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Summary: Informative, but not very practical
Review: This is a great concept. It makes my husband feel more involved since he has his own book that talks about "men's" issues. It is funny and very readable and provides enough information for dads-to-be. However some of the advice is a bit strange. For example to reduce your monthly expences the author suggest "to get rid of your housekeeper" or "trying to cook most of your meals instead of going out". And there's nothing practical for those of us who don't have a privilegde to have a housekeeper, or go out every night. It also confused my husband with the question of the baby shower. The book suggests that the husband should organize it, but doesn't really says how to do it, so my husband ended up involving me in organization of my own baby shower, and finally I asked him to drop the idea.
Criticism aside, I would recommend this book for all dads-to-be.
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Summary: A bit silly, but some good information
Review: My husband is reading this one month at a time as I progress through my pregnancy. Although some of the information is useful, much is very stereotyped. For example, one chapter has simple recipies so he can 'help out' around the kitchen. My husband does most of the cooking. The book also spends a lot of time discussing how the husband feels left out the process. Maybe it's just us, but he's not feeling left out and is, in fact, quite glad that he's not exhausted all the time, gaining weight and outgrowing clothes at a rapid pace.Although some of the information is useful and it's easier for him to read this than the technical books I have (Sears, Unofficial Guide to Pregnancy, Girlfriend's Guide, etc.) the book seems geared more for very young or inexperienced fathers.
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Summary: Dads are people, too!
Review: I had almost given up trying to find a good resource for fathers-to-be when I found this book. It has a lot of very practical information and advice, it doesn't trivialize the topic matter, but it is also humorous enough that it isn't a bore to read. I have since found some very funny books for expectant dads, and they are certainly entertaining (who doesn't need a laugh when your wife is pregnant?) but they don't have the kind of real-world help and guidance this one does. The month-by-month orientation is helpful and has kept me from getting too far ahead of myself as the adventure unfolds. I recommend it wholeheartedly. I deducted a star only because I felt some of the information about health insurance (I have the second edition - published 2001) is a bit out of date.
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Summary: Needs to be more objective and do more research !
Review: The book was ok, I made my husband read it and he thought it was fine. He even agreed with the author when he says that you love your baby so much you want to 'eat them'. He says that is the perfect way to describe it! I also read it and I commend Brott for giving Ferber the space he deserves (one line) and not glorifying 'sleep trainers'. It is a nice change from most mainstream publications who love a 'quick fix'. As for the rest of the book...I hope that for the next edition more time will be devoted to research cloth diapering and circumcision than Brott obviously has in the past. I did look at the bibliography, but I did not see anything that was directly related to these two topics. The section on circumcision was vague, slanted and did not give the reader all the information out there on the "pros and cons of circumcision". Brott fails to mention that the AAP does NOT recommend it and that there are no medical reasons for it. He adds that circumcision is 'so popular' in the US, but no statistics. In reality, the circ rate has been declining every year (the US Dept of Health has specific numbers). Also, if conformity is so important, 80% of the world is not circumcised (not mentioned either). The section on diapers is equally pathetic. The misinformation on the impact of disposables on the environment is misleading and simply unacceptable in a printed publication. Brott says disposables are bad because of landfill issues, but then he implies that cloth diapers aren't much better because they are made of cotton, it takes water to wash them and it takes gas to drive them all over town (you only talk about diaper services and not people who wash them at home, and anyway it takes more water to manufacture a disposable than to wash a cloth one). And this is only one example...
So, I do not think this book gives the expectant father accurate and extensive information so they can make an educated choice.
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Summary: Daddy's Companion to "What to Expect'
Review: I have a website on parenting, and read many books on the subject. When I was pregnant with my son, of all of the books we bought - this was the most informative and supportive for my husband. It became his reference tool, and even contained some information that my books didn't, which helped me. We would recommend this book to any expecting dad and often give it as a gift when friends are expecting. It is great information for the "involved" dad-to-be. Kathleen
ThePlaceforMom.Com
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Summary: DON'T BE A DAD WITHOUT THIS BOOK!
