Belly Laughs
Categories: Staff Picks , Parenting & Families , Nonfiction , Fiction
Good things about being pregnant: Cute clothes (for you and the baby). Ultrasound pictures. Feeling the baby kick. People letting you go first in the bathroom line because they're afraid you might go into labor. Bad things about being pregnant: Nausea. Exhaustion. People who insist you're having twins because "nobody could be that big and not be having twins" (thanks, that makes me feel tons better). Not being able to shave your legs because you lost sight of them months ago. Complete strangers asking if they can rub your belly for good luck (answer: what do I look like, an oversized rabbit's foot?).
If all this sounds familiar to you (or you're just dying to know how you, too, can skip to the front of the restroom line), then read Jenny McCarthy's very funny and very frank Belly Laughs: The Naked Truth About Pregnancy and Childbirth. It's an informative and often sidesplitting look at the wacky, weird, wonderful world of pregnancy.
You might also want to check out:
Non-fiction:
- Body, Soul and Baby: A Doctor's Guide to the Complete Pregnancy Experience, from Preconception to Postpartum--Tracey W. Gaudet
- The Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy--Vicki Iovine
- The About.com Guide to Having a Baby: Important Information, Advice, and Support for Your Pregnancy--Robin Elise Weiss
Fiction:
- Bed Rest--Sarah Bilston
- A New Lu--Laura Castoro
- Gucci Gucci Coo--Sue Margolis
- Diary of a Mad Mom-to-Be--Laura Wolf
