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Summary: A must read for first timers!
Review: This book is not only accurate, but hysterical. With this being my first pregnancy, It not only answers many questions that keep running through my mind, but, helps me maintain a sense of humor. It truly touches on subjects that you do not want to bring up to your doctor! I haven't stopped giggling yet!
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Summary: Read it, relax, & remember to have a good time
Review: Vicki's book is terrific. I read 8-10 books on preg. and related the most to THE GIRLFRIEND'S GUIDE.... No, the medical advice isn't there- however,the practical advice is. So many passages made me laugh and relax. (What I wanted most was to enjoy the experience and have a healthy baby.) Vicki's book skillfully navigates the mysteries of a pregnant woman's ever-changing body & mind. I thank her for writing a book that reminds us how wonderful,uncomfortable,magical, and goofy it is to be preggers. Also, read: BABY WISE, before the baby comes- if you want that newborn to learn to sleep thru the night- the parent directed feeding method works! Both books- are baby "bibles".
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Summary: Very light hearted and humorous - very true to life.
Review: I have read this book and loved it so much sent it to a pregnant girlfriend. It was a very light hearted approah to pregnancy and its triumphs and downfalls that I have now read it twice in a month. You can relate entirely to everything this woman writes about which makes it a very down to earth book, full of brilliant sensible advice in terms you understand and which doesn't give you unrealistic expectations of yourself or pregnancy. I highly recommend this book, you will be glad you read it too.
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Summary: Wonderful
Review: Such a refreshing change from the ponderous, preachy books out there (What to Expect comes to mind). Vicki tells it like it is. News flash, people--the baby won't die if you bottle feed, stretch marks suck, natural childbirth is painful and masochistic, and you can deliver a healthy babe without eating wheat germ every day. The Pregnancy Nazis out there hate this book, but the rest of us love it.
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Summary: Funny, but not really relevant to my life
Review: I found her attitude towards exercise rather ridiculous. I understand that some woman can't or don't want to exercise during pregnancy. I don't think its right for her to raise the fears of causing miscarriage in those women who chose to exercise. Yes - she's not a doctor - but sometimes we tend to pu t a lot of faith in the written word. I also felt that her attitude towawrds men was rather old-fashioned. Maybe because i'm an engineer - and am accustomed to working with men in an environment of equality - I just don't see her point of view. I did think she was unfair in her assessment of men. I am sure there are men out there who come close to matching her stereotypes - but there are so many men out there who understand that having and raising children is as much their responsibility as it is their wives. Finally - I found her dismissal of many ideas (lamaze, the family bed) to be quite prejudicial. But its her book - and she can write it as she chooses. I guess having read it - I regret buying it - just because we both seem to be from entirely different worlds. But i'm sure that this book would appeal to many.
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Summary: OK she's funny, but very cynical & dangerously inaccurate.
Review: This book is clever and after four births (everything from being knocked out to completely natural childbirth) I admit I recognized most of the experiences she describes. However, anyone with girlfriends like this should get birthing advice from somewhere else. Few women ever have a chance to do anything even half so important as giving birth to a child and they deserve far better support and advice than they get in this book. They should get the Birth Book by William and Martha Sears. Cynicism does not enhance a beautiful experience.
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Summary: Extremely humorous look at pregnancy!
Review: I read the other pregnancy books and found myself becoming more and more paranoid about every sign and possible symtom I was experiencing. Vicki's book helped to put a positive, humorus spin on pregnancy and the changes that my body is going through. Thanks Vicki!
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Summary: Hilarious, honest and light-hearted look at pregnancy.
Review: The first time I was pregnant, I read all those scary pregnancy books that made you feel that you were a total failure as a mom-to-be if you ate a candy bar once a month, or skipped the yellow veggies that day, or , God forbid, gained more than 2.3 lbs in your 1st trimester.(I got plenty fat, and lost it all by the time my baby was 5 months old, in spite of the dire warnings). This time, I am at six weeks, feel great, and know I will survive even if I'm not perfect (which my daughter is, by the way). Vicki Iovine's book is hysterical, and true, and actually even makes my husband laugh out loud. It's not a medical book...it's a reality check. Anyone who has ever been pregnant will identify with her assessment of life while expecting. I highly recommend it to any woman with a sense of humor about herself. It's a scream, AND it will make you feel great about yourself, and laugh at the yucky parts of being pregnant which can otherwise be a little depressing and unpleasant.
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Summary: An awesome book of the "goodies"(bits of info)of pregnancy.
Review: Vicki's real pregnancy experiences provided her with a funny, down-to-earth capturing of the gritty tidbits of having a baby that all of us first time moms want to know. I looked for any clue that I was pregnant for the two weeks after conception/before missed period and I stood in the book store reading Vicki's entire chapter on how you know your pregnant before you take the pregnancy test. I was hooked, bought the book, and read it all in three days. For those moms who want to know the "Is my body really going to do this?" details of pregnancy, BUY THIS BOOK!
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Summary: Okay, but a few things bugged me.
Review: This book is amusing, but as a first time mom, and scared to death, this book didn't really help me much. There are a few cute parts, but the overall negative attitudes towards 'natural childbirth' and her comments about the 'dismissive/apathetic' father really, really bugged me. My husband is not like that, in any way. After finishing this book, I realized I -did not- want to go through this experience alone. And this book didn't help reassure me. It's too bad, because there are some really cute parts in it, but I would not recommend it to new, young, Wiccan/Pagan, 'New Age' or Natural Childbirth focussed moms.
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