Книга про здорову вагітність

by William Sears, Анастасія Климовська (Translator)

У «Книзі про здорову вагітність» автори зібрали найсвіжішу та найавторитетнішу інформацію,
завдяки якій ви насолоджуватиметеся вагітністю й народите здорову дитину. З цієї книжки дбайливі батьки завчасно дізнаються про одинадцять правил планування вагітності, перших симптомах гормональних змін, найкращіх харчових продуктів для майбутніх мам, вітамінних добавках, корисних фізичних вправах та спеціально розроблених комплексів тренувань, режиму сну, формування дитячих здібностей ще в утробі, а також отримають лайфхаки щодо блокування стресу й нервових сплесків. Консультації у форматі «місяць за місяцем», у яких описано все, що чекає на жінку під час виношування дитини, допоможуть ретельно підготуватися до майбутніх здорових пологів.

Genres: Parenting, Nonfiction, Health, Family, Childrens, Medical

512 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2013

About the author

Dr. Sears, or Dr. Bill as his "little patients" call him, is the father of eight children as well as the author of over 30 books on childcare. Dr. Bill is an Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine. Dr. Bill received his pediatric training at Harvard Medical School's Children's Hospital in Boston and The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto -- the largest children’s hospital in the world, where he served as associate ward chief of the newborn nursery and associate professor of pediatrics. Dr. Sears is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and a fellow of the Royal College of Pediatricians (RCP).Dr. Bill is also a medical and parenting consultant for BabyTalk and Parenting magazines and the pediatrician on the website Parenting.com.

Reviews

[Ira Osipkova · Rating 3 out of 5]

Під час вагітності треба ж читати про вагітність, правильно?)

От я читала «Книгу про здорову вагітність». І скажу, «ну такоє».. Не підійшла вона моїй українській реальності. Та про все по порядку.

Починається книга з планування вагітності. Там аж 11 порад, які можуть підвищити шанси на успіх! Я це пропустила, бо мені один спосіб допоміг завагітніти 😏 про який там не згадано 😆

Далі частина, де розповідаються основні положення здорової вагітності: що їсти, як тренуватися, як спати (оце корисно мені було), як боротися зі стресом (не допомогло мені ніяк 😅), як підготувати оселю до нового способу життя тощо.

Потім йде найбільша й найцікавіша частина: вагітність по місяцях! Що відбувається в організмі жінки на кожному терміні вагітності. Згадано тут детально й про гормони, хто за що відповідає (завдяки цьому розділу я дізналася що таке окситоцин й на пологах робила розумне лице, коли мені його вводили й пояснювали для чого він 😅😆). І на останньому місяці розповідають вже про самі пологи, як готуватися й що робити на них. Вкінці йде вже мова про післяпологове відновлення.

Великим плюсом, для мене в цій частині стало те, що вкінці кожного розділу (кінці місяця) є план того, що ти маєш зробити на прийомі у лікаря на цьому терміні. Тому коли я ходила на прийом, я приблизно знала що очікувати, які аналізи маю здавати й куди мене мають направити.

І ще вкінці кожного місяця є а-ля щоденник вагітності, де можна вписувати свої відчуття, результати візитів до лікаря, вклеювати фото узд та відповідати на питання типу «відчуваю матку; моя реакція», «що відчуває тато, коли ти штовхаєшся», «що я купила, коли я ходила на шопінг» 🙂 Ясне діло, я нічого не заповнювала тут.

Остання частина книга це опис проблем та хвороб які можуть виникнути під час вагітності. Наприклад, генетичні хвороби, діабет, резус-несумісність. Теж особливо не читала цей розділ, бо краще не накручувати себе цим 😖

Ніби й крута книга: все є, все детально описано, розказано, але мені не зайшло. Ну не працюють американські поради у нас! Не той менталітет!


