- ISBN13: 9780316779142
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Product DescriptionA definitive guide for expectant mothers, organized in month-by-month chapters covers topics ranging from the emotional effects of pregnancy and bodily changes to fetal development and what to expect during delivery. Simultaneous. 200,000 first printing. “Amazon. com ReviewThe Pregnancy Book is an excellent all-in-one guide to pregnancy from William and Martha Sears, creators of the concept of “attachment parenting. ” Each of the book’s chapters rep. . . More >>
The Pregnancy Book: Month-by-Month, Everything You Need to Know From America’s Baby Experts
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I bought this book along w/ What to Expect, etc, the first time I was pregnant. A few days earlier, I had learned for sure I was pregnant at my Dr’s office: I called my husband to tell I was on my way home and since he knew what I had gone in for, I told him the news over the phone. This whole thing being new to me- to both of us- I wish I had waited to do it in person; it knocked the wind out of him and left him speechless! Needless to say, I regretted not waiting, but what was done was done. So I pick up this book, and I find that the authors advise women not to tell their husbands over the phone, but over a candlelit dinner. I’m assuming that many women buy pregnancy books after they tell their partners; and this is also not the 50′s. What else should I do, tell a stork tale? I acknowledge I had a specifically personal reaction to this, but I truly found it a narrow, old fashioned and obnoxious comment, and perhaps symptomatic of a lack of modern perspective- and that’s not what I was looking for. I didn’t expect to be judged by a pregnancy book! Many of us are doing this for the first time and don’t always get it perfect- getting pregnant and having a successful healthy pregnancy can be hard enough! I did try to give this book a chance, but after 2 weeks of perusing it I didn’t find anything special here that wasn’t available elsewhere; I bought just about every other book and returned this one.
Rating: 2 / 5
The authors of this book imply that anyone who does not share their attitudes and experiences is weird. The objective information they provided was very helpful, but was hard to separate from the ludicrous personal experiences — and gratuitous value judgments — of the authors. Suffice it to say that if you have seven children like the authors, and experience nothing but nonstop morning sickness during pregnancy, you will identify with this book. Any other people might want to select a book with more universal appeal. If you are a single mother or are planning to be one, do not pick up this book — the authors will tell you there’s something wrong with you.
Rating: 1 / 5
This book is just ok, it covers many things well and if you dont know anything about having a baby this may be a good book for you. This book takes no stand on any “right” way of doing things. Each topic seems to end with “it (the problem/issue) is probably ok, but maybe it isnt, so you had better call your doctor”. So really, I could have saved my money and just picked up the phone and called the doctors office if I had a question, because ultimatly that is what the book is going to end up telling me anyway!
Rating: 3 / 5
This is not a bad book. It’s no “The Mayo Clinic’s Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy” (the best), but it does have some good medical information. The section on labor and delivery is especially good in this book.
My beefs with “The Pregnancy Book” start with the fact that you can practically hear Lynn Sears, RN chanting the words in your ear. I kind of imagine her as the large, overbearing and loud Queen of Hearts from Disney’s Alice in Wonderland film. Her husband, Dr. William Sears pipes in once in awhile ( with the truly informative information) in a high-pitched voice whnever he can get a word in, a la the tiny and submissive King of Hearts from the same film. It seems as if Lynn Sears wanted to write this book, but could not without an MD attached to the title. It shows in some sections as she gets preachy about what are the RIGHT and WRONG choices concerning pregnancy. It would be better if she provided her professional nursing knowlegde instead of her emotional preference.
The writing style is overly chatty and completely peppered with personal opinion. She often backs up personal preference with medical fact, but does not even explore the opposite side of the coin. This really really agitates me. I feel an expectant mother should be encouraged to form her own decisions about childbirth based on hard fact, rather than be tricked into forming an opinion because an author chose to extract information. You can tell the Sears are not big on the epidural, though they are a bit more subtle about this opinion than others. Just read the section on perenial massage and episiotomies. The Sears are adament about avoiding an episiotomy at all costs and are rather nasty about getting one. I disagree wholeheartedly. If it helps that watermelon get through, get the scalpel doc! And can I get a couple extra stiches while you’re down there?
Rating: 3 / 5
This book was disappointing, it contained no information that isn’t available in every other pregnancy book. Worse, I found it to be condescending and biased. The indication throughout was that if you didn’t agree with their specific, medicalized, and fear-based opinions, you are a foolish mother who does not care about her children. I prefer books that present well-balanced information and options, with fact based pros and cons.
Rating: 1 / 5