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The Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy [Paperback]

Vicki Iovine (Author)
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (730 customer reviews)

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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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For first-time mothers-to-be, this candid, funny and very reassuring guide to pregnancy is just what the doctor ordered?or would if he/she knew about it. Iovine, who has had four babies and who seemingly has girlfriends with many more, believes that women learn the really valuable things about pregnancy from other women. Since too few women in today's mobile society have a close circle of experienced female friends to turn to, Iovine's sharing of her own and her friends' experiences and knowledge fills a genuine need for comforting, straightforward, non-euphemistic woman-talk. Without stepping on any medical toes, and in language that is neither technical nor cutesy, she tackles morning sickness, swollen breasts, exercises, stretch marks, sex during and after pregnancy, delivery and just about everything else, from maternity clothing to bladder behavior. Iovine anticipates every conceivable question, and her responses are warm, wise and witty.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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1.0 out of 5 stars I can't believe people love this book.... sorry....., Aug 17 2002
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This review is from: The Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy (Paperback)
This book insulted my intelligence. Not only is it not helpful, the author gives advice based solely on her own experience and the experiences of her pregnant friends - this advice often contradicts the advice of doctors who are not only well educated in the area, but have the anecdotal evidence of the thousands upon thousands of patients whom they have helped through their pregnancies. While I can see how the author attempts to appeal to the pregnant woman by taking a more casual "I'm just like you" approach, she basically gives people permission to eat whatever they want, be out of shape, ignore what their doctors tell them and assume that they are getting the "real info" from their friends. I am not a health nut, nor do I exercise obesessively, but the advice in this book borders on irresponsible. My husband actually threw it across the room it made us so mad. I really do not believe that I am a snob, but I have to say that this book is a blatant attempt to appeal to the lowest common denominator of moms who are looking for excuses to lay around for nine months stuffing their faces with whatever they want and doing basically nothing.
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1.0 out of 5 stars EXTREMELY OFFENSIVE to working women!, Aug 7 2002
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Rebecca L. Eisenberg "book lover, mom of vora... (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy (Paperback)
I bought this book because so many people, including reviewers here, said it would be helpful. The book has been nothing but offensive and horrifying.

Vicki Iovine, the author, is a former Playboy centerfold model who scored herself a rich music producer husband and views the world through playboy bunny housewife eyes. A complete idiot, she never considers that maybe some of her readers actually WORK FOR A LIVING rather than sit on their butts and be pampered by rich husbands like she is.

Here are some of the gems of wisdom this...imparts:

- The worst thing you can do during pregnancy is cut your hair! (G-d forbid! Omigosh! Awful!!)

- Don't worry if your husband is too busy to come to your doctor's appointments -- it is really great and special to have an important, busy, overpaid husband like she has! Lucky you, girls, he supports you with money and prestige instead!

- Not once during the ENTIRE chapter about "Telling people that you are pregnant" does it occur to Playboy Vicki that maybe the reason that we can't tell that we are pregnant is because we WORK for a living, and it would put us in jeopardy at our jobs. Instead, she talks about telling your "girlfriends" (of which she has many, since she has zillions of nannies and of course doesn't work for living), your mother, your husband, etc. No where does it contemplate, telling your co-workers or boss!

- She tries to pretend that she is budget-conscious, but it is extremely clear that she is operating on a budget that has no end. References to furniture, breast pumps, etc etc etc are rife with suggestions to just "go ahead and spend the extra money" as if that is an option for everyone.

As a working woman who struggles daily with issues of pregnancy while at work, this book was the LAST THING I ever wanted to pick up. I am proud of my contributions to the work force and to the company I work for, and never do I aspire to be like Vicki Iovine, former Playboy-model turned so-called author. Ugh.

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1.0 out of 5 stars The manhating, yuppified, self centered guide to pregnancy, Jun 23 2002
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Priscilla (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
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All I need to say further is that in one chapter of the book, Ms. Iovine has the nerve to say that you should should expect your husband to cheat on you if you don't have sex with him regularly while you are pregnant. She also suggests an extra stitch after an (in her world) obligatory episiotomy to "tighten things up down there."

Furthermore, in Ms. Iovine's world, single women apparantly do not get pregnant, nor do nonbody obsessed women, or women who have more things to do than whine.

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