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Summary: just one flaw
Review: This is my daughter-in-law's favorite pregnancy book and I like it too. However it includes one piece of false information that could potentially be devastating. The author says that a little alcohol during pregnancy is not harmful - and that is simply not correct information. Alcohol is a teratagen (worse than crack cocaine) that can cause damage to anything that is developing in the fetus when the mother drinks. Since the brain is always developing, there is no safe time to drink alcohol during pregnancy, and no safe amount, period.
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Summary: good husbands do exist but not in this book
Review: although the book contains useful information i was appalled and upset to read how poorly husbands are portrayed. the entire book seems to constantly draw the line between men and women pregnant or not. always describing the concerned husband as if there were something wrong with them.as if the pregnancy could not possibly mean as much to them as to the mother.her own husband sounds like a real piece of work.she seems to think no more of producing another baby than wiping her nose.fact is that many husbands are not at all like hers.hers sounds more like a child than an adult.i guess she really likes children around her.
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Summary: Nice change of pace
Review: Although I found the book entertaining, I'm glad I haven't listened to her advice. This is a woman who I definitely wouldn't choose as a girlfriend, she's way too negative.She advises to not workout during your pregnancy - if I had listened to her, my pregnancy most likely would have been a LOT more uncomfortable than it has been, and it would have been much harder to get back into shape because I'd have to start over from scratch. At least by keeping up the exercise routine, I won't have gotten lazy. I also don't like the way she criticizes birth classes. From the way she talks about them, she went into the whole thing with a poor attitude. She's all gung-ho for the epidural, which is something I will not be using for my delivery because I don't believe that it is truly unharmful to the baby and it can slow down your labor. But for the most part, the book is very entertaining. I just wouldn't take what she has to say as necessarily good advice.
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Summary: Ready for a laugh?
Review: Vicki Iovine is suddenly your gal pal, embracing you and sharing all of her friends with you, along with all of their experiences, hopes, dreams, cranky husbands, fears and comedies. This book made me laugh out loud so many times that my (very humerous) husband kept running in to have me re-read to him what I was laughing about - what a kick. Vicki made me feel like I was part of the group before I even got pregnant. This book is not only funny, but very well written; the author's biography in the back cover is stunning - no wonder she's funny and bright!
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Summary: This One Could be Done Without
Review: This book is largely humor with very little useful information on pregnancy. One of my biggest pet peeves was the way the author kept referring to pregnancy spanning 10 months and correcting those who say it's 9 months. Yes, a pregnancy is 40 weeks long, but months (except for February, most of the time) have more than 4 weeks and they do start counting 2 weeks before you actually conceive. Thus you are only pregnant 9 months! Also, I largely objected to the occasional use of profanity in the book. I disagreed with the discouragement of exercising, good nutrition, etc. She did not directly say not to do these, but condoned slacking on issues I feel are vital to a healthy pregnancy. Look elsewhere for a good reference on pregnancy with useful information.
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Summary: Slightly annoying, marginally helpful
Review: This book provides little new information and some misinformation. The best parts were about dealing with the father-to-be, and how the most important result of birth is a healthy baby and mom. The rest was a litany of how to cope with the miracle of life from the shallowest angle possible. It's not just about how you look and dress!
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Summary: A fun and confidence building companion to pregnancy
Review: This book is a must for first-time around, or even next-time around, mums-to-be. It shouldn't be taken as an authoritative medical tome on pregnancy, but it certainly does not pretend to be one either. Iovine tells the warts and all story of conception and pregnancy. It reads and entertains very much like what it says it is - a bunch of women friends getting together for a gripe session on their pregnancies but with plenty of the joy and fun of pregnancy there too. Being humourous does not mean this book is short on providing information. If anything, the funny realism of the text aids in recall of Iovine's advice and account of her and her friends' experiences of their pregnancies. Highly recommended. A great mother's day gift for a pregnant chum.
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Summary: Good information delivered with a sense of humor
Review: I didn't buy this book until my 8th month. I wish I had bought it sooner! I could identify with everything she said - I often laughed out loud.
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Summary: Pregnancy with a sence of HUMOR
Review: This is such a GREAT book! Not only is it extremely informative, its a riot as well. I think the best part for me was all the down-and-dirty stuff about pregnancy that it covers: the stuff that your embarrassed to ask you're doctor about and the stuff that your mama might not tell you. Its also easy (and fun) to read without all kinds of medical terminology. This is a wonderful book, especially for first time and young mothers.
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Summary: misinformation and discouragement for the pregnant
Review: don't waste your money! I started to read this book when I was pregnant and could not put it down fast enough. If you want to be discouraged and misinformed, then by all means, read this book. Otherwise, try to find some other source of accurate and inspiring information. Pregnancy can be trying enough without someone telling you how miserable you SHOULD be. It really can take away from the pregnancy experience. I got this book as a well intended gift. Though grateful for the thought behind it, I wouldn't recommend wasting the money.
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