What to Expect Before You’re Expecting
What to Expect Before You’re Expecting by Heidi Murkoff is a comprehensive guide published by Workman Publishing Company on May 15, 2009. This 275-page book serves as a prequel to the well-known series, offering essential information for couples preparing for conception. It addresses the importance of planning for pregnancy at least three months prior to trying to conceive, providing practical advice and insights tailored for hopeful parents.
Readers will find a wealth of information on various aspects of preconception, including dietary recommendations, lifestyle adjustments, and tips for tracking ovulation. The book also clarifies common misconceptions about conception and outlines when to seek medical assistance, covering topics such as fertility treatments and the conception process. With a fill-in fertility journal included, this edition aims to support couples on their journey toward parenthood, making it a valuable resource in the realms of health, fitness, and family relationships.
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Announcing the prequel. From Heidi Murkoff, author of America’s bestselling pregnancy and parenting books, comes the must-have guide every expectant couple needs before they even conceive—the first step in What to Expect: What to Expect Before You’re Expecting.
An estimated 11 million couples in the U.S. are currently trying to conceive, and medical groups now recommend that all hopeful parents plan for baby-making at least three months before they begin trying. And who better to guide wanna-be moms and dads step-by-step through the preconception (and conception) process than Heidi Murkoff?
It’s all here. Everything couples need to know before sperm and egg meet up. Packed with the same kind of reassuring, empathetic, and practical information and advice and tips that readers have come to expect from What to Expect, only sooner. Which baby-friendly foods to order up (say yes to yams) and which fertility-busters to avoid (see you later, saturated fat); lifestyle adjustments that you’ll want to make (cut back on cocktails and caffeine) and those you can probably skip (that switch to boxers). How to pinpoint ovulation, time lovemaking, keep on-demand sex sexy, and separate conception fact (it takes the average couple up to 12 months to make a baby) from myth (position matters). Plus, when to seek help and the latest on fertility treatments—from medications and IVF to surrogacy and more. Complete with a fill-in fertility journal to keep track of the babymaking adventure and special tips throughout for hopeful dads. Next step? What to Expect When You’re Expecting, of course.
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