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on March 20, 2017
I got half way through this book before I gave up the search for useful knowledge by this author. If you and your wife speak to each other and view each other as equals, or if you've ever met a pregnant woman at a bus stop, you understand more than this author is giving you credit for. Every page assumes that you are ignorant to the point that it's insulting. Please, don't be drawn in by the graphic cover and dumbed down title.
on May 10, 2017
Hubby was reading this one night in bed and started laughing. I asked him why and he just pointed to a line in the book that says "Make it clear to your BMP (Baby Making Partner) that you still expect a hot meal and foot rub upon your arrival home from work." I had to read the whole page, which was talking about life changes, about 10 times to try and figure out if the author was kidding. He wasn't. My husband's response to that line was "if I said that to you, I'd be sleeping on the couch indefinitely." - Um, yeah. So thankfully I have one of the good ones, but that doesn't excuse the author's sexist advice to soon-to-be-dads.
on October 21, 2016
Written by a misogynist.
on April 16, 2017
Cant hate on this book. Pretty darn useful. My opinion is that this thing has way too much in the way of attempting to be entertaining. The author assumes all of us were college frat boys with the type of humor he uses. You learn to skip past that and get to what I think are helpful facts and povs
on June 12, 2016
Bought this (and the What to Expect When Your Wife is Expanding) for my husband who has never changed a diaper. He didn't find it very helpful as it made light of most topics and he wanted something more in depth. He's enjoyed more the ACOG book that my OB/Gyn is letting me borrow more than this one. This book seems very basic and advises the reader to research other books. On the up side, it made him laugh from time to time, but he didn't even want to donate it when he was done - just put it in the recycle bin.
on March 30, 2017
This guy made me feel better about being a human
on April 23, 2017
I bought this for my buddy who found out unexpectedly he was going to be a dad. He had no clue. Now I hear him talking to his partner about things he read in this book. It has definitely made him more involved in the pregnancy so far.
on September 21, 2015
The author is in no way qualified and has no business writing a book on pregnancy. His qualifications are: he has 3 kids and witnessed 2 of them being born. Of his 10 suggested additional resources, most are webpages. He gives no details and makes generalizing statements regarding birth.
The author is only qualified to relate his own experience (very little) on the subject and even fails to tell his own story. The author gives a table of contents to help you find particular subjects, but there is no substance to this book. At best, this book attempts to warn you about making comments to your "baby making partner" which are likely to make her upset.
You know how you read news articles on yahoo or worse, facebook? Those articles are generally only a few paragraphs long and only have enough content to explain the title that caught your attention. Full of opinion and provide no facts or details. Imagine reading a roughly 200 page book full of this regurgitated garbage and clueless male stereotypes.
This book was purchased for me because it is written by a man for men. That is not necessarily a positive thing, unless you are buying a book for the sole reason of telling everyone "I read a book on pregnancy". It does spare you all of the bloody details, so if you want to kick start your paternal career as an "absent" father this book is for you.
The author is only qualified to relate his own experience (very little) on the subject and even fails to tell his own story. The author gives a table of contents to help you find particular subjects, but there is no substance to this book. At best, this book attempts to warn you about making comments to your "baby making partner" which are likely to make her upset.
You know how you read news articles on yahoo or worse, facebook? Those articles are generally only a few paragraphs long and only have enough content to explain the title that caught your attention. Full of opinion and provide no facts or details. Imagine reading a roughly 200 page book full of this regurgitated garbage and clueless male stereotypes.
This book was purchased for me because it is written by a man for men. That is not necessarily a positive thing, unless you are buying a book for the sole reason of telling everyone "I read a book on pregnancy". It does spare you all of the bloody details, so if you want to kick start your paternal career as an "absent" father this book is for you.
on March 31, 2016
There aren't as many books out there for expecting dads as there are the moms. I ordered this one for my husband as I was reading quite a bit while pregnant and wanted him to have something to pick up and read too if he felt inclined. My husband just didn't like the book. He said it was cheesy and made many silly references to sports throughout. He was hoping for more information and less bad jokes and comparisons. I did not read the book myself so please consider that fact while assessing my 2 star review which is entirely based on the feed back from the hubby. If you are reading this and currently expecting, congratulations!
