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Title: The Girlfriends' Guide to Surviving the First Year of Motherhood: Wise and Witty Advice on Everything from Coping With Postpartum Mood Swings to Salvaging Your Sex Life to Fitting into That Favorite Pair of Jeans by Vicki Iovine ISBN: 0-399-52330-8 Publisher: Perigee Pub. Date: October, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.45 (129 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: don't be shy...buy and read this book just for kicks
Comment: Don't be shy - buy and read this book if for no other reason than to laugh and get a kick out of pregnancy. Learn about your body and what is going on but this too funny book will lift yur spirits. Her tone has changed a lot in all the books that follow this one, but enjoy knowing that as the kids grow, we do too. I enjoy all of her books and am so glad this one is still making moms laugh. I have several best authors who seem to hit the nail on the head. Also suggested: Mommy-CEO, by family expert, Jodie Lynn. She is very similar to girlfriend Vicki and touts that all moms are working moms. Right on girlfriends. Take it from a mom of twins -- read them before the children come. You know - before you are so tired you can't even find the time for a bath much less shave those legs or exercise. I love Vicki's work and all of my girlfriends, even the more conservative ones, get a lift from her column and Jodie Lynn's Parent to Parent column (in newspapers and parenttoparent.com site) too. We need these down to earth moms on our side and it looks like the circle of mom friends are here to stay. Don't take everything you read so seriously and don't be so darn quick to criticize- have a little fun with your pregnancy and with your family. I also enjoy Kathy Peel - who may be a little older - but will so help you get organized through her books.
Rating: 1
Summary: Iovine seems angry about being a mother
Comment: In her pregnancy book, she seemed angry and bitter about being pregnant. In this book, she seems angry and bitter about the sacrifices of mothering.
Giving birth and being a mother are the most difficult things I've ever done, but they're also the most rewarding. I wouldn't trade them for anything. I'm sure that Iovine loves her children, but what a way to vent! Not only was this book depressing, but it didn't make me laugh. I felt sorry for her. Being a mother certainly has its "moments," but I go to my "girlfriends" for support and encouragment, not commiseration about how awful it is to be a mother.
If you want a good laugh with your girlfriends, go to your real friends, not this book. You can have a laugh about the unexpected twists and turns your life is taking and still rejoice in the miracle of your young family.
Rating: 3
Summary: Should be read in your ninth month of pregnancy
Comment: I read the girlfriends guide to pregnancy and LOVED it. I was excited to read this book during my down time as a new mommy. I didn't find anything helpful or related to my current state of having a newborn until I was more than half way into the book. While the book was written in a light-hearted and fun way, I found that it would have been helpful to read the first half of the book before the baby was born. A lot of what I read pertained to the first few weeks when the last thing I had time for was picking up a book. By the time I got to reading the book, I was past the point of which she was talking.
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