Що сподобалося я, фактично, написала в пості, але підсумуємо:
🟩 інформативні й корисні розділи «що їсти» , «як спокійно спати» та способи боротьби зі стресом (останнє не для мене, але тим не менш)
🟩 що має бути на прийомі у лікаря наприкінці кожного місяця вагітності
🟩 розділ про гормони 👍🏼


Недоліків для мене виявилося більше 😈
🟥 текст стовпчиками! Два стовпчики на сторінку! Бісило.
🟥постійні ремарки авторів, цитати й відчуття якихось людей, під час їх вагітності. І все це курсивом! Бісило.
🟥вічні посилання на якусь сторінку. «Дивіться с.211 щоб дізнатись більше бла бла бла». Бісило.
🟥це все про Америку! У нас не так!! Там ти можеш не робити глюкозо-толерантний тест (тест на рівень цукру в крові), а у нас обов’язково, ви що?! Там домашні пологи це нормально, а у нас не дуже... Там на пологах ти головна, все має бути по твоїх правилах, а у нас... шо маємо те маємо.
[це чисто зі свого досвіду я описую, можливо якби я народжувала в «Лелеці» все було б як в них 😆]
🟥 забагато інформації! Я розумію, що треба про всі нюанси вагітності написати, але для мене це ту мач.

Для когось мої недоліки можуть бути й перевагами. Та для мене, тоді вагітної, більшість всього так вибішувало 😤😂

[Andrea Berardi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Leaned a bit too much on the "all natural" side for me. (as someone who conceived via IVF, using an MD not a doula/midwife, will absolutely be vaccinating my child)

[Katie · Rating 5 out of 5]

- Seems really comprehensive
- Well balanced when talking about natural births and using interventions
- Positive tone and explanations
- Focus on what mom and dad (or support person) can do to be healthy during pregnancy (physically/emotionally), bond with baby before/after birth, and support each other

[Katrusya · Rating 4 out of 5]

Красиво і зручно видана книга, автори, яких багато хто рекомендує. Мені сподобалось майже все. Є багато корисного і важливого - трішки менше нудного і повчального, але таке теж є. Деякі речі не актуальні для України.

Якщо вибирати між тим, що доступне українською, це справді хороший варіант для читання протягом всього періоду, з невеликим фільтруванням.

[Minna · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is, oh, maybe the eighth pregnancy book I've heavily skimmed, and so I decided to count one out of eight as actually "read."

This one was OK; it was certainly very informative about the actual physiological effects and things to expect from pregnancy. There were definitely some helpful tidbits inside, and some good recommendations for pregnant women at various stages and for various activities.

BUT, it was a little preachy about midwives, avoiding pain medications, and the negative aspects of pharmacological births (as opposed to a completely natural birth) that I felt like some women would feel discouraged if they did want or need to deviate from the methods and practices that this book promotes. The little drawings of babies beseeching moms things like "Mommy, please don't give birth to me on your back" certainly didn't help, either. The "pain cars" analogy wasn't all that helpful either (apparently, labor pains are like cars that are driving on the hilly highway of labor, and you can "crowd them off the road" by doing things like using mental imagery, listening to music, getting into water, getting your feet rubbed, etc with the end result that the only "cars on the road" are your "distraction cars" and there is no more room for the "pain cars." x_X)

I would say, as with any advice book, this one had things that I would take, and things I could pass on.

[Lindsey Albright · Rating 1 out of 5]

I'm not pregnant. I enjoy researching pregnancy, labor, and delivery in my spare time. It's fun for me so I've read a lot of these books.

This particular book is very bias towards the perfect female form and fairly preachy. They clearly have a mind set early on that you cannot be your own person and have a baby. I wanted more science than that.

I understand that being healthy gives your baby better chances but they talk for ages over the same details without giving advice that equates to more than "get fit".

They say things like "don't wait to have a baby" but tell the reader to get fit like it doesn't take a long time to get fit.

