expect®; series and author of Eating Well When You're Expecting, The What to Expect Pregnancy Journal & Organizer, What to Expect the First Year, The What to Expect Baby-Sitter's Handbook, and the What to Expect Kids series from HarperCollins. Her interactive website is www.whattoexpect.com, and she lives with her family in Los Angeles, California.

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Such a modern updated spin on everything to know when expecting a baby! Great condition and even has excerpts to break down a few things for dad along the way! I learned some things I didn’t know I needed to know and was able to deliver a healthy baby girl!
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Marlene
5.0 out of 5 stars Pregnancy Bible
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This book has absolutely everything you need to know about pregnancy and it’s a very easy to read and locate specific topics
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A. Delavergne
5.0 out of 5 stars The pregnancy bible
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I had this book when I was pregnant 30 years ago and it was helpful then. Great information for the entire pregnancy. Also can be read by those planning to become pregnant as I believe there is information related to that, and for the post partum period as well.
Bought this as a gift for a family member and they were excited when they recieved the book.
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Nathan Taylor
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book
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This is a great book to have on hand when you’re pregnant and answers. All your questions has extra little tips and tricks and gives you all kinds of interesting information about the different stages of where you are in pregnancy I would highly recommend this book for anyone who’s pregnant I know there’s a lot of apps out there, but my daughter actually used this book more than she used her apps as it had more information that she could visually look at the pages and look for look ahead and know it was coming out as she was moving through her pregnancy pregnancy.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for new moms
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Top quality book. A great gift to supplement Kindle and apps for new moms
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5.0 out of 5 stars First time mom
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Good info. Lots of it. No complaints!
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4.0 out of 5 stars As good as anticipated
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I appreciated how thorough the book is and how it includes sections for partners. The explanations and diagrams were clear. The authors made sure to lay out pros and cons of multiple options and to state what the evidence is for their suggestions. I also really liked that the chapter on complications was at the end of the book and that it started out by saying something along the lines of "unless your doctor has told you to be concerned about any of these, this chapter isn't for you because it will likely make you more anxious"
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5.0 out of 5 stars A must have when you’re expecting
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I couldn’t live without this book when I was pregnant ( all 7 times) so I give it as a gift to all of my new mom friends. They update the book all the time and it’s always super helpful, super relatable infornation!
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5.0 out of 5 stars 10/10 Recommended for All Moms-to-Be! (And Dads, Too)
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This book has EVERYTHING. It provides all the questions and answers that you want or don’t know within this book. I learnt about things I had no idea were a thing, and about the hard truths of the ins and outs of things, too. I went to my doctor appointments confident in asking questions, and the doctors were often surprised at the level of knowledge I had about things (all from this book). For the dads to be - this book also provides them with many suggestions on things they can do to assist. There is a reason this book has sold so many copies - it is a timeless classic in the world of all things maternity and baby. You will not be disappointed if you are a researcher like I am. This book is better than Google for all your questions.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Muy buena guía para quien no sabe nada de bebés
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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.
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5.0 out of 5 stars ajuda muito
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mais info menos dúvidas, menos stress
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5.0 out of 5 stars The best book!
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Loved it. A lot of information, incredible read, everyone should read it and get educated about pregnancy and maternity! Recommended for mums and dads!
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5.0 out of 5 stars A great gift for mama-to-be
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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.
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