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Forget the frump. Wave goodbye to those leggings – there's a new breed of mothers on the baby block. Yummy Mummies don't leave their sense of style in the maternity ward – the loving hands that rock today's cradles are manicured and moisturised.
Becoming a mother, however Yummy, is still as challenging as it ever was. RELAX: help is at hand, with this no-holds-barred guide to surviving the biggest transition of your life. Liz Fraser is a (mostly) stylish mother of three young children, and offers a much-needed, fresh look at what happens to us, our relationships and our wardrobes when we take the plunge and fill our tidy homes with Lego.
Hilarious, honest and poignant, Liz uses her experiences of motherhood to help you through pregnancy and the first year with your baby, making the whole event seem manageable – even desirable.
Along with stylish, practical advice and searingly frank entries from Liz's diaries, other new mums have their say, including well-known Yummy Mummies such as Jemima French and Tamara Mellon.
This indispensable guide is the stylist, personal trainer, box of anti-depressants, bar of chocolate and best friend which every woman can carry around in her handbag. Because becoming a mother doesn't mean you stop wanting to look and feel fabulous – it just becomes a little trickier!
From the Author
I wrote this book because, after many years of talking to other Mums, I realised there was a desperate need for motherhood to be portrayed in a more positive, more contemporary, more realistic light. The only books available were so dreary, dull and uninspiring, and seemed to imply that I would love being at home all day covered in baby sick, with saggy boobs and bad hair, and wouldn't miss the Old Me at all - but neither I nor any of my friends felt that way! So I decided to write down all the things I wished I had known, both when I was pregnant and when I first became a mother, to reassure all women who read it that we all find pregnancy and motherhood hard at times, but that becoming a mother doesn't mean you have to look awful and give up the girl you used to be. Of course your life will change (a lot!) but with a little effort you can still look great and have a very fulfilling life. I have tried to be as honest as possible, and to treat my readers as intelligent, modern women. Most importantly, I never say that I am a perfect mother, and here is how to be as perfect as me! I am as flawed as the next exhausted, slightly flabby, frazzled mother, but I know that there are easy ways to make myself look and feel a lot better about myself, in other words a lot Yummier, in order to be the best mother I possibly can for my kids. If I can help even one women to enjoy the experience of motherhood more, then I will be very happy. X Liz.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I've read a lot of books and never before felt compelled to write a review, let alone go on line specifically to do so - until now. It's funny, reassuring, honest and easy to read. Unlike other books of this type that I've read, I read it from cover to cover, and didn't skip one word. I can't recommend it highly enough. Whether a first time mum, or you've been down this road before, there will be something for you to either relate to, laugh at or learn from. It's brilliant!
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I bought this book after I read an interview with Liz in the newspaper recently, and she sounded like a very normal, fun, helpful Mum who was trying to make motherhood and family life more appealing and manageable. It turned out that the book was just like this too. I would suggest you ignore the Yummy Mummy in the title - it is very misleading as the book has nothing to do with posh London, nanny-using, 4x4 driving, pilates-going women, but ordinary, real, struggling Mums like me and other Mums I know. Liz has tons of really helpful and unpatronisiung advice to give every woman who has ever panicked that she is getting it all wrong or worries about motherhood sometimes (like me!) and I laughed out loud so many times my tummy hurt!! I can't wait for her next book, as I'm sure it will continue the excellent, hands-on, honest advice and reassurance of the first one. For those who complain that she is a bit over-concerned with weight, well, that's just not true if you read it carefully. She is obviously quite slim, but why put someone down for looking good, and anyway she never says we should look like her, just that we don't have to be heaps of lard and we can feel good about ourselves - amen to that! You'll love this book if you read it with a pinch of salt and the humour it deserves. More please, Liz!
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book can be funny and uplifting in places but having now read a good half of it I have noticed it can also be inaccurate (e.g. "stretch marks aren't caused by your skin stretching" - oh yeah?) and I have also found it rather patronising in tone. It can also be dismissive of certain aspects of pregnancy e.g. antenatal classes. If you are a young mum-to-be you are more likely to enjoy it, but if you are a second-time mum in her thirties like me you might find some of the "advice" is aiming more at the skinny Victoria-Beckham-wannabes out there!
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Great little book
Bought this when i was a new mother and found it really helpful and funny. Have now bought again as a pressie for a friend who is now a mummy too. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Happy Bookworm
Eating disorder permeates book, AVOID!
Fraser's eating disorder permeates the book as a whole. She skims the issue, admitting to bulimic tendencies during pregnancy, however the spectre of weight and body image fears is... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Jennifer H Potts
Light hearted relief
I found this book exactly as I expected it to be and I hope intended to be. There are so many serious, hard back "what to expect when you're expecting" style books that all have... Read more
Published 4 months ago by jmpjam
A true Yummy Mummy
I bought this book before I went on holiday, as I found the blurb on the back interesting.
I am 11 weeks Pregnant and its my first pregnancy, so I wanted to read a book by an... Read more
I am 11 weeks Pregnant and its my first pregnancy, so I wanted to read a book by an... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Jessica13
yummy mummy's must have!!!
I really enjoyed this book, not only as a guide, but also as a fun book to read. I was not happy bunny during my pregnancy, but every time I picked this book to read, it put me in... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Jitka
A Waste of money - this book will make you neurotic!
Please don't buy this book. It's a load of tosh written by an underweight, overstressed mum whose sole concern seems to be keeping in shape during pregnancy and after the birth. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Book guru
Such a laugh
I love this book. Pregnancy can be an exciting but also very terrifying time. With all the hormones flying around and sickness you need some cheering up. Read more
Published 15 months ago by M. Field
This is a winner if you want to buy something different for a mother...
I first heard about this book from my daughter after the birth of her son - she raved about it so much that whenever anyone I know is pregnant, I buy them this book!
Published 17 months ago by Thrifty Shopper
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I was given this book as a gift at my baby shower. It was one of those things I didn't get around to ordering myself. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Miss S J Miles
Light hearted but really bad breastfeeding advice!
I started out quite enjoying this book as it is lighthearted in tone, but then had to stop reading it after reading her bits on breastfeeding. Read more
Published 18 months ago by draytonia
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