The first thing that my husband did when I told him that I was
pregnant was to go to the library and buy the book 'What to Expect When
You Are Expecting', by Heidi E. Murkoff.
The book dedicates a
chapter for each month and explains the changes that you can expect to
experience during each month, the tests that you will have done and
pretty much everything that you want to know about. It is a great book. I
have to say that I read it from the first page to the last one, but it
is also very handy for checking a few things along the way. I highly
recommend it to anyone who is considering to get pregnant, start reading
it before and it will give you a good idea of how to take care of
yourself for the pregnancy (the earlier the better).
The book also
shows you different exercise that you can practice during the pregnancy
and that will help you to have an easier labour. During my pregnancy I
found that keeping active helped me a lot. I didn't suffer any liquid
retention or swollen ankles and I think it is because I walked every day
until the day that I gave birth. Walking is one of the best exercises
that you can do during pregnancy, you do not need any equipment, you are
outdoors, you can control the intensity easily, you can do it with
friends, you can chat at the same time and even go shopping. And the
best part is that it helps to your baby to put himself in the right
position for birthing.
After I had my baby a friend bought 'What
to Expect During the First Year' as a present for me. I have to admit
that I haven't been able to read it as much in detail as I did it with
the other one, mainly because once you have the baby it is very
difficult to find time to read... so my recommendation is read both
during the pregnancy, hehe. It seems very good too, there is one chapter
dedicated for each month of the baby's life.
During my pregnancy I
read a lot of book and I found many that I could recommend, but if you
have to buy just one then I would suggest to buy 'What to expect when
you are expecting'.
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