{"product_id":"50-things-to-do-before-you-deliver-the-first-time-moms-pregnancy-guide","title":"50 Things to Do Before You Deliver: The First Time Moms Pregnancy Guide","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"First-time moms-to-be are rightfully scared of the unknown: pregnancy, labor, delivery, breastfeeding, parenting, and so on. I often find myself talking patients off the ledge, so to speak, about something they read online or on a medical pregnancy app. This book makes my job easier... It's a guidebook to pregnancy that acts as a link between your healthcare provider, your family and friends' unsolicited advice, and all the crazy stuff you will read online. It's a useful tool that makes you laugh.\" \n\u003cstrong\u003e--from the Foreword by Sara A. Robert, MD, Obstetrician and Gynecologist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"With four kids of her own and over a decade of experience networking with other mothers online, Jill Krause has the experience and the humor to help you prepare for what real life is like with a baby. Centering truths that seasoned mothers often forget or just don't want to discuss at all, this is the pregnancy book I wish I'd had 14 years ago before I gave birth to what felt like an alien.\" \n\u003cstrong\u003e--Heather B. Armstrong, creator of \u003cem\u003edooce\u003c\/em\u003e(R)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Jill is like the best friend who fills you in on all the pregnancy stuff without terrifying you. 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The blog has since been rec-ognized by a variety of media, including \n\u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eBuzzfeed\u003c\/i\u003e, and \n\u003ci\u003eThe Bump\u003c\/i\u003e, and was awarded the 2016 Iris Award for Blog of the Year. Jill's posts and videos have been published online by outlets such as \n\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eUs Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eHuffing-ton Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eToday\u003c\/i\u003e, and more. Jill earned her undergraduate degree in journalism from the University of Missouri, where she met her husband Scott. Together, they have four children: Kendall, Leyna, Lowell, and Wallace. In 2017, they sold their Dallas-area home and bought an RV. They are touring the country with their children the rest of 2018 and sharing that adventure on \n\u003ci\u003eHappy Loud Life\u003c\/i\u003e. \n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e​ \n\u003cbr\u003eForeword writer, \n\u003cb\u003eDR. SARA ROBERT\u003c\/b\u003e, is a board certified OB\/GYN at Craig Ranch OB\/GYN in McKinney, Texas. 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