The Rough Guide to Pregnancy and Birth (Rough Guides Reference Titles)
by Kaz Cooke
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Manufacturer: Rough Guides
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Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9781843536840
ISBN: 1843536846
Label: Rough Guides
Number Of Pages: 432
Publication Date: 2006-05-25
Publisher: Rough Guides
Studio: Rough Guides
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Summary: Great for first time mums
Comment: I was bought this book when I had my first child by a friend and it was both reassuring and very funny. It made me laugh out loud when I was feeling fed up or worried. I have told all my first time mum friends to buy it.
Entertaining, easy to read and informative - great book for anyone who is unsure of what to expect and needs a non preaching read to cheer them up.
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Summary: A 'must have' for all new (and not so new) mums!
Comment: Can't say enough positive things about this book. Fabulous! Very infomative, yet very funny at the same time. With all the strange things that have happened to my body over the last 9 months it totally put me at ease. I've bought some of the more serious pregnancy books too, however, this one I read from cover to cover. Our first baby is due in 4 days now and I can honestly say that reading this book has kept me sane. Buy it ladies!! And partners .... if your lady hasn't got it yet, buy it for her!
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Summary: This book kept me SANE!!
Comment: I read this book cover to cover during my first pregnancy 4 years ago, and now that I am in my second pregnancy I'm reading it again. It kept me sane the first time round and I'm hoping for the same result!!!! It's funny how you can pick up the book at any point during your pregnancy and she mentions something in her diary entry that you can really relate to - almost like I had a question I was just starting to mull over in my mind and then here's Kaz with not just the answer but a hilarious account of her's or someone else's experience!!! The only book I actively reccommend to all my pregnant friends!!
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Summary: Excellent book!
Comment: I had been given numerous books on pregnancy, all of which I found were quite patronising really, or do this, don't do this etc.
This is NOT like those other books - it is brilliant and funny, and is my week by week bible/bedtime read! Written by a real person talking about real things in a real language that we can understand and relate to.
I'm now here to buy her next book, which I can only imagine will be just as good! The what to do with it/what to expect when it arrives part!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great, Informative and Funny
Comment: I love the week by week layout of the book, it is easy to read and not full of technical jargon, unlike some books. It is not patronising and I feel is an extremely comprehensive guide to the good, the bad and the ugly parts of pregnancy, without scaring you, it makes you feel normal and not at all out of your depth and is full of great advice.
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Great for first time mums
Comment: I was bought this book when I had my first child by a friend and it was both reassuring and very funny. It made me laugh out loud when I was feeling fed up or worried. I have told all my first time mum friends to buy it.
Entertaining, easy to read and informative - great book for anyone who is unsure of what to expect and needs a non preaching read to cheer them up.
Customer Rating:
Summary: A 'must have' for all new (and not so new) mums!
Comment: Can't say enough positive things about this book. Fabulous! Very infomative, yet very funny at the same time. With all the strange things that have happened to my body over the last 9 months it totally put me at ease. I've bought some of the more serious pregnancy books too, however, this one I read from cover to cover. Our first baby is due in 4 days now and I can honestly say that reading this book has kept me sane. Buy it ladies!! And partners .... if your lady hasn't got it yet, buy it for her!
Customer Rating:
Summary: This book kept me SANE!!
Comment: I read this book cover to cover during my first pregnancy 4 years ago, and now that I am in my second pregnancy I'm reading it again. It kept me sane the first time round and I'm hoping for the same result!!!! It's funny how you can pick up the book at any point during your pregnancy and she mentions something in her diary entry that you can really relate to - almost like I had a question I was just starting to mull over in my mind and then here's Kaz with not just the answer but a hilarious account of her's or someone else's experience!!! The only book I actively reccommend to all my pregnant friends!!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Excellent book!
Comment: I had been given numerous books on pregnancy, all of which I found were quite patronising really, or do this, don't do this etc.
This is NOT like those other books - it is brilliant and funny, and is my week by week bible/bedtime read! Written by a real person talking about real things in a real language that we can understand and relate to.
I'm now here to buy her next book, which I can only imagine will be just as good! The what to do with it/what to expect when it arrives part!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great, Informative and Funny
Comment: I love the week by week layout of the book, it is easy to read and not full of technical jargon, unlike some books. It is not patronising and I feel is an extremely comprehensive guide to the good, the bad and the ugly parts of pregnancy, without scaring you, it makes you feel normal and not at all out of your depth and is full of great advice.
The Rough Guide to Pregnancy and Birth sets out to offer "the soundest, sanest, wittiest advice you'll ever get" about life as an expectant mum. Covering "the scary parts, the funny parts and your private parts" Australian author Kaz Cooke counts down to motherhood using a week-by-week format, at each stage explaining what's going on to you and baby, exploring common health complaints, suggesting remedies and looking at what will happen at antenatal visits. She also includes a semi-fictitious weekly diary account that provides a friendly and very funny voice to reassure you that you're not alone. Overall, this format works well, particularly if you're a reader who dips in and out. Not least, it means you can check up on whether you're growing out of your clothes at a normal rate! It's also good to sneak a peak at a couple of weeks in the future and suss out what's in store. Its readable, illustrated layout lends itself to perusal when symptoms are getting you down, not just because it makes you laugh about morning sickness, constant weeing and leaking breasts, but also as it make you realise that actually things could be worse! Having sneaked a peak at week 41 you could be disappointed that the diary birth is eventually by Caesarean. Obviously this prepares you for the worst case scenario but it results in skipping over the protracted labour stages which, for most new mums, makes required reading, not matter how scary they sound. On the whole this book is funny, frank and perfect to dip in and out of but it's not one you'd really use as a reference guide, particularly if you were genuinely worried about an aspect of your pregnancy. Being the work of one sole author it's obviously a rather subjective view of what is for everyone, a uniquely personal experience. It complements the likes of Miriam Stoppard and Sheila Kitzinger but (despite being much more entertaining) really couldn't begin to replace them. Pregnant women are notorious for reading every book they can get their hands on, and despite The Rough Guide to Pregnancy and Birth presenting itself as a definitive guide, it's not going to change that habit any time soon.--Shona Campbell
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