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kssntigger's review against another edition
3.0
Some useful information. Just know the authors are based in the UK and refer to benefits available for UK residents.
buenanueva's review against another edition
5.0
It was a joy to read day by day, or weekly when I couldn't keep up and see pictures of the baby's development.
steph_84's review against another edition
3.0
In some ways this book is so bad that it’s funny. The editing is often off; for example in my edition, some sentences don’t make grammatical sense, and the pronouns for the baby start off alternating between weeks but by the end change at random mid-sentence. The sexism is nauseating (lots of the vibe of “here’s how to get back to your bikini body!”, “ask your husband to help out by cooking dinner occasionally!”). With the exception of a few appendices the whole thing is written as though you have an easy pregnancy (“you’ll be feeling full of energy this week!” “getting tests done will be so reassuring for you!”), which is infuriating and isolating for women experiencing bad pregnancy symptoms, complications, or worrying test results. There is so much repetition and some of the information isn’t even consistent (like saying a particular week that it’s the week your baby starts hearing, then saying the same thing two weeks later... so which week is it?). As a guide to pregnancy I wouldn’t recommend it.
However, pregnancy is such an epic experience, and it’s nice to mark the time by counting down the days, and to take time to think about your baby each day and what they’re up to. We borrowed this book for our first pregnancy and thought it was funny-bad but still bought it for our second pregnancy because reading aloud from the book every day became a valued tradition. :)
However, pregnancy is such an epic experience, and it’s nice to mark the time by counting down the days, and to take time to think about your baby each day and what they’re up to. We borrowed this book for our first pregnancy and thought it was funny-bad but still bought it for our second pregnancy because reading aloud from the book every day became a valued tradition. :)
karaheiss's review
3.0
I enjoyed this book, I feel like it provided a lot of information on what is biologically happening to the mother (host) as the baby grows as well as information about the common side effects that may occur from each stage of pregnancy. There wasn't an excessive amount of pressure, rules or advice in this book which I appreciated.
kristinmc's review against another edition
4.0
This book is great for families who like to know all the ins and outs of fetal development. Illustrations and photos made this book really engaging and fascinating to look through. One word of caution: some of the tidbits in the book are pretty alarmist (lots of women lose teeth during pregnancy--willing to bet this isn't so common in the developed world). But, if you can look past that stuff, it's a fascinating read.
pearlinbloom's review against another edition
4.0
Very Informative, love reading about my baby's development from week to week.
canadianreader's review against another edition
4.0
My sister loaned me this book, since it had been her favourite for her pregnancies. In addition to this one, I've read about eight other books on pregnancy, and I think this was the one I liked best. Things I liked about this book: it was a Canadian edition so information on maternity leave and medical was relatively accurate); it was informative but not alarmist; the bulk of it was set up in a day-by-day format, with one page per day (I tended to pick it up once or twice a week so I could read a few pages in a go). There was some repetition here and there, but it wasn't excessive.
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