Your Second Pregnancy: What to Expect This Time

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Summary: Good and just about only book on second pregnancies.
Review: I thought this book was reassuring and informative. It's been 5 years since my last pregnancy, so I wanted a "refresher" book and a book that commented on second pregnancies and how the first child feels. I thought there was some good information about preparing your first child. The section on working moms was nice too.

I disagree with some of the other reviews that say the author is pessimistic about raising 2 kids. I did not get that feeling from her. Yes there were comments in the book that things will get more complicated, but that is, of course, TRUE. I thought the author had good information about juggling the pregnancy and the newborn period, while also having a toddler/school age child on your hands.

Let's face it, most of these books all have information in them that are common sense and that most of us know anyway. The nice thing about the book, is that it is reassuring to just hear another person talk about the things that you're thinking of, questioning, and worrying about.

I recommend this book.

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Summary: don't buy it
Review: I was not happy with this book. I did not think this book gave a very positive view of parenting two children. It seemed to be very pessimistic - instead of giving helpful hints on how to juggle everything, it talked about how difficult it was. The comments from various people all seemed to be complaints, not tips or hints to help othersin the same situation. I will be exchanging this book for one of the other ones - it was depressing!

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Summary: don't buy it
Review: I was not happy with this book. I did not think this book gave a very positive view of parenting two children. It seemed to be very pessimistic - instead of giving helpful hints on how to juggle everything, it talked about how difficult it was. The comments from various people all seemed to be complaints, not tips or hints to help othersin the same situation. I will be exchanging this book for one of the other ones - it was depressing!

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Summary: I was disappointed
Review: I was really hoping this would get into meaty situations like "oh my god I have vericose veins there because....?" It skimmed the surface of many areas I was interested in, and went deeper into topics I didn't care about. I would suggest going to the library before buying this one.

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Summary: Magazine Material
Review: I was really hoping this would get into meaty situations like "oh my god I have vericose veins there because....?" It skimmed the surface of many areas I was interested in, and went deeper into topics I didn't care about. I would suggest going to the library before buying this one.

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Summary: I was disappointed
Review: I was really hoping this would get into meaty situations like "oh my god I have vericose veins there because....?" It skimmed the surface of many areas I was interested in, and went deeper into topics I didn't care about. I would suggest going to the library before buying this one.

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Summary: Your 2nd Pregnancy - What to Expect This Time
Review: I've found this book to be very informative as well as entertaining. Katie Tamony's approach to becoming a second-time mom is extremely reassuring and confidence inspiring.

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Summary: Save your money
Review: Most of the information in this book is common sense. Saying that all pregnancies are different and that juggling two (or more) kids is a challenge isn't exactly earth shattering news. Very few of the subjects in this book are really explored in depth. I agree with the reviewer who said this book is like something you'd expect from a magazine. It hits on several good topics but doesn't really say a lot about any of them. I got more out of re-reading the books I had with my first pregnancy. This book felt like a waste of time. I don't really think it's worth the money.

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Summary: Magazine Material
Review: This book was about what I'd expect from a magazine; not much in depth information, and not many creative ideas for dealing with subsequent pregnancies/children. (This book isn't just about your second pregnancy; it also addresses third and fourth, etc.) It needs an update from the 1995 publishing date; apparently at that time there was no chickenpox vaccine. I rolled my eyes at the authors matter-of-fact statement that women have a 50-50 chance of having a girl or boy. Tell that to the family of 7 sisters that lived up the street from me when I was a kid.