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

I read What to Expect When You're Expecting when I was pregnant, and it was an invaluable resource throughout my entire pregnancy. The book covers everything from the early days to delivery, and it’s filled with helpful advice, tips, and reassurance.Now that my daughter is expecting, I bought a newer version for her, and she’s been loving it just as much as I did. It’s comforting to have such a trusted guide during such an exciting (and sometimes overwhelming) time. Highly recommend it to any expecting parent!

This is the go-to book for pregnant moms showing you clearly how the baby develops and how your body changes month by month. I recommend buying this if you are trying to get pregnant with your first child. You don't know you are pregnant right away so you'll have this on hand when you find out you are. May daughter and her husband had fertility issues also. A nice nurse recommended the book, It Starts with an Egg to provide information on that issue.

Wish I could give more than 5 star if I could.Bought this book for myself as first time mom. I'd say this book does help ease on my mind and learn a lot of information and some medical words that I may not know. And it also helped me to be bit prepare at every visit for my OB prenatal check up. It is very long but that is okay the book is trying to write in simple English language in way easy level for person who isn't big fan of reader/bookworm it is very straight forward and clearly as needed, plus author has a humor in there too lol's. Id say great for baby shower or gift to mom when she find out she is having babyOn the last I will be warning at two last chapter of book They do give you head up to be prepare about the complex in issues like pregnancy loss/ managing complications Nobody want to read that part but Understandably to learn something new about it, myself as I was like brush off and thought I would handle it to try read whole book as I can (I did) but at last chapter I tear up a bit. (thats my problem but its okay)

I was very uneasy looking at how much there was to read but it wasnt as bad as I thought.Not only is it an easy read its a very informative one.The book breaks everything down well and gives sources.Its a great book for anyone especially first time pregnancy.

Very informative for a first time pregnancy. Would definitely recommend.

I agree with other reviewers who find the cutesy and pun-infested writing mildly irritating, but that said, this book is a classic and a mainstay for a reason. It covers everything. It's so comprehensive that I'm able to breeze through a lot of the stuff that doesn't apply to me, but I'm sure there are women out there who appreciate that it's inclusive of their situation. While I think we have to take some of the advice with a grain of salt (i.e. "don't eat soft cheeses and salami" - uhhh I already gave up wine, sushi and coffee - you're not taking away my charcuterie platter too!), this book has directly addressed nearly every question that has popped up for me during my pregnancy and for the most part I've found it reassuring to read. While Murkoff doesn't have traditional credentials for a book like this, the advice seems to be in keeping with the standards of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the CDC, plus, there's a foreword by an MD and professor of obstetrics. Surely this book has had plenty of time for peer review and edits as we're now on the 5th edition. For those considering/recommending Emily Oster's book Expecting Better - keep in mind she is an economist, not a health practitioner either, and take a look at the negative reviews. Recommending wine and massive amounts of coffee in pregnancy is reckless and basically rolling the dice against a potential lifetime with a FASD baby for a mere fleeting moment of pleasure. No thanks. All in all, I'm glad I bought WTE as I feel more confident now about my pregnancy and have a good resource for many of my questions.

Amazing book to have for all moms. Very informative

Best pregnancy book out there.