The book is divided into each month of the pregnancy or chunks of weeks. The book shares what to expect as well as things to think about during this time period. They also share information about how to build relationships between the couple.

I shared this book with a colleague who is a doula. We both agreed that its strength was in relationship maintenance -- an under-addressed area in books about pregnancy.

Really informative and contains a lot of details surrounding the emotional preparation which I found unique and helpful.

Thank you to NetGalley and to the publisher for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Well I’m not sure the information in here was anything super new or groundbreaking, I love the way it was delivered and broken down. The way they give overall information/research then add in insights to their own experience with in his/her word sections was really cool.

I really appreciated how at the end of each section the major points were broken down in a cool to do list. The decide together pages were a nice addition as well.

An easy to read, couples guide to pregnancy: just like the title suggests. I liked the suggested discussion points, tops and lists to make to further conversation with your partner throughout pregnancy. I didn’t find any of the information really new or groundbreaking, I’ve read it learned a lot if these details before but it was a thorough enough collection of info to cover the bases.

I recently had a baby just 6 weeks ago, so I was curious to see what this book said about newborn life and managing a healthy relationship after giving birth. I wish I would've had this through my whole pregnancy! The Wards wrote in a style that was easy to read and follow, and didn't make it feel like you had to agree or see eye to eye with them on everything, but just that they were offering a different perspective. I loved how the book was broken down into, what I felt, were logical stages of pregnancy. They didn't seem too wide scope or large amounts of time. I think it would've helped my pregnancy feel like it was progressing faster and also make me feel more seen when issues arose.

As for the newborn section (the 4th trimester), the suggestions offered ideas on how to get sleep and general baby care. It also offered ideas on how to share responsibilities and how they managed through both of their children's newborn stage. In addition, there were sentences I read that physically made me say "YES!" because they were so relatable! At the end of the day, we're just trying to survive with a newborn and a large lifestyle change, and they write in a way that lets parents know that this is okay!