MWFB: The Mommy MD Guide to Pregnancy and Birth - Book Review

As I've mentioned before, I read practically everything I can get my hands on about pregnancy. Recently, I came across a pregnancy book, The Mommy MD Guide to Pregnancy and Birth by Rallie McAllister, M.D., MPH and Jennifer Bright Reich, which is quite different from the others I've read. This book features practical tips and stories from 60 doctors who are also mothers!

About The Mommy MD Guide to Pregnancy and Birth:

Dr.Spock is dead. Familiar pregnancy books are outdated. Neither of them speak to the mom who needs advice when her child cries in the night. To whom do women turn for the latest information and advice about conception, pregnancy, childbirth, and motherhood? The Mommy MD Guides.

The first book in our Mommy MD Guides book series, The Mommy MD Guide to Pregnancy and Birth, is filled with tips that doctors who are also mothers use for their own families during their own pregnancies and births. To create it, we spoke with 60 doctors who are also mothers; we call them Mommy MD Guides. We spoke with many Mommy MD Guides who are still in the trenches with their babies. Some of them were even pregnant when we talked. We also spoke with Mommy MD Guides whose babies are grown up with babies of their own. They are Grammy MD Guides! Combined, these physicians have centuries of experience as doctors, and among them they have 146 children. The 900+ reassuring, trusted, and often even humorous tips in this book are presented in the Mommy MD Guides own words, and each tip is clearly attributed to the doctor who lived it.

My thoughts!
The book is well-organized, which makes it both easy to read and easy to find exactly what you're looking for! Like other pregnancy books, each chapter takes you week by week through your pregnancy -- covering baby's size, baby's developments that are taking place that week, and developments for the expectant mommy. Plus, there are a variety of topics covered in each chapter which are relevant to that particular stage that you're at in your pregnancy, and this is where you'll encounter all the great tips and more from the Mommy MDs! You'll find tips, advice, and experiences all throughout out the book on a variety of topics, and I love that they are from real moms, who also just so happen to be doctors. There are also special little sections throughout the book, such as When to Call Your Doctor or Midwife and Mommy MD Guide - Recommended Products.

With over 900 informative, reassuring, and useful tips and stories that are contained in this book, The Mommy MD Guide to Pregnancy and Birth is an excellent resource for any expectant mom (especially first-time mommies!) and would make a wonderful baby shower gift!

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No compensation was received for this post. I was provided with a copy of "The Mommy MD Guide to Pregnancy and Birth" for the purpose of this review; however, all opinions expressed are my own, honest opinions.