false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172851717m/223030.jpg 223030 12 Beginning with the "10 Greatest Lies About Pregnancy" (number 10: Lamaze works), and ending with postpartum dementia, Vicki Iovine's <I>Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy</I> has fast become the laywoman's mouthpiece for the American pregnancy experience. Iovine is irreverent, sassy, and incredibly reassuring as she exposes the "truths" of pregnancy and childbirth, from sex to cellulite to cesareans. Iovine birthed four kids in six years, none of them twins, which certainly qualifies her as an expert. <I>The Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy</I> does reveal Iovine's particular cultural biases (pregnant or not, most of us don't have record-producer husbands, hang out with supermodels, or wear size-four pants) and philosophical beliefs (she's not a particularly strong proponent of natural childbirth or nursing), but, taken with a grain or two of salt, she provides many hilarious moments, acres of advice, and honest reassurance readers will find nowhere else. <I>--Ericka Lutz</I> 297499 1995 The Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy: Second Edition total:2034|5:499|4:777|3:497|2:167|1:94| 2034 7522 2266 546 1 7 false false Sat Jun 07 00:54:12 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 11 09:17:49 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1 6 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Thu Jan 10 06:52:04 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 10 06:55:10 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 5 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 01 18:12:21 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 01 18:31:18 -0700 2008
Let me start by saying that there are a couple of good things about this one.

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So I have two main concerns about giving birth. Both involve my...more...]]> 2 1 false false Sat Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Thu May 01 06:19:06 -0700 2008 Thu May 01 06:19:06 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1 1 true false Mon Apr 21 15:37:58 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 21 15:41:01 -0700 2008 It kind of ruined the whole experience for me. Plus, my pregnan...more...]]> 3 2 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sat Jan 26 18:02:00 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 26 18:03:48 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 1 false false Fri Feb 22 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 04 05:30:29 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 23 10:02:22 -0800 2008 don't exercise...get...more...]]> 5 2 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue May 29 10:17:19 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 01 07:11:10 -0700 2007 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=223030