I'm just annoyed with the whole thing. I'm DNF'ing this thing because I don't want to listen to someone harp on and on about how people shouldn't be anything other than thin, they shouldn't take medications, they shouldn't have any mental health problems whatsoever. Like damn, who should be having kids then?

I picked this up so that I could learn more about the various stages of pregnancy from experts. I did not pick this up to be lectured. I'm not into it.

[Stephanie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read three different pregnancy-as-you-go books and this was by far my favorite (the others were What to Expect and Your Pregnancy Week-by-Week - I dropped that one halfway through). It's less alarmist than What to Expect while still keeping you informed and offering practical advice. As for birth itself, the authors take the side of birth without drugs or surgery, but still outline in detail all the options for a safe and healthy delivery because they know that medical interventions have their place. They just want you to know when they are best and safest. I think the thing I appreciated the most about this book is that it was written by two MDs, a labor and delivery RN, and a certified midwife.

[Felicia Moore · Rating 5 out of 5]

Had alot of good info!

[Samantha Levin · Rating 3 out of 5]

As with any pregnancy or parenting book, takeaway what you need and leave the rest. I recommend this book for guidance for the first several months of pregnancy, combined with other literature. -- As a first time pregnant person, and non-medical professional, I appreciated the easy to read writing and design of this book. There were definitely some good takeaways. However, I am glad that I'm on the older side when first reading this and maybe better at distinguishing opinions/advice from data driven facts. I think if I was 18 reading this, I would come away with a lot of anxiety that I was doing everything wrong by merely existing. It isn't written that way, but there's a lot of judgement between the lines. (Ex. You can avoid gestational diabetes if you are healthy! Which, there may be some truth to that, but there are also extremely fit pregnant people that get gestational diabetes. It just happens sometimes.) This was also excessively heteronormativity for me, but again, not a reason to dismiss it, just know that going in and skip the sections that aren't relevant to your situation. Because of certain factors with my pregnancy there was a lot that I ended up being able to skim over near the end.

[Mary · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book overall is a good resource. It covers nutrition and exercise during pregnancy, in addition to talking about different things to expect during each month of pregnancy. If you were looking for just one pregnancy resource book to have on hand, this would probably be a decent one (it's even more thorough than What to Expect When You're Expecting). It was not one of the first pregnancy books that I read, so it felt a little redundant to me. I also felt a little peeved by some of the wording uses and ways the authors presented their information. There were occasional sections featuring Pregnancy No-No's, and that felt patronizing to me. There were also some sections on diet that featured green light, yellow light, and red light foods which I've never found to be a helpful technique in figuring out a good diet. It's helpful to know what foods are the best choices, but it felt like the authors were promoting a very specific, strict diet and not allowing for moderation.

This isn't a bad book by any means, but I did end up picking out the information that was helpful to me and discarding what wasn't.

[Francesca · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book. It offers endless advice and possibilities for the entire birthing experience. I was scared of being ignorant about something so important and enjoyed learning throughout the process, Steph by step. I found this book to be easy to read, somewhat witty and extremely informative.

What i appreciated the most was their humane approach in that there are no right or wrong ways for birthing, its all about how each woman feels best, most confident and secure and what they do, is give you all the possibilities so that each makes the best decision on the matter.

I will be reading it again in my second pregnancy

[Eliza Bacelar · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really wealthy source of information, it is by far one of the most resource-intensive and comprehensive books on pregnancy, and I love that it was written by doctors and it's refreshing to see their point of view and preferences on natural, non-pharmaceutical birth led by the mother's body. I absolutely LOVED the way they explained the "Hormone Symphony of Birth" and it makes absolute and complete sense, and although I appreciate and am grateful for the advances in medicine that save lives and allow difficult birth with complications to safely occur, I am glad to see that whenever possible, vaginal birth is highly recommended throughout the book with a very positive take on it.

