Dear future mama : a TMI guide to pregnancy, birth, and new motherhood from your bestie / Meghan Trainor.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781404117594
- ISBN: 1404117598
- Physical Description: xviii, 209 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), photographs ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : Harper Horizon, an imprint of HarperCollins Focus, [2023]
- Copyright: ©2023
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Pt. 1. Trimester one -- Let's get pregnant -- Pre-pregnancy checklist -- I'm pregnant (I think) -- First-trimester food and fitness -- The hard stuff -- pt. 2. Trimester two -- Twelve weeks -- Mental health is health -- Body talk -- Second-trimester food and fitness -- Twenty weeks -- I failed -- Second-trimester checklist -- pt. 3. Trimester three -- You're almost there -- Third-trimester checklist -- Third-trimester food and fitness -- Let's hear it from the dad -- Here comes Riley -- pt. 4. Trimester four -- It's not over... it's just the beginning -- Fourth-trimester good and fitness -- What you really need -- Fed is best -- Fourth-trimester checklist -- Superwoman. |
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Genre: | Anecdotes. Self-help publications. Personal narratives. Autobiographies. |
Available copies
- 11 of 11 copies available at Missouri Evergreen.
- 1 of 1 copy available at North Kansas City. (Show)
Holds
- 0 current holds with 11 total copies.
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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North Kansas City Public Library | 155.646 TRAINOR 2023 (Text) | 0001012512648 | Nonfiction | Available | - |
Cape Girardeau Public Library | 618.2 TRA (Text) | 33042004903756 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
Cass County Library-Northern Resource Center | 155.646 TRA 2023 (Text) | 0002206039253 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
Cass County Library-Pleasant Hill | 155.646 TRA 2023 (Text) | 0002206039261 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
Grundy County Jewett Norris | 618.2 TRA (Text) | 33577000105680 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
Jefferson County Library-Arnold | 618.2 TRAINOR (Text)
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30061100179759 | Health Neighborhood | Available | - |
Little Dixie - Paris | 155.6 TRAINOR (Text) | 2004831626 | New Non-Fiction Shelves | Available | - |
Polk County Library-Bolivar | 155.646 TRA (Text) | 34531000323543 | Non-Fiction | Available | - |
Poplar Bluff - Main Library | 155.6 TRAINOR (Text) | 38420101798672 | NON-FICTION | Available | - |
Scenic Regional-St. Clair | 618.2 TRA (Text) | 3007843170 | NonFiction | Available | - |
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Publishers Weekly Review
Dear Future Mama : A Tmi Guide to Pregnancy, Birth, and Motherhood from Your Bestie
Publishers Weekly
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Singer Trainor debuts with an empathetic program for expecting mothers. She provides advice on keeping up one's mental and physical health while expecting and recounts anecdotes from her pregnancy, discussing her fear of miscarriage, decision to stay on antidepressants, disappointment at finding out she was having a boy instead of the girl she had been imagining, as well as what it was like to get a C-section. Checklists outline how to prep for each trimester; Trainor recommends that mothers in their first trimester ask their health insurance providers what kinds of appointments are covered and that mothers in their third trimester babyproof their house and tour the maternity ward where they plan to give birth. She also provides exercises from her personal trainer, such as how to properly do dumbbell squats and reverse lunges, alongside recipes from her dietitian, which include sweet potato quiche, Mongolian beef and broccoli, and kale and cannellini bean soup. Though Trainor's advice sometimes feels more applicable to pop stars than ordinary people (she counsels readers that they don't "have to go all out for your pregnancy announcements"), the compassionate tone ("I insist you become your biggest fan") feels like chatting with a good friend. Expecting mothers will find this a plucky companion. (Apr.)
Library Journal Review
Dear Future Mama : A Tmi Guide to Pregnancy, Birth, and Motherhood from Your Bestie
Library Journal
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Mother and Grammy Award--winning singer/songwriter Trainor says she's been obsessed with motherhood from the time she "accidentally" witnessed her aunt giving birth when she was 12 years old. In this book, she gets expert insight from her fitness expert, dietitian, obstetrician-gynecologist, and her husband, actor Daryl Sabara. The book is centered around Trainor's primary "mama rules," which urge readers to avoid judging themselves or others, to trust their own decision-making abilities, and to give themselves credit for trying their best. Readers may appreciate Trainor's brutally honest perspective on the timing of getting pregnant, her gestational diabetes, her changing body, her mental health, and even her sex life while trying to conceive. The author doesn't shy away from exploring such topics as miscarriage, infertility, and postpartum depression. The book also includes advice from experts on how to navigate one's own struggles and how to help a friend in need. VERDICT Written in the tone of a best friend offering recommendations, this book is a quick and easy read. New and aspiring parents and Trainor's many fans will likely devour this comprehensive guide.