Set your DVR's for Friday's Rachael Ray Show! Our very own Dr. Michele Hakakha is in the house, testing out products that claim to relieve morning sickness. For all those preggo gals suffering from this malady, this show's for you! Check out Rachael's website to see where and when the show airs in your hometown.
While we didn't design them for this purpose, all the 411 books fit perfectly into holiday stockings (and then into a purse or diaper bag). Give the gift of information this holiday season. Expecting 411, Baby 411, and Toddler 411 make terrific gifts for parents and parents-to-be.
Does your friend have a Kindle? Now you can give an ebook version of our book to your friends! All you need is their email address.
Click here to give the BABY 411 Kindle ebook:
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Click here to give the TODDLER 411 Kindle ebook:
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Click here to give the EXPECTING 411 Kindle ebook:
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Click here to give the BABY BARGAINS Kindle eBook:
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Of course, you can go old school and give print copies of our books as well!
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Expecting 411 is now in stock at Amazon and will be available at bookstores nationwide in the next one or two weeks. I head to New York next week and will be traveling across the country throughout May and June. I'll keep you posted on my travels and maybe we'll meet up!
Happy Mother's Day to all!
‘Expecting
411’: Book release party on Saturday
By Tara
A. Trower
| Wednesday, May 5, 2010, 11:03 AM
Between two pregnancies and this parenting writing gig, I have read easily more than two dozen pregnancy books. Some are better than others.
Many just try to put their own spin on the classic “What to Expect When You’re Expecting.” So I was pleasantly surprised when I flipped through “Expecting 411” by local pediatrician Dr. Ari Brown and Beverly Hills-based OB/GYN Dr. Michele Hakakha. (Brown is also author of best-selling ‘Baby 411’ and ‘Toddler 411,’ which are both on my home bookshelf. She also works at my pediatrician’s practice and sees my kids occasionally when our doc is unavailable. She’s also a spokeswoman for the American Academy of Pediatrics and a mom of two school age kids. Where she finds the time is a mystery to me.)
I really like the organization of the book. Rather than going week by week ad-nauseum and focusing on the baby’s development, the information is grouped by subject in Q & A format, plus lots of quick charts about what is normal during a pregnancy and what foods, products and services are safe.
There’s a helpful chart about what fish are safe to eat, an explainer on why I got eaten alive by mosquitos last summer, and which services you can have at the spa without risk to the baby (Pedicure, yes. Mudbath, no.)
And it’s all relatively easy to find without reading the book cover to cover. Of course, it has a chapter on breastfeeding (written by lactation consultant Linda Hill who works with Brown at Capital Pediatrics) and a comprehensive chapter in the back on complications (So that pregnant women can read the bad stuff at their own mental peril or as situations arise and not stumble on information about placenta previa while trying find out if they can still eat sushi.)
It is, of course, geared toward women planning hospital births, with a few pages on home births (written by a midwife) and birthing centers. The general vibe of the book is pretty progressive: The writers are unequivocal that home birth can be “safe and joyful’ for low-risk patients; there can be labor without an epidural, but having a doula helps your chances; episiotomies are often unnecessary and labor should not be induced before 39 weeks without a good medical reason.
Brown will be answering questions and signing copies in person at BookPeople on North Lamar on Saturday (May 8) at the book release party from 3 to 5 p.m. There will also be car seat demos, food from Whole Foods and even whooping cough shots. Kids in-utero and older are welcome.
It's here! It's here!
The new 4th edition of BABY 411 has arrived at our warehouse! We start shipping tomorrow!
If you haven't ordered yet, our free shipping special continues for just a few more days!
Photographer Jeff Davidson (Cosmic Frogs Photography) snapped this picture of readers Laura Christine and Bryce Armendariz!
