Breathe

An irreverent, laugh-out-loud guide to pregnancy--for him--from the managing editor of "National Lampoon." Illustrations throughout.

Mason Brown is a managing editor at NationalLampoon.com. He is also the author of the bestselling business humor book Who Cut the Cheese? He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, his three-year-old son, "the boy,"and a one-year-old daughter, "the girl."

Contents Foreword: A Word from the Doctor Preface: A Word from the Author Introduction PART I -- GETTING STARTED

• On Deciding to Become a Father
• Trying to Get Pregnant
• Are You Pregnant? PART II -- NINE MONTHS AND COUNTING
• Establishing Paternity
• Finances
• Choosing (and Working with) Your Practitioner
• The Best Odds Diet for Men
• Prenatal Care
• Sex During Pregnancy
• What's Going On in There? Understanding the Trimester System
• Your Wife's Mental Changes Throughout Pregnancy
• The Working Mother
• The Gender Dilemma: Should You Find Out the Sex of Your Unborn Child?
• Naming Your Baby
• The Baby Shower
• Preparing the Baby's Room
• Birthing Classes
• What to Bring to the Hospital PART III -- D-DAY!! LABOR AND DELIVERY
• Making the Decision to Go to the Hospital
• Driving to the Hospital
• You Made It to the Hospital. Now What?
• The Final Push
• C-Sections
• It's A...live
• Picking a Room PART IV -- AFTERBIRTH
• Keep Baby Off the Grid!!
• The Great Circumcision Debate
• Other Body Modification Rituals
• The First Days Home
• Postpartum Depression: Hers and Yours
• Birth Announcements
• Day Care Providers
• Television and the Younger Child
• Out with the Old, In with the New: The Second Baby
• Developmental Milestones Appendix: A List of Recommended Baby Books