The Best Friends' Guide to Pregnancy: Or Everything Your Doctor Won't Tell You [Paperback]

"Nearly All the new mothers I've talked to mention this book, ... An upbeat rundown on what to expect,"

'The book is fantastic - I'm sure it's all the information I'll need' Meg Matthews, Having a Baby 'Hilarious ... The comical side to pregnancy made it a lot easier to deal with' Donna Air, New Woman 'It's brilliant, and stuffed full of anecdotes you'll recognise immediately ... keep this one for bedside reading ... Iovine's warm and witty style is wonderfully reassuring' Pregnancy Magazine

Your doctor gives you medical advice. Your mother buys you baby clothes. But who can give you the real story when you're pregnant? Your best friends of course - at least the ones who've been through the exhilaration and exhaustion, the agony and ecstasy of pregnancy. Now, four-time delivery-room veteran Vicki Iovine helps you through the next nine months the way only a best friend can. Here is straight talk about those little things that are too embarrassing to ask about, practical tips and hilarious tales on anything pregnant. From learning that you're expecting ('Oh my God, how do I get out of this?') to the day your newborn arrives ('You mean I have to take it home with me?') , Iovine gives you the low-down on: What really happens to your body - from morning sickness and wind to eating everything in sight; what to expect when going from being a babe to having one; common fears and paranoia - from turning into your mother to leaving the baby on the car roof; the many moods of pregnancy - or why you're so irritable/distracted/tired/lightheaded (well, more than you usually are); the pregnancy experts - from your mum to his mum, they think they know everything and they don't hesitate to tell you what you are doing wrong; how to have sex during pregnancy, should you so desire - bearing in mind you'll have no interest afterwards; looking and feeling your best - cautionary style tips from your best friend, who really would tell you if your perky new-mum haircut makes you look like a pinhead whale.

Your best friends of course- at least, the ones who've been through the exhilaration and exhaustion, the agony and ecstasy of pregnancy. Now, four-time-delivery-room veteran Vicki Iovine talks to you the way that only a best friend can- in the book that will go the whole nine months for every mother-to-be. Here is straigh talk about those little things that are too embarassing to ask anyone about, practical tips and hilarious tales on anything pregnant.

Top Ten Lies About Pregnancy
10: Lamaze works
9: Morning sickness is gone by lunchtime
8: Maternity clothes are so much cuter now
7: You will have your pre-pregnancy figure back in three months, especially if you breast-feed.
6: Oil massages prevent stretch marks.
5: Pregnant women have the most beautiful skin and hair
4: ‘I swear, your face hasn’t changed at all’
3: Pregnancy brings a man and a woman closer together (yeah, you and your doctor!)
2: ‘You haven’t put on weight anywhere but your tummy!’
1: Pregnancy only lasts nine months