"Incredibly important reading for anyone about to have a baby...
From the Hips gives you what you need to make informed decisions, shares experiences from other parents that will make you laugh, and reveals many of the secrets our mothers didn't tell us."
-Rosalind Wiseman, author of
Queen Bee Moms and Wannabe Dads "What every new parent needs-a ton of expert advice, presented with humor and zero negativity, from two moms who instantly feel like your best friends. This is the one pregnancy guide that new parents will actually
want to read."
-Leslie Morgan Steiner, editor of
Mommy Wars and
The Washington Post's online work/family column, "On Balance"
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From The Hips is a deeply refreshing, honest look at the profound changes we undergo during pregnancy and beyond. Ceridwen and Rebecca unabashedly go into areas that other guides shy away from, offering support to every kind of prospective mother. Being pregnant and having a child is alternately the most beautiful, complex, difficult, rewarding experience a woman can imagine. This book gives it straight and from all sides, without judgment, and with irreverent humor and candor from its authors."
-Gwyneth Paltrow
"Supportive, positive, real, and rarely preachy...Finally a reference guide for parents that treats us like we have brains."
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Bust Magazine
The honest talk about epidurals and C-sections, including anonymous quotes from moms, is must-read info for anyone planning a hospital birth. In fact, the book is full of frank advice about most of today's biggest hurdles for pregnant women, from going back to work to breastfeeding in public... At every step, it addresses not just what you'll be going through physically, but what you and your partner might be addressing emotionally, too. Cheers to this realistic take on the lifestyle change that is pregnancy and parenthood.
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Pregnancy Magazine