Review: I am 30 years old and an involved dad to an adopted 33 month old son (adopted when he was 24 months) and one son due Sep 17th. I found this book at [a local book store] on the advice of my wife. First I purchased The Expectant Father in February 2002 and recently purchased The New Father set. I have completed The Expectant Father and working through TNF 2 Toddler book now. Will start reading TNF 1 soon, very soon... I really felt at odds with myself emotionally and Armin helped me "get a grip". Reassuring to know that naturally I was doing some of the positive parenting he suggested. It was refreshing validation. Also, The Expectant Father helped me understand where my wife is emotionally, mentally, and physically right now in her pregnancy and motherhood. TNF2 was great to know that of course I don't parent in her style, I'm a man. Armin's writing covers so many issues that a man will or has faced as a father, lover, friend, and businessman that just knowing another man has been there is, well, encouraging. His wit has me laughing aloud on flights and chuckling in my bed. No Dad should be without these texts. Points of greatest advice or insight... Reading to your children and listed texts
Toddler's Point of View
Work Schedule/Vacation/Family Leave
Tantrums/Breath Holding
Resources
Life Insurance (Term vs. Universal)
Child Care
Sex during Pregnancy (What's this?)
Resources
Mood Swings
Birth Experience (Still a little nervous, ok a lot)
401k vs College Fund
Tax strategy
RESOURCES (really these are just too great, priceless)
Finances I personally thanked Armin as his books have improved my marriage and strengthened my relationship with my two sons. David Caimbeul
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Summary: Way too new-agey for me
Review: This book does include some practical guidance for men, but smothered in 1970s-era sensitivity. The author strikes me as a prissy "new-ager". So far, I've waded through dozens of hints of how to share in my wife's experience - making a plaster cast of her belly, taking bottoms-up photos to record her progress... My wife would kill me. Then there's the chapter suggesting sneaking the placenta out of the hospital for a ceremonial burial. Meanwhile, the health advice is the type of puritan consciousness one would expect of placenta-worshippers. Your job, as the expectant father, is to monitor your wife's diet so she gets plenty of the low-fat grains we all know she needs. In fact, if you want to bring her a treat, the book suggests "her favorite frozen yogurt". Obviously, Ben and Jerry's is on the bad list with Jack Daniels and Marlboros. The rest of the practical advice is rather thin and available from many other sources. As other reviews note, some of the health advice seems erroneous or incomplete. Advice on financial and insurance matters is useful but sketchy enough to make this book insufficient on its own.
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Summary: Very enjoyable reading, to myself and to aloud to my wife!
Review: I am fully suprised by the reactions written in this review forum that pan this book. Especially from an expectant mother, who is not the target audience for this book!!! That being said, the book is structured as a step-by-step guide through the pregancy and offers informative insights about what your partner may be feeling (physical and emotionally) and provides guidance and advice for the journey for men. There are not many books out there to give the men some support, but this is at the top! And the little cartoons made my wife and I share many a smile together while dreaming of our 1st child that was 4 months away!!!
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Summary: A good book for an expectant guy.
Review: I purchased this book the day we found out that we were pregnant. I enjoyed this book. I found the humor to be right on but not too much. This book give a month by month blow of what's going on with your partner. I like to go back and review the months that we are in pregnancy wise. The advice is right on and should be for most new fathers. If you already have kids this may not be the best book for you.
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Summary: This is a must read book!
Review: My husband and I are planning on getting pregnant in the near future, so needless to say I have been reading every book from preconception to parenthood. But there has been a very limited source of books for men. So last week I did a Google® search for books for expecting fathers and I stumbled upon this book at amazon.com® I ordered it immediately. My husband is going into his last year of Law School, so for him reading is not what he wants to do for pleasure (he reads any where from 75-150 pages of case law per night). But this past weekend we drove six hours to go see our parents and we read this book on our drive. This book was not only funny and educational but it gave men something to relate to. This book is highly recommended by both my husband and I. In fact my husband has already recommended this book to one of his colleagues. This is a must read book!!!
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