Ugh, I really really dislike this book: it is and always has been a dreadful pre-pregnancy book. If you want to be better informed please pick up a copy of one of William Sears' books: either The Pregnancy Book, or The Baby Book (which has a lot of good info that might be best read before baby comes).

While the What to Expect series has gained much of a following since its inception, you can be more discerning and don't have to accept what this book offers. In other words, to all of the newly pregnant moms-to-be: please, do not blindly jump on this bandwagon. Question everything and be fully informed.

If you want to feel scared, worried, or apprehensive before or during your pregnancy, then this book will help you achieve that.

Should you prefer to feel informed, confident and competent, try books like The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth, Dr. Sear's The Pregnancy Book, or the Guide to Childbirth by Ina Mae Gaskin.

You will have a better birth if you feel empowered and confident and if you address concerns from a positive vantage point.

I highly recommend using a program like Hypnobirthing too!

I love how this addresses so many aspects of pregnancy. From worrying that you're experiencing X symptom to worrying that you're NOT experiencing X symptom, it has a section for you. I understand why it's referred to as the Pregnancy Bible.

Some refer to this as the "pregnancy Bible".

If you want to be filled with unreasonable anxiety throughout your pregnancy, read this book.

If you want to be well prepared and confident about a healthy pregnancy and birth, read something else. The Pregnancy Book by Dr. Sears, or the Healthy Pregnancy Book whose author I can't remember, or anything by Penny Simpkin are all very positive and informative.

Much preferred the Mayo Clinic's very thorough and steadier "Guide to a healthy pregnancy." It uses a similar approach to What to Expect but it so much more positive, reassuring, and it feels well informed by the consensus of many doctor-parents.

I love this book

This book is always available in the PlaneTree Health Information Center @ Cupertino Library. GF 100 M 2008

i read this book every single day when i was pregnant i think every mom-to-be should have 1

Very one sided and biased towards medicated hospital births. Watch the buisness of being born to see what is not covered