What to Expect When Mommy's Having a Baby

What to Expect

by Heidi Murkoff, Laura Rader (Illustrator)

Growing Up Just Got Easier... With the help of Angus, the lovable Answer Dog, best-selling author Heidi Murkoff extends a hand to children and parents as they tackle life's first experiences together. Congratulations -- you're having another baby! You're excited and a little nervous, but most of all you're wondering how you're going to explain this miraculous, but complex, process to your older, but still very young, child. We're here to help you answer your child's questions about how a baby is created, how it grows, and how it comes out to join the family. Have fun!

Genres: Nonfiction, Childrens, Picture Books, Parenting

24 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

Heidi Murkoff is the co-author of the What to Expect When You're Expecting series of pregnancy guides. She is also the creator of WhatToExpect.com and founder of the What to Expect Project.

Reviews

[Dewi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nah kali ini buku sex education yang ditulis Heidi Murkoff.
Buku What to Expect When You're Expecting sudah jadi semacam kitab suci buat panduan menjalani kehamilan, sampai cetak ulang beberapa kali.
Kali ini Murkoff menulis panduan buat para calon kakak. Buku ini dibagi dalam topik-topik kecil yang berupa narasi pendek, disertai fakta dan ilustrasi yang menarik. Ada juga aktivitas yang disarankan macam membayangkan diri menjadi bayi di dalam rahim sampai apa yang bisa dilakukan saat melihat ibu mereka tidak enak badan.

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[Adrienna · Rating 5 out of 5]

My 8-year old niece is reading it to me and looking at pictures. She reads so good too. I enjoyed the reading! We asked, what are some healthy foods we like to eat: she picked salad and I picked apples and watermelon. She said we should also have exercise clothes like the dog and family does in the book. Great illustrations on showing the stages of the baby too.

I had to help with the word, "umbilical" cord. Otherwise, she did very good at reading the story to me. She knew that the food is eaten by mother, and then goes into the stomach to the baby. My niece is brilliant and compares also to her mother, when she had her in her stomach. So when kids ask, "How did you have a baby?" Or what to expect when she's pregnant and the younger child wants to know, great read.

*Someday I'll add to my library collection.

[Lorie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Liked this book better after reading the author's note at the end. As it explained what when daddy's sperm and mommy's ovem fit together like a puzzle, a baby is made I thought that that might be a little too much. The author's note, however, explained that parents should read the book first, decide what is appropriate for their child/children and add/edit/delete as they read to their kids, though this would obviously only work with the nonreader. The advice they gave was to just answer your child's question, not to give extra details.

[Suzanne · Rating 5 out of 5]

I left out the part about daddy putting his sperm inside of mommy because, you know, she's four. That is a can of sperm--I mean worms--I don't want to open just yet. But the rest was good, especially the part about giving mommy her rest.

[Jessica Wirth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved this! The language wasn't much different from what I was using anyway - very technical and biologically correct, but the pictures helped drive the idea home! I would recommend this to anyone with a obstetrically curious youngster!

[Jamie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good intro for toddlers! We changed many words to better suit our family (skipped the page about how the baby is made, talked about the midwife rather than the doctor, etc) but this was a helpful explanation for our little ones.

[Edina · Rating 1 out of 5]

Kid has questions? You answer them. Don't read them a boring book.