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by Jon Smith (Author)
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  • Paperback: 254 pages
  • Publisher: Hay House Inc (Mar 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 140190288X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1401902889
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 13 x 1.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (73 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 275 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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This book takes a 'warts and all' sensible yet humorous look at the many stages of pregnancy. It explores the changes, physical and emotional, that any man can expect to see in his partner and in their relationship over the coming months. Becoming pregnant involved two people. The rearing of a child will involve two people; there is every reason that your partner's pregnancy should also involve the two of you, together. For any man that has been put off reading pregnancy books because he doesn't feel he was the intended audience or that something about the tone of these books was alien to him, yet he still has questions that need answers; then The Blokes' Guide to: Pregnancy is the book he's been looking for. As a father himself, Jon Smith realized, when his partner Lisa became pregnant that there was nothing out there that he could relate to. The Bloke's Guide to Pregnancy is the result. Jon takes a comical yet informed look at the ups and downs of life as a father to be. Guaranteed to educate you while making you laugh out loud!

About the Author
Jon Smith lives with his partner Lisa and their daughter Alia, in Bedford, England. He has previously taught English as a foreign language in South Korea. After teaching, Jon joined the Internet industry for five years; working for Amazon.co.uk as a project manager. Jon also writes Children's fiction, mainly for 8-12 year-olds. His first children's novel Toytopia was published in 2003. Jon is currently Managing Director of a UK Poetry Publishing Company, Impress.

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41 of 42 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An estimable foray into the world of masculine perplexity, 29 Jun 2004
As the only male nurse in our obstetrics dept' I contantly find myself being asked for advice & information from expectant fathers to be.
Even when it is one of my more than competent female colleagues that is more directly responsible for caring for the mother.
It seems that many F's2b, most of whom have already read significantly through the plethora of information out there, still hanker for a more familiar 'masculinely voiced' interpretation of what is happening to their partner (and themselves!)
At last someone has written one & one that manages to be anecdotally humourous and medically accurate at the same time.
I would and do recommend this book to any new F's2b aswell as to recent fathers, like me, who would enjoy an entertaining read.
My only gripe with the book is that I didn't write it first!
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39 of 40 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A guide for blokes and birds, 12 Jun 2004
I thoroughly recommend this book to any man (not necessarily a 'bloke') who is about to embark on that most auspicious of journeys, and even to those already hitching a lift.

Because doesn't it feel like that? That we're just along for the ride? We've done our bit now what? Every step after the 'big news' is greeted with a reaction rather than expectancy. Sure we get insights from our better halves from the multitude of guides, journals, pamphlets and advice targeted specifically for them but what about us? Huh?

The BGtP is written by a bloke specifically for us blokes with testimonials from blokes. It lays it the scenarios, facts and details in plain English with relevance to our emotions (yes we have them), financial and biological position.

I confess that I read this book in retrospect of my offspring and wish that it had been available when I was getting ready for my first; it would have had me prepped for a few of the more 'grittier' moments that you sometimes don't get in the ladies' 'Mills & Boon' guides. I wish I'd had it for my second because, seasoned as I considered myself to be, it still would have had me better prepared (no pregnancy is the same).

Therefore, upon reading, I had the luxury of hindsight and was able to laugh out loud at the wit and the sheer ridiculous situations that pregnancy can bring rather than snigger uncomfortably at what the future might hold.

This guide will help any man to better understand what his partner is going through and help those expectant women to better understand how emotionally crap and actively impotent their men could be.

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32 of 33 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Expectant Fathers! We are no longer alone, 18 Feb 2004
By Andrew Zazzi (peterborough, cambs United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
The Bloke's Guide to Pregnancy was like a relevation to me. At last there is someone out there brave enough to tackle the emotional rollercoaster that is parenthood from the male perspective. Both informative and witty, Smith's prose reveal an understanding of what it is to be an expectant father with empathy and alacrity. Quite simply chaps this book will provide answers to all those questions you have but are afraid to ask.

A well rounded and timely first work

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2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing waste of time
I sincerely cannot say that I have learnt something important or useful in this book. It is really a book for zero beginners with only a superficial interest in the subject... Read more
Published 7 days ago by Demarion

5.0 out of 5 stars Can't recommend this book enough!!!!!
This book was bought for my husband as a gift after we announced we were expecting a baby. It really is a terrific book for dads-to-be for whom there is a real dearth of... Read more
Published 22 days ago by Mrs. C. J. Woodward

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent guide, honest good advice
Very clear and honest advice, an easy read much better than the books I bought my wife some of which were more like novels. Would also recommend the blokes guide to babies. Read more
Published 28 days ago by D. GOULD

1.0 out of 5 stars Not right for my bloke
Sorry, I guess my husband just doesn't fit into that beer-swilling crowd that needs to be out with the lads rather than spending time with his wife. Read more
Published 28 days ago by JBird

5.0 out of 5 stars Refreshing and useful
OK, so it's not a medical textbook. To be honest though, your partner will probably have a multitude of books to tell you what's happening to (and in) her. Read more
Published 1 month ago by P. Dearden

3.0 out of 5 stars The Bloke's Guide to Pregnancy
A good book to give to as a present for expecting fathers.
Full of comparable must know information to keep both partners happy during the nine months.
Published 1 month ago by JCC

4.0 out of 5 stars very pleased with this item
I bought this book for hubby as a little present when i first got pregnant, he has read it cover to cover and now knows more than me! Read more
Published 1 month ago by N. Lapsley

1.0 out of 5 stars A disappointing and poor read.
Like many others, I found the stereotype of the supposed 'male attitude to pregnancy' both offensive and very tired. Read more
Published 1 month ago by T. S. Debbage

1.0 out of 5 stars Witty but not informative
The words " You're going to be a daddy " hit me like a tsunami. A torrent of emotions swept over me, I tried to play it cool but failed miserably. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Foxylock

2.0 out of 5 stars Not good
I bought this book for my partner, based on the reviews and also thought it would be a lighthearted look at pregnancy. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Enid B

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