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Summary: A delightful read!
Review: Three cheers for Mr. Brott whose brilliant words provided insight and comfort to my husband during our 9 months of pregnancy. Marc and I both strongly recommend this book to all who need words which focus on the more serious issues of impending fatherhood, presented in a light and humorous way.
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Summary: Men Really Do Think This Way
Review: My sister bought the book for me when she learned that my wife was pregnant. I thought the gesture was great and liked that there was a book for me, written by a man. Strangely I did feel many of the things Brott mentions, and liked that the book encouraged me to think about my kids future (financially, that is). I think this way, and it's great to know that other men have these reactions to their wives' pregnancies.
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Summary: A "Controversial" Baby Book? Go get 'em Brott!
Review: Armin Brott's, "The Expectant Father" is a good book. It's written in a personal narrative style, is easy-to-read, and all the men whom I know, have enjoyed it. Brott's "writing voice" is one with which they can relate. It's the type of book that men read once or twice a month, just to stay abreast (so to speak) of what is happening with their wives' bodies, and their children inside their wives bodies. Men also like the book, because it is written just for them and is their own little island, where they can get information about their wife, and their developing child, without asking yet, another woman -- or calling their mothers, and grandmothers for the explicit details of how they, themselves, were born!!!! Yet, there's something about "The Expectant Father", which causes Amazon.com junkies to come on-line and write scathing reviews. Now, doesn't that make ya want to read it, just to see what's going on between the camps? How on earth can a baby book to such controversy? I really think that a resentment, exists; because, some women think that Brott's writing voice, a man's writing voice, is something not accpetable: after all, how can a man say anything about pregnancy and childbirth? Anyway, I liked it. My boyfriend liked it; and all of my guy friends who have children have liked it. For $9.95, ya get your nine months worth! Hell, let's face it: the more ya read, the more ya know, anyway! Buy the competitor, too! :-)
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Summary: Irritating fluff
Review: If you are the type of guy who feels like saying to your wife, "Hey, I'm pregnant too" then by all means, read this fluff. However, if you want to gain as much perspective as you can on your wife's pregnancy and childbirth, and your role in this process, you will do better to read pieces of the other books you will surely have. The section in What to Expect When You're Expecting on the father's role is a good example. Every other decent pregnancy book has something for you, too. Advantages to this book: 1) Brief. Want something even shorter? Rent or buy The Dad Film (and I highly recommend it!). 2) Discusses financial planning, something you may not be considering just yet. However, now that you have been reminded, what you really need is a book on financial planning. Do not waste your time with this book.
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Summary: Go to doc/midwife visits...and not look like an idiot
Review: This book is excellent for providing a survey of "what's going on" during your wife's/girlfriend's pregnancy. Each chapter, which basically covers one month of the pregancy, is short enough to actually be able to get through (!) while still touching on all relevant topics. For example, in the labor and delivery chapter, he covers much of the various terms you hear but maybe are confused about (epidural, episitomy, VBAC, etc.), but in a way that doesn't take forever to read. Basically, it will familiarize you with all the key issues of pregnancy in a terse, enjoyable--and sometimes moving--way.
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Summary: For an expectant father who wants to participate
Review: During our first pregnancy, I read all my wife's book for child birth, pregnancy, and even breastfeeding. I would like to participate in all aspects. Although our excitement toward the pregnancy were the same, some detailed (sometimes trivial) emotional reactions I had were very different from what my wife may have had. The author honestly reported many complex feelings wondering in a expectant father's mind. This book echoed a lot of my personal thinkings and enhanced my intuition and belief in my participation and actually, help in the whole process.
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Summary: Did you have a really, really, hard time in school?
Review: Do you need to take off your shoes to count to eleven? Do you get a headache from thinking too hard when your boss asks you to use the "alphabetical order"? Is that first question on "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" always a stumper? THEN THIS IS THE PERFECT BOOK FOR YOU!
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Summary: Breath of Fresh Air
Review: Found this book helpful, to the point and well written. I am giving it as a gift to my friends who will shortly become parents. Specially appreciate the author's humor. I was somewhat taken aback by other reviews I read here (several of which seem to have been written by the same angry person)which express the "fathers are unnecessary" point of view. Perhaps they are trying to sell their own books. I found that I had a lot of questions -- some simple and some not so simple -- which this book dealt with in a straightforward way. Although this was our first pregnancy, we'll be saving this book for the next one.
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Summary: For fathers AND mothers
Review: When my husband and I found out we were going to have a baby, I read every book I could get my hands on. My husband, on the other hand, read none of them. He fully intended to, but just never seemed to actually do it...until this book. Not only did my husband finally read something related to pregnancy, but he loved it! And so did I! It was truly enlightening to find out what men are going through while we are pregnant. I didn't think it was that big of a deal for them, but now I know it is. And though it's supposed to be a book for dad's, it really has a lot to offer moms too. This book really helped us both!
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Summary: Are you really ready to be a daddy?
Review: This is probably the most insipid pregnancy book I've run across. In spite of what some say, it IS condescending and patronizing to fathers -- and if your partner really does have the concerns that are explored in this book (e.g. "But how am I going to get attention from my wife once the baby comes! ") then you really have to ask yourself if he's ready to be a father in the first place. For a MUCH better idea of what to expect, give him "What to expect..." & talk about it together. And for labor & delivery, you'll have to go a LONG way to find a better reference than "The Birth Partner" by Penny Simkin.
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