Customer Reviews
Was this book written in the 1920s? - By: Lars Plougmann, 16 Jan 2007 
This book is likely to annoy you as you read through it, only to reward you with few useful facts. It reads as if it was writtenin an age when women stayed at home to cook & bear children.
A list called "Ways to show her you care" suggests that the father to be should:
- "Take the day off from work & hang around the house with her" (no good if your wife works at an investment bank)
- "Learn a few easy recipes" (seriously insults my cooking).
Reading The Expectant Father as one of several books about expecting a child has taught me that there are some good books available on the subject, but this one is not one of them. I suggest reading the same book as the expectant mother.
Men who need this book shouldn't become fathers - By: , 02 Sep 1999 Maybe I married one of the last remaining men on the planet who's emotionally secure & personally stable, but I found that this book was way beneath my spouse. Can you really imagine a man being "jealous" of all the attention his wife gets? Or being offended that people naturally assume that she's the primary caregiver? Well, duh!! Any man to whom the concernsin this book apply should NOT become a father. Oh, & one more thing -- the moral permissiveness of addressing the mother of the child as his "partner" so as to avoid "judgmental" labelling... Just chalk it up as yet another piece of contemporary culture adding to the degradation of the institution of the family (the MARRIED, committed, two-parent one -- not these disposable shack-up arrangements that call themselves families). Do yourself a favor & just give your husband "What to Expect..." He can make the translation on his own.
are men really so bad? - By: , 19 Mar 1999 
You'll only need to read this book if you are an insensitive block of wood. Other than that you'd be better off reading something sensible. Read what your wife reads!
What a GREAT book! - By: , 03 Mar 1999 
I bought this book for my husband after we found out I was pregnant. Not only does he love it, but I love it too! It gives us both insight into what the other is going through. I would recommend this book to any expectant father or mother!
Inaccurate and full of misconceptions - By: , 05 Jan 1999 If you read this book, keepin mind that the statements therein are merely the authors' opinions with little or no scientific or factual grounds. Filled with misconceptions & inaccuracies this book will give the father-to-be the perfect excuse to leave the womanin the hands of technology & medical staff while he remains powerless & detached. If you want facts rather than fiction, read any book by Sheila Kitzinger or Dick Grantley-Read's "Childbirth without fear" for example. As a mother-to-be, try giving your partner short sections to readin the factual books addressing issues particularly concerning your situation at the time, if he can't plow through an entire book. Don't fuel his (and your) fears by reading this nonsense.
