Books : Your Pregnancy for the Father-to-Be: Everything Dads Need to Know about Pregnancy, Childbirth and Getting Ready for a New Baby (Your Pregnancy Series)
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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 618.2
EAN num: 9780738212753
ISBN number: 073821275X
Label: Da Capo Lifelong Books
Manufacturer: Da Capo Lifelong Books
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 304
Printing Date: January 05, 2009
Publishing house: Da Capo Lifelong Books
Sale Popularity Level: 63433
Studio: Da Capo Lifelong Books
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This book is fully updated and expanded, the essential one-stop guide for dads-to-be. Pregnancy can be a thrilling adventure for a couple. Although most attention is directed toward the mum-to-be, the nine months of pregnancy are an exciting, moving - and yes, occasionally stressful time for the expectant father as well. Written with the needs of the dad-to-be in mind, this book includes a comprehensive glossary of terms, a resource section, up-to-date medical information, and tips for supporting your partner during pregnancy and the birth of your new baby. It will also help you be the best father you can be by covering topics such as:the tests and procedures your partner may undergo; the impact of pregnancy on your relationship and how to handle it; ways to evaluate the expenses of having a baby; and how to be a great labour coach.
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This book was okay, but it was very elementary. It definitely leaves a lot to be desired. My husband and I were reading it together, but we stopped halfway through and started reading a different book because it definitely didn't tell us anything that we didn't already know or that wasn't common sense. It's great for people who have NO idea what to expect about pregnancy, childbirth, or newborns, but my guess is that everyone would know most of what this book talks about. I would not recommend this.
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I am reading this book now as a very first time father and its great, lots of information both pratical and helpful with you as a father to be as well as good advice on how to help the mother, what she needs, suggestoins on how to make her pregnancy easier and safer. I hehly recommend this book
thanks
Joe
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As a very first time father this book was very helpful. It did not go into nearly the details that some of the other books did. It was very specific about what a man can do to help his wife through the process. It also looks at some longer term items, like saving for school, planning for the very first few weeks after the birth and even packing a travel bag for you to take to the hospital. It is nice light reading in an easy to read format and style. This book will definitely be a benefit to you and your partner. The 5 sections are: the three trimesters, labor & delivery, and at home with the baby. These authors also wrote a number of supporting or complimentary books:
Bouncing Back From Your Pregnancy
Your Pregnancy Journal Week by Week
Your Pregnancy After 35
Your Pregnancy Questions and Answers
Your Pregnancy Every Woman's Guide
Your Baby's First Year Week by Week
Your Pregnancy Week by Week
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This one isn't funny. It isn't very light-hearted. And if your husband/father-to-be already knows much about kids and babies, it probably isn't very helpful either. But if he's a clueless dolt who's never held a baby, and never thought about your needs in any other area of your lives or relationships, and yet you still think he might come 'round to being helpful and sensitive with respect to your pregnancy and birth, this is a fairly straight-forward guide that will offer suggestions such as that he exercise with you, help change diapers, and be sensitive to your needs.
But if you really need this book, you might also consider picking a new father. It starts at the basics and, as another reviewer wrote, assumes the worst. I hope you're (both) starting off ahead of that.
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I skimmed this to screen it before passing it off to my husband, and decided not to ask him to read it. This book seems to assume that (a) the woman is dim and helpless, (b) the man goes to his tough job in the day while the woman does the housework and shopping, and (c) the man is relatively clueless or uninvolved in the housework department. (Does this remind you of that "How to be a Good Wife" guide from the '50's?) For example, the book suggests that the man "help with the laundry." More useful would be "learn to do the laundry if you don't already know how." In many cases, the book describes a situation or condition (e.g., your wife craves unhealthy junk foods), and suggests that the man "encourage her" to do something (make healthier food chooices), which sounds like a contrived way to make yourself involved. More useful idea: volunteer to do the shopping, and then buy veggies instead of cookies. The anecdotes about actual couples range from cute to why-didn't-you-slap-these-people? Unless your relationship is very traditional - they guy really doesn't do any housework and is emotionally reserved, and the woman really does stay at home and has trouble making her own decisions - you may find this book condescending or even insulting. As an rather independent, self-sufficient engineer who got married at 27 and pregnant at 30, I was insulted.
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