| 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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