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

Updated multiple times every year, America’s pregnancy bible answers all your questions. When can I take an at-home a pregnancy test? How can I eat for two if I’m too queasy to eat for one? Can I keep up my spinning classes? Is fish safe to eat? And what’s this I hear about soft cheese? Can I work until I deliver? What are my rights on the job? I’m blotchy and broken out—where’s the glow? Should we do a gender reveal? What about a 4-D ultrasound? Will I know labor when I feel it? Your pregnancy is clearly explained. Your pregnant body is demystified from head to feet. Learn what to do about headaches to why your feet are so swollen. Understand how to stop backaches and why you can’t tell a baby by mom’s bump. This book is filled with must-have information and practical advice. It offers realistic insight and easy-to-use tips. You’ll also find lots of reassurance. Discover the very latest on prenatal screenings and which medications are safe. Learn about the most current birthing options, from water birth to gentle c-sections. Your pregnancy lifestyle gets equal attention. Topics include eating (including food trends) to coffee drinking. You will also find information on working out (and work) to sex, travel to beauty, skin care, and more. Have pregnancy symptoms? You will—and you’ll find solutions for them all. Expecting multiples? There’s a chapter for you. Expecting to become a dad? This book has you covered, too.