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The Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy: Or everything your doctor won't tell you By Vicki Iovine ( Pocket )
Release Date: 1995-10-01
Average Customer Rating:
List Price: $14.00
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Book Description
When you need a reassuring voice or just a few good belly laughs, turn to... The Girlfriends' Interactive Guide to Pregnancy Month by Month... - Based on your due date, this CD-ROM is customized to YOUR pregnancy!
Your Body... - Visiting the doctor
- To exercise or not to exercise... Is it REALLY a good idea?
- Sex ?!?!?!?!
- The Dos and Don'ts of Maternity Dressing.
- Reality Check... what changes are temporary and which are permanent.
Your Mind... - An honest, up-close look at Pregnancy Insanity.
- Partner Support... how to make sure you get what you need.
- Insight and opinions on dealing with life post-delivery.
Getting Prepared... - What to pack for the hospital.
- Design your baby's nursery.
- Educate Dad-to-Be on how to prepare the nest for your return.
- Choosing your pediatrician.
Your Baby... - Nine months of fetal development... sonograms and in-vitro photos.
- From labor to birth... what to really expect!
- Gene Genie... What could YOUR baby look like??
- Choose a name with meaning... or at least one that sounds good!
For Dads, too! - Games, trivia, "honey-do" lists and all sorts of fatherhood information.
System Requirements for Windows®:
486/33 MHz PC processor or faster
Windows 3.1 or Windowsâ 95
4 MB of RAM or better
256 color VGA board or better
SoundBlaster® 16 or 100% compatible audio board
2X CD-Rom drive or faster
System Requirements for Macintosh:
Performa 550 or Power Macintosh
25MHz/6840 or faster
System 7.1 or better
8 MB of RAM or better
256 color VGA board or better
SoundBlaster® 16 or 100% compatible audio board
2X CD-Rom drive or faster
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Amazon.com
Beginning with the "10 Greatest Lies About Pregnancy" (number 10: Lamaze works), and ending with postpartum dementia, Vicki Iovine's Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy has fast become the laywoman's mouthpiece for the American pregnancy experience. Iovine is irreverent, sassy, and incredibly reassuring as she exposes the "truths" of pregnancy and childbirth, from sex to cellulite to cesareans. Iovine birthed four kids in six years, none of them twins, which certainly qualifies her as an expert. The Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy does reveal Iovine's particular cultural biases (pregnant or not, most of us don't have record-producer husbands, hang out with supermodels, or wear size-four pants) and philosophical beliefs (she's not a particularly strong proponent of natural childbirth or nursing), but, taken with a grain or two of salt, she provides many hilarious moments, acres of advice, and honest reassurance readers will find nowhere else. --Ericka Lutz
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 LOVED IT! ( mgingold )
This book is a must for all first time pregnant girlfriends! It is hilarious and a great opportunity for the Mom and Dad to read and learn together. It was a really fun way to share with my husband about the whole body and mind experiences that went along with being pregnant. For example when she explained bodily function happenings, my hubby could then understand that all pregnant women went through these things and I wasn't just his crazy pregnant wife!
Anyway, if you've read the book, my kids are pre-teens but I still use a "Phil"!!!!
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 Disappointing... ( susans_email )
This was really just 18 chapters worth of the author whining about how uncomfortable her four (!) pregnancies were, and giving all other pregnant women permission to whine and moan our way through our respective pregnancies, too. I was especially bothered by how the author goes on and on discouraging exercise and portion control, justifying this by saying that she gained "a lot" of weight and then lost it, blah, blah, blah. Later in the book, she reveals that she gained about 35 lbs with each pregnancy. The recommended weight gain for an average size (more on that later) woman is 25-35 lbs, last I checked. So this was within normal limits. So why is the author acting as though she packed on 70 lbs? Further, I think the author needs just ONE MORE reference to her dismay at not fitting into her size 4 clothes during pregnancy. Size 4? Seriously? Let's rub that into the faces of all of the average-sized women out there reading your book. I was very disappointed in this book and saw it as a combination of the granting of permission to whine, as well as making women feel even worse about themselves in a backhanded way, through the authors multiple references to her size-4 self.
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 Out of date and not applicable ( adeladime )
I got this book reluctantly on advice from my doctor and couldn't stand it. I'm surprised that I'm in the minority here. I thought the idea behind the book was good, but by being from a "girlfriend" perspective, it assumes that have the same lifestyle as the author, which I obviously don't. If you live in Malibu, are friends of actresses, and care about things like bikini waxes and pedicures, then this book is for you. If not, skip it. It's also out of date, with a whole chapter devoted to pregnancy fashion a'la stirrup pants and leggings with big sweaters. I also found myself feeling sorry for Vicki, who has such a deadbeat husband when it comes to pregnancy. After a while the sexist assumptions and "girlfriend" attitude really got to me.
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Funny and oh-so-true!
This is a great book and a must-buy for any first pregnancy (or if you haven't read it before). A great "congratulations" gift for your pregnant friend. Pair it with "My Boys Can Swim!" for the babydaddy and make sure they both read both books! Don't read it in the last month of the pregnancy -- you might go into labor from laughing too hard!
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less scary than most pregnancy books ( sarahknedler )
I read this book on a recommendation from a friend when I was preganant with my first child in 2005. Other pregnancy books had a diet for me to follow and lists of do's and don'ts that made me feel I was already doing everything wrong. This book was more straightforward, told you only the serious do's and don'ts and also told some funny instances that provided some comic relief. I felt less judged when I read this book so when my best friend got pregnant, I immediately ordered her this revised edition. I highly recommend.
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