Announcing the prequel! From Heidi Murkoff, author of the world's bestselling pregnancy & parenting books, comes the must-have guide every expectant couple needs before they even conceive
- the first step in What to Expect: What to Expect Before You're Expecting. Medical groups now recommend that all hopeful parents plan for baby-making at least three months before they begin trying. & who better to guide want-to-be mums & dads step-by-step through the preconception (and conception) process than Heidi Murkoff? It's all here. Everything couples need to know before sperm & egg meet. Packed with the same kind of reassuring, empathic & practical information & advice that readers have come to expect from What to Expect, only sooner. Which baby-friendly foods to order up (say yes to yams) & which fertility-busters to avoid (see you later, saturated fat); lifestyle adjustments that you'll want to make (cut back on cocktails & caffeine) & those you can probably skip (that switch to boxer shorts). How to pinpoint ovulation, keep on-demand sex sexy, & separate conception fact from myth. Plus, when to seek help & the latest on fertility treatments
- from IVF to surrogacy & more. Complete with a fill-in fertility journal to keep track of the baby-making adventure & special tips throughout for hopeful dads. Next step? What to Expect When You're Expecting, of course.