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Expertise Can Explain The Science Of What's Happening To A Fetus Or A Baby Throughout Development, But All The Science In The World Can't Tell You What It Feels Like To Have A Baby: The Pang Of Morning Sickness, The Pain Of Labor, The Excitement Of Birth, And The Joy That Comes From Seeing Your Baby's First Smile. 9 Months In, 9months Out Explores What We Actually Experience In The Nine Months Of Pregnancy And The Nine Months That Follow. As A Professor Of Infant And Child Development, Author Vanessa Lobue Had Certain Expectations About How Pregnancy And Motherhood Would Go. Experiencing It Was A Different Story. As She Learned, The First Few Months Of Parenthood Are Much Harder Than Anyone Tells You. Written Month-to-month In Real Time As Lobue Proceeded Through Pregnancy And First-time Parenthood, 9 Months In, 9 Months Out Integrates Science And Infant Development With The Personal Journey Involved In Becoming A Parent. Lobue Also Takes A Researcher's Lens To Issues That Are Top Of Mind For New Parents: Breastfeeding, The Sleep Training Controversy, Gender Development, The Science (or Lack Thereof) Behind The Link Between Vaccinations And Autism, And The Debate Over Screen Time.