Getting Ready for Baby: The Ultimate Organizer for the Mom-To-Be

by Helene Tragos Stelian

With tips on everything from finding the perfect obstetrician to choosing the right baby gear, Getting Ready for Baby will ease first-time mothers from pregnancy to birth and beyond. An information... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811829413
• ISBN13: 9780811829410
• Release Date: August 2001
• Publisher: Chronicle Books (CA)
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Fabulous Book

I had been looking for a "to do" list for baby planning online and wasn't having any luck. I wanted something that would tell me "by the time you're 3 months along, have these things done." These being my first children (twins), I wasn't sure what I should be doing or when. This book was exactly what I was looking for. Though it isn't written specifically for multiples, it still works for them. The author is actually a mother of twins herself. My twins are almost a year old and I still use the book to write down questions for the pediatrician and gifts the kids receive. Not only was it great for preparing for the babies, it will be a wonderful memento later, as it has spaces for all of your doctor appointments, the birth information, hospital visitors, pediatrician appointments and more.

A wonderful resource for an obsessively organized preggo!

I am an organizer junkie, and I LOVED this organizer! I agree that this book should have tabs/labels, but it is sprial-bound and its own built-in bookmark, and that alone puts it light-years ahead of other pregnancy organizers. I added my own tabs using those clear, plastic, sticky tabs. I can't say enough great things about this organizer. It's wonderfully thorough, logically organized, and has more info than you'll ever use! There are oodles of checklists (ah, the satisfaction of checking off items!) and places for notes, etc. She thought of things I would have NEVER thought of, like what to ask potential pediatricians. The author is the mother of twins, so she is cognizant of the fact that some of her readers might be, too (most authors of preggo books totally forget the moms of multiples!). All in all, a great resource and well worth the money.

Incredibly Thorough!

I love this organizer! I bought this one and another pregnany organizer, and found this one to be the "keeper." The other one just offered the obvious stuff. I am a real planner and very organized person, yet this one had suggestions for things I hadn't even thought of! Well organized, attractive & colorful pages. A very useful tool to pull a lot of information together. Highly recommend it! I will give it to friends who are pregnant too.

The Ultimate Organizer

This book is amazing - it covers every aspect of pregnancy and childbirth you can imagine - including many I've never seen before, like a place to keep track of items you've borrowed and a planning diagram for arranging the nursery furniture. A wonderful gift for any first-time mom!

A Pregnant Woman's Best Friend

What a find! This book is the perfect companion for an expectant mom. As a mother of two, I would have loved to have had this organizer as I was getting ready for the arrival of my first. The book is beautifully desgined with cool graphics and the content is first-rate. The information provided is incredibly comprehensive, useful and down-to-earth. It is obvious the author is a mother herself and understands the ups and downs of pregnancy! My favorite parts are the "real mom" tips at the beginning of every chapter and the space provided to keep track of notes and necessary information. This organizer has become my standard gift for friends who are expecting. And, they love it!!