What to Expect When You're Expecting: (Updated in 2025)

I bought What to Expect When You’re Expecting for my daughter as soon as she told me she was pregnant (especially since I had bought an older version for myself when I was pregnant with her years ago and it helped me), and I couldn’t be happier with the choice. This book has been the gold standard for expectant parents for years —it’s informative, comforting, and incredibly well-organized. As a parent (living in another state 13+ hours away), I wanted her to have a resource that was not only medically accurate but also easy to understand and reassuring. The book covers everything from the early stages of pregnancy to labor and delivery, with clear explanations, helpful tips, an app for the phone and answers to questions she didn’t even know to ask yet. She’s mentioned several times how much it’s helped ease her worries and how empowering it feels to be informed at every stage. I also love that it addresses emotional changes, nutrition, partner support, and even those random little symptoms no one talks about. This book has been like a wise, nonjudgmental friend during her pregnancy —something every new mom deserves. If you’re a parent looking for a thoughtful and truly useful gift for your daughter during this special time, I highly recommend this book. It’s a classic for a reason.

Very useful. Great information. Recomended

Great book for first time mom and dad! Lots of good information for all kinds of questions/concerns!

I bought this for my daughter because I just found out I’m gonna be a grandma and she loves it

It's the must have of pregnancy books. Pass it on. Pass it down. Make copies. It doesn't have all the answers but it has a lot of them and it has a lot of advice.

Great source of info, there's a reason this is the book everyone reads. That said, the tone can be a bit obnoxious: the sections "for dads" can be more than a little patronizing- really asking less than the bare minimum of men, and also assuming many stereotypical feelings/gender roles, etc. And for me, the way the book consistently leans into cutesty phrases and platitudes to deliver actual decent info is super annoying. In a section about labor pain it says: "Like they say, it's pain with a purpose- a really cute and cuddly purpose- but it's still a pain." Come on. Just, no. Not everyone having a baby has a singular focus on the cuteness or cuddlyness of their baby... When reading to learn about labor and "what to expect"- this is probably the furthest thing from my mind. So if you like the literary equivalent of a baby headband bow, and you'll love it... if not, it's still 100% worth reading but just be ready for that.

I was gifted this book when I got pregnant with my first son & I absolutely LOVED it! It was so hard not to read ahead because it was so informative but I wanted to stay on track with the timing of my pregnancy so I forced myself not to read ahead. Lol Fast forward 21 years later & my niece is expecting her first child so I bought the book for her & she loves it too! It has helped her to better understand what's going on with baby & her body. I highly recommend this book for all first time parents. It has a wealth of knowledge & is quite comforting to know what's happening during each trimester.

Best pregnancy advice book ever!

Rápida y amigable lectura, me fue guiando en cada etapa del embarazo y aunque tuve que saltar algunos temas porque no tenían que ver con mi situación, la otra gran parte sí que me ayudó a aprender y documentarme de información actualizada, lo complementé con la app. Lo recomiendo mucho.

El libro llegó en perfectas condiciones. A mi pareja la encantó el regalo

réponses à toutes les questions que vous pouvez vous poser au cours de la grossesse évolution du corps de la maman et du foetus au cours des mois renseignements sur le post-partum que faire en cas de maladie, les complications, exercice physique, alimentation... très pratico-pratique absolument à recommander à toute future mamamn

A book every mother needs

Ho deciso di affrontare la lettura di uno dei testi americani più noti sull’argomento gravidanza. Molto dettagliato, mese per mese, pieno di risposte alle domande più disparate e comuni, con approfondimenti sul postpartum e su altri aspetti tecnici-fisiologici. Un testo didattico e non leggero, ho scelto la versione in lingua originale per conoscere la differenza tra l’approccio negli Usa e in Italia.