Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom Is Wrong--And What You Really Need to Know by Emily Oster

4.24 AVERAGE

cnnr876's review against another edition

informative fast-paced
helpful!

alyssannk's review against another edition

4.5
informative medium-paced

femmerien's review against another edition

4.0
(read in 2016, re-read in 2020)

Yes! I loved this pregnancy book! Let's freak out less and enjoy pregnancy a little more.

I love how Oster uses scientific research and common sense to introduce us to a way of doing pregnancy better, with less fear of making (nutritional) mistakes. The book's lay-out takes you through 1st, 2nd and 3rd trimester and provides buckets of relevant information about those periods.

I can now breathe, sit back and enjoy my morning coffee, have a sip from my husbands beer without guilt and not get panic attacks after I accidentally eat a piece of brie that was hidden in my ordered sandwich.

pink_d0nuts's review against another edition

4.5
informative fast-paced
Great book to find out more information about different options you have as a pregnant woman. Helps explain why there are concerns about certain things, you can make your own decisions about your own care and how you want to do things. Having extra knowledge helped make things not so overwhelming.

ammaba37's review against another edition

4.0
informative medium-paced

kaykal's review against another edition

5.0
informative fast-paced

willa1211's review against another edition

4.0
hopeful informative medium-paced

cthien's review against another edition

5.0
informative medium-paced

jflynn0902's review against another edition

5.0
funny informative medium-paced
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absxgins's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced