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Can I get a cavity filled while pregnant? Will avoiding spicy foods make my kid a picky eater? Can I really increase my baby's IQ while she's in utero?
Whether you're pregnant for the first time, are trying to start your family, or already have enough children to start your own basketball team, you're bound to have questions about what it means to be pregnant -- and how you can increase your odds of having a healthy and happy pregnancy. But no matter how much you've read, watched, studied, or talked about this amazing biological journey, you have never read anything like this.
In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Michael Roizen and Dr. Mehmet Oz act as mythbusters for the hundreds of questions surrounding pregnancy in the same scientific, informative, and entertaining ways that have made them America's Doctors. In these pages, you'll learn everything you need to know about the miracles of fetal development, your health throughout the pregnancy, and providing the best possible environment for your growing child.
Pregnancy is a complicated balancing act, but it doesn't have to be frightening. The doctors will help you de-stress as they describe accurately and rationally what happens during a thrilling nine months of life. While every pregnant body is different, odds are you'll experience some of the cravings, crying, and discomfort that almost all women go through. Your best tactic? Learn why these things are happening -- and what you should do about them. YOU: Having a Baby will teach you everything you need to know about what to eat (should I be eating for two?), how much to exercise, and what guilty pleasures will actually make pregnancy easier on you (and the loved ones who get to be around you for the whole thing). Each phase of pregnancy has different challenges, but the right information will prepare you for what's ahead. The interactive week-by-week calendar inside provides an even more detailed guideline for how and what you should feel through every step of the process.
Exciting, cutting-edge scientific research in the fi eld of epigenetics has changed the way the medical profession looks at pregnancy, and now it can change your perspective, too. Epigenetics explores what makes us develop in certain ways -- why some people thrive at math while others are prone to chronic diseases. It turns out that there are easy things you can do that will not just help your baby's development in utero but will actually improve his or her chances of living a healthy, fulfi lling adult life.
Filled with recipes for nutritious, satisfying snacks and meals even Pop can cook (yes, he can!), safe exercises for staying fit, and tons of YOU tips that will help you stay comfortable, YOU: Having a Baby is the ultimate guidebook for what to do from the moment of conception to the weeks after your child has arrived home. From morning sickness and food cravings to choosing a doctor and changing a diaper, YOU: Having a Baby will give you the real scoop about what's in store for you during this amazing time in your life.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0
Some helpful information- probably shouldn't be your only pregnancy book:
I'm pregnant for the third time, and most pregnancy books put me to sleep- no offense to any of them, but I have heard so much of the same info over and over. I enjoyed reading this book because it was so different than other pregnancy books. I found the descriptions of some of the biological processes at work to be pretty interesting (although the whole "epigenetics" phenomenon is greatly over-hyped: basically, all you need to do is eat healthy, avoid stress and quit smokin' and drinkin'.) The fact that... more info
Reads better than other books, a lot of same info as elsewhere:
I received this book as a gift during my current pregnancy. It has been ten years since my previous child. Where this book really shines is that it explains a lot of medical and science information in hip, fun ways. I earned a bachelor's degree in a biological science, so often I feel that books that are meant for the general public on medically related topics are dumbed down or so simplified they miss the point. Roizen and Oz have kept the why's and how's of what is happening in your body, and made a few... more info
You Docs are getting more opinionated and less science backed:
I just moved to a small town for work, and the second I found out I was pregnant I went to Walmart (no bookstore here) and bought every pregnancy book they had- "What to Expect" and this one. I am used to the "You" series and the strange cartoons, so the format wasn't as disappointing to me as it was to some other reviewers. Also, I should mention at this point I'm a medical doctor, so I can appreciate the You docs being up on current research (pushing resveratrol in 'You- Staying Young' and now DHA in... more info
What is does well is condescending, what it doesn't do well is better found elsewhere:
Having read a large number of books for my 1st pregnancy, I decided to buy this one for the second - in spite of the overall poor reviews. I, like others, was intrigued by the epigenetic discussion and had heard good things about the YOU books in general. I was sorely disappointed. For starters the epigenetic discussion is not only short, but confusing and failed to differentiate between things that were clinically proven to promote epigenetic changes (for instance smoking) from those that are merely the... more info