[Shannon · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love all of Dr. Sears books and The Healthy Pregnancy Book is no different. The book goes month by month through pregnancy and explains things you may be feeling, symptoms and how baby is developing. It is also filled with tips for a healthy pregnancy. There are some great illustrations for different positions to labor in and chapters all about labor, birth and postpartum. Love that they are a bit more natural minded but aren’t biased at all in the books and include information on things like epidurals and c-sections. P

[Yuliia Veklycheva · Rating 4 out of 5]

Много полезной информации, но, на мой взгляд, часто затянуто. Довольно много американской специфики, неприменимой для постсоветского пространства. Много где при описании вариантов автор делает упор на предпочтительный для него вариант, чувствуется, что его субъективное мнение победило над непредвзятостью. Технически оформление книги не очень удобное: есть вставки полезной информации, разрывающие основной текст. Возможные проблемы во время беременности вынесены в самый конец, уже после родов. Надо понимать, что эту книгу придётся читать «нелинейно» и пропуская неактуальные для вас участки

[Kayla · Rating 1 out of 5]

Ugh, this book. Without any scientific evidence presented, this book goes through every concern you could imagine and presents their thoughts with a preachy, fear-based tone. To top it off, there’s illustrated babies with speech bubbles to shame their future parents (advice given in such a way as - “mommy, please don’t give birth on your back”).

[Hanna Douaud · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lots of information. Would have expected the book to be more organized

[Dan Mutter · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent and accessible reference for soon to be parents.

[Eleanor Z · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not as updated as the Mayo Clinic book, but still informative. Sometimes gives opinions without citing any references.

[Amanda Kristofik · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pretty great info without being fearful

[RoseMerrie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I started out with What To Expect When You're Expecting and Your Pregnancy Week By Week, and I found them to be utterly awful, not knowing how I could possibly get through either book.

(Both have a very condescending and pessimistic tone that detracts from that unmatched joy in discovering my pregnancy. While it's difficult for me to recall very much of these books at this point, I recall one had a lengthy section at the beginning telling women to use birth control because you're not ready to have a baby if x, y, or z, which was very off-putting. Further, I don't need 16 reminders that cocaine is not safe during pregnancy, and such statements led me to really question who the authors target audience was as I have my personal doubts that the majority of women reading a book in preparation for or during their pregnancies are actively abusing drugs.)

The Sears pregnancy book takes a much more balanced approach to pregnancy that was neither patronizing or fear-inducing. It is clear that those who wrote this book have a positive outlook on pregnancy, children, and the family, and they took a much more reassuring and empowering tone than what I had found in other pregnancy books. There is a section at the end of the book that discusses special cases for mothers, and I found this to be much better than beginning the book with every worst-case scenario of pregnancy as this still provided valuable information that mothers may need. I wholly recommend this book as the essential book on pregnancy, far above the more well-known titles. I also purchased additional books from the Sears series, which I anticipate will be just as beneficial and enjoyable.

[Selena Beckman-Harned · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best pregnancy book I've read this far. Straightforward and reassuring without being too out there like some of the crunchier titles.

[MC · Rating 3 out of 5]

Let me start with what I found great about this book - Chapters 18 and 19. Chapter 18 outlines the various hormonal changes that occur in your body during the lead up to and each stage of labor and delivery. This information was extremely helpful to me in understanding what was going to come during labor, and in helping me feel empowered to make informed choices during this process. I knew what my body would be doing, and what various pain relief options (natural and medication) would offer, and this helped me have the labor I wanted to have. (It helped me feel like I was capable of delivering without medication - which I would say is the authors' preference as well - but they aren't strident in their recommendations and certainly offer reasons why medications might be helpful during deliveries as well.) Then, Chapter 19 takes you through each step in the labor process in one of the most informative and useful ways of the various books and sources I referenced. The other month by month chapters were also useful - but those about the end of pregnancy were in my view the best. So, that's the good...
What I didn't like about this book included the somewhat preachy and crunchy tone of the first section (general tips offered before the month-by-month guide). They really want mothers to drink healthy smoothies and graze on food over the course of the day, for example. The recommendations weren't unreasonable - but they also weren't especially helpful to me. Also, throughout the book are these idiotic cartoons of babies in amniotic sacs with thought bubbles saying things related to the text of that chapter like "Daddy, read this, then hug mommy!" or "Mama, we're both going through a growth spurt." I found these incredibly infantilizing and irritating, and I choose to believe that the publisher required these be inserted into the text - because if it was the authors, it would be hard for me to listen to their advice.
So, in short, I'd say ignore the cartoon fetuses, and read at least chapters 18 and 19 before you go into labor.

