{"product_id":"9781402235252","title":"The Unexpected When You're Expecting: Clear, Comprehensive, Month-by-Month Dread","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe laugh-out-loud answer to the guide that has terrified millions!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSo the pregnancy test is positive, and the only thing growing faster than your appetite for anything fried is your list of questions: How long until I have to pay through the nose for maternity wear? Is there anything I can do to prevent the scrapbooking instinct from kicking in? Relax. The advice in this book will be as easily digested as the now - forbidden caffeine you used to chug by the vat.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSure, having your kidneys double as someone's couch sounds like kind of a downer, but that's just all the more reason why every pregnant woman needs this hysterical send-up. Mary K. Moore not only covers the 40 weeks of pregnancy but also tackles the stupor that is baby's first six months, including:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eNaming baby: fruit or action verb?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBirth plans: your dreams, a doctor's comic relief\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe politics of choosing diapers: landfill landmines or inconvenient napkins?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpotlighting the absurdity of pregnancy and shaking the sugar-coating off symptoms - get ready for the breasts of a stripper and the bladder of a Shriner - \u003cb\u003eThe Unexpected When You're Expecting\u003c\/b\u003e is a must-have for anyone with a uterus.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003ePRAISE FOR THE UNEXPECTED WHEN YOU'RE EXPECTING\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"The advice is useful. But most of all, this book is funny.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAustin-American Statesman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Hilarious! A witty, laugh-out-loud take on the classic. It's the perfect gift for every woman who has ever felt like throwing What To Expect When You're Expecting across the room (or at her husband). I love this book - it is exactly what a parody should be.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e Risa Green, author of Notes from the Underbelly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"The Unexpected When You're Expecting is smart, dry, and divinely anti-guidebook. Mary K. Moore's laugh-out-loud glimpse into pregnancy is the perfect gift for your gloriously hip friends who are currently sporting glamorously elastic waistbands.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAustin Kidbits Blog\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sourcebooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47151731769584,"sku":"9781402235252","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781402235252_p0.jpg?v=1763715536","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781402235252","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}