Thinking Pregnant: Conceiving Your New Life with a Baby [Paperback]

Megan V. Steelman (Author), Rhoda Nussbaum (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 30, 2001

This book is for women (and their partners) who want to have children soon, but who want to spend time preparing for the reality of the event. It contains a wealth of suggestions about practicalities, such as health care options and financial considerations, as well as solid medical advice about conception and getting ready for pregnancy. THINKING PREGNANT helps readers realise that the day-to-day life of being a mother is very different from what they imagined it would be!

Product Details

• Paperback: 190 pages
• Publisher: New Harbinger Publications (March 30, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1572242302
• ISBN-13: 978-1572242302
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,387,051 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Probably better if you or your partner is truly conflicted.., March 12, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Thinking Pregnant: Conceiving Your New Life with a Baby (Paperback)

I am contemplating having children but am not actually embarking yet, and I'd hoped for this book to be more along the lines of a "here are some things about parenthood that you might not know" type of book. I am not conflicted about having children at all, just a bit indecisive about the timing. I didn't find much in this book that I hadn't read elsewhere. If you or your partner is truly conflicted about whether or not you want children, this might be a great book to help you articulate what your concerns are, or help you realize that maybe you are prepared, and just understandably nervous. if you're looking for peeks into the lives of parents, I'd suggest "Mothers Who Think" by the Salon.com editors, or "Breeder" by the editors of hipmama.com.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The other book, April 15, 2002

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L. Bundy (Callahan, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Thinking Pregnant: Conceiving Your New Life with a Baby (Paperback)

This book is the other book in a collection for hopeful parents. It is not the medical reference or the parenting book. It is for hopeful parents who are interested in discovering and discussing the new world of pregnancy. Megan Steelman includes chapters on financial considerations, healthy lifestyle, non-traditional parenting, and dads. There are worksheets at the end of each chapter to stimulate thought and provide planning guidance.

I received the book as a gift from a friend who has two children. I am in the over-35 age group and found lots of useful information in this book.

I highly recommend it.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars HAVING SEX?? READ THIS BOOK!, January 24, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Thinking Pregnant: Conceiving Your New Life with a Baby (Paperback)

Everyone over the age of 18 needs to read this book. For that matter, anyone having sex ought to have a copy. Do any of us really know what's around the corner when we conceive a new life? Megan Steelman's book takes over where our mothers left off (if only we had listened to them...) It includes every little tidbit of inquiry about how life is going to look on the other side of pregnancy, and answers all those stupid questions we're too embarrassed to ask our doctors, mothers, or friends. Reading this book is like talking to your best friend, with permission to ask every question that pops into your head. I wish I had read this book 20 years ago before the first glimmers of our kids.