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Summary: One of three best pregnancy books
Review: This is my favorite pregnacy book purchase. It's the first of three top choices.1)Girlfriends guide. 2)Babytales: a pregnancy companion. 3)What to expect when expecting. You can't go wrong with any of these.
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Summary: A humorous take on pregnancy - helps you relax
Review: This book is hilarious and now having been through one pregnancy I can tell you it is all TRUE. It makes a great complement to a more scientific book like Your Pregnancy Week by Week, which has more actual medical info. Vicki tackles common topics that you might not feel comfortable asking your doctor like "Do I get to keep this chest?" It's truly like getting advice from a trusted girlfriend.I've read the Girlfriend's Guide to the First Year and the Girlfriend's Guide to Toddlerhood too - not as funny, but good books nonetheless.
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Summary: A Wonderful, Funny Book
Review: I read MANY books during my pregnancy, but this is the only one I consistently recommend to people. It is also the one book I send as a gift to any of my close friends that become pregnant. I had many fears associated with pregnancy and childbirth, and this was the one book that diffused almost all of them. While other books are definately more informative when it comes to the medical details of pregnancy, this is the only book that made me laugh and enjoy being pregnant. Instead of being fearful and stressed out that I was being the perfect mother-to-be, I relaxed and put things into perspective. The results benefitted not only me, but also my marriage and my beautiful baby girl.
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Summary: Having cancer while pregnant makes things different...
Review: I have cervical cancer and will be giving birth in August. This book helped me feel good about not being able to have a "natural" child birth process, and made it okay for me to decide to have painkillers, etc. during my birth process. Not every woman out there is able to have a perfect birth, and this book made me feel better about my situation, especially since I felt I had to take after my mother who had 4 babies, including a 10 pound boy, with NO DRUGS.
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Summary: Save the money and buy a different pregnancy book....
Review: This book IS cute and funny but that's about all. If you are looking for an informative, serious book to answer your pregnancy and baby questions, this is not it. It is good for a good laugh and not much more. Borrow it from a friend or get it at the library - its not worth the money since you will most likely skim through it once and never look at it again.
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Summary: Girlfriends guide to pragnancy
Review: This book is a sick idea by one woman and her various friends. Absolutely do not let this be the only book you read if you are expecting since it is the author's unprofessional point of view. She offers no real medical information and offers no pros or cons to any of her experiences. Her testiomonial that drugs, doctors and the epidural are her best friend is an example of a women who gives up all her own power and instints to an easy way out of pregnancy. The book offers no alternatives in point of views other than her own and after all, this does not work for everybody, only her.
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Summary: A must have...
Review: This book is a riot! Throw out the "What to Expect" books that say you shouldn't eat bagels, pancakes, etc. This book is the practical, fun to read guide to what pregnancy is really like.
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Summary: Loved it!
Review: This book is great- not the typical pregnancy advice, but advice and opinions from someone who has really been there. Some of the other reviewers don't like the opinions expressed in the book... personally, I think that's the point of a book like this, to break the mold of the textbook-type pregnancy books and tell you how it is, the way a friend would. I'd suggest using it as a companion to a more traditional pregnancy book. This is my first pregnancy, and I have several books that give the medical info I need-- this one is reassuring (gas and other fun topics are matter-of-factly discussed) and funny.
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Summary: FUNNY, FUNNY, FUNNY
Review: I read this book when I was pregnant with my first child. It was just the laughter I needed. I would recommend this to anyone.
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Summary: This book IS a joke
Review: Sure, read this book if you want a good laugh--and that's all. I picked up this book in the bookstore and read through it during my first trimester, trying to find some good books to guide me through my first pregnancy. I was so offended I put it right back on the shelf. Her advice on breastfeeding, midwives, and exercise and diet during pregnancy, is just plain ignorant and represents her lack of knowledge in these (and other) areas. Reading the part about her getting dressed up to see her obstetrician was, like another reviewer commented, creepy.
There are so many other excellent books to choose from when you are pregnant, that offer real advice (NOT scary information, like others have commented). What a woman needs when she's pregnant is positive encouragement and useful information during a joyous but at times anxiety-ridden journey in life.
This book is just a joke and an insult to the beautiful experience of pregnancy.
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