What to Expect When You're Expecting: (Updated in 2026)

ISBN: 0761189246

Author: Murkoff, Heidi

Condition: New

Updated multiple times every year, Americas pregnancy bible answers all your questions.When can I take an at-home a pregnancy test? How can I eat for two if Im too queasy to eat for one? Can I keep up my spinning classes? Is fish safe to eat? And whats this I hear about soft cheese? Can I work until I deliver? What are my rights on the job? Im blotchy and broken out-wheres the glow? Should we do a gender reveal? What about a 4-D ultrasound? Will I know labor when I feel it?Your pregnancy explained and your pregnant body demystified, head (what to do about those headaches) to feet (why theyre so swollen), back (how to stop it from aching) to front (why you cant tell a baby by moms bump). Filled with must-have information, practical advice, realistic insight, easy-to-use tips, and lots of reassurance, youll also find the very latest on prenatal screenings, which medications are safe, and the most current birthing options-from water birth to gentle c-sections. Your pregnancy lifestyle gets equal attention, too: eating (including food trends) to coffee drinking, working out (and work) to sex, travel to beauty, skin care, and more. Have pregnancy symptoms? You will-and youll find solutions for them all. Expecting multiples? Theres a chapter for you. Expecting to become a dad? This book has you covered, too.