{"product_id":"9780525948834","title":"Baby Laughs: The Naked Truth about the First Year of Mommyhood","description":"Jenny McCarthy's hilarious, no-holds-barred personality has made her an instant recognizable TV personality and, more recently, a bestselling author. In \u003ci\u003eBelly Laughs\u003c\/i\u003e, McCarthy's first book on motherhood, she documented the absurdities of pregnancy-everything from gaining \"ten pounds of breast and suffering hot flashes so intense that she steamed up the car windows to having \"pig-in-the-pasture\" third trimester sex.\u003cp\u003e    In \u003ci\u003eBaby Laughs\u003c\/i\u003e she now examines, with equally riotous candor, the full range of challenges that new mothers face, including:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe humiliations of postnatal \"numbing spray,\" Tucks medicated pads, and adult diapers; bleeding \"udders,\" jelly belly, balding, and gum disease; and becoming a \"five-foot puke rug\" for the baby\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eHeart-stopping terrors, such as baby manicures, breathing checks, burp failures, missed \"milestones,\" and flying \"cocktail wieners\"\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eInadequacies, such as lullaby illiteracy and the need for a \"heavy rotation\" of toys, videos, and mobiles\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e-Daddy antics, such as infant wrestling, home-movie mania, sleeping like a log, and -- \u003ci\u003egulp!\u003c\/i\u003e -- expecting sex\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eDueling grandmas, germ-ridden guests, girlfriends blind to the charm of a heart-shaped poo-poo, Olympic-class competitive mommies, anorexic pets-and much more\u003cp\u003e    Mothers and fathers will find much-needed relief and insight in this sometimes touching, sometimes gritty, but always perceptive and outrageously funny account of what it truly means to have your very own small bundle of joy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e    Author Bio: Jenny McCarthy is the former host of the enormously popular MTV dating show \u003ci\u003eSingled Out\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBelly Laughs: The Naked Truth About Pregnancy and Childbirth\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47951041724656,"sku":"9780525948834","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780525948834_p0.jpg?v=1763779760","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780525948834","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}