Books to Read for Moms-to-be and Moms

What to Expect When You're Expecting

By Arlene Eisenberg, Heidi E. Murkoff, and Sandee E. Hathaway, B.S.N.

Announcing a brand new, cover-to-cover revision of America's pregnancy bible. What to Expect When You're Expecting is a perennial New York Times bestseller and one of USA Today's 25 most influential books of the past 25 years. It's read by more than 90% of pregnant women who read a pregnancy book--the most iconic, must-have book for parents-to-be, with over 14.5 million copies in print.
Now comes the Fourth Edition, a new book for a new generation of expectant moms--featuring a new look, a fresh perspective, and a friendlier-than-ever voice. It's filled with the most up-to-date information reflecting not only what's new in pregnancy, but what's relevant to pregnant women. Heidi Murkoff has rewritten every section of the book, answering dozens of new questions and including loads of new asked-for material, such as a detailed week-by-week fetal development section in each of the monthly chapters, an expanded chapter on pre-conception, and a brand new one on carrying multiples. More comprehensive, reassuring, and empathetic than ever, the Fourth Edition incorporates the most recent developments in obstetrics and addresses the most current lifestyle trends (from tattooing and belly piercing to Botox and aromatherapy). There's more than ever on pregnancy matters practical (including an expanded section on workplace concerns), physical (with more symptoms, more solutions), emotional (more advice on riding the mood roller coaster), nutritional (from low-carb to vegan, from junk food–dependent to caffeine-addicted), and sexual (what's hot and what's not in pregnant lovemaking), as well as much more support for that very important partner in parenting, the dad-to-be.
Overflowing with tips, helpful hints, and humor (a pregnant woman's best friend), this new edition is more accessible and easier to use than ever before. It's everything parents-to-be have come to expect from What to Expect... only better.

What to Expect the First Year

By Arlene Eisenberg, Heidi E. Murkoff, and Sandee E. Hathaway, B.S.N.
 

America’s bestselling guide to caring for a baby, with over 10 million copies in print, What to Expect the First Year is the bible for taking care of a newborn though the milestone of his or her first birthday. The Second Edition incorporates the most recent developments in pediatric medicine. Every question and answer has been revisited, and in response to letters from readers, dozens of new Q&As have been added. The book is more reader-friendly than ever, with updated cultural references, and the new material brings more in-depth coverage to issues such as newborn screening, home births and the resulting at-home newborn care, vitamins and vaccines, milk allergies, causes of colic, sleep problems, SIDS, returning to work, dealing with siblings, weaning, sippy cups, the expanded role of the father, and much more. An updated cover and all-new black-and-white line illustrations complement the fresher book with a fresher look.

What to Expect the Toddler Years

By Arlene Eisenberg, Heidi E. Murkoff, and Sandee E. Hathaway, B.S.N.

The comprehensive and reassuring guide that explains everything parents need to know about the second and third years of their child's life.

Excerpt: The Thirteenth Month

The Into-Everything Syndrome
Encourage safe and discourage unsafe exploration
Limit the risk.
Make limits clear and consistent.
Increase the opportunities.
Provide supervision and training.
Supply substitutes.

Banging on Everything
Stop dangerous drumming promptly.
Redirect his banging impulses.
Help him find the rhythmic beat elsewhere.
No banging in public, please.

Clinging/Dependence
Reassure about your return.
Make time for togetherness.