A Bun in the Oven: The Real Guide to Pregnancy [Paperback]

Kaz Cooke (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2004

Pregnancy is chock-full of pleasantries like uncontrollable gas, crazy food cravings, stretch marks, and many other joys that go along with your body becoming a host organ. So it'¬?s a shame that most pregnancy books are outdated, dry, and full of clinical commands. At last, here'¬?s a week-by-week guide about what to expect when you'¬?re an expectant, modern, career woman with a sense of humor. A BUN IN THE OVEN delivers the up-to-date lowdown on pregnancy, birth, and coping when you first get home. No bossy rules, just the soundest, sanest, wittiest advice you'¬?ll ever get on topics like:What'¬?s happening to you and the baby each week.Nausea and other "side effects."Tests: what they are like and what they are for.The best services and books on everything.How to be rude to complete strangers who rub your tummy. Childbirth and pain relief.What life is like with a newborn baby.This irreverent guide to pregnancy-including the scary parts, funny parts, and private parts-is guaranteed to give you peace of mind, keep you informed, and make you laugh out loud. Each week also features a selection from Madeline the Modern Girl'¬?s pregnancy diary (in the spirit of Bridget Jones'¬?s Diary and Sex and the City). Like a trusted girlfriend, Madeline reveals the sometimes silly and always poignant details of her expectant journey. Features Kaz Cooke'¬?s syndicated comic illustrations.More than 60,000 copies sold in Australia.

Editorial Reviews

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The humor is great. It is the most realistic book I have seen, and will be most welcomed especially by single mothers who seem marginalized by the usual pregnancy books.-Dr. Patty Robertson, UCSF Medical Center

About the Author

KAZ COOKE is the author and illustrator of many books for adults and children. She is a mummy from Melbourne, Australia, who has completely let herself go.

Product Details

• Paperback: 480 pages
• Publisher: Ten Speed Press (September 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1580085318
• ISBN-13: 978-1580085311
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.1 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #577,020 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally--a pregnancy book that is fun to read..., June 26, 2005

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Definitely worth it. Funny, informative, and doesn't avoid what the real thing is like. And, rather than setting an impossible standard of 'what the perfect pregnant woman should do,' this book makes it seem like real people can be pregnant and get through it all. My friend loved it during her pregnancy, sent it to us, and now I'm sending it to all our friends.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The Australian Version is better!!, September 6, 2006

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This review is from: A Bun in the Oven: The Real Guide to Pregnancy (Paperback)

Up the Duff- the Australian version of this book is soooo much better!!! I fell IN LOVE with Up the Duff when I borrowed it from a friend and decided it would become my standard pre-pregnancy gift. I bought 5 copies of the American version, A Bun in the Oven, and returned all of them once I read the first chapter and skimmed the rest. Instead I ordered the original from an Australian bookstore. The humor just wasn't the same once the publisher had rewritten it for an American audience. The Australian version does deserve 5 stars (if not better- it is brilliant)!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's so good, I keep buying it!, June 5, 2006

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Krazy E "Krazy E" (Huntington Beach, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Bun in the Oven: The Real Guide to Pregnancy (Paperback)

While honeymooning in Australia, my wife picked up a book called "Up The Duff" and flipped through the pages. She read me a couple excerpts from the book and instantly we planned on buying the book when we returned to the states. With a name like "Up The Duff" we thought it would be easy to find. Once we got home I searched high and low for "Up The Duff" in our local bookstores. I eventually found the book through Amazon, because another reviewer had mentioned the "down under" title of this book in her review. The title was changed to "Bun In The Oven" for the American market. I thought I'd post a review with the original title as well in hopes that others will find this book and enjoy it too.
I bought "Bun in the Oven" for my wife and she absolutely loved it. She laughed out loud while reading it and said that she could totally identify with the author. Kaz Cooke doesn't sugar coat it, she tells it like it is. All the other reviewers are correct when they say that it's an entertaining and informative read. We've read others, "The Expectant Father", "Girlfriend's Guide", "Happiest Baby on the Block", "Babywise", etc. "Bun in the Oven" contains all the needed information of what to expect and what's going on with your pregnancy, just like the other books, but this is the only book we recommend and buy for our friends.