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The Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy

The Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy
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Manufacturer: Pocket
Written By: Vicki Iovine
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 618.2
Format: Bargain Price
Label: Pocket
Manufacturer: Pocket
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 288
Publication Date: 2007-01-09
Publisher: Pocket
Studio: Pocket

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Your doctor gives you medical advice.
Your mother buys you baby clothes.
But who can give you the real skinny when you're pregnant?

Your girlfriends, of course -- at least, the ones who've been through the exhilaration and exhaustion, the agony and ecstasy of pregnancy. Four-time delivery room veteran Vicki lovine talks to you the way that only a best friend can-in the book that will go the whole nine months for every mother-to-be. Here is straight talk about those little things that are too strange or embarrassing to ask anyone about, practical tips and hilarious takes on everything pregnant. From learning you're expecting ("Oh my god, how do I get out of this?") to the day your newborn arrives ("You mean I have to take the baby home with me?"), she gives you the lowdown on:

  • WHAT REALLY HAPPENS TO YOUR BODY -- from morning sickness to eating everything in sight, what to expect when going from being a babe to having one.
  • COMMON FEARS AND PARANOIA -- from turning into your mother to leaving the baby on the car roof, rest assured your anxieties are perfectly normal.
  • THE MANY MOODS OF PREGNANCY -- or why you're so irritable/distracted/tired/lightheaded (or at least, more than usual).
  • THE PREGNANCY YENTAS -- from your mom to his mom, they think they know everything -- and they don't hesitate to tell you what you're doing wrong. Girlfriend, take heart: if it's working for you, then you're doing just fine.
  • HOW TO HAVE SEX DURING PREGNANCY, SHOULD YOU SO DESIRE -- bearing in mind you'll have no interest afterward.
  • LOOKING AND FEELING YOUR BEST -- cautionary style tips from your best friend, who really would tell you if your perky newmom haircut makes you look like a pinheaded whale.

    When you need a reassuring voice or just a few good belly laughs, turn to The Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy.


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    Summary: Hilarious!
    Comment: I read this book when I was pregnant with my first child at the age of 18, ten years ago. I read it multiple times and did as well with my other three kids. I recommend it to every pregnant woman I meet. It was meant to be a humorous look at pregnancy, entertainment, NOT a medical guide! Vicki used to write a column for one of the baby magazines, and that was always funny as well. I'm not sure what point of view others were coming from when they read it, but it was HILARIOUS! I literally cried I was laughing so hard through most of it. I highly recommend this book!

    Customer Rating: Average rating of 1/5Average rating of 1/5Average rating of 1/5Average rating of 1/5Average rating of 1/5
    Summary: The Guide to Things your no one should tell you
    Comment: I have never felt the urge to write a negative review for a book until this book was passed along to me yesterday. My girlfriend and I sat around for an entire hour laughing at the contents of this book. This is the most condescending book on pregnancy that I've seen. I feel sorry for any woman who reads this book and takes it seriously.

    Customer Rating: Average rating of 2/5Average rating of 2/5Average rating of 2/5Average rating of 2/5Average rating of 2/5
    Summary: OK info for pregnancy, Bad advice on labor
    Comment: I have very mixed feelings about this book. I think the sections on embarrassing things that will happen to you was very good. Since it was written in 1995, the whole "how to dress" stuff was horribly out-dated. (I haven't seen leggings or a tiger print swim suit in a long time.) The part that really upset me was her whole philosophy on Doctors/midwives and the use of epidurals. They left the reader thinking that the RIGHT choice is to use a doctor, not a midwife. She says to get the epidural as soon as you enter the hospital, and not to even bother trying to go natural. She doesn't disclose that you are way more likely to have to have a cecarian if you have an epidural, nor does she acknowledge that all drugs DO go to your baby, which is why many hospital born babies end up in the ICU. She makes the reader think that you should be scared of birth unless you get the drugs. However, since she has never done birth w/o drugs, how would she know what its like? I would highly recommend the very funny, readable and informative books "lady's hands, lion's heart" by Carol Leonard or "Baby Catcher" by Peggy Vincent instead of this book. Then make your own INFORMED decision on your birth experience.

    Customer Rating: Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5
    Summary: Love it
    Comment: I loved this book. I read the whole thing in a couple of hours. Humorous and informational. I would definitely recommend this book!

    Customer Rating: Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5
    Summary: A must read by all pregnant women
    Comment: One of the best books I read in my pregnancy. Its fun and contains many tips and things people dont tell you!





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