Pregnancy Sucks For Men: What to Do When Your Miracle Makes You BOTH Miserable [Paperback]

Joanne Kimes (Author), Jeff Kimes (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 7, 2004

In Pregnancy Sucks for Men, the author and her husband tell it like it is and show men how they can help their partners out without doing the chore wrong; understand and cope with their wives' emotional rollercoaster rides; and duck for cover when the mood swings are aimed at their heads. Utterly hilarious, this book enables the father-to-be to: Offer and prepare the right foods when the woman of his dreams turns into a frightening hungry beast; Woo his wife into bed with romance, good timing and by getting the housework done; Arranged in convenient, month-by-month format and broken up by man-on-the-sreet quotes, Pregnancy Sucks for Men is the one pregnancy book a man will proudly buy for himself.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

This follow-up to Kimes’s first book, Pregnancy Sucks, written with Kimes’s husband and targeted to men who may bear witness to a sucky pregnancy, features a large, hairy, presumably male tummy on the cover. Those who don’t find the image amusing probably won’t enjoy the humor in this survival manual. The Kimeses make a valid point—although it isn’t socially acceptable to complain about the vagaries of gestation, it can be a difficult process fraught with pain of the physical and emotional kind—but their approach to dealing with these challenges may be a bit off-putting: "your wife should be treated like any other savage creature ready to attack." Snarky comments aside, the book does provide useful information. In addition to explaining how a woman’s body changes—and the baby grows—with each month, the book includes worksheets ("How Much Does it Cost to Raise a Baby?"), suggestions ("Must-Have Things for the Delivery Room"), a list of pregnancy-related terms and a resources section.
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About the Author

Joanne Kimes and Jeff Kimes have one daughter, and Joanne has written for a number of children's and comedy television shows in the USA.

Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Adams Media; 1 edition (October 7, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 159337156X
• ISBN-13: 978-1593371562
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #68,704 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #58 in Books > Parenting & Relationships > Family Relationships > Fatherhood

More About the Author

I never planned on being an author. When I was pregnant, I was amazed that there wasn't a book out there that warned women how difficult the path to procreation could be. So I wrote one myself, sent it out to a handful of publishers and was lucky enough to get it published! It became a hit and led to this series of Sucks books that help readers get through some of the sucky sides of life. So far, twelve books and counting! Not only is it rewarding to write books, but it allows me to be a stay-at-home mom which is the most rewarding, albeit sometimes suckiest, job of all.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a great gift for baby showers!, February 9, 2005

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M. Kimberly (valencia, california) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pregnancy Sucks For Men: What to Do When Your Miracle Makes You BOTH Miserable (Paperback)

My husband and I were a little overwhelmed when we got pregnant. After we received Pregnancy Sucks for Men for a shower gift, my husband and could laugh and relax a little more about the prospect of becoming parents. This book was very funny. Both of Kimes books Pregnancy Sucks and Pregnancy Sucks for Men are hilarious as well as informative. I am going to give them as gifts for every baby shower!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Therapy, December 27, 2006

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David R. Santos - See all my reviews
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When my wife was enduring some very un-funny complications (near tragic), this very funny (and informative) book was the emotional medicine I needed in staying the course as the rock of support. Until I read this, it was very difficult to find reason to laugh.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun Book for Expectant Fathers, November 13, 2010

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Jeff Van Gastel (CA) - See all my reviews
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When we found out that we were going to have another child, we were very excited. The day after we let my Mother-In-Law know about her daughter's pregnancy, I was given this book. I looked at her, and rolled my eyes. This was our second child, having had a boy 8 years ago. However, I decided to humor my mother-in-law and read the book. The book counts upwards, starting with the "Art of Conception" to the "Ninth Month" to "Home Sweet Hell". In reading the book, I found out that I seemed to have forgotten most of the things that happen during pregnancy since my first child. The author has an amusing account of when he and his wife went through their pregnancy, and the many things/obstacles that the husband will have to face. I would always read the book next to my wife at night, and then would read her parts of the book, told from the husband's point of view. Some parts we laughed together, and others I was playfully hit for agreeing with the author.

I did enjoy the book, and had to give thanks to my mother-in-law after reading it on making a good choice. It was interesting to read certain parts, and compare this pregnancy to our first one. Where the first pregnancy was filled with morning sickness, extreme moodiness, and food cravings.... all we had this pregnancy was the extreme moodiness.

Some of the reviewers here did not recommend the book, because they thought it would scare expectant fathers. My feeling is that everyone gives you advice on what to expect when you are expecting. Some of it is good, and some of it will be bad. And some of the horror stories you hear from fellow parents can definitely make you question what you have gotten yourself into. This is just one long humorous account of advice that has some very good points, and then a couple that may or may not happen. Every pregnancy is different, but in the long run will produce the best thing that has every happened to you. Enjoy !