Your Pregnancy Month by Month: A Comprehensive Guide and Personal Diary from Conception

by Clark Gillespie and Clark

Pregnant women typically fall into two categories: those who want to be informed, and those who want to be soothed. The want-to-know-everything set will be enchanted by the fifth edition of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060965339
• ISBN13: 9780060965334
• Release Date: July 1995
• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Useful and Informative

Having read a number of pregnancy books, this is one of my two favourites (the other being What to Expect When You're Expecting by Heidi E. Murkoff, Arlene Eisenberg, Sandee Eisenberg Hathaway). I did not read the book all in one go, but halfway through one month I would read the chapter as to what to expect the next month, and I did this for both my pregnancies. There was a lot of information about what could go wrong, but pregnancy, though natural, is fraught with dangers and I thought that it was good to include some of those situations. I did not think these parts detracted from the book, and I would recommend it to anyone.

A great book for intelligent pregnant women

Any woman who finds this book frightening or condescending to women doesn't want information; she wants to be comforted. This book is extremely thorough and useful for anyone who wants real medical facts and straight talk. I have read a number of fact-based books about pregnancy and found this to be a good no-nonsense guide including some information which can't be found in any of the other common resources.When a woman embarks upon a pregnancy, it's important to know all of the facts rather than cling to a sugar-coated view of how an "ideal" pregnancy should shape up. Armed with information, a rational, informed woman can intelligently manage her pregnancy and know how to recognize true problems if they arise. If you are such a woman, this book is for you. If not, may I recommend "The Girlfriend's Guide to Pregnancy" -- it's suitably giggly and comfortingly devoid of medical fact.

Don't pass it up!

With so many books regarding childbirth overflowing with extremely liberal ideas and information, I found Dr. Gillespie's conservative approach a nice balance to many other popular childbirth books.I did not find his discussion of the many ailments possible during pregnancy frightening. Instead, I was happy to find medical issues discussed in his book that I had not found in any other!I especially enjoyed the journal sections of the book, and I recommend this book to anyone seeking information from an informed doctor with many years of expereince.

Very thorough

Went through what felt like a hundred books, this one had everything, month-by-month just when i needed it. It wasn't frightening like most others. Baby picture for each of the ten lunar month, with cute facts and expert answers to questions you just dont want to ask your doctor or friends. It's the only book I took out for my second pregnancy!

Great book

This book is a good reference book for pregnant women. My niece, Anslie Henderson, is the baby that the sonagram pictured on the second page of the "Tenth Lunar Month" shows, so I'm a little biased!