102 Things to Do Before you Are Due

Dawn Dais

Apr 2019 · duopress

About this ebook

102 Things to Do Before You Are Due is a practical and entertaining handbook that provides important advice for parents-to-be with eye‑catching illustrations, checklists, actionable charts, and many laugh‑out‑loud tips.

Whether your pregnancy was an “oopsie” or stemmed from intricately charted ovulation cycles, you are most likely going to kick off the party with a home pregnancy test. Or ten. And there you’ll be, staring at a little stick and waiting for it to change your entire life. It’s positive! This is the beginning of your most important story. But what do you do next? First: Freak out. Next...? Well, that's a different story. Dawn Dais, author of the series The Sh!t No One Tells You About, has compiled 102 tips and to‑dos that will get you up to speed for the biggest changes of your life—from the practical (prepare freezer meals), to the serious (check your blood sugar), to the seemingly‑frivolous‑but‑actually‑really‑important (go out with your husband or girlfriends to that restaurant you love).
 
There are countless pregnancy books for first-time parents out there, but only 102 Things to Do Before You Are Due perfectly balances solid advice to prepare for a new baby and the right amount of humor to help you enjoy every month of the pregnancy.

About the author

Dawn Dais is a writer and designer from Sacramento, CA. She is the author of The Sh!t No One Tells You About series, which includes The Sh!t No One Tells You About Pregnancy, The Sh!t No One Tells You, and The Sh!t No One Tells You About Toddlers. Dawn lives in Roseville, CA, with her partner, two kids, two dogs, two cats, and the occasional mouse brought into the home by said cats. She is tired.

Leticia Plate has been working in the editorial world as an illustrator for many years. Clients include the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Whole Foods Market and many other national magazines and design studios. Her style focuses on the hand drawn line, fresh and playful with flat, bold punches of color. She studied art in Rome and NYC, and now lives in Portland, Maine, with her family, a sweet dog and 2 temperamental chickens.