Expect the Best

Completely updated and revised with the latest guidelines for nutrition and lifestyle before, during, and after pregnancy.

Expect the Best is a comprehensive guide for new and future parents that answers the most frequently asked questions about nutrition and lifestyle habits from preconception to post-delivery. This second edition translates the latest research and expert recommendations about how to have the healthiest baby possible into clear and concise advice without preaching, and includes a wide range of topics, such as:

 

 

• • the healthiest lifestyle for fertility (including for dads-to-be!);

 

• • calories and weight gain throughout pregnancy and after delivery;

 

• • important vitamins and minerals and how to include them in your eating plan;

 

• • what, and how much, exercise is best before, during, and after pregnancy;

 

• • keeping food safe, and foods to avoid during pregnancy;

 

• • how to manage morning sickness, gestational diabetes, and more;

 

 

• and what to eat when breastfeeding