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Summary: Mindless Superficial Fluff!
Review: That about says it. Apparently the author's definition of a "Girlfriend" is a skinny, superficial fashionista for which the worst part of being pregnant is -gasp- gaining the extra weight needed to grow a healthy baby and not being able to fit into Chanel suits in the mean time. If this is you, you might like this book, otherwise find something else to read. I personally found this book to be kind of depressing and insulting. It certainly didn't teach me anything useful about surviving pregnancy.
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Summary: Over rated
Review: I received this book as a shower gift and found a lot of the information to be outdated. It was written in 1995, so when Ms. Iovine was actually pregnant it was the late 80's and early 90's - 10 Years ago! A lot has changed. I found great pregnancy clothes, did not feel the world owed me a thing for being pregnant, and found solid advice (which I was seeking) in other books. (The Baby Whisperer Book, Sweet Child of Mine, Baby Bargains, Mayo Clinic Guide to Pregnancy, etc) Also, my child was in intensive care due to a birth defect and this book did not offer any practical advice on that subject. If you want a tongue in cheek book for laughs this is o.k., other than that read someone else's, check it out of the library, or buy it used.
Not worth the money for a new copy.
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Summary: A Must!
Review: Trust me when I say, you will need this book after reading "What to Expect when Expecting" and various other more serious pregnancy books. This book is very funny and helped me acting more relax and happy towards the whole pregnancy thing. Bear in mind that if you are taking the pregnancy with the seriousness of researching for your PhD dissertation, then this is NOT the book for you. But if you are having enjoy being pregnant and don't want to create undue stress on yourself, and yet still would like to know what you have signed up for, this is the book for you.
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Summary: A fun read in comparison to other pregnancy books
Review: I liked this book for the light-hearted approach that it takes when looking at pregnancy. I don't feel that it prepared me any more or less for the 10 month stretch, than any other book. It was more fun to read than the heavy and very serious "What to Expect".
I did enjoy the "Girlfriends Guide to the First Year" much better...lots of good, solid advice.
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Summary: Much Needed
Review: Especially if this is your first pregnancy, this book is exactly what you'll need for the third trimester. It's lively, funny, and usually RIGHT ON the money. With a glut of books out there about what to do, what not to do, what to eat, what to think, what to breathe ... this is truly a much needed break from that. And puts things back into a sense or reality, into perspctive, again.
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Summary: It's called the "Girlfriends Guide" for a reason...
Review: I don't care what the other reviewers had to say but the basis of this book was not to talk about medical terminology, infertility, or breastfeeding. It is meant to give a "Girlfriends" perspective on what it is like being pregnant.
I loved every page of this book and can't wait to pass it on!!
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Summary: Enjoyable and informative
Review: My doctor recommended this book to me after saying that she read it herself and enjoyed it, often finding herself laughing at many of the parts she identified with. In contrast to what many other readers thought, I felt that this book was honest about the changes your body is about to go through over the next nine months. Although she does at times give bad advice(ie it's okay to drink alcohol to take the edge off on occasion and not exercise), the author does let you know ratherly candidly what your body will begin to both look and feel like. I didn't agree with some of her advice (such as drinking during pregnancy), but overall feel like the book was worthwhile and informitive. It gives you information that other medical books won't, but this also works it reverse. It would definately be a good idea to get yourself a medical book as well.
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Summary: I don't know what the other reviewers are thinking....
Review: This is the one and the only pregnancy book that I find truly comforting. You can get good medical advise from a doctor, but you just cannot get the excellent "girlfriend" advise found in Iovine's book. When you are pregnant, you are overwhelmed by anxieties, worries, and silly comments and advises from other people. The important thing is to keep a good perspective that the only thing that matters is YOU -- which, of course, would physically include your baby. I don't know what the other reviewers are thinking, but I HIGHLY recommend this book. Besides, it's hilarious.
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Summary: Funny, but doesn't suit my lifestyle!
Review: I received this book as a baby shower gift from an also-pregnant friend who said it was the best pregnancy book she'd read. Now, not to diss my friend, but I just couldn't relate to Vicki and her Girlfriends -- I loved being pregnant, was lucky enough to find pretty good maternity clothes, always planned on a non-medicated birth (an option for which there is NO support in this book!!) and breastfeeding (for which the support is at best tentative), thought my body looked great up until the last 2 weeks when everything swelled up to twice its previous size, and didn't feel the world, or my husband, owed me anything for the effort of carrying my child. So I found it hard to take seriously Iovine's suggestion that my husband should feel obligated to buy me jewellery as a "reward" and was saddened by her admission that each of her four children was nursed for less time than the previous one. As I read this book, I felt the way I do when I am sick in bed and read magazines like Cosmo: sure, the stories are interesting, but they don't seem to take place in the same world that I live in!If you are considering buying this book, or have been given a copy by someone else, you should be aware that most of the information it contains about childbirth and breastfeeding has some serious flaws, and you should get a second opinion.
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Summary: book was never received
Review: I ordered this book on 3/3/03 but never recieved it. What I did get was an empty manilla envelope in the begining of April. The envelope wasn't even taped by the sender. I sent an email to the person who I bought it from and all I got back was "what was your book" and have heard nothing since.
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