Searching for Books About Pregnancy
For those seeking to conceive, it may seem that becoming pregnant should happen the first month and they are often surprised when this doesn’t happen. Finding out about conception and then moving onto pregnancy and birth is one way that couples can get in charge of their fertility and feel they are making progress in the pathway to become pregnant.
There are many resources available for hopeful parents to check out. The internet has many web-sites that give plenty of information about everything from conception to a pregnancy calculator to find out when you are due, to week by week information on the developing baby. These sites are full of information and can be viewed in the privacy of your own home.
Books about pregnancy and conception also abound and these are another way to gain information and help explain the entire process of conception to birth.
Some Great Books About Pregnancy
The first step when looking at books about pregnancy may be to start with learning about conception. “Taking Charge of Your Fertility” by Toni Weschler is one of the books about pregnancy that starts to truly explain the entire process of conception. This book can really help teach a couple just when they are fertile.
Once pregnancy has occurred many couples find they want to know everything that is happening and a great book that has a lot of information for expectant couples is the book, “Pregnancy: The Ultimate Week-by-Week Guide” by OB/GYN Laura Riley. This book shows the changes that occur during pregnancy and explains how the fetus is developing.
Some books about pregnancy can showcase the joy and fun that also occur with impeding parenthood and several of these include “Belly Laughs: by Jenny McCarthy and “Frankly Pregnant” by Stacy Quarty and Miriam Greene. Both of these books are amusing and filled with real life tales of the pregnancy journey.
For dad there is the book, “The Expectant Father” by Armin A. Brott. This is a must read for that dad and moms too would enjoy the male side of being pregnant. Of course dad is probably going to want to browse through some of the other books about pregnancy too, so that he is also aware of the upcoming delivery and what to expect there. A book that can help with that part of pregnancy is “Hey Who’s having This Baby”, by Breck Hawk. This is a much acclaimed book that can help educate parents to be about their options in the delivery room.
Books about pregnancy abound, and there are many more great ones out there for the expectant couples to read, look at your local library for more recommendations.
