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The Girlfriends' Guide to Surviving the First Year of Motherhood
The Girlfriends' Guide to Surviving the First Year of Motherhood
Author: Vicki Iovine
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ISBN-13: 9780399523304
ISBN-10: 0399523308
Publication Date: 10/1/1997
Pages: 288
Rating:
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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3.8 stars, based on 205 ratings
Publisher: Perigee Trade
Book Type: Paperback
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33 Book Reviews submitted by our Members...sorted by voted most helpful

luv2read09 avatar reviewed The Girlfriends' Guide to Surviving the First Year of Motherhood on + 5 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
This book is just what you need when you have a new baby at home and you feel like you could pull your hair out from exhaustion. This is a laugh out loud make you feel good book which is exactly what you need when you are feeling those baby blues. I definitely recommend this book for anyone is going through the emotional ups and downs of that first year.
DustBunnie avatar reviewed The Girlfriends' Guide to Surviving the First Year of Motherhood on + 19 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
This is a funny and witty book. I laughed so hard that I cried. Plus it is nice to see that other moms have a hard (and funny) time with there babies too.
loves2bake avatar reviewed The Girlfriends' Guide to Surviving the First Year of Motherhood on
Helpful Score: 1
These "Girlfriends' Guides" are entertaining and funny while providing good information. During pregnancy and the first year of motherhood you are so bombarded with information - much of it very scary and overwhelming. It made me really glad for the laughs!
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Helpful Score: 1
I LOVE this series, they are serious yet THE MOST HILARIOUS books I have ever read. Like, you're pregnant reading them in bed and laugh so hard you pee. And laugh CONSTANTLY. That's always good when you're pregnant, I figure!
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Helpful Score: 1
This book is very fun! Vicki tells it like it is, she also tells you what the doctor won't tell you. I loved the humor and it's so nice to know that you're not the only woman experiencing what you're experiencing. Enjoy!
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Helpful Score: 1
It's been awhile since I've read this book (my kids are 8.5 and almost 7!), but it was funny and can be read in short snippets, which is the only reading one can do, generally, with a child under the age of 1! There is also some useful, yet lighthearted, information.
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Helpful Score: 1
I loved this book!! It has funny, but true advice and suggestions for the new mom.
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This was a great book. When "I had my first child it was a great read before and after he was born. He was also very light hearted and funny. I would recommend this book and Lovine's other books as well
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A hilarious must have for the first year of your childs life. Iovine's Girlfriends' Guides tell it like it is!
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A great read. I enjoyed it and it is a good follow up to her book on pregnancy. Fun to give to a friend who is about to have a baby.
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A funny realistic view of life during baby's first year!
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A hilarious look at the first year of motherhood.
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All of the Girlfriend's Guides are great! Humorous - heartfelt and extremely helpful!
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What a God send! This book tells you the truth-not all that other crap the others tell you. It is a lighthearted quick read which teaches you all about your new baby. It is just like being surrounded by your best friends.
realneat avatar reviewed The Girlfriends' Guide to Surviving the First Year of Motherhood on + 13 more book reviews
Great humor mixed with insight and wisdom about what really goes on during the first year of motherhood! Excellent read!
isalndgirl avatar reviewed The Girlfriends' Guide to Surviving the First Year of Motherhood on + 2 more book reviews
Down to earth advice...Vicki tells it like it is with no fluff
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Encouraging, helpful, funny
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Easy to read, funny and full of practical advice.
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SUCH a great book to have on hand! Full of witty and practical advice to handle your baby during the first year, and answers all those little questions you'd rather not talk to anyone else about! :D
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This book is awesome! It's funny, reassuring, and covers everything you're going to be wondering about. It's written from a 'friend' point of view, so you feel like you've got a buddy helping you through things, which is especially helpful if you're reading it in the wee hours of the morning with a sick baby resting on your chest. (But all of that's covered in the book.)
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This is a good guide, lots of laughs!
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Fantastic parenting advice from the lady who has been there, done that.
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Hilarious guide to new mommyhood! It really is like hearing the advice from a trusted and really cool girlfriend.
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You have to read this book if you are a new mommy! Really helped me laugh my way through those first months of paranoia in my new role as mom!
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Both entertaining and informative--like all the "Girlfriends' Guides."
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The author is both hilarious and very helpful!
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I love these books! So hard to part with.
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This book has been a lift in my spirits during my pregnancy. It is really very funny and it really faces the hard facts! I did find it a little "vain" but then I was not a size 4 before I became pregnant so I had nothing to lose! Still it is a funny witty look at the truth behind the whole baby bearing thing! The best thing was how candid it was!
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this is the greatest.. alots of funny good stuff thats helpful
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HYSTERICAL- it really helped me laugh the first year when I was feeling down, tired, and FAT....
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Very funny!!! This is a must have for a new mom! If you are pregnant you must read her survival for pregnancy!
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A very true book and a great read before and right after you have your baby.
IndulgeYourself avatar reviewed The Girlfriends' Guide to Surviving the First Year of Motherhood on + 100 more book reviews
There are a lot of good laughs in this book. This brought me some relief to the stressful days of being a new mother. It made me feel like everything was going to be "ok".