Girlfriend'S Guide To Pregnancy Book

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by: Vicki Iovine

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Average Rating: Rating: - Read it for the humor and little else! This book is not for women who want reliable information about pregnancy and birth choices. The author has poor and dangerous advice. Some of her claims are absolutely ludicrous. She actually says that C-sections are great, and that pregnancy is a time when you have an excuse not to exercise. She focuses a great deal on your pregnancy appearance. She's almost obsessive about how gaining weight and getting fat make you ugly. She even goes so far as to say she sympathizes with her husband for not finding her attractive when she's pregnant. (And this from a woman who was a pre-preganncy size 4, and the biggest she got was size 10!) This information is completely detrimental. Don't believe it. She's also completely dismissive of women who seek more natural childbirth, claiming they're "frontier women with something to prove." Again, her claims are ridiculous, close-minded, and ignorant. The book isn't a total waste. You just have to know that you're buying a book for HUMOR and not for information. Her discussion about the wild mood swings of pregnancy will have you laughing out loud. However, I have to say that for the laughs this book may give you, I doubt it's worth the money. Borrow a copy from a "girlfriend" instead. And while you're at it, read The Birth Book by Dr. Sears. Rating: - Can't Stop Laughing Out Loud! While reading this book, I'm constantly worried that I'll wake up my husband sleeping in the bed next to me, either from my out loud laughing, or from shaking the bed! Pregnant with my first child, I'm reading this book as a supplement to the many medical and technical pregnancy books available. I'm so glad I bought this book! Author Vicki Iovine constantly inserts the disclaimer that she is not a medical professional, and her advice should never take the place of that of your doctor. However, for someone like me, who is living far from friends and family, it's wonderful to have a "buddy" point of view. Keep in mind that this book's purpose is to ease your fears about being crazy ("pregnancy insanity") and help you deal with the fact that your body and life will change forever. Iovine uses the same language as your best girlfriend, and while this book shouldn't be taken too seriously, there is tons of great information available. For example, how to dress when your body goes from your pre-pregnancy size to the lovely "upholstered" look. Or explanations in perfect detail of every single pre-natal test that you may be administered. All while telling you that it's perfectly normal for you to want to kill your husband. Morning sickness is referred to as "progesterone poisoning", and each chapter is titled with very descriptive names, such as "Pregnancy is a Total Body Experience" and "Postpartum Dementia". "The Girlfriends Guide" is a wonderful break in the serious and dry pregnancy literature available. Just enjoy it for what it is, and always consider your doctor's advice to be tantamount to everything else. Read it for a laugh! Rating: - A great addition to pregnancy books! I understand some of the criticism this book has received, but feel that your thoughts on the book will be determined by how you approach it. If you want a medical book that will give you all the details -- the risks, the facts, the official recommendations -- this book is not for you. If you want advice from your best friends who has gone through pregnancy, this book is for you. If your best friends, your mother, and the other women in your life aren't around -- or you simply want to hear it from another woman -- this book is perfect for you. I found The Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy to be candid, funny and down-to-earth -- just what I need during my first pregnancy. I found it helpful (and reassuring) to read about when real women gain weight, an informal look at how your body changes, and issues women run into with their partners. The book has information you're not going to run into the factual "XYZ" Guide to Pregnancy. It's not the only book to get, rather, a wonderful addition to the more medically-oriented books on pregnancy that are also valuable to read.

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