Synopses & Reviews
The fourth edition of this best-selling, ground-breaking, information-packed guide for dads-to-be is now significantly, updated, revised, and expanded.We are expecting! The twentieth-anniversary edition of this thoroughly updated and revised parenting classic remains the most informative and reassuring book for expectant fathers everywhere. In addition to sharing the wisdom of the ages, Armin A. Brott, Mr. Dad, presents new insight into the emotional, financial, and physicalyes, physicaleffects of impending parenthood on men. Thanks to this handy reference moms-to-be will know their partner understands and supports them during this anxious and exciting time, and that he has all the tools he needs to be a fantastic, hands-on dad.
This information-packed, month-by-month guide incorporates the expertise of top practitioners in their fields, from obstetricians and birth-class instructors to psychologists and sociologists. It also draws from Brotts own experience as a father of three and from the real-world experiences of the thousands of dads hes interviewed. With the humor of New Yorker cartoons and Brotts gentle approach, The Expectant Father serves as a friendly and readable companion for dads-to-be seeking confidence, guidance, and joy!
Whats new in this edition of The Expectant Father?
The latest health and safety info
How technology is changing fatherhood
How men's brains change by being involved during pregnancy
Societys shifting expectations for dads
The amazing effects on children when fathers are active partners before birth
How pre-birth participation makes dads more likely to be active parents post-birth
Updated resources
. . . and new research on the big questions that haven't changed much over the years:
Am I really ready to be a dad?
How are we going to afford this? How do I balance work and family?
Will I be able to handle labor and delivery while being there for my partner? What if something goes wrong?
How will this affect my relationship with my partner?
Will we ever have sex again?
What am I supposed to do with a new baby?
How can I be a good dad?
Will I ever see my friends again or have any time to myself?
Review
Praise for The Expectant Father:
"This is an essential book for all expectant fathers." --Publisher's Weekly
"Brott writes honestly and earnestly. His wry sense of humor will be a relief to hassled parents." -- Time magazine
"...stood out immediately...because of its perceptive insights"--San Francisco Chronicle
"The best guidebook to date for both the prospective father and his partner in their journey through the nine months of pregnancy... a must for fathers-to-be." -- John Munder Ross, Ph.D., author of What Men Want and Father and Child
"One would be hard put to find a question about having a baby thats not dealt with here, all from the fathers point of view." -- Library Journal
"For fathers soon expecting the ultimate gifta new member of the familyThe Expectant Father is his best friend." --CNN Interactive
iParenting Media Award
"The What to Expect When Youre Expecting for men. . . . If you know an expectant father, first baby or not, make sure he has this book. --Full-Time Dads
"...extraordinarily helpful...packed with specific advice."Portland Oregonian
Winner, 2005 Adding Wisdom award from Parent-to-Parent
"For the dad-to-be, author Armin Brott's The Expectant Father is a terrific gift, offering insight into pregnancy and the first few weeks of parenthood."
BabyCenter.com
Synopsis
The fourth edition of this best-selling, ground-breaking, information-packed guide for dads-to-be is now significantly, updated, revised, and expanded.
Synopsis
Trusted by millions of fathers, the New York Times-bestselling guide for dads-to-be is back in a fully revised and updated fourth edition.
Armin Brott--best-selling author, broadcaster, nationally syndicated columnist, and dad of three--is America's foremost expert on fatherhood. His wisdom--along with the advice of leading obstetricians and researchers, and the experience of hundreds of real-life dads--is collected here in The Expectant Father, the essential guide for dads-to-be.
Brott's reassuring month-by-month overview of your partner's pregnancy gives you the tools you need to support your partner, prepare for the baby's arrival, and take care of yourself during this exciting time. Each chapter covers:
--What's going on with your partner, emotionally and physically
--What's going on with the baby, every step of the way from fertilized egg to newborn
--What's going on with you, as you adjust to the new life stage of fatherhood
--How to stay involved: specific ways you can help (and feel included), from attending birthing classes with your partner to starting a college fund
This fully revised fourth edition also includes:
--More information about adoptions, multiples, infertility and assisted reproductive technology, and dads in the military
--A special section on labor and delivery: what to expect on the big day
--A special section on what comes next, in the first few months after the baby's arrival
--A handy resource section, connecting you to the best information on every topic related to pregnancy and fatherhood
Illustrated throughout with stress-relieving New Yorker-style cartoons, The Expectant Father is a friendly and readable companion for dads-to-be seeking confidence, guidance, and joy. (Moms will love it, too )
Synopsis
Armin Brott--best-selling author, broadcaster, nationally syndicated columnist, and dad of three--is America's foremost expert on fatherhood. His wisdom--along with the advice of leading obstetricians and researchers, and the experience of hundreds of real-life dads--is collected here in The Expectant Father, the essential guide for dads-to-be.
Brott's reassuring month-by-month overview of your partner's pregnancy gives you the tools you need to support your partner, prepare for the baby's arrival, and take care of yourself during this exciting time. Each chapter covers:
--What's going on with your partner, emotionally and physically
--What's going on with the baby, every step of the way from fertilized egg to newborn
--What's going on with you, as you adjust to the new life stage of fatherhood
--How to stay involved: specific ways you can help (and feel included), from attending birthing classes with your partner to starting a college fund
This fully revised fourth edition also includes:
--More information about adoptions, multiples, infertility and assisted reproductive technology, and dads in the military
--A special section on labor and delivery: what to expect on the big day
--A special section on what comes next, in the first few months after the baby's arrival
--A handy resource section, connecting you to the best information on every topic related to pregnancy and fatherhood
Illustrated throughout with stress-relieving New Yorker-style cartoons, The Expectant Father is a friendly and readable companion for dads-to-be seeking confidence, guidance, and joy. (Moms will love it, too )
About the Author
Armin A. Brott is a nationally recognized parenting expert and author of Abbevilles New Father series, including:
The New Father: A Dads Guide to the First Year;
Fathering Your Toddler: A Dads Guide to the Second and Third Years;
Fathering Yout School-Age Child; and
The Military Father. He has written on parenting and fatherhood for
The New York Times Magazine, The Washington Post, Newsweek, and dozens of other publications. He also hosts Positive Parenting,” a nationally syndicated, weekly talk show and lives with his family in Oakland, California.
Jennifer Ash is the author of Private Palm Beach and a contributing editor to Town and Country. She and her husband Joe, and their son Clarke and daughter Amelia make their home in New York City.