Dad's Pregnant Too

by Harlan Cohen

Dad's Pregnant Too! is a first-of-its-kind guide written for expectant fathers, but also intended for couples. From the first positive test, to the first time seducing your pregnant partner, to the first push, to the first week home following the birth, Dad's Pregnant Too! exposes and explores everything an expectant dad needs to know (but no one ever tells him). Dad's Pregnant Too! is the most comprehensive guide to help expectant fathers understand their partners, themselves, and what's really going on inside her belly.

Genres: Parenting, Nonfiction, Self Help

526 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2008

Reviews

[Esmeralda Rupp-Spangle · Rating 1 out of 5]

Lame. Advice for guys who are total douchebags by a guy who kind of reads like a douchbag under-cover. The type of dude who would advise you to tell your wife she doesn't look fat ("even if you think she does")... too irritated after 3 or 4 chapters to bother finishing it, but I do acknowledge that there are guys who are such pricks that they wouldn't think of this "common courtesy" (be nice to your wife, do extra shit while she's pregnant and don't bitch about it) type advice, and that it's probably good that there's something out there that's telling them to be decent human beings. Really though, if you can't figure this kind of stuff out you probably shouldn't have kids in the first place anyway, dude.

[Philip · Rating 2 out of 5]

I agree with Esmeralda's review. Someone should write a book for expectant fathers that assumes that we actually want to have a child.

[Brian · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mastered! Now on to the next challenge!

Update: If anything this book made everything seem way harder than it actually is!

[Rachelle]

One of the best book out there for guys...it really helps to make dad feel a part of the pregnancy and he will be a better husband and father because of it! :)

[Mrs. Claus · Rating 4 out of 5]

I don’t know why so many people seem to not like this book. We had other pregnancy books during our first pregnancy, but we always went to this one first. I’ll never forget his description of what a man sees when he accompanies his partner to the first OB visit. The book is hilarious and engaging for men and women and as a woman going through her first pregnancy it was nice to try to see things through my husband’s eyes. It brought us closer because we realized that, even though our reactions to stuff may be different, we essentially wanted the same thing - a happy, healthy child at the end of the pregnancy.

[Sumeet Patil]

End of 2024 gave us this exiting news, we are pregnant!
It took 5 years of loving/adorable/patient marriage to get this good news. Since the good news we are constantly looking for something to read.
In the quest of finding what is best to read for newly crowned expectant mother, I stumbled upon this book.
As a father, I'm hoping to learn, read, process, and do the best possible activities for my wife and our baby in the womb!

[David Meyer · Rating 3 out of 5]

I jumped around in this book looking for advice in specific subjects. The author mixes his own advice with stories submitted by mothers and father about their own experiences. Many time I found the book to be reassuring, and overall thought it was useful.

[E B · Rating 2 out of 5]

I had a hard time giving this two stars, but there was some information in there which could be useful. Much of the information was common sense to be a decent husband and also simply a decent person. e.g. Don't call your wife fat; the guy that would need to read this isn't going to be reading this book, so I am not sure who this book is for.

[Lenore Webb · Rating 3 out of 5]

Dad's Pregnant Too! This is a great guide to help dad prepare and enjoy the first nine months of his childs life. You know how it is. Focus is all on mom, after all she is carrying the baby. But where does dad fit in after the deed is done? Well here is a way for him to know where and what to do. What type of partner is he? How he can make mom feel special. The trap of those baby stores where everything looks like you need it. And all those in between things like the baby's development and why mom's mood keeps swinging. Even how to navigate sex with your very pregnant partner. I feel that this is something that all dad's need. No matter if this is kid #1 or #5. A refresher course if you ask. Yeah, even us moms need that too. So here is a great go to source for the dad.

[Adam Floridia · Rating 1 out of 5]

For the most part, this is advice that couldn't be more obvious. Stuff like, "Don't call her fat" and "Be kind to her." Then there's the gamut of advice to cover different personalities. Stuff like "Pregnant women might be really grumpy" followed by "Pregnant women might not be grumpy at all." All of this is peppered with corny jokes and repeated pleas to "please submit your own ideas to my website so that I can add them to my next book." Mr. Harlan, please don't write a next book.

Even the few tidbits that I did pick up from this weren't anything I couldn't have gotten from a 10 second Google search.

Disclaimer: None of the above are actual quotations from the book, just recreations. Real quotations would have necessitated my re-opening the book. No thank you!

[David · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was my first pregnancy book so I don't really have anything to compare it to (Daddy's First Pregnancy Book!) but I found it to be an informative, enjoyable read. About 90% of the content is pretty much the same stuff that the mother would be reading, but there are also discussions on how to be a supportive partner. I was also surprised to find how funny the book is, though much of the humor is admittedly pretty corny. It's definitely a book geared more towards hetero cis male fathers, but not obnoxiously so (at least, I thought not.) So, based on zero previous knowledge I recommend this to first time fathers.

[Adam · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found this book very informational and funny at the same time. It's a great book for any guys who are having a baby. The author is really funny and provides a lot of good information about what to expect without getting too technical. It also gives some really good advice for how to deal with certain situations during a pregnancy and how to prepare for and deal with the changes that your partner will be going through. I gave it 4 stars because there were a few moral viewpoints that I disagreed with.

[Alice · Rating 4 out of 5]

IMO, much better than 'What to Expect.' Practical & easy to read, without the weird, leftover-from-the-70s (or 80s) awkwardness that creeps into a few pregnancy/baby books I've read.

That said, you only read a few (or one!) of each of this type of book, so all baby book reviews should be taken with a grain of salt, I think.

[Angie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this over my maternity leave and learned more from it than most of my pregnancy and new mom books. It's a really great books for first time parents and breaks the parenting topics down to an understandable level. It's concise and very poignant for me at this time. My husband read it and loved it. Love it love it love it.

[Kelly · Rating 2 out of 5]

Read this just for research purposes only!! :)

Overall, okay. Not much in there that I didn't already know. I think it would be an easy introduction for dad, to the not-really-talked-about aspects of pregnancy and childbirth.

[Ryan Parker · Rating 4 out of 5]

As a soon to be first time Dad, I got a lot of good info out of this one. It's easy to read and mixes a lot of real world stories in with the advice. If nothing else, it helped me mentally prepare for what is to come. Thanks to our neighbor Diana Cleveland for lending it to me.

[Brian]

This is a fantastic book for the Dad to be, like me.

[Aimee]

WE ARE NOT PREGNANT. JUST WANT IT ON THE TO-READ LIST.

[Tyler · Rating 4 out of 5]

Definitely recommend this comical, informative book to first-time dads-to-be. A lot of helpful, insightful information about a topic I knew nothing about: pregnancy.

[Paul · Rating 4 out of 5]

A helpful guide to pregnancy from a guys perspective - covers a lot of the same information as most other pregnancy books but is more accessible. Recommend if you have a dad who is expecting.

[Thorby · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book. Informative and funny, a must-read.

[Patrick Collins · Rating 2 out of 5]

I just dont know if I can say I enjoyed a book that is a "how to"...

[Colin Kemmis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Funny and informative. Good balance of research and anecdotes.

[Adam Shafer · Rating 4 out of 5]

A strong recommend for any dads-to-be. It's neither overly clinical nor does it pander to the typical disengaged male. What I found most helpful – even moreso than the well researched, crowdsourced, and legitimized timelines and tips – was its usefulness as a barometer as to how I'm currently doing in comparison to other fathers-to-be. I don't know everything, but I am preparing correctly. Just knowing that is a big help.