Customer Reviews

What to Expect When Mommy's Having a Baby (What to Expect Kids)

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I'm not a big fan of What To Expect When Your Expecting books but I wanted a way to explain to my 20 month twins that we're having a new baby in a month. This book goes into details such as "How did the baby get inside Mommy?" and "When will the baby be born?" It uses anatomically correct terms such as sperm, ovum, and vagina, which was more detail than I would have gone into. I was looking for a book that would explain what would happen in the house after the baby was born, and this book stops once the baby is born. It does not cover any of the post-birth issues such as how a child can interact with their new sibling or the range of emotional experiences they may go through with a new baby in the house.

A friend gave me Mercer Mayer's book "The New Baby", which my children love to have read and re-read to them and actually deals with how they can interact with the baby after it's born. Also Joanna Cole's book "The New Baby in the House" goes into some of the feelings a child may have about having a new baby brother or sister.

I got this book for my daughter last spring, when I was pregnant with her sister. The book is wonderful. It answers kids' questions in a way that they can understand. My daughter was 3 1/2 at the time and the book was a favorite -- it satisfied her curiosity in a more "grown-up way" than most other sibling stories, but without giving too much information. I have found that many books just treat the pregnancy as a very vague and "untouchable" topic for kids. This brings it home in a sensitive and caring way.

The questions asked (Where is the baby? How did the baby get in there? How can a baby fit inside Mommy? What makes the baby grow & how can I help? How does the baby eat? Can the baby see and hear me? What does the baby do all day? Why doesn't Mommy feel well sometimes? Why does Mommy go to the doctor so much? When will the baby come out? & How does it come out?) cover most aspects of pregnancy. The "How did the baby get in there?" section does use correct terms (sperm and ovum) but does not get too "graphic" -- it explains conception as pieces of a puzzle fitting together. The book also uses terms like umbilical cord and birth canal, but in a way that is not intimidating to kids. The book gives a good overview and makes the sibling feel connected and part of the process (each section refers to something they can do to help out or experiment to help them feel what the baby may be feeling). I would have loved if the book had covered what happened once the baby came home -- but I see now that topic is a whole new book!

I highly recommend this book! Enjoy it with your soon-to-be big brother/sister! It can promote a lot of discussion & create some special moments together before the baby comes -- it did for us!

Great book with lots of info, but it's written more for ages 4 & up even though it says it's for 2 & up. The terminology is that which most 2 & 3 year-olds will not understand even if it's explained to them. And the "How did the baby get in Mommy's tummy?" section is one I've skipped over when reading the book to my son. A little too much intimate detail for a 2yo to comprehend. Overall, an excellent book, but keep in mind that there are a couple sections you'll probably skip if your soon-to-be older sibling is under 4.

thank you what to expect when mommys having a baby! it helped me so much. i am pregnant with my 2nd child.. and my 2 year old daughter was having a hard hard time dealign with it. but with alot of help from this book and angus.. she is finally understanding and even welcoming the new baby. i wish there was more than 5 stars to give it! i would give it 1000000000000 stars!

I got this book for my 4 year old daughter and soon-to-be-big sister. She had many questions like, "How did the baby get in there?" and "How will the baby get out?" that I wasn't sure how to answer. I wanted to be honest AND age-appropriate, but felt a little overwhelmed. This book asnwers these questions and many more in simple words for kids to understand. I'd suggest this book for anyone with a preschool aged child who is about to have a new sibling. My daughter also enjoys the activities suggested with each question. This book has made it much easier for me to discuss many aspects of childbirth with her.

This book has really helped in preparing my older child for his new sibling. We read this just about every night now and he is excited to mark the milestone of which month I am in and what the baby is looking like according to the cute little pictures. I highly recommend this book to anyone dealing with preparing their child or children for new siblings!

This book is best for age 4 and up, or whatever age at which you are ready to address "how babies are made." I quote from the book, "Mommies have one piece, called an ovum. Daddies have the other piece, called sperm. When a mommy and daddy want to make a baby, the daddy puts his sperm inside the mommy." We returned this book because neither my husband nor myself wanted to address that with our two-year-old.

This book was very helpful explaining to our 2 1/2 year old daughter what was happening and why my belly was getting larger. Both my husband and I are in the medical field and were happy that the language in the book uses real terms "uterus/womb". My daughter pulled this book from her book shelf more times in the last two months of my pregnancy then Elmo! Leah would say, "mommy you utitis is big!"

My daughter is four and we are expecting a new baby. As you may expect, she had lots of questions. This book was perfect for her age. I would recommend it for others with children in this age group.

When my husband and I found out we were going to have a second child(complete surprise). Our daughter will be almost 23 months when I should give birth. I have gotten the What to Expect when you are Expecting, and What to Expect the First year. When I saw this book, I knew we should get it. The only thing that I would warn all parents about is that the book is written matter of factly, using all the formal terms for the parts of the body for both men and women. The book does say that you should read it first to edit for your child(but you don't see this warning unless you read the book first). As it was delivered early in the day(stay-at-home mom), I almost read it to my daughter, but when I saw some of the terms used, I decided to read through it while she napped,and because of her young age, I am glad that I did.