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Completely revised and updated, this is the essential guide for all potential parents
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Planning a Baby? is all about giving your baby the best possible start in life. By taking maximum care of your health in the six important months before your new child is even conceived, you can optimise the chances of having a healthy baby. The first few weeks of gestation are critical. Research has shown that undernourishment during this time - often before the mother is even aware she is pregnant - can affect the baby a long way into the future. It is linked with the subsequent development of heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes in middle age.
In this completely updated and revised edition, Dr Sarah Brewer provides the latest groundbreaking research and gives advice on:
-Contraceptive advances
-Lifestyle and factors that affect early pregnancy
-Conception itself - the myths and the facts
-Which vitamins and minerals are needed, including the use of folic acid
-Advice for vegetarians
-Sperm health
-An overview of the causes of miscarriage
This book aims to give potential parents all the tools they require before embarking on one of life's greatest adventures - conception, pregnancy and the birth of a healthy baby.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I found this book an interesting first step to take when planning for a baby. She uses the full biological names of EVERYTHING which doesn't make the book the easiest I have ever read but I did find it interesting. There is a massive section on supplementation which I largely followed and some interesting information you can show your man on what might be affecting his fertility (alcohol, caffeine, underpants etc!) I did get pregnant a few months after reading the book but unfortunately miscarried at nine weeks. Nine months on, I'm still trying. Perhaps not a miracle cure for infertility then although, to be fair,she doesn't claim it is...
18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I bought this book before trying for a baby - and ended up throwing it away it worried me so much.
It goes into too much detail about the whole process and really raises issues that you can't do much about. It quotes a study that show how if you give birth to a boy in December, he is more likely to be schizophrenic - surely quite a small factor if one at all!
I feel if you are just starting to try for a baby - the advice eat healthy, reduce alcohol, stop smoking is probably good enough. If you're having problems, there are probably better books on the market to help.
17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I bought this book when I first started thinking about having a baby. I read it cover to cover in a day, which was very heavy going even for an avid bookworm. Although the book is very comprehensive - especially when it comes to diet - I found it was far too scientific (and I have an honours degree in biology!). All in all it's full of useful information but I think the basic messages of "eat healthily and look after yourself" are lost in the detail. The sections explaining the reproductive cycle and contraception were excellent, though, and if you want to read every book available before conception, it's probably worth it. Just as long as you don't get too bogged down in detail...
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Good depth of info
I was wary after reading some other reviews but I really wanted a baby planning book for my kindle so decided to give it a go. Read more
Published 4 months ago by A Pharmacist
This book is petrifying!
I totally agree with the previous reviewer, this book is scary and like her I promptly gave it to a charity shop. Read more
Published 16 months ago by A Customer
Lots of information
This book is very informative but quite scientific. It gives lots of information yet made me think that i had to become a total saint in order to get pregnant. Read more
Published on 16 Aug 2006 by Kezlar
Not helpful if you are finding it hard to get pregnant
This book seemed detailed and helpful when I first read it. It contains lots of information about the mechanics of getting pregnant and recommendations for preparing your own and... Read more
Published on 22 Oct 2002
EXCELLENT - packed with useful information
When my husband and I decided the time was right to start trying, I bought this book in the hope that it would offer some useful health pointers. Read more
Published on 3 Jan 2001
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