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    <body><![CDATA[I am so grateful for this book for describing the oftentimes less than glamorous aspects of raising a baby.  Iovine describes how she would wear clothes that were comfortable enough to wear to bed but also looked okay during the day.  This made me laugh because I did this at times when my sleep was ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47705109">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I don't think that Vicki Iovine and I would be Girlfriends in real life. She's a former Playboy centerfold who knows her normal body weight down to the pound and is married to a bigwig in the music industry. But for all we don't have in common, the woman makes me laugh (yes, out loud). <br/><br/>I...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40271254">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Hmm, maybe reviewing this before the baby comes is premature, but I thought this book was really, really helpful to someone like me that doesn't know the first thing about newborns and caring for them. I thought the most helpful chapter for me was about health, particularly the &quot;weird but norma...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39329792">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Read while I was pregnant with baby no 1, terrified me completely and made me think I'd never be able to breastfeed, as it was like having your nipples chewed off. Not very accurate and not very helpful!<br/>Read it again when he was born and it was dullllllllll.........]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Very witty and yet gave me so much practical advice as a new mother. Being as I was scared out of my mind to take on the title of &quot;Mother&quot; the humor and down to earth style of her writing made it seem slightly less daunting.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I liked this book. She's definitely funny, and I enjoyed both this one and the Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy, but I also think she's a little harsh. And she says stuff I definitely don't agree with. She doesn't always seem to have a good relationship with her husband, but at least she's married, r...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/79578628">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I liked parts of this misery loves company approach, but Iovine missed the mark compared to her pregnancy book. Her ideas about snapping back into shape were especially irritating.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[When I came across this book AFTER my daughter was born I was really dissapointed that I had not discovered it during my pregnancy. Great sence of humor!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book actually does help you through, especially during a time where you feel all the crazy emotions you feel after you give birth. Easy read.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is awesome!  It's a book that a new mother can actually relate to.  It's a huge comfort to read and know that you're normal!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I loved this book! It's an easy read that can be picked up &amp; put down easily. Funny- but also so realistic and easy to relate to!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I liked the Girlfriend's Guide to Pregnancy so I gave this book a whirl. I enjoyed this one too.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Fun and keeps you hopefull during those first few months of having a new  baby. ]]></body>
    
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