[.ca] What to Expect Gift Set: What to Expect When You're ... (ISBN 0761134603)

great!!!!!:
This is my first pregnancy, and I currently live 1300 miles away from my mother, so I got this book because, well....lets face it long distance phone calls get expensive. I love it, and so does my husband. This book faces the reality of pregnancy, and is very reassuring (ex. wanting to know if it's normal for your back to hurt soooooo bad) I recommend it to anyone who is expecting, or trying to conceive.

My Pregnancy Bible:
Great book!!! Couldn't do without it! All the detailed information one would need during every fathomable stage of pregnancy in great precision.

MY PREGNANCY BIBLE!!!:
It's a wonderful set but the "What to Expect" series is NOT a pregnancy "inspirational book", if you are looking for something with lots of pictures talking about your "pregnancy glow", don't get these books! This series is for moms with serious questions about pregnancy and child development. It can even be a bit scary at time because it will talk about all possible complications that can occour. It WILL answer ALL your questions, even those that you aren't comfortable asking your doctor or friends. It will touch on subjects that you never even knew about, will educate you like an "easy to read" text book would. If you want to have ALL your pregnancy and child development questions answered whitin ONE set, this is it! If you need to be told how beautiful and glowey you are during pregnancy, and the magic moment of birth...This is NOT a book for you. Go get a magazine instead.

Complete book(s):
Both of these books I found to be a great read while I was pregnant. What To Expect When Expecting gives a monthly view of what's going on with you and your baby, information for preconception, and labor and delivery information. It gives information on a variety of things dealing with pregnancy, from rare birth defects to morning sickness. There are great references to sources that you can look into for further information like La Leche League. What To Expect The First Year is also a great read and provides information about what's going on with baby, though, however, it is a large book with lots of valuable information, thus you might consider reading it before delivering the baby. But I do agree, these books do have a condescending tone to it, and I am a single teen mom and didn't enjoy the fact that the books refers to my partner as my "husband" whereas all other books of recent publication have replaced "husband" with "partner". The books also didn't provide me with much information dealing with the fact that I had a teen pregnancy, though there was lots of information with pregnancies over 35. Other than than those tidbits, I found these books to be a great source of information, though I wouldn't recommend it to those dealing with weak at heart pregnancies.

Bad Breastfeeding Info:
These books do contain a lot of good information, but they have quite a bit of Blatantly Incorrect information and advice regarding breastfeeding. They even go so far as to lie about doctor and pediatrician recommendations.