What to Expect When You're Expecting, Third Edition by Heidi Murkoff, Arlene Eisenberg, Sandee Hathaway Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of What to Expect When You're Expecting, Third Edition
Book Review: My favorite pregnancy book
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought What to Expect When You're Expecting back in the mid 80's when it first came out. At the time, I just picked it off the bookstore shelf, not knowing anything about it. It proved invaluable for me.
Over the next decade or so, I added dozens of pregnancy books to my library. I also gave birth to six beautiful children. I must say, out of ALL my pregnancy books, What to Expect When You're Expecting is still my #1 all-time, can't-live-without, favorite pregnancy book.
If you're not sure whether to get it or not, read all the five star ratings. Then read all the one star ratings. Then take the word of a friend who actually used the book for more than one pregnancy. Each pregnancy is different. I had two induced births, two normal births, and two home births. What to Expect When You're Expecting is filled with practical advice no matter what kind of pregnancy you are experiencing. The reason it is so popular is because it's actually a great book.
Book Review: This is a terrible book
Summary: 1 Stars
I read this book during my first pregnancy and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone -- I have a hard time believing it makes the bestseller list. There are three basic problems with this book. First, it promotes a philosophy that you are actively in control of the outcome of the pregnancy, as if pregnancy complications can be eliminated by being a control freak during pregnancy. Second, rather than being informative or reassuring it sent me to my doctor TWICE for no good reason, after reading the Q&A section for the month. Finally the diet recommend is much stricter than required for any normal pregnancy...no doubt if you can follow it you will be healthier, but pregnancy is a time of high stress and this book is only going to add to it. I would recommend "The Well Pregnancy Book" over "What to Expect".Book Review: Read something else, please!
Summary: 1 Stars
Where do you discuss the side of effects of epidurals and pain medication? Where do you discuss vaccines and potential side effects? This book cares more about vague generalizations about what labor is like than it does actual happenings. And god forbid, what happens if your baby has health issues? I tell my friends and family to recycle this book as soon as they get it from the hospital.
For the sake of your child, choosePregnancy childbirth and the Newborn the Complete Guide Expanded and Updated and Birthing from Within: An Extra-Ordinary Guide to Childbirth Preparation
Book Review: What to expect....when the robbers are knocking down your door.
Summary: 3 Stars
You know, the book is okay. And I would recommend it as a very comprehensive reference guide for questions that may crop up thruout your pregnancy. But for heaven's sake, I don't see the need to read page after page of something that MIGHT go wrong with a perfectly normal bodily function. I found myself fretting more while trying to read this book than at any other time during my pregnancy. The few times I did find it helpful were when I already felt something new and potentially concerning. I was able to look up the symptoms in the book and either check them with my doctor, or realise that it was just, say, heartburn. No big deal!
The book also has a tendencey to recommend that you do...pretty much nothing while you are pregnant. A common quote I found thruout the book is, "There is no proof that doing ___ will harm your baby, but we recommend that you avoid it anyway." I agree that I want to take care of my body and my baby, but I'm not an invalid just because I'm pregnant!
Again, it's not bad as a reference guide, but don't let it be your only view into pregnancy.
Book Review: What to Expect..............
Summary: 4 Stars
I like all the 'What to Expect..' books. I've used them as references in my work as a Telephone Triage nurse for many years. I gifted our grandson and granddaughter with a set and this copy is a replacement for one I loaned but wasn't returned. Now that I'm a greatgramy, they are even more helpful in understanding, supporting and teaching. Life has changed a lot since mine were born...but pregnancy, babies and toddlers continue. And some folks need all the help we can provide. These are very helpful, reader friendly, and practical tools for parents, young and older..