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Summary: Expecting Dads ¿ don¿t get this book!
Review: For you expecting dads, especially first time dads - DO NOT GET THIS BOOK FOR YOUR WIFE. If it shows up at you house, I would suggest it should conveniently disappear into the lost-and-found abyss. It creates far more anxiety than anticipation. To begin with, your wife will be off balance hormonally and will have very understandable fears of pregnancy. This book, while somewhat humorous, takes the most miraculous time of a woman's life and turns it into a miserable, bleak, depressing experience - triggering neurotic thoughts of abandonment, hopelessness, and misery. You will spend most of your time undoing the dour predictions rather than rejoicing in this wondrous time together.
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Summary: Discouraging and Depressing
Review: When my wife read through this book she got depressed -- not only because of the negative, simplistic tone, but also because it seemed to mirror the back-handed compliments and "encouragement" she was getting from less supportive, less friendly, passive-aggressive acquaintances. The jokes on the cover of the book are a clue, ranging from a cartoon of a stretch mark to one of ugly "maternity chic" clothing. My wife's a good sport, but the hormones do rage and emotions are unpredictable when a woman is pregnant. There is no reason to risk it with this book. I sure wish I hadn't.
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Summary: The Good the bad, and the ugly.
Review: The good... this book is very funny at times, it is an easy read... and it has the facts down well... IF, (the bad) you are planning on letting you OB make all your choices, planning on a epidural, episiotomy, and laying down and letting the hospital make all the decisions for you... AND if you truely beleive that that epidural or other pain medications are NOT reaching that baby, and you believe that pain med.s are your right, forget the baby, "they" say it is safe!! - then this is the book for you... (the ugly) This book is giving women an excuse to not go further [research], not expect more from their caregivers... it is a book for the society of the women that are narrow minded in their thinking that "natural" births are for those that think they have something to prove... or something... It seems to justify decisions women make for conveinince and comfort, all the while complaining about the things that RESULT from those decsions (or lack of.) I get the feeling, that the authors ultimite goal would to be to have a "perfect birth" where she didn't get her make-up messed up... and never felt a contraction...
Like Lamaze, it is another resource that is out there that prepares women, (those not empowing themselves-which unfortunatley is the norm) will have happen TO them at birth... This is the source for the set that truely feel inconvenienced by birth and it's experiences... and a justification for those feelings is had here. Also for those who's partners are bystanders...
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Summary: Fun to read
Review: The book is fun to read & provides some useful information. However, I would not recommend this book as the only book you will need if you are pregnant & want some educational material.
It is easy & fun to read for pleasure.
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Summary: A necessity for mothers-to-be
Review: This book aims to be the humorous, real-life perspective on having a baby and I believe it delivers. I looked forward to reading, and re-reading several of the chapters. The section about "nesting" is just so hilarious. I was cracking up when I first read it.
Of course this book won't replace other necessities - such as one of the "your pregnancy this week" books or even some more intelligent reads like "Having Faith." But if you want a laugh - and you need a laugh - go to this book.
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Summary: Overrated, not encouraging
Review: Although occasionally funny (especially towards the beginning), and initially readable with its engaging approach, the Girlfriends' Guide ends up being a discouraging discourse into all the downsides of pregnancy. Ms. Iovine especially spends a lot of time discussing getting fat during the course of the pregnancy and on getting rid of the fat afterwards. Get it out from the library if you must but don't waste your money.
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Summary: Hilarious and Truthful
Review: This book is wonderful! I wish someone had given it to me with my first pregnancy. I am now on my 2nd pregnancy and laughed out loud reading this book!! It's packed with great information about those little surprises you don't learn about until you actually are pregnant or give birth. I highly recommend this book as a gift for yourself or someone you know who is expecting.
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Summary: The Best on the Topic
Review: Once we found out that my wife was pregnant we went out and got an arm full of books and this was one of them. This book was by far both my wife's and my favorite of all the pregnancy books we bought. We both thought it was full of very helpful and interesting information that she wanted or needed. You really understand what is going on each week with the development of the baby. It also provides a great deal of pictures and illustrations. It is just an all around very useful book that has a lot of humor. My wife said it was the "inside story" on what she really needs to know. We recommend this book to all of our friends.
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Summary: Laugh out loud fun!
Review: This book was my saving grace! This being my first pregnancy, I had no idea what to expect--this book put everything into perspective. Vicki reminds you that it's okay to feel the way you do, even though the rest of the world thinks you're ridiculous.
The Girlfriend's guide is a hilarious look at what pregnancy is REALLY like and will make you laugh out loud more than once. Vicki tells it like it is in this no-holds-barred glance into the realm of the pregnant mind and body. A definate must-have -- first pregnancy or fifth!!
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Summary: great book
Review: When I'm pregnant, I'm grouchy, cranky and anxious. This book addresses the fears, anxiety and hormonal changes that the Girlfriends faced, and assured me that I'm not the only weird one. It also uses a light-hearted approach to describe various aspects of pregnancy, truely the things you never thought about asking your doctor or friend. I highly recommend this book!
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