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!
From the Back Cover
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
About the Author
Ann Douglas is the author of 15 books, including the critically acclaimed The Unofficial Guide to Having A Baby; Trying Again: A Guide to Pregnancy After Miscarriage, Stillbirth, and Infant Loss; and The Incredible Shrinking Woman: The Girlfriend's Guide to Losing Weight. She's a regular contributor to Canadian Living, Flare Pregnancy, WebMD, and Women.com and has been featured in such magazines as Parenting, Working Mother, and Good Housekeeping. Canada's leading pregnancy writer, Ann is the mother of four young children, ages three through twelve, and has also experienced infertility, miscarriage and stillbirth.