Belly Laughs: The Naked Truth about Pregnancy and Childbirth
is one of the most candid, refreshing and funny books on pregnancy that I have ever read. I laughed so hard at times that I had tears rolling down my cheeks.Belly Laughs
is written by Jenny McCarthy, who is the former host of the popular MTV dating show - Singled Out. I'm pregnant at the moment so I can really relate to Jenny's experience.
Belly Laughs
talks about what women go through during pregnancy - the nausea, bloating, stretch marks, the weight gain, strange food cravings and more...all in a very humorous and candid way.In Belly Laughs
, Jenny hides nothing...and I mean nothing. She talks frankly about the changes in your body - all parts of your body, if you know what I mean :-) and also about sex in pregnancy.Very conservative readers would probably be offended at her openness, but to be honest I found it refreshing. Here at last, is someone telling it like it is. If you're a pregnant mama who is struggling to get your husband to understand what you're going through, I suggest you give him a copy of
Belly Laughs
to read. I think that Jenny is incredibly brave to share so much of herself and her life, instead of always pretending to be perfect - like most celebrities do! It was nice knowing that even the rich, the famous and the incredibly beautiful (as Jenny is), also suffer from the same things we ordinary women do. I honestly think that this was the part of the reason the book became a New York Times Bestseller.
Other books by Mrs McCarthy are:
DaCapo Press provided me with the copy of Belly Laughs used in this review.
