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Title: The Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy by Vicki Iovine ISBN: 0-671-52431-3 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 1995 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.87 (704 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: 1st Time Mom was reassured by this book
Comment: I'm amazed at the lack of humor the people who rated this low have. I was relieved to read this book, that told me that not everything was as pastel and beautiful like in a tampon commercial. I think this book was valuable in not expecting women to live up to a ridiculous television peaches and cream standard, and not to expect your husbands to handle it like some understanding guy on a pregnancy test commercial. Vicki's attitude did not strike me as cynical, it struck me as realistic! Sorry to bust your bubble all you "beautiful pregnancy" girls, but throwing up in the morning, having sciatic nerve pressure, and worrying about the amnio (that I eventually refused) was NOT beautiful. Vicki made me feel OK to feel this way. I really got the idea that she loved pregnancy, but would have appreciated someone tell her what was really gonna happen. Plus, I read the "what to expect" books as well. You use both and glean your own perspective from both. Vicki's was the only perspective on the market that socked it to you real, instead of those new-age-music, "oh what a gentle wonderful time" -- and she could laugh at the same time. Same attitude I want to raise my kids with!
Rating: 3
Summary: A refreshing down to earth story
Comment: I am currently in my second trimester of my 1st pregnancy so of course I do not have a clue what to expect. I saw this book on t.v. and that pulled a few lines and suggestions that I found interesting. Within a week I purchased it and I am steadily reading it night by night. I love it. It is more centered on what you will experience and feel than all the medical terms, and all the conditions that are to follow. She gives you a realistic view as to what to expect within these glorious 9 months and that these psycotic feelings you are having right now are completely normal. I mean don't get me wrong, she is not a doctor but she does have a clue about what she is talking about (I mean the woman has had 4 children, and she can remember those lovely medical terms they throw around), and it's interesting to hear about all different women's pregnancy and the joy, anxiety, weigh gain, strees, mental disorders, and all other ailments they have encountered. I think this book should be a universal guide for women everywhere.
Rating: 4
Summary: Laugh out loud!!
Comment: As a thirty-something pregnant with my first, I had every book under sun. This one made me laugh so hard that my already compressed bladder had to struggle!
This book is great for a funny look at pregnancy. For example, it instructs husbands in no uncertain terms that a gift should be given to his wife upon the delivery of the child. The section on urgency of bathroom use made both my husband and I laugh, because I too had been ready to fling myself from a moving vehicle to "go." For the most part the book made me laugh. When it got a little more "serious," like in the section on maternity clothes, it wasn't very helpful (or funny).
This book is a great break from the standard books on pregnancy. If you are looking for factual info, look elsewhere.
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Title: What to Expect When You're Expecting, Third Edition by Heidi E. Murkoff, Arlene Eisenberg, Sandee Hathaway ISBN: 0761121323 Publisher: Workman Publishing Company Pub. Date: 01 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: The Expectant Father: Facts, Tips and Advice for Dads-To-Be by Armin A. Brott, Armin A. Brott ISBN: 0789205386 Publisher: Abbeville Press, Inc. Pub. Date: May, 2001 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: My Boys Can Swim!: The Official Guy's Guide to Pregnancy by Ian Davis, Ian Davis ISBN: 0761521674 Publisher: Prima Lifestyles Pub. Date: 22 September, 1999 List Price(USD): $9.99 |
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Title: Your Pregnancy Week by Week (Your Pregnancy Series) by Glade B. Curtis, Judith Schuler ISBN: 1555612601 Publisher: Perseus Publishing Pub. Date: 05 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Baby Bargains: Secrets to Saving 20% to 50% on Baby Furniture, Equipment, Clothes, Toys, Maternity Wear and Much, Much More! by Alan Fields, Denise Fields ISBN: 1889392146 Publisher: Windsor Peak Press Pub. Date: March, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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