Finding Calm for the Expectant Mom: Tools for Reducing Stress, Anxiety, and Mood Swings During Your Pregnancy Paperback – August 30, 2016

I recently miscarried. It was my first pregnancy. This book has actually helped me in my healing journey. Wish I would’ve had this book when I was pregnant. Be sure to read the excerpt from Chapter 1.

Makes some good points. Easy read. Author does repeat herself a lot. This book is meant more for women who are having an emotionally difficult time with pregnancy. It's a good read for husband to have a general understanding.

I gave this book to a young, pregnant friend with a demanding career. She let me know, even before she had finished the book, that she was already using some of the relaxation techniques, and how much they helped her.

Must read.

If you are on antidepressants or considered them, this book will shame you and tell you will miscarry if you do. I think the book is really surface level and does not deal with MC or loss or infertility. I found it actually upped my anxiety as I’m taking a very low dose medication for anxiety which my doctors recommended. Not a helpful book!

I really liked this book. I read it right when I found out I was pregnant -- right when you're probably the most nervous. There were good tips on how to find peace but I think it was meant for pregnant women who are further along. While it didn't all apply to me I found the quizzes inside helpful. It made me realize that I'm not really as stressed about the pregnancy as I thought. The book is really easy to read. I finished it in a couple days. My only reason for one star off is because when Dr. Domar mentioned Home Births I felt she put her own bias in there. Statistics show that women with healthy pregnancies are no more at risk than women in hospitals with healthy pregnancies. As someone who has considered home birth I felt like she was instilling fear in a book that is about finding calm. Other than that I think it's a great read and I think it could help many nervous expecting mothers. I'll continue to take her advice throughout this pregnancy.

A excellent resource for anyone who is pregnant. Dr. Domar says it best in the book “I could fill this book with claims people make about the glow of pregnancy. It is an idea that is entrenched in our pregnancy mythology. It is something we all want to believe: wouldn’t it be wonderful to be radiant for 9 months? Except for one thing: It’s simply not true.” She goes on to explain that pregnancy is full of many emotions both good and bad and that women can feel guilty about worries and negative feelings that some with pregnancy because society tells them they should be glowing and elated the whole pregnancy. She gives solid advice on how to recognize and cope with the stress and anxiety that can come with pregnancy.As a fertility specialist, his is a wonderful resource for so many of my patients! We are all so often focused on conceiving that once that happens we expect bliss – getting pregnancy was the whole point of fertility treatment, right? However, the stress and anxiety of struggling to conceive can spill over into a worried and stressful pregnancy. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is pregnant and interested in coping mechanisms to help through pregnancy and beyond.

Didn'treally address my concerns. But, it was a decent and quick read. It would probably be helpful for the average pregnant woman, not someone who has gone through years of infertility issues and many miscarriages, like myself. It was a recommendation, and worth a try, just not for me.