Losers Guide More like it
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This book is great if you are an employee, british, and watch too much TV. There is no mention about being your own boss. There is too much indicating that he thinks blokes are fearful of their partners and should try to interpret the situation to prevent being smacked on the head by the woman. Nothing mentioned about blokes also having feelings. I would have to say it must have been written by a woman because it was totally off the mark suggesting that as your partner is pregnant that you will start to see her in the same light as your mother!! oooeee Yuk and sick!
The Bloke's Guide to Pregnancy
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The Descent of Man
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A missed opportunity. After a promising, empathetic start, Smith swiftly descends into a conspiratorial blokeishness that does no-one any favours.
The early pages may be useful in assisting the newly-"pregnant" man to get over the shock that can accompany a positive test, and to understand there is nothing out of the ordinary about having misgivings. But there is little here that will help a man to build a bond of understanding with his partner about the process of pregnancy, birth and parenthood.
Instead there are sniggering (or sneering) references to female body size, natural birth and the use (or non-use) of drugs in labour. Smith seems more interested in decorating a nursery and getting on with "men's work" than engaging with his partner.
A man seeking a book about pregnancy is, one would suspect, probably thinking beyond those sort of cliches, and will find this "guide" increasingly frustrating the more he reads.
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The Bloke's Guide to Pregnancy
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I ordered this book and then read the negative reviews that it had been given..... I disagree with these - the book is tops! Despite being labelled as "simplistic" and "sexist" - it isn't! I have good medical knowledge, but this book contains the right amount of detail for most, but importantly, explains to men why things are the way they are - you don't get this from the medical books!
If you want something to summarise the progress that your partner is going through in terms of behavioural changes then this hits the nail on the head - it is easy reading, light-hearted, informative and amusing. Sure, it doesn not give you all the preparation you need, but it never claims to!
Enjoy.
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Avoid unless he is an utter pig!
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I gave my husband this book as a present, and as he read through it he became more and more annoyed at the assumptions made about mens interests and concerns during their partners pregnancy. This book portrays men in a very poor light. Unless your partner is an immature, lager swilling, insensitive idiot then there are a huge selection of books that will give him a better insight into pregnancy than this sexist (against men!!) rubbish.
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useful
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Along with 'From Here To Paternity - The Diary of a Pregnant Man', this book helped me deal with the blizzard of practical and emotional challenges when we were having our baby. The other book in my Top 3 is Anne Deans 'The Pregnancy Bible' which was more detailed about the nitty gritty than The Bloke's Guide. It's worth learning about this stuff, coz when the crucial time comes, you might be required to speak on behalf of your missus when she's otherwise occupied. I read a few other pregnancy books for new dads and new mums - some were too superficial, some were too busy making jokes to be useful. These three always answered our needs.
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