- Paperback: 576 pages
- Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (Mar 28 2003)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0771577206
- ISBN-13: 978-0771577208
- Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 14 x 2.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 658 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #46,681 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Product Description
Whether you?re an expectant parent or you?re just thinking about it, this comprehensive guide features a nonbossy, fresh, and fun approach to the greatest adventure life has to offer. Based on the best advice from over 100 Canadian parents, this information is served up with a uniquely Canadian spin. Never one to shy away from the tough topics, Ann Douglas addresses the concerns that all parents have to consider when facing pregnancy.
With over 225,000 ?Mother of All? books sold in Canada, Ann Douglas provides the inside scoop on what it?s really like to have a baby
- The straight goods on preparing your body for pregnacy
- Practical advice on how to increase your chances for conceiving quickly
- The top ten worries for each trimester -- with a hefty dose of reassurance
- A glossary of pregnancy -- and birth-related terms
- A sneak peek of life after baby
This book is the manual for those looking for real-world advice to help them during all the stages of pregnancy, from conception to birth and all that can occur throughout!
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If you're looking for the inside scoop on what it's really like to have a baby, you've come to the right place. The Mother of All Pregnancy Books takes on tough topics most pregnancy books shy away from. It's a totally comprehensive guide that features a non-bossy, fresh, and fun approach to the greatest adventure life has to offer. Based on the best advice from over 100 Canadian parents, this information is served up with a uniquely Canadian spin.
The Mother of All Pregnancy Books includes:
- the straight goods on preparing your body for pregnancy
- practical advice on how to increase your chances of conceiving quickly
- the top ten worries for each trimester presented with a hefty dose of reassurance
- useful tips on choosing a caregiver and a place to give birth
- the facts you need to make up your mind about such important issues as circumcision and breastfeeding
- helpful insights on how your relationship with your partner may change during pregnancy and after
- a glossary of pregnancy- and birth-related terms
- a directory of Canadian organizations for new and expectant parents
- a comprehensive listing of Internet resources of interest to Canadian parents
- a sneak peek at life after baby
- a frank look at copy with pregnancy-related aches and pains
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SO YOU'RE THINKING of having a baby-of trading your relatively sane and orderly life for the chance to hop on board what can best be described as an 18-year-long roller-coaster ride. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
SO YOU'RE THINKING of having a baby-of trading your relatively sane and orderly life for the chance to hop on board what can best be described as an 18-year-long roller-coaster ride. Read the first page
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A pregnancy book for real people!,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Mother of All Pregnancy Books: An All-Canadian Guide to Conception, Birth and Everything in Between (Paperback)
The best thing about this book is that it's like talking to your best friend or your sister who has been there, who knows what you really need to know and who can explain it with warmth and a sense of humour.The advice is very practical. I did not at all like the "What to Expect" books because I found every page was laden with worry about things that could go wrong (in what tiny percentage of cases??) or guilt - what pregnant woman really needs to be told to think carefully about how every bite of food you eat affects your baby? Mother of All Pregnancy Books gives you the facts, but does it without scaring the heck out of you. Another nice thing about this book is that it shows tips and advice from real people. I liked the variety of perspectives. It was also nice to see a thoroughly Canadian perspective, especially when dealing with the health care system. After going through a few years of infertility and two miscarriages, I thought I had read everything on the subject and that knew pretty much all I needed to know about conception and pregnancy - but I still learned a lot from this book! I even went back and read it a second time when I got pregnant the second time. Highly recommended!
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Witty, informative, honest.,
By Stephanie (Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Mother of All Pregnancy Books: An All-Canadian Guide to Conception, Birth and Everything in Between (Paperback)
What an important topic to research- the journey leading up to conceiving a child, and the fun and wild roller coaster ride of being pregnant! I was looking for information that was specifically Canadian, that was objective and "real" in its tone, and that provided me with useful, honest information learned from research and from fellow Moms and Dads. I have found this in Ann Douglas' The Mother of All Pregnancy Books- an ALL CANADIAN Guide to Conception, Birth & Everything in Between. If you are uniquely looking for a book about only one very specific topic related to pregnancy, then perhaps you will find you need additional info. from other resources on that topic. However if you, (like myself and many of my friends) are eager to have a fantastic overview of everything you wanted to know about this journey, then I think you will enjoy and benefit from the info. in this book! Good luck to you all!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Exactly what I needed,
By KT (New Brunswick, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Mother of All Pregnancy Books: An All-Canadian Guide to Conception, Birth and Everything in Between (Paperback)
Ann Douglas starts out by telling you what this book will not be-- not one of those overly preachy, doom-and-gloom books that make you feel guilty for having a can of Diet Coke, and not one of those fluffy, girlfriend-style books that are light on substance and heavy on personal anecdotes that may or may not have any relevance to the reader (and may in fact be terribly misleading-- one such book I just read advises a woman not to exercise while pregnant). On both counts, she's right. This book had (most of) the factual information I was looking for, while still maintaining a light and easy tone. She presents some of the unpleasant aspects of pregnancy and post-pregnancy without managing to scare the reader or make her dread the next nine months. She also continually emphasizes that every woman and every pregnancy is different, which is a helpful reminder so you don't start to worry when your pregnancy doesn't match up to the "textbook" version of what it should be (it's also a good reminder when you read the list of the not-so-fun "side effects" pregnancy brings with it-- you'll get some of them, but not all). I also was extremely happy to have a Canadian perspective, since every other pregnancy book I own is American. The only downside to the book is that because it's so comprehensive, it doesn't have the space to delve too deeply into each topic: it tells you the basics, but if you have specific concerns, you'll have to turn to a more thorough medical guide. Despite that, I'd recommend it to any of my friends-- a worthwhile purchase.
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