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The Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy: Or everything your doctor won't tell you
by: Vicki Iovine |
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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 618.2 EAN: 9780671524319 Edition: 1ST ISBN: 0671524313 Label: Pocket Manufacturer: Pocket Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 262 Publication Date: October 01, 1995 Publisher: Pocket Studio: Pocket |
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  - INSULTING TO ANYONE WITH WEIGHT ISSUESI'll admit I have not finished reading this book yet but at this point I'm hesitant to continue. I was enjoying this book right up to the chapter on weight and how much to gain. There was a comment she made in the beginning along the lines of if you're reading this book and are anorexic or obese than it's a personal matter to discuss with your doctor. But in her opinion anyone who starves themselves or eats nothing but junk food should be exiled from the girlfriend's club and it sounded like she was shaming us. Like how dare anyone who is overweight even think about having a baby? That's how it came across to me and it really hurt my feelings. Then it went on to say something like "For all the rest of us" which sounded like it was code for "all the rest of us who are normal." Now, I've struggled with weight my whole life and it's not because I eat nothing but junk food. I wasn't blessed with a metabolism where I can eat whatever I want and barely gain a pound. I've been working out like crazy and doing Weight Watchers but it's hard for me to lose weight. And of course I'm worried about how this will affect my baby and I've been doing everything I can to eat healthy for myself and my child. My being overweight doesn't make me a bad person and it certainly doesn't make me an unfit pregnant woman. This was such a b*llsh*t comment and it really made me rethink even finishing this book. Not everything is so black and white. Not every person who's overweight is a disgusting slob who doesn't care about their health. Perhaps the next book she writes she should take a sensitivity class and realize that just because someone is overweight doesn't mean they are a terrible person. Not all of us were blessed with a great figure. Rating:  - Newly PregnantI actually didn't care for this book very much compared to other pregnancy books I've read. There was some of the author's opinions in the book that I didn't care for. Over-all it was an okay book. Rating: - If you have a fear-based pregnancy, this is a perfect book for you!I read the last chapter of this book right before I went to sleep. I had nightmares for a few hours and then woke up at 3 am and couldn't go back to sleep. I shouldn't have read the pages and pages of writing coming from fear right before I closed my eyes! This book touched upon most women's fears - the things they make up about their bodies, husband having flings, labor and delivery being so painful that there's no way that anyone in their right mind could ever have a natural childbirth, a future with no sex. It took me hours to go back to sleep (8 am) and get this all out of my system. There are so many more empowering pregnancy books out there - this one isn't one of them. I'm grateful that the experiences of my girlfriends are so different and more conscious! Rating:  - Girlfriends' Guide is so helpful.The Girlfriends' Guides were suggested to me through a couponing network group and I am very happy I purchased these books. They are very informative and easy to read and understand. There are a lot of helpful tips and suggestions within the books. I truly enjoyed reading the books as a whole. Rating: - terrible bookI read this book after it was recommended to me. What a joke this is. First of all, I think that her intentions are good - pregnancy is not a joy ride, and you shouldn't feel bad or guilty complaining sometimes. Pregnancy can be tough! However, I feel that she went WAY overboard basically complaining the whole book. She scared the daylights out of me thinking that life was going to be totally miserable, I was going to get fatter than fat, and have a genuinely awful time for 9 months and beyond. Yikes. How discouraging!! Pregnancy can be fun, at times, and I really feel she only focused on the negative. I know everyone has their horror stories, but good grief, lady! It's not that bad! I also really, really disagree with her tirade of NOT working out during pregnancy. She was very heavy-handed on that topic, making anyone feel guilty if they wanted to work out during their pregnancy!! That is for you to decide - not this person. I really looked forward to, and appreciated my workouts - even though they were calm and slow going. In fact, in my first trimester, they actually helped with nausea and tiredness. I look forward to actually giving birth, to see what else I can see is false information from this gem. I would say skip it altogether, get together some of your OWN girlfriends, and ask their advice! |
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