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The Expectant Father

Facts, Tips and Advice for Dads-to-Be

By Armin Brott

books are for women.

Simply put, The Expectant Father guides fathers -- on a month-by-month basis -- through the emotional, psychological, and even physical changes they'll experience during the course of their partners' pregnancies through the first week or so of new fatherhood. They'll learn how -- and why -- to stay involved during the pregnancy, how to make sense of their conflicting emotions, how to understand what's going on with their partners' bodies, even how to juggle work and family. The Expectant Father was the first book that explores in depth the experiences, fears, concerns and joys of expectant fathers.

Unfortunately, after becoming a father I quickly found out that there were, perhaps, even fewer resources available for new fathers than for expectant ones. And to fill that gap, I set to work writing two more books: The New Father: A Dad's Guide to the First Year, and The New Father: A Dad's Guide to the Toddler Years, both of which are available here online as well as in bookstores everywhere.