The Pregnancy Countdown Book: Nine Months of Practical Tips, Useful Advice, and Uncensored Truths - Softcover

This book is a pocket-sized countdown to birth, with a page for each day of your pregnancy. It includes handy to-do lists and tips on how to stay healthy and positive as you progress, so it's great if you're feeling a little daunted about becoming a mum. I liked that it has lots of interesting facts - as a chocoholic it was nice to read that eating a little dark chocolate makes for a happier baby. ----- --Pregnancy and Birth magazine, July, 2012

No other book on the market uses this countdown approach. Practical and entertaining advice in easy-to-read format makes this an ideal addition to pregnancy and childcare sections. It is a great gift for mums-to-be and keen dads-to-be! The average pregnancy lasts 280 days - and the suspense can often be excruciating! This book begins on "Day 280" and counts down the biggest milestones every step of the way - with one page of helpful information for each day of your pregnancy. Here are tips from doctors and midwives, amusing anecdotes and quotes, and plenty more. Categories include: At This Point...(an update on your baby's growth and development); Doctor's Orders (suggestions from doctors); Advice from the Trenches (quotes from new moms); How to...(practical skills to help you along); To-Do List (what you should be doing, planning, etc.); and The Whole Truth and Nothing But (secrets other books won't tell you). Illustrated throughout in two-color, the book will be based on a normal, 40-week, 280-day pregnancy, with an additional 14-day countdown at the end for overdue moms. The days will count down from 280 to one. The perfect gift or resource for the mom-to-be, 'The Pregnancy Countdown Book' will offer real info in an entertaining format, and is sure to be a hit with moms- and dads-to-be. --Bizzie Baby, Feb, 2013

Susan Mcgee is the author of several nonfiction books; she lives in Philadelphia. Kara Nakisbendi, M.D., is a board-certified ob-gyn, a board-certified nutrition specialist, a fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and the mother of two children.