The Rough Guide to Pregnancy and Birth

A guide to what's happening to you and the baby, from choosing where to give birth, coping with nausea and the tests you need to deal with stretch marks, breastfeeding and adapting to life with a new born. This guide, with witty advice and cartoons, tells everything you need to know about the scary parts, the funny parts and your private parts.

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Fully revised and updated, the second edition of this best-selling "Rough Guide" gives you the up-to-date lowdown on pregnancy, birth and coping when you first get home. A week by week guide to what's happening to you and the baby, from choosing where to give birth, coping with nausea and understanding the tests you will need to dealing with stretch marks, breastfeeding for the first time and adapting to life with a new born. There are no bossy-boots rules, just the sanest, wittiest advice you'll ever get, plus lots of cartoons. This complete guide has everything you will need to know about the scary parts, the funny parts and your private parts.