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 realised, 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.
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Covers everything a first time father-to-be will want to know about pregnancy. (Junior Pregnancy & Baby Magazine)
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'DARLING, I'M PREGNANT!'Three little words guaranteed to strike fear into the most grown up of first-time fathers-to-be.Sure, there are hundreds of books out there for the expectant mother. But they're often full of boring advice on diet and pelvic floor exercises, not to mention the kind of gynaecological details that'll make your eyes water. Sorry, but we just want the lowdown on what's happening and how it's going to affect us. A + B = C. Straightforward, unabridged and raw. The Bloke's Guide to Pregnancy - no flowery prose, just the truth, in bite-size pieces as easy to digest as a packet of biscuits. Based on over 100 interviews with blokes who lived to tell the tale, this book has real-life stories as well as loads of advice that isn't remotely boring (honestly). Now you'll be able to tell your trimesters from your triple blood tests, as well as discovering: MONEY - do we really have to spend my entire lager allowance on that hand-held breast pump?SEX - will it harm the unborn baby? (or am I just being arrogant?)BREASTS - will they stay that size forever?HOSPITAL PARKING SPACES - am I going to have to fork out L50 every time she thinks she's going into labour?... and a whole lot more besides.'Excellent advice and information on everything from options on the type of birth and medical interventions, to being the partner's voice during the birth'Relate MagazineJon Smith is the author of Toytopia, a children's novel, and the proud father of Alia and Ronin.He lives in Bedford, England.Category: ParentingCover Design: Steve WilliamsCover Images: Mark GuthrieFor further information on other titles published by Hay House, visit our website.L8.99 www.hayhouse.co.uk
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64 of 68 people found the following review helpful
By leo biddle
Format:Paperback
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!
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!
26 of 28 people found the following review helpful
By Dad-2-be
Format:Paperback
I can't reccommend this book enough to first time dads.
My fiance is expecting our first child and when she told me she was pregnant I felt like I had been hit by a train. The shock hits you before anything else! Once the shock wore off I was over the moon. But there were so many questions I had and couldn't really turn to anyone to ask them...
Can I still have sex without harming the baby?
Why is she going all moody?
What do I do next?
Jon Smith has written a step by step instruction manual for guys like me, and I bet like every other dad to be.
If you are going to be a dad, you need this book. Simple as that
66 of 72 people found the following review helpful
By Mr SDG
Format:Paperback
The entire bibliography of recommended further reading at the back of this book consisted of one book each by Tony Parsons, Ben Elton and Nick Hornby. If that fact alone doesn't immediately put you off ever reading a single syllable of Jon Smith, then you might enjoy this book.
"The Bloke's Guide to Pregnancy" isn't entirely without merit - 200 or 300 pages matily exhorting you to spend a little less time in the pub and a bit more time helping with the washing up can only have a positive overall impact on society. Whether it will have a positive impact on your experience as an expectant father depends on whether or not you view Messrs Parsons, Elton and Hornby as spokesblokes for 21st century Britain. And whether or not you forgive clunky, cliche-ridden prose and widespread apostrophe abuse.
If your immediate response to the news of your partner's pregnancy wasn't "oh no, what about drinking beer and watching football?" then read a real book on pregnancy that treats both of you as intelligent human beings. "Your Pregnancy Bible: The Experts' Guide to the Nine Months of Pregnancy and the First Weeks of Parenthood" by Anne Deans is particularly recommended.
"The Bloke's Guide to Pregnancy" isn't entirely without merit - 200 or 300 pages matily exhorting you to spend a little less time in the pub and a bit more time helping with the washing up can only have a positive overall impact on society. Whether it will have a positive impact on your experience as an expectant father depends on whether or not you view Messrs Parsons, Elton and Hornby as spokesblokes for 21st century Britain. And whether or not you forgive clunky, cliche-ridden prose and widespread apostrophe abuse.
If your immediate response to the news of your partner's pregnancy wasn't "oh no, what about drinking beer and watching football?" then read a real book on pregnancy that treats both of you as intelligent human beings. "Your Pregnancy Bible: The Experts' Guide to the Nine Months of Pregnancy and the First Weeks of Parenthood" by Anne Deans is particularly recommended.
22 of 24 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
My husband typed the words 'bloke's guide to pregnancy' into google before he'd even heard of this book; he ordered it and its turned out to be brilliant, exactly what he was after. Many of the chapters in pregnancy books aimed at men are really patronising; this is really down to earth, funny, but also really helpful. We have both found it a really reassuring. The best bit is all the tips it gives in terms of the practical and emotional support pregnant women need, it made dealing with everything easy for us both.
22 of 24 people found the following review helpful
By lucybumble
Format:Paperback
My husband has told me to write this review after reading & rereading this book. This is a man who HATES to read! However, this book can be picked up & put down in little 'chunks' and is a handy 'toilet read' (so I have been told!!). He has already lent it out to pregnant girls at work for their husbands & they too found it very useful. It is witty, written in 'bloke speak' and not patronising. The only disappointment for my other half was that my sex drive didn't shoot through the roof in the 2nd trimester as suggested in the book.....he is still waiting (I'm now 36 weeks & look like a beached whale!!).
Worth every penny-both of you will have a laugh (and learn a few things along the way!)
Worth every penny-both of you will have a laugh (and learn a few things along the way!)
39 of 43 people found the following review helpful
By Rhys Wilcox
Format:Paperback
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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nope!
not for us, especially if your man is not a football fanatic. Or half intelligent. Just don't! My husband was not impressed.
Published 26 days ago by Romantic Realist
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good overview
This book provided a reasonable overview of different problems that women and most importantly men find during pregnancy. Read more
Published 26 days ago by jonathan
4.0 out of 5 stars
Blokes help
Easy to read. Down to earth and picks up on relevant factors generating knowledge and interest. Useful for both blokes and gals. Written with some humour.
Published 3 months ago by Chrissy
5.0 out of 5 stars
Helpful and not afraid to talk tough
I'm a first time father to be and like most modern fathers out there I want to be Informed. Unfortunately, pregnancy books are generally for women and us blokes are basically... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mr Stuart McKay
4.0 out of 5 stars
Worth a look
Bought this for a few quid and it's worth a look. If nothing else it makes you thing about what your wife / girlfriend is or might be going through so you can empathise.
Published 4 months ago by John Fitzgerald
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very useful
An easy read that is useful as well as chatty. A must read for any dads to be! Easy to use on the kindle as well.
Published 5 months ago by Amy
5.0 out of 5 stars
blokes guide
love this. My fiancee read this and laughed a lot. There is a lot of great info. It helps men realise they need to be on top of everything financially and emotionally, ready for... Read more
Published 5 months ago by donna
5.0 out of 5 stars
Brilliant!!
My husband, although already had a 12 yr old son was feeling a bit out of touch when I fell pregnant last year, this book kept him entertained for weeks!! Read more
Published 6 months ago by Rachel
5.0 out of 5 stars
excellent choice
i bought this book for my son who is expecting his first baby and he found it funny and actually very interested he says, so good choice all round.
Published 9 months ago by mieke dawson
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best buy
I brought this book foru husband. He loves it. I've read a bit am it's defo written by a man for men. He puts it in simple clear way. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Laurie
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