The Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy Daily Diary [Paperback]

Vicki Iovine (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 1996

Filled with straight talk from a four-time delivery room veteran, this book sees readers through the most exhilarating and exhausting time of their lives, one day at a time. An entire year's worth of invaluable--often hilarious--advice on everything from stretch marks, morning sickness, and maternity underwear to bladder control, pregnancy insanity, and postpartum dementia is included.

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About the Author

Vicki Iovine is the mother of four teenage children. Since the success of The Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy, she has gone on to write several books in the Girlfriends' Guide series, has lent her expertise in columns for the Los Angeles Times and Child magazine, and has served as a relationships correspondent for Redbook. She has also been a parenting correspondent on the Today show, Oprah, and The View. Vicki lives in Los Angeles with her children and husband, Jimmy Iovine.

Product Details

• Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Pocket Books (November 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671002902
• ISBN-13: 978-0671002909
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 6.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #808,276 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great, but don't bother if you bought her pregnancy book, March 23, 2003

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Amy Wertheim "Lioness" (San Francisco & The Netherlands) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy Daily Diary (Paperback)

This daily diary is hilarious; filled with all of Vicki Iovine's usual tongue-in-cheek, tell it like it is humor. She keeps it accurate, keeps it real, and keeps it between us Girlfriends.

However, it is the EXACT SAME MATERIAL as her Guide to Pregnancy book, so if you've bought the book, I wouldn't necessarily bother with the diary unless you really do plan to write in a DAILY diary during your pregnancy...Remember, an average pregnancy is 280 days long!

Save your dollars and buy the book instead. It's a lot more fun to read, and then you won't have the added guilt of looking at all those blank lines that you "meant to fill in" during those 280 days. By the time Junior arrives, you won't care a whit about your pregnancy journal anyway (nor will you usually want to relive the experience)!

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderfully informative and funny book, March 13, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy Daily Diary (Paperback)

I LOVED this book. I had read all the " medical " type books and this provided a great humorous view on the pregnancy experience. It also gave me a realistic picture of what to expect in the delivery room. I purchase this book as a gift for all my pregnant friends to keep them laughing.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent book that takes the mystery out of pregnancy., July 18, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: The Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy Daily Diary (Paperback)

I won't repeat the raves that the other reviewers have for the book, but simply expand on them. I too laughed out loud in most of the sections. But, more importantly, instead of giving the usual boo-scary information that pregnancy books share, the book answered my stranger concerns: is it normal to gag when I brush my teeth and why have I had a stuffy nose since conception. And, she gives some really sensible and friendly advice on what to wear while you're pregnant, why you shouldn't be afraid of the amnio, what you really need to buy for the baby at first and what you'll need at the hospital. The funniest and most honest chapter is Men and Pregnancy. My husband could be the poster boy for it. Don't buy it for medical info (there are plenty of other books for that), but, if you are pregnant, buy it and get some peace of mind