What to Expect When You're Expecting? (book)?

• Hello, I just want to know if "What to Expect When You're Expecting" is a good book. I'm 3 months now and want to get a pregnancy book that will distract me and help me throughout my pregnancy. Also, I want to know if the price I found it for is REALLY good, or at least GOOD. I found it for $9.95...how much is it regularly? Do you know? Can you recommend any other GOOD books out there that I can probably get that are better than this one? Thank yoU!!!

• Answer:

  I loved it, and read nearly the whole thing before I was even 6 weeks along. It's a great reference guide when you have questions about what's normal and not normal, what to eat, what's going on with your baby in any given month, etc. Just don't read the chapters about problems with pregnancy unless they apply to you...doing that will only increase anxiety! I think I also paid about $10 for my copy at a book store, but I know that you can find used copies elsewhere much cheaper. My mom found one at a bargain book store for $2, but it was too late since I'd already bought my copy. Another one I have enjoyed reading is Your Pregnancy Week by Week by Glade B. Curtis and Judith Schuler. The book is organized by weeks, instead of months like What to Expect, and although I don't feel it's as informative in a literary sense, it has illustrations of what your baby looks like at every week of pregnancy. I'm always holding up the pictures and showing my husband, "Look! This is what he looks like right now!" I didn't have to buy this book - I received an older copy from a friend, and then a program that works with my health insurance company sent me a new copy in the mail! Another good read to start now is What to Expect The First Year. My first comment about this book was how much BIGGER it is in size than What to Expect When You're Expecting! I haven't read very far into it yet, but it's every bit as informative as Expecting. Best of luck, congratulations, and happy reading!!