Male, 32 years old (just), with a littl'un on the way in late May! Enjoys watching football (QPR), p...
Male, 32 years old (just), with a littl'un on the way in late May! Enjoys watching football (QPR), playing cricket, music, cinema and good food and drink. Keen amateur cook too...
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Almost five months ago now, the good lady and I found out that we were expecting a little bundle of joy. As this was our first, and we had no idea what to expect (outside of the usual advice from friends and family), we thought we'd better invest in a book to guide us through the early stages.
I picked Kaz Cooke's book up on Amazon for about £8 (RRP £9.99). The book is just over 400 pages long and is largely written in a first person style, following the author's own pregnancy on a week by week basis. It also adds factual information each week, from advice on potential illnesses to combatting tiredness, morning sickness and (good from my point of view...) the little worries that are bound to crop up in the man's head from time to time such as what partners can do to help.
Another useful feature is a ruler guide that shows how big the embryo is on a weekly basis, which is particularly helpful in the later months once you get past the 20 week scan.
Another bonus of the week by week format is that the book can aid planning - week 23 for example (where we are now) guides you through going on a short break and what you might need to consider in terms of packing, insurance and travel.
The real plus points of the book are it's informal style - it offers advice and is not overly technical as some of it's competitors can be. It has an excellent help/contact section and the index is sharp if you need to dip in and out.
The book also deals with the first few weeks after the birth and it's tagline 'The soundest, sanest, wittiest advice you'll ever get' is pretty accurate. It's light-hearted style is refreshing and irreverent but has a more serious tone where necessary.
In terms of disadvantages, if you want an all-singing, all-dancing 'technical manual' with photos and diagrams, this isn't for you.
I'd recommend The Rough Guide to Pregnancy and Birth highly and if you're about to join the Kid Club you'd be well served in picking up a copy.
The Rough Guide to Pregnancy and Birthsets out to offer "the soundest, sanest, wittiest ... more
advice you'll ever get" about life as an expectant mum. Covering "the scary parts, the funny parts and your private parts" Australian author Kaz Cooke counts down t...
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Jan 14th, 2008
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