Before Your Pregnancy: A 90 Day Guide for Couples on How to Prepare for a Healthy Conception | 
 enlarge | Authors: Amy Ogle, Lisa Mazzullo
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  52 reviews
Sales Rank: 23423
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
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Pages: 448
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9 x 7.4 x 1.1
ISBN: 034544096X
Dewey Decimal Number: 618.2
EAN: 9780345440969
ASIN: 034544096X
Publication Date: September 2002
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Product Description
Before Your Pregnancy is a breakthrough book for prospective parents—a completely detailed resource that prepares mothers and fathers-to-be to conceive the healthiest baby possible, to make pregnancy and delivery easier, and to foster the mental and physical well-being of their infant child. Created by two experienced health-care professionals, this unique handbook not only discusses virtually every aspect of preconception that affects a healthy baby, it tells you how to handle each one. The authors spell out what each parent needs to do, starting at least ninety days before conception (the minimum time needed for sperm to mature). The hundreds of topics covered—many for the first time in any book—include
• Men’s Health: Building healthy sperm before conception (nutrition, fitness, and medical influences)
• Women’s Health: Gynecologic well-being, preexisting medical conditions, genetic legacy, boosting fertility, becoming a mother at an older age
• Becoming an Informed Patient: Choosing a doctor, what a complete preconception exam includes, important questions and how to ask them, insurance coverage
• Nutrition: Improving the health of future generations, preconception meal makeovers, ethnic Food Guide Pyramids, avoiding food-borne illnesses, vitamin and mineral facts, pre-pregnancy body weight
• Fitness: Preconception fitness evaluation and exercise prescription, safety tips and motivational anecdotes, preconception strength and flexibility workout
• Medications/Herbs: Baby-friendly ones and ones to avoid
• Personal Readiness: Emotional, financial, and environmental issues
• Romancing the Egg: Tips for success when ready to “start trying”
Plus: Separate questionnaires for the prospective parents to fill out in preparation for their preconception medical visit.
This warm, intelligent, and completely informed reference gives aspiring parents exactly the knowledge and support they need to insure the best of everything for their child-to-be.
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Great information October 27, 2008
This book tells you things no other pregnancy book will tell you. Even though I didn't really follow it as a guide for pre-conception, I found myself going back to it for information during my pregnancy. It lets you know what herbs and medications are safe during pregnancy. The book also suggests good ideas for nutrition and over all health. It's worth the buy since most pregnancy books don't talk about specifics in medications and natural remedies.
Begore your Pregnancy October 24, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book has lot's of useful information. Great for couples who want to get healthy BEFORE conceiving. Of course you could get this info on the internet but the book is good to have.
 Excellent source of preconception information!!! June 16, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I love this book! Im actually reading it again for a 3rd time and I learn something new each time. Its the right amount of information and is written in terms everyone can read. They are great at going through each step of the preconception process from what to expect at the preconception visit to romancing the egg... and everything in between! (Exercising, what to eat, etc etc). It sounds pretty straight forward but I would recommend this book to anyone looking for that extra advice before getting pregnant. The title says 90 days but my husband and I are starting in about 6 months and I plan on reading it over and over until then. Buy this book, you won't be disappointed!!
LOVE IT!!! February 21, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I wasn't sure what to expect when I purchased this book, but I was pleasantly surprised. It covered almost everything I had questions about, from foods to avoid, vitamins, travel questions, vaccines... etc it even has a chapter dedicated to the fathers to be, which my husband found helpful. I know it's not the only book I'll ever need through my pregnancy, but it's definitely a great start.
Very factual, and informative, but reads like a textbook December 30, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
A lot of good information, but a total snooze to read. Good for when you are up late and can't sleep. An amazing resource for nutrition info and all the things you can do to help your body prepare for this incredible journey. Some stuff about what Dad can do, but it's pretty limited.
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