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Pregnancy book?! The one I bought has awful reviews.

CarSaidYesCarSaidYes member
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Well I bought what to expect when you are expecting because on of my friends swore by it but now as I read others post they say it's awful and if you want to read a pregnancy book you should pick one that's written by a doctor. I've only read like 15 pages and so far I think it's okay but they say when you start getting in to the 3rd trimester the author will
Make you feel like a loser if you don't do things her way. Your thoughts?! I really want to read a book that's comforting and explains the changes in my body and the baby's growth.
Me: 26 (IC/PCOS-2000mg of Metformin daily)

June 2014- HSG=clear

DH: 27 (SA results were great minus the slightly low morphology)
Started dating DH in 2002 at 14 years old
Married on 03.01.2014
Officially TTC since April 2014 
January 2013- Surprise BFP, m/c at 6 weeks, D&C 2 Weeks later
April 2014- First RE appointment
July 2014- IUI#1-Canx due to scar tissue and polyps. TI with the help of Ovidrel. BFN

August 2014- Hysteroscopy to remove scar tissue and polyp

September 2014- IUI #1.1-100mg Clomid, Ovideral, 11.5 million swimmers=BFP

EDD-6/3/15- Our sweet baby Ryan was born on 1/6/15 and is in the arms of an Angel

Dx with IC on 1/6/15



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  • tahitiandreamintahitiandreamin member
    My favourite book 1st time around was Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn by Penny Simkin.  The pregnancy book by the Mayo Clinic was also pretty good.

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  • PinkRoses53PinkRoses53 member
    I much preferred the Mayo Clinic pregnancy book over What to Expect. 

    Take what you read with a grain of salt.  Many of these books have biases and you have to sort through what your beliefs are.  I felt the same way with breastfeeding books. 

    Just remember that no new mom knows what they are doing and everyone is figuring things up as they go!

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  • NoeliaVNoeliaV member
    Love anything by Penny Simkin.

    I just stuck to WTEWYE's weekly update pages. The info there is fairly good. Then google-searches for anything else, honestly.
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  • rubylovebugrubylovebug member
    We had both WTEWYE & the Mayo Clinic Guide.  I preferred the Mayo book, it's informative without being dense / alarmist.  But really, I referred to TB for pretty much all my questions ...
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  • JtddJtdd member
    Just take everything with a grain of salt. I read that book and there was some good information In there. When I was pregnant with my first I read a bunch of different books and drove myself crazy. One of the books said it was dangerous to pump your own gas when pregnant... I had no choice to pump my own gas so I was sure that my kid would be born with an extra limb or something
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  • foodie12rnfoodie12rn member
    I read WTEWYE and found it had some useful information, although the Mayo Clinic guide was better IMO. Like the other ladies said, take everything with a grain of salt.
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  • TeacherMama7TeacherMama7 member
    In addition to the Mayo Clinic book, I really loved "the girlfriend's guide to pregnancy." The author isn't a doctor, but she is a mom and writes about all the stuff that no one else talks about. Very personable, funny, and easy to read!
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