Customer Reviews

Belly Laughs: The Naked Truth About Pregnancy And Childbirth

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When I learned I was pregnant, my friend let me borrow that book (in french). I liked it so much, it shed light on so many things, that I ordered the English version for my husband, so that way he would understand what I will be going through during the next few months. We both really liked it, and we refer to it many times when we aren't sure of some things. Jenny knows how to make pregnancy a funny thing... even though it really isn't that much!

Belly Laughs is one of the few pregnancy books I could stomach -- literally. Most will either scare you to death or bore you to death. Thank you for saving me from those two fates, Jenny!

...and I've read a TON of them. Thanks to Jenny, I now have a sense of humor about my pregancy ordeals - I used to blame my poor husband. I laughed out loud in the first chapter. I read out loud out of it every chance I got to any poor sap who would stand around long enough. Now, could she please write about Post-Partum Depression?

I laughed and sympathized. I could relate so well to almost everything in this book. Jenny did a wonderful job of laying it all out on the table and included her own experiences. It's nice to know that even celebrities have these problems and blow-ups just like us! Pregnancy is truely a unique experience and her words helped me cope with some of the worst things and relax about some of the worrisome things. Her advice is A+ and sooooo true! If you are pregnant or want to be pregnant, then you must read this book! Or just get it for a pregnant friend!

I laughed so hard I cried sometimes reading this book, it is absolutely wonderful and all women who want to be pregnant some day should read it to find out what really happens when you are pregnant. Men should absolutely read it to, to get some(...)understanding of what is going on with their pregnant lady; I am making my husband read it in preparation.

I have never been pregnant, but I hope to be one day and I feel that Jenny's candor and frankness regarding what happend to her during her pregnancy was what I needed to, to the best of my ability, grasp, without having the experience, what it might be like to be pregnant.
Sure, all pregnancies are different, and hopefully mine will be a bit easier than Jennys, but thanks to her openess and willingness to talk about such things as constipation, her growing behind, mood-swings, weird cravings and, my favorite, because I have to admit I share it, the fear of pooping on the table while giving birth, I feel so grateful to her for telling me how it is. I now know that I am not the only one scared to poop on that table and I am not the only one to dread giving birth. I would not have shared that particular fear if it had not been for Jenny, so others out there who feel the same, you are not alone.

I have to end with telling you that Jenny's book, graffic as it is, does not scare me from being pregnant, it does exactly make me look forward to it at all times either to be honest, but Jenny makes sure that throughout the book she tells the reader that she could not be happier to be bringing her child into this world and makes sure that the reader understands that no matter what she went through, it was all worth it and she would do it all again.
Thank you Jenny, because I feel the world needed your book and I cannot thank you enough!!! Please read her book everybody, because I think you will get as much out of it as I did.

I don't know what those other reviewers were reading??? because this book is HILARIOUS! A must read for all mommies to be! Jenny really just throws things out there. She doesn't hold anything back. I made my husband read it and he really enjoyed it too. AWESOME!

Jenny, you rock! I have always been a big fan of yours. A friend (who is not even pregnant and has no kids, but loved the book)sent this book to me and my hubby read through it in no time, laughing so hard together at the truth and frankness. We are 7 months pregnant and find that from family and friend you just hear the cleaned up cutesy version of what pregnancy is all about. But Jenny gives it to you real, with the funniest book on pregnancy I have ever read. It is nice to get away from the technical guides with all the negative chapters, and just have a good laugh at the crazy stuff you are going through. The chapter titles alone are worth reading because she sums each symptom up with 2 or 3 word titles. My favorite chapter titles were "The Blue Twinkies" and "Niagra Falls" - but you will have to read it to know what these are about. I highly reccommend this book, what a great shower gift too. Thank you Jenny!

I recommend this book to every pregnant woman out there. Most books about pregnancy just scare you with all the things that can go wrong. This book is funny and refreshing and makes you realize you should be enjoying pregnancy (and all the crazy things that come with it) instead of worrying. It's a happy time so read a happy book!

For a picky reader with no patience for boring books, I couldnt put this one down. Its an easy-read, and just plain helarious! I'm planning on becoming pregnant soon so as a woman seeking an easygoing, informative read, this book did the trick. You dont feel scared or put-down after reading it, just empathetic and enlightened. Did I mention that Jenny's quite a treat, you're guarenteed a laugh-and-a-half!! It's not at all medical information, but the surface to every pregnancy problem is touched.