The Mother of All Pregnancy Books by Ann Douglas

The Mother of All Pregnancy Books by Ann Douglas

Unlike those other bossy, tell-you-what-to-do pregnancy books, this funny, entertaining guide presents expectant parents with all the facts they need to know about conception, birth, and everything in between. Celebrating the 10th anniversary of this favorite guide to pregnancy and birth, this new edition is easier-to-use, fully updated, and has a fresh and appealing new design.

The Mother of All Pregnancy Books features a friendly, fresh, and fun approach to the greatest adventure life has to offer. Based on the best advice from over 100 parents and a panel of experts, it is packed with tons of nuts-and-bolts information and presents expectant parents with all the facts on such perennial hot topics as pain relief during labor, episiotomy, and circumcision, and empowering expectant parents to make informed personal choices.

• A complete guide to how it may feel--both physically and emotionally - to be pregnant
• The Pregnancy Roadmap: a week-by-week; month-by-month; and trimester-by-trimester overview of the key pregnancy milestones
• Pregnancy Q&As
• Baby Gear 101
• Your postpartum body
• The truth about pregnancy brain

If you're looking for the inside scoop on what it's really like to have a baby, you've come to the right place.

Ann Douglas is a best-selling parenting author and the mother of four children who have struggled with a range of mental health issues but are now doing well. She is a frequent speaker at health, parenting, and education conferences, as well as a host of online parenting and mental health talks for a variety of organizations. Ann has helped hundreds of thousands of parents navigate the challenges and complexities of raising children today with acclaimed works such as The Mother of All Parenting Books and The Mother of All Baby Books. She resides in Peterborough, Ontario, with her husband and their youngest child.