Girlfriends' Guide to Surviving the First Year of Motherhood : Wise and Witty Advice on Everything from Coping with Postpartum Mood Swings to Salvaging Your Sex Life to Fitting into That Favorite Pair of Jeans

by Iovine, Vicki

• ISBN13: 9780399523304
• ISBN10: 0399523308
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-10-01
• Publisher: Perigee Trade

Summary

When it comes to your new baby, everyone from Dr. Spock to Dr. Brazleton has an armful of advice. But no one's delivering any tips on how you can care for yourself. Now, four-time delivery room veteran Vicki Iovine answers your questions, calms your fears, and cracks you up as only a girlfriend can, with straight advice and hilarious observations on... "Baby euphoria": Is it a mind-altering drug? "Husband? What Husband?": Taking care of the big baby, as well as the little baby "I Want My Old Body Back!": What you can fix and what you can't "The Droning Phenomenon": The inability to discuss anything but your baby for more than thirty seconds "Do I Have to Become Carol Brady?": Conquering your fear of being a less-than-perfect mother "Competitive Mothering": Coping with know-it-alls, finger-pointers, and others who try to "Out-Mom" you NOTE: Pausing to read this book may be the only selfish thing you do all year, since you'll have time for nothing else!

Author Biography

Vicki Iovine, a mother of four, lives with her family in southern California. She is also the author of The Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy, The Girlfriends' Guide to Toddlers, The Girlfriends' Guide to Getting Your Groove Back, The Girlfriends' Guide to Baby Gear, and The Girlfriends' Guide to Parties and Playdates. Visit Vicki Iovine online at www.girlfriendsguide.com.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Foreword	p. xi
Why I Wrote This Book	p. 1
Top-Ten Biggest Shocks of Childbirth	p. 5
In the Hospital	p. 7
Going Home	p. 30
Assessing the Damage	p. 41
Baby Euphoria	p. 56
Blue, Baby, Blue	p. 72
And Baby Makes Three	p. 91
I'm Soooo Tired, I Haven't Slept a Wink	p. 109
I Want My Old Body Back!	p. 139
Sex? What Sex?	p. 157
Food Glorious Food!	p. 171
Keeping Everybody Healthy	p. 193
Going Back to Work	p. 222
The Second Baby	p. 243
Top-Ten Things New Mothers Don't Do	p. 261
Postscript	p. 263
Index	p. 265
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