[Elizabeth Webber · Rating 5 out of 5]

"The Healthy Pregnancy Book" is a must have for parents (not just moms!) who are planning to conceive or are already pregnant. In my work with young expectant parents I am constantly looking for current, evidence based, and easily digestible information. This book provides it all. It will be my recommendation from now on for all of my clients.

There are several features that help this book to stand out. First, the table of contents can also act as a refresher of what you have already read. It lists specific concerns and common feelings in each month so you know exactly where to look instead of having to flip to a vague "First Trimester Symptoms" section when you are not feeling well. The images in each section help to make information more memorable and understandable.

Second, I LOVE the colorful boxes throughout that have information about what research says on specific topics. I want to know that I am bringing into practice what both research and experience are saying. Additionally, there is great advice on preconception health, exercise, nutrition, labor, birth, aftercare, and common complications. As a bonus, there are fabulous journal questions to help with that oh-so-important prenatal bonding.

This comprehensive book is very user friendly. It is universally helpful for first time parents, parents that want a refresher with the most current information, or people who have already gone a bit pregnancy research bananas but one that one go-to text.

[Audrey · Rating 3 out of 5]

Three stars is a high rating from me for a book like this. I loved/was (am) weirdly obsessed with the nutrition advice and top-12-foods list. Sears et al gives space to midwives and alternative birth settings. Wish it was organized by week instead of by month and had more specific information by time period. For example all of month four is about how it's Okay to want to have sex, whereas it would have been nice to just have more information on what happens in pregnancy in month 4.

[Caitlin · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very odd book - you think you're going to read what's happening in the 5th month of pregnancy, but really you'll be told to start talking to siblings about how their lives will change. Want to know what's happening in 6 months of fetal development? Bond with your husband! Super strange. I hope someone makes a scientific based pregnancy book that's not totally infantilizing one day.

He does get health and nutrition right! Loved those chapters.

[Iris van Meer · Rating 4 out of 5]

My favorite pregnancy book so far: honest and open about alternative ways to get pregnant, be pregnant and give birth. It's a little low on information about the actual birthing stages and excersises, else it would have gotten a five star review. I like the other Sears books as well, they are all quite informative and still easy to read. Also interesting for daddy's!

[Becks · Rating 1 out of 5]

(1) Contains a bunch of anti-vax bullshit. (2) The nutrition section at the beginning recommended recipes that *literally* triggered dry heaves when read during my first trimester. They might have a bunch of nutrients that are good for baby but I honestly don't know how someone with any degree of morning sickness could choke them down.

[Angela]

Didn't get around to finishing, though I've heard good things about William and Martha Sears. I think I got a little past the stage of pregnancy I was in, lost interest, and didn't get around to finishing.

[Chelsea Hartweg · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved the balance of info and ideas; didn't do much scaring, which was great. Also really loved how it broke the book up into "general things" and then into the stages of pregnancy. Overall, a great book! (large, but quick to read)

[Jose Maria Chavez Moreno · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good pregnancy book.

Very good book. Even though is very natural oriented book, it never makes you feel that is the only healthy way of having a baby. It highlights the pros and cons of every very type of delivery method so you can choose what is best for you.