Pregnancy Stories

Nowhere else have I seen a book written by women about their own experiences. Every woman who is planning on having a baby, or is pregnant for the first, or fifth time, should read this book.It is a wonderful gift to give. Having had four miscarriages, I especially appreciate all the stories about loss. It makes me know I'm not alone.

I loved this book! It's so great to find a book that is written for pregnant women by pregnant women or women that have gone through pregnancy. It's very straightforward and insightful and you get an honest woman's point of view on pregnancy (how it feels, what to expect) rather than trying to decipher medical vocab. It's a fantastic book and I would recommend it to anyone who is expecting. I couldn't put it down!

I couldn't put this book down. I loved hearing about the ups and downs of pregnancy from other pregnant women. Their stories provide a human voice to the more clinical pregnancy books and they also provide a lot of comfort, insight, and wisdom. The book is organized in a way that allows you to read about the various stages of pregnancy as you are going through them, but I couldn't wait and read the whole thing in a couple of sittings. I especially liked the chapters on diagnostic testing and complications since it is so hard to find information about women's emotional and psychological reactions to these subjects in other books. I am going to recommend this book to all of my pregnant friends.

I found this book extremely helpful on two levels. First of all, I am pregnant and have been assured by the women in the book that my physical and emotional experiences are quite normal. I also have gestational diabetes, and reading other women's experiences on that condition has been educational and comforting as well. Second, I have a dear friend who recently suffered a miscarriage. The women's honesty in the book in dealing with such a fate not only helped me understand what my friend was going through, but also guided me in how to support her. I would recommend this book to any woman who is pregnant or is close friends with someone who is. The stories are validating and certainly less clinical than other popular books about pregnancy. I felt supported by these women who were willing to share their experiences, especially when the pregnancy was not the expected walk in the park.