Cute little book of fun with some information thrown in | A Guy's Guide to Pregnancy: Preparing for...

My thoughtful, sweet & caring husband loved it! | A Guy's Guide to Pregnancy: Preparing for Parenthood Together | Frank Mungeam

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	• A Guy's Guide to Pregnancy: Preparing for Parenthood Together Frank Mungeam Atria Books/Beyond Words, 2007 - 160 pages average customer review:based on 15 reviews view larger image
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Lightening up any pregnancy for him and her

I got this book from my wife when we were pregnant with our first. I have since lent it to another expecting couple and I am looking to give one as a gift soon.
The criticism here regarding the "no fat joke" is unwarranted as guys who really do not know better would not even touch a book like this; for starters, they would not get most of the jokes. From my experience the book is great for loosening up sometimes oh so serious and tight pregnancy discussions and at the same time getting some useful hints across. Both us and the other couple frequently were just laughing at the humor since it very often exactly describes the real-life situation and couples will recognize the little episodes experienced themselves after reading about them in an uncomplicated manner.

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Cute little book of fun with some information thrown in

Okay, somewhere along the line men were labeled with the stigma that they are uninterested, unempathetic, cavemen, who care nothing about their pregnant wife or what's going on with their child. This book, to a certain extent, assumes that stereotype to be true. That being said, it's basically the experience of one man's journey to the birth of his son and how he related to it, and how his friends (both men and women) also talked about their own experiences. It's a quick read and he is a witty engaging writer.

It is unfortunate that books about preganancy that are geared towards men tend to be pandering and make ridiculous assumptions about men as a gender. There's a few interesting things you'll pickup along the way here, though, and it's just interesting to go through the basic highlights of one man's pregnancy experience.

If there is any stereotype of men and pregnancy, I think it is probably more along the lines of wanting to know the bottom line. A What, When, Where, and How book is what a man needs when go through a pregnancy. There are a few good books out there (geared, obviously to women, anyway). Check out "Great Expectations: Your All-in-One Resource" by Sandy and Marcie Jones or "Baby 411: Clear Answers and Smart Advice" by Ari Brown & Denise Fields.

Good luck, Dads!

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My thoughtful, sweet & caring husband loved it!

I have one of the best, most supportive husbands in the world but even he needed a book for the rollercoaster of pregnancy hormones. He selected this book to read and he laughed so much, we actually ended up reading it aloud and enjoying the whole thing! It is not a medical journal, nor is it insulting to men or women. It lays out the facts in guy-terms and tells them what to do to avoid big blow-ups. It doesn't command men that they have to give their wives three-hour massages every night, but it does explain things like hunger pangs during pregnancy go from zero to unbearable within minutes and this is something to remember when he hears his wife say "I'm kind of hungry". This book does a wonderful job of trying to explain to men what the women are going through, what they would like to see happen in most every situation and some great options, actions and compromises that can be taken at every point. Never does it say the man is an idiot who must be subserviant. On the contrary, the book promotes understanding, communication, love and empathy as the road map to getting through pregnancy without lots of blow-ups, misunderstandings and tears! I have to say it has made my great guy nearly perfect.

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Every day, four thousand American men become first-time dads. There are literally hundreds of pregnancy guidebooks aimed at women, but guys rarely rate more than a footnote. A Guy's Guide to Pregnancy is the first book to explain in "guy terms" the changes that happen to a guy's partner and their relationship during pregnancy, using a humorous yet insightful approach.

Future fathers will find out what to expect when they enter the "Pregnancy Zone." They'll discover the right and wrong answers to Trick Questions like "Do I look fat?" They'll also learn baby-shower etiquette ("It's sooo cute!"), the truth about sex during pregnancy (yes, you can touch her) and Boys' Night Out (negotiate it), plus delivery room dos (stay upright) and don'ts (complain about missing the big game).

A Guy's Guide to Pregnancy is designed to be guy-friendly -- approachable in appearance as well as content and length. It is divided into forty brisk chapters, one for each week of the pregnancy.

Frank Mungeam is the executive producer of local programs at the ABC-TV affiliate in Portland, Oregon, supervising the Emmy-nominated daily live talk show AM Northwest and the series Parenting in the 90's. Mungeam combines his years of expertise as a communicator and his personal experiences as an expectant dad to create a humorous yet helpful guide for guys.

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