What to expect when you're expecting
by Heidi Murkoff, Sharon Mazel, Arlene Eisenberg, Sandee E. Hathaway · first published 1995
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We're expecting again! Announcing the completely revised and updated third edition of America's best-selling pregnancy book, What to Expect When You're Expecting. Two years in the making, it's a cover-to-cover, chapter-by-chapter, line-by-line revision and update. Everything that the original did-which, at just shy of 10 million copies in print, it did extraordinarily well-the third edition does, and better. Incorporating the most recent developments in medicine, and responding to the many queries and letters received from readers, the book contains both the most accurate information available
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…pregnancy of my wife. They were helpful. The most helpful one that I am using right now is unfortunately in German. It is really good, but with no translation (Largo, Babyjahre). The rest is in English. 1. What to expect When You're Expecting http://www.amazon.com/What-Expect-When-Youre-Expecting/dp/07... It is the classic on the subject and helped when there were some questions. Nutrition is really important. It becomes especially important…
on “Ask HN: Guide to becoming a dad?” ↗I would say that "What to expect when you're expecting" is the book you are looking for.
on “Most Scientifc Books on Fatherhood and Pregnancy?” ↗Read "What to Expect When You're Expecting", looked around at the baby store, maybe did a little research if I saw something interesting, talked to other new parents, talked to the OB, selected a pediatrician prior to the due date, went to a class…
on “Ask HN: How did you prepare for being a first-time parent?” ↗I second this advice. I have two daughters. The oldest is 4 going on 5, the youngest is closing in on 2. I guess I read the same books as my wife when she was pregnant with our oldest daughter ("What to Expect When You're Expecting", and some encyclopedic books regarding kids development and diseases). But neither of us has really resorted to any kind of manuals since then. The most surprising thing (to me, at least) about having…
on “Ask YC: Hacker moms & dads, what do you read?” ↗