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What to Expect When You're Expecting: 4th Edition [Paperback]

Heidi Murkoff
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April 10 2008 What to Expect
Announcing a brand new, cover-to-cover revision of America's pregnancy bible. What to Expect When You're Expecting is a perennial New York Times bestseller and one of USA Today's 25 most influential books of the past 25 years. It's read by more than 90% of pregnant women who read a pregnancy book—the most iconic, must-have book for parents-to-be, with over 14.5 million copies in print.

Now comes the Fourth Edition, a new book for a new generation of expectant moms—featuring a new look, a fresh perspective, and a friendlier-than-ever voice. It's filled with the most up-to-date information reflecting not only what's new in pregnancy, but what's relevant to pregnant women. Heidi Murkoff has rewritten every section of the book, answering dozens of new questions and including loads of new asked-for material, such as a detailed week-by-week fetal development section in each of the monthly chapters, an expanded chapter on pre-conception, and a brand new one on carrying multiples. More comprehensive, reassuring, and empathetic than ever, the Fourth Edition incorporates the most recent developments in obstetrics and addresses the most current lifestyle trends (from tattooing and belly piercing to Botox and aromatherapy). There's more than ever on pregnancy matters practical (including an expanded section on workplace concerns), physical (with more symptoms, more solutions), emotional (more advice on riding the mood roller coaster), nutritional (from low-carb to vegan, from junk food–dependent to caffeine-addicted), and sexual (what's hot and what's not in pregnant lovemaking), as well as much more support for that very important partner in parenting, the dad-to-be.

Overflowing with tips, helpful hints, and humor (a pregnant woman's best friend), this new edition is more accessible and easier to use than ever before. It's everything parents-to-be have come to expect from What to Expect...only better?.

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From Publishers Weekly

Murkoff is back with yet another edition of the indispensable What to Expect When You're Expecting—this time with a largely rewritten and revised edition of the comprehensive guide she introduced 24 years ago. The book has undergone an extensive overhaul, beginning with the cover, which depicts a stylish expectant mom dressed in jeans and a form-fitting shirt—a far cry from the original text's comfy, frumpy mom seated in a rocking chair. Inside, the author has added a number of new features, including a chapter that draws upon current research to steer parents-to-be to a healthier lifestyle even before conception begins, chapters on healthy eating and giving birth to multiples (a growing trend) and expanded sections on working during pregnancy. While the general layout and appearance of the book will be familiar to readers, Murkoff has successfully broadened and sharpened the material while keeping the overall style and presentation intact. (Apr.)
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From the Back Cover

The best just got better.
Expect the best! A brand-new fourth edition—filled with the most up-to-date, accurate, and relevant information on all things pregnancy. Realistic, supportive, easy to access, and overflowing with practical tips, covering everything you'll need—and want—to know about life's most amazing journey, from preconception planning to birth to those first miraculous weeks with a new baby. It's all here: the lowdown on lifestyle trends and life in the workplace; the latest in prenatal testing and alternative therapies; the best in birthing options.


Comforting answers to hundreds of questions:
• I'm so queasy I can't even eat for one. How can I eat for two?
• Can I get highlights in my hair? How about my monthly wax?
• I'm only in my second month—why am I showing already?
• Can I stick to my normal workout routine while I’m expecting?
• Why is my skin broken out and blotchy? And how can I cover it?
• What's safe when it comes to sex?
• I think I felt the baby kicking—but I’m not sure. How do I tell?
• Will my body ever be the same after I deliver?



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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as I had 'expected' Jun 29 2010
Format:Paperback
This book was very indepth, but didn't have a lot of info that isn't general knowledge anyway, it was great as far as straight information, but not a lot of tips/info on how to practically apply a lot of the knowledge, and not a lot of practical 'how-to's' for specific issues during pregnancy. Good to read through once but I wouldn't have purchased it. Most of the info here is info your doctor gives you anyway, or is easily gained from reputable sources online.
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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars Not that great.... Oct 30 2008
Format:Paperback
The book has some useful information but there are much better pregnancy books in my opinion. Too alarming and very "medical model".
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1.0 out of 5 stars Contradicting advice, and too much fear mongering April 9 2013
By *MB*
Format:Paperback
I expected a lot of this book given the hype. My low rating is reflective of my disappointment.

I found there to be a great deal of conflicting advice. Don't take a bath because it's dangerous to have high body heat, and then a chapter later it says to take a bath to relax and take it easy. Little things like that throughout. I also found there to be a lot of fear mongering, with little cited evidence. I am all for being cautious, but I would appreciate data-based cautions with data-supported suggestions.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Easy to read
I had the What to Expect Before You Are Expecting prior to purchasing this book. The layout is easy to read.
Published 3 months ago by Chantel Barton
1.0 out of 5 stars Fear mongering, panic inducing book that should be avoided at all...
It's like this book is written to scare pregnant women into feeling guilty and inadequate and fearful of doing or eating anything. To many unnecessary "Just in Case! Read more
Published 4 months ago by Bialia
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect!
This is probably the most necessary book to have while you're pregnant! It covered just about everything I was wondering about plus more!
Published 5 months ago by Whitney Thomas
5.0 out of 5 stars So helpful
As a first time mom, I was freaking out about all the little things that I didn't know. (about the pregnancy and about the baby inside of me) It helped me to stay informed and to... Read more
Published 9 months ago by manda
5.0 out of 5 stars great book!!!
It's a great book I highly recommend to anyone who plan to get a baby. Very cool and it covers everything you need.
Published 10 months ago by Xuefeng Zhu
1.0 out of 5 stars Lots of information ruined by superfluous writing
The book could be 30% shorter by removing the superfluous filler. Likely this inflated content occurs only in these subsequent editions in an attempt to make the book more humorous... Read more
Published 12 months ago by JP
3.0 out of 5 stars Lots of Info
If you only plan on reading one book about pregnancy get this book. It has a section on everything you can think of but often gives info that is not useful and frequently gives... Read more
Published 12 months ago by brutis
5.0 out of 5 stars good!!
I like this book; very good quality, good tricks! I recommend this book to all new parents or people that want to have kids.
Published 18 months ago by Diane
5.0 out of 5 stars Detailed and Informative!
This book was great through my pregnancy, and even after. It was very detailed and if you don't enjoy reading details this book isn't for you! Read more
Published 19 months ago by Tara L. Dempster
5.0 out of 5 stars very informative
Was recommended to get his book, and I am very thankful I did, one of the best pregnancy books I have read so far. Very informative and my husband loves reading it as well.
Published on April 2 2011 by Ali V
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