Pregnancy Sucks: What to Do When Your Miracle Makes You Miserable Book

	Acknowledgments	xiii
	Introduction: A Book Is Born	xv
Chapter 1	The First Month	1
	Choosing an O.B.	2
	The No-No List	5
	Sore Boobs	8
	Morning, Noon, and Night Sickness	10
	Gas!	16
	Resentment Toward Your Hubby	17
	Tests, Tests, and More Tests	19
	Dreams and Other Nightmares	21
	To Tell or Not to Tell	22
	Pregnancy Math	25
	How to Eat for Two	27
Chapter 2	The Second Month	29
	Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman with Child	30
	Your Superhero Nose	32
	Pregnancy Junkie	33
	Spotting	35
	I Need to Lie Down	37
	Oh My Achin' Head	37
	"Urine" for Fun	39
	Miscarriage	40
	Sex During the First Trimester	43
Chapter 3	The Third Month	45
	I Can't Breathe!	46
	Is My Baby Okay in There?	48
	Here I Grow Again	49
	A New Wardrobe	51
	The Name Game	53
	Your Newfound Celebrity	56
	Drooling	57
	My Bloody Nose	58
	Beware of Your Nipples	60
Chapter 4	The Fourth Month	63
	Hyperemesis	64
	Sex During the Second Trimester	66
	The Ultrasound	68
	I'm Scared!	71
	Vaginal Discharge	73
	Toilet Troubles	75
	Bloody Gums	77
	Genetic Testing	78
	Boy or Girl?	80
Chapter 5	The Fifth Month	83
	Pains Under Your Uterus	84
	Your Cheesy Belly	86
	You're So Vein	88
	Who Asked You?	90
	Third Nipples and Other Gross Things	92
	That's a Hormone of a Different Color	94
	Backaches	96
	Sciatica	97
Chapter 6	The Sixth Month	101
	Dark Back Hair and Other Icky Things	102
	Leg Cramps	104
	Belly Touching	105
	An Itchy Stomach	106
	Incompetent Cervix	107
	What, Me Exercise?	108
	Oops, There She Goes!	110
	Pains in the Tucchus	114
Chapter 7	The Seventh Month	117
	Swelling Ain't Swell	118
	Temporary Insanity	120
	Sex During the Third Trimester	121
	Toxemia: The Pressure Is On	123
	Third-Trimester Bleeding	125
	Braxton Hicks	128
	I Can't Sleep	129
	Gestational Diabetes	131
	Bed Rest	133
Chapter 8	The Eighth Month	137
	Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot	138
	Yeast Infections	140
	Stretched to Extremes	141
	Heartburn	143
	"Urine" For Even More Fun	145
	Incontinence: A Condition That's Sure to Piss You Off	146
	Numb and Number	149
	Stop That Kicking!	150
	How the Hell Is This Thing Coming Out?	152
	Don't Breech to Me	155
Chapter 9	The Ninth Month	157
	Baby Shower 101	158
	Nesting Instinct	164
	Lamaze Class	166
	Nursing Bras	169
	Decorating the Baby's Room	171
	Taking a Tour of the Hospital	173
	Am I in Labor?	175
	False Labor	177
	How to Start Labor	178
Chapter 10	Let the Bloody Show Begin	183
	Inducing	185
	"Lookie Loos"	188
	How to Breathe Through a Contraction	190
	Gimme Drugs	193
	How to Push with a Passion	196
	Episiotomy: Let 'er Rip	199
	The "C" Word	200
	Bonding	202
	What to Do When Nature Calls	203
	Lochia: Who Knew?	207
	Got Milk?	208
Chapter 11	Home, Bittersweet Home	211
	Baby Blues	213
	How to Deal with Visitors	215
	Better Sleep for You and Your Baby	218
	Baby Hygiene	219
	Sex after the Last Trimester	221
	Sleep Deprivation	224
	Muscle Soreness	227
	Reconcilable Differences	229
	How to Deal with a Crying Baby	231
	The Basics	233
	About the Third Month	235
Appendix	Resources List	237
	Index	249