Table of Contents

Contents
Introduction
1. The First Trimester (0 to 3 Months)
Mission Impossible
Health Insurance: Like a Good Neighbor or a Bad Dream
What's in a Name?
C'mon Up Chuck
Move Over Dolly Parton
The World's Greatest Excuse
2. The Second Trimester (4 to 6 Months)
"Everyone's Getting Fat Like Mama Cass"
Same Stadium, Different Playing Field
No Pain, No Gain
The OB/GOD
Common Medical Tests
Cop a Feel
Sex Starved or Sex Kitten?
Maternity Attire
Blazing Saddles
The Joy of "Regifting"
3. The Third Trimester (7 Months to Delivery)
Bankrupt Over Baby Stuff
"Let's All Hold Hands and Sing 'Kumbaya'": Those Dreaded Baby Classes
In Search of Marcus Welby, M.D.
The Invisible Man
Baby Ex-Lax
The Vital Signs
Show Time!
Check In/Check Out
Mother Teresa
Riding the Wave
The Mother of All Shots: The Epidural
The Only Day She'll Pray to Be Constipated
You Have to Go Through Hell Before You Get to Heaven
Where's My Reward?
The Fun Begins!
Things No One Tells You About the Post-Delivery Experience
Slice and Dice
Final Words
Epilogue
Acknowledgments

About the Author

New father Ian Davis is a lobbyist in Washington, D.C., for a Fortune 500 company.

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