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Just had a baby? Lie down, rest your weary womb, and muster up a rousing cheer! (Shh! Don't wake the baby!) Now, from the author of The Girlfriend's Guide to Pregnancy, comes the book all new moms have been waiting for, whether they know it or not. Vicki Iovine talks turkey ... and stitches, and weight loss, and depression, and sex (trying it for the first time after labor and delivery? "Inebriate and Lubricate"). Vicki--yeah, I know I'm calling her by her first name but after reading this book you'll be on a first-name basis with her, too--is funny, informative, and utterly (udderly?) irreverent. New mothers have never had it so good.


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Iovine follows up her successful The Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy (Pocket, 1995) with this breezy, irreverent guide to the first year of motherhood. She covers everything from labor (when you feel "like you've swallowed a bucking bronco") to "poo-poo that smells like roses" to nursing, sleeping (or not), postpartum depression, and more. The idea here is to provide insider information (girlfriends share and share alike, right?), but the tone is more often flippant than confidential. There's not much new material that is not already found in classics like Arlene Eisenberg's What To Expect the First Year (Workman, 1988), and nervous first-timers may not respond well to Iovine's approach. Not a priority purchase.?Barbara Hoffert, "Library Journal"
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Perigee Trade; 1 edition (October 1, 1997)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0399523308
  • ISBN-13: 978-0399523304
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (214 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #30,371 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Walk down the baby-and-chiId-care aisle in any bookstore and you will notice the shelves groaning with the weight of countless books on how to care for babies, how to make them smarter, how to make them sleep through the night, how to teach them party tricks like drinking from a cup or using the potty and how to keep them from blaming you to their psychiatrists when they grow up. Read the first page
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2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing and Depressing & not first first timers, September 11, 2002
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I was very excited to get this book because I enjoyed the Girlfrinds Guide to Pregnancy very much. I understand the approach, it's not a medical guide. Neither was the first, and I found it amusing and helpful.
This one left me depressed. I started reading it when I had just brought my baby home. And it left me terribly upset and fearful for this awful future. It wasn't postpartum, it was the book. It's such a downer. It made it seem like I would never sleep again, and never find any joy in motherhood. 18 months later I can tell you the book made it sound a lot worse than it was.
I think Vicki is very funny and very talented. This book might be very entertaining to seasoned Mom's who get the joke, or have enough experience not to be daunted. I think a book of anecdotes by Vicki would be priceless.
But first time Mom's Steer clear! The encouragement so abundant in the first book is lacking here. Vicki steers towards worse case scenario a lot, and although she states clearly it's different for everyone, it all sounds horrible by the end. First time Mom's, pass on the girlfriends and find a warmer kinder book. You need encouragement not worse case horror stories.
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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A must-have for new moms--loved it!, July 26, 1999
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I loved this book because it was so honest and humorous. My mother gave me this book as a gift, and I started reading it the day I came home from the hospital after giving birth to my first child--it provided a wonderful outlet for my initial anxieties, guilts, and questions. I thought the tone and style were down to earth, realistic, and laugh-outloud funny. Since so many of my close friends live out of town and since newborns make phone calls almost impossible to carry on, this book was a great substitute for an actual, in-the-flesh girlfriend. It was also great to read (aloud) while I nursed my daughter. I could relate to so many of the topics Iovine discusses. Thank you Girlfriend! I can't wait to read the other Girlfriend books now.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Loved It!, March 1, 2000
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I purchased this book three weeks after my baby was born. I absolutely loved it! Just when you feel like you are the only person who is going through sleepless nights, breastfeeding pain, and much more, she makes you realize you are not alone. My husband and I laughed so hard at a couple of chapters we actually cried. She puts a humorous touch on some of the not so pleasant issues. I finally realized that everybody else who has ever had a baby has gone through these things. Having a baby is the most wonderful experience in the world, but there are some difficult times in the beginning. This book is NOT meant to be read before you have a baby; READ IT A WEEK OR TWO AFTER YOUR BABY IS BORN!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for a new mom!
I loved reading this book throughout the first couple months of my son's life. Vicki Iovine is unassuming and completely not judgemental and has alot of perspectives to offer... Read more
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