Expect the Unexpected When You're Expecting

by Eunice Glick, Bonnie Glick MacGinnis, Nava Atlas

An illustrated parody of the multimillion-copy-selling pregnancy primer What to Expect When You're Expecting , and the perfect gift for everyone who has had a baby, is having a baby, or is even thinking of having a baby.

144 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1995

Reviews

[Alyssa Edmonds · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was bored through this book and counting how many times I laughed total while reading the book (5), it’s not re-read worthy to me either. It took a month to read while caring for a newborn, being sleep deprived but also having no desire to keep wanting to read it only having hope it got better after page 30 or just to mark it as finished on my WTR/TBR shelf. Unfortunately a snort-fest for me. It was a struggle to get through and I’m not sure the reason was being sleep-deprived either.

[Jane Lebak · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this book during my first pregnancy, and honestly, it was more helpful than all the medical guides. It got me to laugh at myself, the perfect de-stressor for the tense expectant mother. From descriptions of the various kinds of birth attendants (like the Old Geezer, who actively dislikes women and treats pregnancy as a disease) to exercises you can do (walk like an Egyptian, waddle like a duck...) to what you'll be looking like this month (stuck in the bathtub) it covers everything (except the medical.) Most expectant mothers with sense of humor will appreciate the authors' gentle poking-of-fun at pregnancy, a laughter that never turns mean or hurtful. The only thing I didn't really like were the tax tips.