Pregnancy book recommendations? - Page 2

Menelly · Feb 23rd, 2012, 22:16 PM

OK, I have to say I loved Girlfriend's Guide to Pregnancy by Vicki Iovine. I'll warn you in advance, she comes off very anti-natural birth for reasons I've never figured out. But if you can roll your eyes at the epidural advice, the rest of the book is REALLY funny.

She writes it from the perspective of lots of your very best girlfriends sitting in a group telling you what you really need to know about pregnancy. I mean, don't get me wrong, it's kind of interesting to know at week 25 your baby is drinking their own urine. (Ew.) Yay, right? But it's MORE useful to know that you're totally normal if you don't want to have sex again, totally normal if you're orgasming in your sleep, and totally normal to find yourself resembling a yeti in the fur department.

And she writes it from that perspective. THIS is normal, THIS see a doctor for. I found that a lot more helpful than "your baby can see and hear now!". That's cool, don't get me wrong, but that doesn't get me thru the day!

So that's my suggestion.

Feb 23rd, 2012, 22:16 PM	#11
Menelly Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Utah Posts: 3,468	OK, I have to say I loved Girlfriend's Guide to Pregnancy by Vicki Iovine. I'll warn you in advance, she comes off very anti-natural birth for reasons I've never figured out. But if you can roll your eyes at the epidural advice, the rest of the book is REALLY funny. She writes it from the perspective of lots of your very best girlfriends sitting in a group telling you what you really need to know about pregnancy. I mean, don't get me wrong, it's kind of interesting to know at week 25 your baby is drinking their own urine. (Ew.) Yay, right? But it's MORE useful to know that you're totally normal if you don't want to have sex again, totally normal if you're orgasming in your sleep, and totally normal to find yourself resembling a yeti in the fur department. And she writes it from that perspective. THIS is normal, THIS see a doctor for. I found that a lot more helpful than "your baby can see and hear now!". That's cool, don't get me wrong, but that doesn't get me thru the day! So that's my suggestion.

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