The Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy: Or Everything Your Doctor Won't Tell You

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Summary: I loved this book!!! A must have
Review: This book was really fun to read. I did not want to know all the things that COULD go wrong, I just wanted to know what to expect. I had no idea your body changed so much when you're pregnant, and reading her book helped me to know all these things were normal. Plus she is VERY funny!

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Summary: comical, what a friend would tell you...
Review: this is a more light hearted book than any other pregnancy book you'll read. The author admits constantly to not knowing medical reasons for the way things happen during pregnancy but can add some laughter to the changes you're body and emotions are going through. There is one extremely disturbing chapter which makes me discount the whole book, that is her recommendation not to exercise which every pregnant mom knows is a no-no, every doctor will tell you smart exercise is good and helps the baby - for that reason I can not recommend this book to anyone to take anything seriously in it, it's one ladies perspective and she was lucky enough to be able to get it published - take it all as it is - pure gossip and strictly her advise.

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Summary: A Treasured Find
Review: At 32, I am the first of all of my friends to become pregnant. Sure, I have the advice of older generations. But, no girlfriend to actually pull me aside and tell me the stuff that my mother either doesn't remember or wouldn't tell me anyway. Vicki feels like a real girlfriend of mine. Very well written - as soon as questions would pop into my head, she'd answer them in the next paragraph. I feel like calling her up and chatting with her!

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Summary: I like What to Expect better.
Review: I did not use this book as a reference as frequently as I used What to Expect. What to Expect follows a detailed month by month format. This book's format is not as easy to use.

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Summary: That Vicki broad is funny
Review: Vicki is hilarious. I am pregnant with my first and have read ALL the staple "how to be pregnant guides." When I stumbled across Vicki Iovine's The Girlfriend's Guide to Pregnancy, I was looking for levity. What I found was sound advice, English translations of things I'd read before, and many bouts of laughter aloud. As someone 10,000 miles away from their home country, reading the "Guide" was like meeting an old girlfriend for lunch. As a cynical journalist, my humor bar is high but Vicki sailed over it like one of my best friends.

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Summary: This book is funny, but not very helpful.
Review: This book has a great sense of humor about pregnancy, but has some really stupid advice in it. I do not agree with the author that you should quit exercising during pregnancy. Her theory is that you are going to get fat anyhow so why bother exercising. Exercise during pregnancy can help alleviate some of the more nasty symptoms, like one of the author's favorites... Hemorrhoids. This is not a good book for people who are going to take the author's advise seriously. It is also not a book for anyone who is thinking about natural, unmedicated childbirth. It is perfect for the always on a diet, can't live without hair dye set though...

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Summary: A funny, honest look at pregnancy
Review: I bought this book for myself during my first pregnancy, and found it helpful in looking at the lighter side of pregnancy gripes (both physical and emotional).

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Summary: Really everything your Dr won't tell you
Review: I can't recommend this book highly enough....though it isn't for anyone who is seeking technical medical information. Rather, it is the most PRACTICAL and relevant pregnancy book that I have ever encountered.

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Summary: Great Gift for an Expecting Mother
Review: I bought this book when it was first published. My husband and I laughed as the author told us what to really expect from my pregnancy. I passed along my book to a friend when she discovered she was expecting. As other friends began having children we have purchased it for them as well. It is a matter-of-fact and comical approach to pregnancy knowhow and expectations. Much more readable and enjoyable than other pregnancy texts.

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Summary: A Must on your Pregnancy Reading List!
Review: What a great book! As the title indicates it tells you all those little things the Doctor "forgets" to tell you and you are probably too embarrassed to ask. I would not call this a reference book (for that purpose I would recommend the Sears pregnancy book) but it is wonderful in addition to one. This will definitely cover most things and make you feel good about them and about yourself. Ms. Iovine has a great sense of humor. This book will just make you laugh out loud - especially when you come across a perfect description of something you are just experiencing. I tell all my friends who are pregnant to get this book. I loved it and read it two or three times during my pregnancy!