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: Wonderful book for the first time Mom
Summary: 5 Stars
Guides the first time Mom through each month. Great advice and reassurance as well as photos. Book Review: OK, but there are better
Summary: 2 Stars
It has the basics, but is a bit old fashioned and seems to be getting outdated. Very dry reading without much in the way of detailed medical explanations either. Recommend The Mother of All Pregnancy Books for more heartfelt explanations of what you and your other may be going through, and the Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy for more detailed medical descriptions.Book Review: too much negative information
Summary: 3 Stars
You want to be happy after reading this book but it gives you so much information and is quite negative meaning the book scares you more.Book Review: Unorganized
Summary: 2 Stars
When my wife got pregnant, this is what she heard was the best book to get. As an avid reader and seeing a volume of "What to Expect" books, I rushed to purchase it. While it helped solve some of our preliminary questions, afterwards it did nothing but instill fear into our minds.
The book is not really organized in any reasonable way to ascertain the answers to specific questions, unless you want to wade through the index. It does answer many questions you might have, but it is impossible to find the answers sometimes.
I was looking forward to a book that would really explain what to expect during each week or pregnancy, but I found this simply a huge FAQ book. I think it is best to just be read casually and not as a go to guide for certain questions you might have.
I would not recommend this book and would urge you to find something more comprehensive. I hope this book gets less press as more options become available.
Book Review: Don't read it cover to cover
Summary: 3 Stars
Since this is considered to be one of the "must-have" books during pregnancy, I received a copy, pretty much to find what I expected...pages and pages of things to make you think that, at any moment, something could be seriously wrong with your pregnancy. Same goes for the "...First Year" book from the same author. No matter the topic, pregnancy paranoia can set in, making the interpretation traumatic. It is nice to have for very basic reference, such as how big the baby is getting, what to expect at appointments, and if you have a specific concern, although I found that with both the pregnancy and first year books, anything that makes you concerned enough to look it up is answered in a way that can make you concerned enough to call the doctor, unless you are able to keep things in perspective or have someone else to keep you in check. If you do not fit into one of those categories and get it, read just the first few pages for each month, then shut it immediately to keep your sanity!