Beginning Life

This book is INCREDIBLE. I read it straight through- cover to cover. It is truly amazing to see and read about the miraculous development of a baby. I'm a biologist and I can truly say I learned a lot from this book. As others have the said, the photography is very detailed. Your baby can be viewed at any stage of development. The descriptions outline exactly what is going on develpmentally. I was fascinated to read about what my baby is capable of doing in utero even at such and early phase. Out of all the books I have purchased during my pregnancy this one really shed light on what was going on inside of me.

I saw this book at work [California Science Center] and immediately wanted to buy it, as so did my other staff members and friends. 2 of the girls in there are pregnant and they actually cried because these pictures show you very clearly the picture of what your baby looks like inside you. It even shows you when the baby first starts smiling and laughing and even tells you when they have the hiccups. I think it's a great book for everyone not just people who are going to have a baby. I bought this book along with "A child is Born" and they both are great.

Who knew you could get a lense in there?!? The photography is what makes this book so unique. Incredible details of what that little baby looks like, right down to her fuzzy face at xx weeks, way before anyone would guess the little wonder was so developed. I've never seen images like these anywhere else. I got the book for my wife as a Christmas present, early in her pregnancy, and now we're looking to buy a copy for someone else. This will surely deepen your appreciation for how precious life is.

I bought a lot of books when I was pregnant, and this was one of the best. It is not a comprehensive overview of pregnancy or infant development. It is an oversized illustrated book that shows you what your baby looks like at various stages, and tells you some of the most interesting things about he or she as she develops inside of you. I loved it.

We loved sharing this book with our 11 year old daughter. As we hit each pregnancy milestone, we looked it up in the book. We loved reading about what new things the baby was doing and we really enjoyed the photographs. Amazing. We're now buying this book for our friends who just found out they're expecting.