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Pregnancy for Modern Girls: The naked truth about being pregnant [Kindle Edition]

Hollie Smith (Author)

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Warm, reassuring and down-to-earth - everything a new mum-to-be needs. --Mother & Baby Magazine The personal accounts would put any worrying woman more at ease... The book eases you into pregnancy, following the journey from early symptoms to birth and beyond. --www.parentingwithouttears.com hilariously frank --The Sun Everything you'd want to know and more... written in a friendly and nonsense-free way... great for first time mums --www.thebabywebsite.com For the kind of frank, honest advice you'd expect from your best friend, read Pregnancy for Modern Girls...Hollie Smith gives it to you straight, taking you through every aspect of pregnancy and each scary decision you have to make. --Pregnancy & Birth Magazine Everything you'd want to know and more... written in a friendly and nonsense-free way... great for first time mums --www.thebabywebsite.com

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The ONLY pregnancy book to speak to today’s mums in their own style

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Format: Kindle Edition
File Size: 415 KB
Print Length: 292 pages
Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1905410603
Publisher: White Ladder Press (22 Oct 2009)
Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.� r.l.
Language English
ASIN: B004B8V0WY
Text-to-Speech: Enabled

Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (45 customer reviews)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful

Very honest - maybe too much so! 17 Dec 2009

By C. C. Chivers VINE™ VOICE

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I like this book. It is very honest about what you should expect and is simple to read. However, in its honesty, it is also reassuring. It tells you things you may not otherwise be told even by the doctor or midwife and also gives statistics as well as comfort that not everyone experiences certain things. All the same, the prospect of possibly experiencing all the symptoms is rather daunting!

The book is interspersed with the observations of a number of women who have had different experiences, so you are not just getting the views of the author. It is very thoroughly researched and definitely worth buying.

Here's a list of the contents with some of my own summaries of what the chapters include:
1. You're pregnant! What now? - a general overview of what to expect and what tests are available.
2. Sick and tired: the joys of pregnancy
3. Womb with a view: your baby's growth
4. Care instructions: eating, drinking, and other potentially 'dangerous' activities - drugs, alcohol, exercise.
5. Office politics: pregnancy and your career - maternity leave, legal rights and waht to do with difficult bosses.
6. Hit and missionary: your love life during pregnancy
7. Delivery schedule: making plans for your baby's arrival - where are you going to have it and how?
8. Ready for take-off: preparing for your baby's birth - shopping, packing and the baby's position.
9. Labour day(s): what happens when you give birth - step by step including 'how much it hurts' and the time when you are in hospital.
10. Birth stories: six Modern Girls recall their labour day
11. Hey, baby: the first few weeks with your newborn

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful

Modern, amusing and honest 12 Dec 2009

By Peter Roxburgh TOP 1000 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE

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This is Peter's pregnant wife writing this review. I got hold of this book quite early on in my pregnancy and found it to be quite the god-send. Funny and honest, the book gives you a quick over-view through pregnancy without the medical jargon. As this is my first pregnancy, I was naturally buzzing with millions of questions - one of my favourite things about this book is the quotes from other women telling us how it was for them and for each stage and symptom. I cannot tell you how many times I read and re-read the bits about morning sickness, acid reflux, 'baby brain' and other such pregnancy delights that one can only experience to truly understand. And to read about how other people dealt with it is particularly helpful. Us girlies always like a chin-wag and this book is like having all your pregnant mates around to discuss bumps. As still being in the middle of the pregnancy, there are somethings I haven't experienced yet i.e the biggie (labour), but the information in there is good to know.
Occasionally, after throwing up for the upteempth time you sometimes wish there was a big more about the why and what to do about morning sickness but that is more borne out of the frustration of having seen the toilet bowl one too many times. All in all a different book to what is out there on the pregnancy shelf.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful

Great for 1st time mums 2 Dec 2009

By Jessica R. Mytum VINE™ VOICE

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This is a great book for 1st time mums loads of sensible advice with a big hint of realism without being too off putting. I've got 2 kids and would have loved this book if only for giving me the go ahead to eat cooked blue cheese!!
There are no pictures or diagrams just sound bites from other Mums, a great questions with answers for the Modern Girl. There's not a hint of patronising advice here just the kind you'd get from your best friend - highly recommend it!

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