Bumpin'

Navigating the Wild, Weird, and Wonderful Journey Through Pregnancy from Conception to Birth and Beyond

De: Leslie Schrock

Narrado por: Joy Osmanski

Prepare for pregnancy, birth, and the newborn months with this award-winning “thoroughly modern guide to pregnancy” (National Parenting Product Awards)—now newly revised with updated information on nutrition for you, bottle and breastfeeding, recovery, and more!

Now in a new revised and expanded second edition, Bumpin’ will radically transform your pregnancy journey from overwhelmed and confused to one of confidence. With over a decade of experience advising women’s health care and technology companies, Leslie Schrock distills cutting-edge research and practical guidance into a comprehensive pregnancy guide—from conception through pregnancy into the first months with an infant. She also shares her own personal journey, including the curveballs she faced on the way.

This second edition updates the evidence and includes even more practical advice from experts ranging from doulas, ob-gyns, midwives, therapists, prenatal trainers, nutritionists, and researchers so you can make the best decisions for your family. With a look at the science, it tackles pregnancy FAQs and topics like the truth about cleaning up your cosmetics, nutrition, exercise, and epidurals; and the practical, like putting together a baby budget and navigating work before and after birth. New sections in the fourth trimester after your baby arrives go deeper on breastfeeding and bottle feeding as well as sleep and recovery for you.

Inside the second edition of Bumpin’ you will find:
-A trimester-by-trimester overview from conception through the postpartum period and return to work
-How to optimize your fertile window and getting pregnant
-The truth about age, fertility, and managing any issues that arise
-Miscarriage and assisted reproduction treatments like IVF
-Guidance on diet, substance use, and exercise before and during pregnancy
-The science behind your physical changes, leaks, sweats, and every other unexpected pregnancy symptom
-Managing your mental health
-Understanding what happens during birth and creating your birth preferences
-Advice for partners, family members, and friends supporting your pregnancy
-Budgeting, finance tips, baby registry, and hospital checklists
-Updated research on infant feeding and lactation

Warm, funny, and non-judgmental, Bumpin’ will leave you feeling prepared and ready to tackle anything that comes your way.

Simple and thoughtful

Neatly organized, helpful, and not full of “fluffy” or sentimental prenatal advice. The only thing I personally struggled with was the author’s birth story - I should’ve skipped listening to that part. Everything else was valuable and easily digestible. I appreciated having this resource during my first pregnancy

Great book!

Truly enjoyed listening to this book throughout my pregnancy.
I learned many things and it helped me navigate all of the information and opinions on pregnancy topics I have come across during my 9 month journey.

Basic

While the book is very well written, I found it to be pretty basic. There was no in depth details about pregnancy body and all the changes that will occur. I don’t know, maybe it just wasn’t what I was expecting or maybe because I’m almost 40 my knowledge is beyond this book, but I found it to be underwhelming. Now, if I were 20, 21, 22, would I have a different opinion? Probably.

Super informative and interesting

I enjoyed this book on many levels! As a first time mom struggling with anxiety around pregnancy and birth, this was incredibly valuable to me. I was searching for an informative book that wasn’t What to Expect When You’re Expecting and this blew my expectations out of the water. My only issue is that if I had the physical book, I would have access to the PDF pages they mention throughout.

Wonderful

An excellent book for pregnancy preparation & for real-time reading. Highly recommend to women of all stages in their baby journey!

Enjoyable listen!

As someone who is contemplating having a baby, I found this book to be informative. I think this is a helpful listen for someone who is trying to conceive or in the very early stages of pregnancy to give you an overview of what the entire 9 month and postpartum process looks like.

Everything for before, during, and after pregnancy

amazing pregnancy book! wonderfully informative but not overwhelming perfect balance of statistics, professional review, and personal story. the only downfall was it ended too soon. at the end of the book, I wanted more, not for lack of information but because it was so good.

To the point

To the point, quick and easy to get through. Good place to start. I liked that the author read some parts it seemed more personal and I liked the contrast between her and the narrator going over the informative parts.

Very helpful!

There are several sections that I’ll go back and listen to again. Grateful for authors that keep it real and answer questions that I have but didn’t even put into words yet!

Mostly good

This had some good info and touched on a number of topics that I realized I needed to look into more. What really irritated me though is that the narrator in the sample is not the person who narrates 90% of the book.