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Summary: Now I don't feel alone. I loved this book
Review: After reading all the "perfect pregnacy" books out there,
none of them seemed to apply to me and what I was feeling
and going through. I read this book and realized that I was
not alone and what I was feeling and not feeling was normal.
I have since given this book to all my friends who have
become pregnant and they also loved it. I just wish this
book was around when I had my 13 year son. It would have
saved me alot of embarassment (as it tells it like it REALLY
is)! My husband also appreciated it. We both got a belly
laught out of it. Now whenever I need a laugh or just a
reminder I'm not nuts, I open this book.
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Summary: Finally!!! I Love This Book!!!
Review: I think that I've probably read all the recomended stuff. All the factual,common,bland,doctor stuff. Now I have finally found a book that does not scare you into submission! Vicki gives just enough humor to make a scary,
and somewhat akward, period in a womans life, so much more enjoyable. Her insight and experience is greatly appreciated and sorely needed. I'm recomending it to all my friends! Thanks Vicki!!
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Summary: What a relief!
Review: Before coming across Iovine's book, I was growing increasingly frustrated by what I was finding on the pregnancy shelves--a section heavy with books of the terrifying (and haphazardly researched) truths variety sharing space with the blandly uninformative. As someone who has recently moved away from family and friends, I found Vicky Iovine's more personal approach a comfort, a good laugh, and a picture of pregnancy I could relate to. The Girlfriends' Guide also offered jargon-free descriptions of diagnostic tests, (what they feel like, what the author and her friends experienced), as well as advice on maternity clothes, baby shopping, sex, and countless other details I simply didn't find elsewhere. Of course, I go to other sources (like my doctor) for health-related questions, as the author herself suggests. But this little book has stayed with me, growing increasingly dog-eared through the spring and summer months, and I would heartily recommend it to anyone in search of a friend who has been through it all before
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Summary: A great antidote to all those "serious" pregnancy books
Review: This book is the only one I've found that actually sounds like it's written by someone I might be friends with. It's the perfect book to pick up when you're tired of all those "pregnancy is the most beautiful, precious, spiritual, etc. etc. time of your life" books and you're just feeling fat, tired, and hormonal. This book reassured me I wasn't a "bad mother" for acknowlodging these feeling. Iovine made me laugh and gave some very practical advice that doctor's never seem to mention
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Summary: Fun, truthful, heart-to-heart for pregnant women.
Review: A terrific book and a must read for any expectant couple! A light-hearted view of the daily "travails" and joys of pregnancy. Vicki Iovine takes an Erma Bombeck approach at the non-medical truths that all expectant couples share. It
makes you double over with laughter and is impossible to put
down once you get started. Very reassuring for nervous or first-time parents-to-be. Just as the title says, expect to
find here all the advice that only girlfriends (and not doctors), have the time to give you.
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Summary: Great for laughs, not for facts.
Review: This book belongs in the humor section, not where someone
might actually take it seriously. While the author does
point out some of the humorous aspects of pregnancy and birth
her general tone is that of negativity. This book is a childbirth educator's or midwife's nightmare, a doctor's
dream-come-true.
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Summary: Not for those desiring responsibility in pregnancy.
Review: I found this book to be chatty and fun, but not full of much solid information uponwhich to base informed birth choices. I must say, however, that it doesnot promise to be the birth book for the Earth Mother. If you don't want anepidural, this book is not for you
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Summary: FUNNY! And SO TRUE
Review: I can't believe what some people are writing about this book. Each time I start to become scared about my pregnancy or about giving birth, I pick this book up to make me smile. Thank you Vicki Iovine for helping me with the difficult times of my first pregnancy! I've recommended this book to all I know that are pregnant!
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Summary: Just for fun
Review: The Girlfriend's Guide to Pregnancy is politically incorrect at times, for sure. That's part of the fun. Vicki Iovine isn't afraid to spill her guts and talk about all the things that pregnant women tend to get a bit neurotic (dare I say crazy?) about while they are pregnant. A lot of pregnancy book authors dance around these issues. Only a handful of authors confront them head-on. I give Vicki a high-five for being one of the few who is willing to tell it like it is.
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Summary: A relief to read!
Review: I read this book after reading "What to expect...", and found it to be a profound relief. Despite Iovine's laid back attitude to diet and exercise (actually, because of them!) I was so happy to hear her point of view. She reminds us that even though we may feel miserable, we don't have to lose our sense of humor about it. Hey, we are creating human beings here, and that can be tiring and stressful to the body, but it's great to think that I can laugh at that. I haven't laughed so hard at a book in a long time (especially at "What to expect", which made me feel terrified!).Knowing that I am going to be fat (pregnant women are all fat, I don't care who you are, get used to the idea), reading in her humerous way all about being fat during pregnancy at least let me laugh at that fact instead of being depressed about it. Even through the humor, she does remind us that having a child is a rewarding, joyous experience. She also imparts facts about what to bring to the hospital, what to expect in labor, and various other subjects that I haven't seen in any other books (like to bring all your detestible maternity undies, because you will want to throw them out soon anyway, and lots of socks). Some of her ideas never even occurred to me, but will prove to be very useful. But beware: if you have no sense of humor, or are looking for strict medical facts, read something else, please, and don't complain about this book!
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