Pre-Owned Mothers Know Best: Real Moms Share 1001 Tips on Pregnancy, Birth and the First Year (Paperback) 096612006X 9780966120066

Mothers really DO know best. That’s why moms-to-be and first timers search out and appreciate the wisdom of experienced mothers. MOTHERS KNOW BEST: REAL MOMS SHARE 1001 TIPS ON PREGNANCY, BIRTH AND THE FIRST YEAR reveals 1001 surprising suggestions and helpful hints — both practical and psychological — that helped over 500 real moms better understand and enjoy their pregnancies, birth experiences, and lives as new moms.

From birthing options to play groups, from morning sickness to sleep deprivation, from doulas to diapers, these seasoned pros tell it like it is, with compassion, understanding and, often, humor. As one mom-contributor writes in MOTHERS KNOW BEST, "Mothering a newborn is not just about sweet puffs of baby powder and happy cooing. It’s about poop, snot, and vomit: measuring it, worrying about it, wearing it, and cleaning it up. It’s best to expect this so you are not disillusioned when you get your bundle of joy home." Who but a mom who has been there is going to share this kind of information?

MOTHERS KNOWS BEST’s content, style, and format are unique. The short tip layout makes it useful and not overwhelming for busy moms and moms-to-be. The book is divided into over 100 subject chapters, beginning with pregnancy advice, followed by the birth section, then baby’s first year. And, unlike most pregnancy/baby books, the largest section of MOTHERS KNOW BEST focuses on "mommy care." Everything from judgmental mommies to juggling responsibilities, from traveling with an infant to coping with isolation, moms share tips on all the physical, emotional, psychological, and social struggles that pregnant women and first year moms encounter.

The 1001 tips come from 500 moms from across America and 10 other countries, from CEOs to stay-at-home moms, professors to scientists, authors to rock-and-roll musicians. Also lending their voices are doulas, birth instructors, obstetricians, lactation consultants, and psychologists. Notable contributors include…

• Dr. Ruth Peters: Today Show Contributor, Psychiatrist, Author • Meg Cox: Author of The Book of New Family Traditions • Tammy Pelstring: CEO, Obentec, Inc., creators of LapTop Lunches • Lisa Druxman, CFM Chief Founding Mother of Stroller Strides™ • Sheryl Gurrentz, author of "The Guilt-Free Guide to Your New Life as a Mom"

The president of the March of Dimes, Dr. Jennifer Howse has written the foreword and a portion of the sale of each book is being donated to the March of Dimes, a hugely respected charity that mothers overwhelmingly support and look to for information on pregnancy. Co-author Connie Correia Fisher’s own son was born 12 weeks premature so this book and fundraising have a special place in her heart.

There are many books about pregnancy and parenting, but MOTHERS KNOW BEST captures the unique spirit of sorority that all moms share, the age-old passing of wisdom from matriarchs to new moms. These are the real experts.