Acknowledgments | p. xi |
Introduction: A Book Is Born | p. xiii |
Prelude: A Little Bit Pregnant | p. xvii |
The First Month | p. 1 |
Choosing an OB | p. 2 |
The No-No List | p. 5 |
Sore Boobs | p. 8 |
Morning, Noon, and Night Sickness | p. 11 |
Gas! | p. 16 |
Resentment Toward Your Hubby (or Ferret) | p. 18 |
Tests, Tests, and More Tests | p. 20 |
Dreams and Other Nightmares | p. 21 |
To Tell or Not to Tell | p. 22 |
Pregnancy Math | p. 25 |
How to Eat for Two | p. 27 |
The Second Month | p. 31 |
Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman with Child | p. 32 |
Your Superhero Nose | p. 34 |
Pregnancy Junkie | p. 35 |
Spotting | p. 37 |
I Need to Lie Down | p. 39 |
Oh My Achin' Head | p. 40 |
"Urine" for Fun | p. 41 |
Miscarriage | p. 42 |
Sex During the First Trimester | p. 45 |
The Third Month | p. 47 |
I Can't Breathe! | p. 48 |
Is My Baby Okay in There? | p. 50 |
Here I Grow Again | p. 51 |
A New Wardrobe | p. 53 |
The Name Game | p. 56 |
Your Newfound Celebrity | p. 58 |
Drooling | p. 59 |
My Bloody Nose | p. 61 |
Beware of Your Nipples | p. 62 |
Genetic Testing | p. 65 |
The Fourth Month | p. 69 |
Hyperemesis | p. 70 |
Sex During the Second Trimester | p. 72 |
The Ultrasound | p. 74 |
I'm Scared! | p. 77 |
Vaginal Discharge | p. 79 |
Toilet Troubles | p. 81 |
Bloody Gums | p. 84 |
Boy or Girl? | p. 85 |
the Fifth Month | p. 69 |
Pains under Your Uterus | p. 88 |
Your Cheesy Belly | p. 90 |
You're So Vein | p. 92 |
Who Asked You? | p. 94 |
Third Nipples and Other Gross Things | p. 96 |
That's a Hormone of a Different Color | p. 99 |
Backaches | p. 101 |
Sciatica | p. 102 |
The Sixth Month | p. 105 |
Hair, There and Everywhere | p. 106 |
Leg Cramps | p. 108 |
Belly Touching | p. 109 |
An Itchy Stomach | p. 110 |
Incompetent Cervix | p. 111 |
What, Me Exercise? | p. 112 |
Oops, There She Goes! | p. 115 |
Pains in the Tuchus | p. 118 |
The Seventh Month | p. 123 |
Swelling Ain't Swell | p. 124 |
Temporary Insanity | p. 126 |
Sex During the Third Trimester | p. 127 |
Toxemia: The Pressure Is On | p. 129 |
Third-Trimester Bleeding | p. 131 |
Braxton Hicks | p. 134 |
I Can't Sleep | p. 136 |
Gestational Diabetes | p. 138 |
Bed Rest | p. 140 |
The Eighth Month | p. 145 |
Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot | p. 146 |
Yeast Infections | p. 148 |
Stretched to Extremes | p. 149 |
Heartburn | p. 151 |
"Urine" for Even More Fun | p. 154 |
Incontinence: A Condition That's Sure to Piss You Off | p. 155 |
Numb and Number | p. 157 |
Stop That Kicking! | p. 159 |
How the Hell Is This Thing Coming Out? | p. 161 |
Don't Breech to Me | p. 164 |
Birth Plan | p. 165 |
The Ninth Month | p. 171 |
Baby Shower 101 | p. 172 |
Nesting Instinct | p. 177 |
Birthing Classes | p. 179 |
Nursing Bras | p. 182 |
Decorating the Baby's Room | p. 184 |
Taking a Tour of the Hospital | p. 186 |
Am I in Labor? | p. 188 |
False Labor | p. 190 |
How to Start Labor | p. 191 |
Let the Bloody Show Begin | p. 195 |
Inducing | p. 197 |
"Lookie Loos" | p. 200 |
How to Breathe Through a Contraction | p. 202 |
Gimme Drugs | p. 205 |
How to Push with a Passion | p. 208 |
Episiotomy: Let 'er Rip | p. 211 |
The "C" Word | p. 212 |
Bonding | p. 215 |
What to Do When Nature Calls | p. 216 |
Lochia: Who Knew? | p. 220 |
Got Colostrum? | p. 221 |
Home, Bittersweet Home | p. 225 |
Baby Blues | p. 227 |
How to Deal with Visitors | p. 230 |
Better Sleep for You and Your Baby | p. 232 |
Baby Hygiene | p. 234 |
Sex after the Last Trimester | p. 236 |
Sleep Deprivation | p. 239 |
Muscle Soreness | p. 243 |
Reconcilable Differences | p. 245 |
How to Deal with a Crying Baby | p. 247 |
The Basics | p. 249 |
About the Third Month | p. 250 |
Appendix: Resources | p. 253 |
Index | p. 261 |
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