Dad's Guide to Pregnancy For Dummies. Sharon Perkins

      

Dad’s Guide to Pregnancy For Dummies®, 3rd Edition

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      Library of Congress Control Number: 2022934308

      ISBN 978-1-119-86715-9 (pbk); ISBN 978-1-119-86716-6 (ebk); ISBN 978-1-119-86717-3 (ebk)

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      Table of Contents

      1  Cover

      2  Title Page

      3  Copyright

      4  Introduction About This Book Foolish Assumptions Icons Used In This Book Beyond the Book Where to Go from Here

      5  Part 1: You’re Going to Be a Dad (Yes, You) Chapter 1: Welcome to Dad Land The Glorious, Frightening, Mind-Boggling World of Fatherhood Becoming a Modern Dad Deciding to Take the Plunge (or Not) Peering into the Pregnancy Crystal Ball Chapter 2: Your Conception Primer Sperm, Meet Egg: Baby Making 101 Tracking the Journey: Using Fertility Apps and Monitors Evaluating Health to Get Ready for Parenthood Keeping Sex from Becoming a Chore Taking a Brief yet Important Look at Infertility Sharing Your Decision to Have a Baby Chapter 3: Non-Traditional Dadhood Becoming a Two Dad or Dad Alone Family Working with an agency Drawing up a contract Deciding how involved you’ll be in the pregnancy Being Involved When You’re Not Able to Be Around

      6  Part 2: The Final Countdown: Nine Months (or Less!) to Baby Chapter 4: Balancing Joy, Anxiety, and Nausea: The First Trimester Baby on Board: It’s Official! Early Prenatal Care: Kicking Off a Nine-Month-Long Relationship