This must-have guide every expectant couple needs before they even conceive covers tips on what to eat (and not eat), how to maintain a healthy weight and advice about preconception medical care, ways in which men can contribute to baby-to-be's successful arrival, fertility issues and options available to couples who are facing conception problems, and a detailed fertility planner.

"The complete preconception plan"--Cover. Includes index.

Pt. 1. Getting ready to make a baby. Ch.1. Prepping before you're expecting ; Ch.2. Weighing in before you're expecting ; Ch.3. Eating well before you're expecting -- Pt. 2. Making a baby. Ch.4. The biology of baby making ; Ch.5. Predicting ovulation ; Ch.6. Figuring out your fertility ; Ch.7. Getting busy making a baby ; Ch.8. Are you pregnant? -- Pt. 3. Bumps on the road to baby. Ch.9. Challenges to fertility ; Ch.10. When you need a little help ; Ch.11. Beginning again after a loss -- Pt. 4. Keeping track. Ch.12. Your fertility planner.