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(More customer reviews)As a clinical psychologist for ten-plus years and soon-to-be first time mother, I cannot recommend a better book than The Working Gal's Guide to Babyville! This book has become my "bible" for helping me to navigate all the choices/decisions I am encountering as I embark on the emotional rollercoaster of becoming a mommy. It discusses everything you need to know... from purchasing the most important items you need the minute you arrive home from the hospital with your newborn and the nitty-gritty facts of breast-feeding to what to expect after you give birth and considering how to transition into your new role as a mother. The author not only addresses these loaded emotional decisions mothers must make as they negotiate different roles as a woman (mother, wife, career woman, friend), but does it in a savvy voice with a refreshing sense of humor.
The book includes extremely practical information in an easy to read format. Women ---- this book has not left my night table! I have dog-eared so many pages at this point for my husband to read that I have now just insisted he read the entire book. There are must-have lists that I'm thrilled about: A baby shopping list of the stuff I really need to purchase (so I don't have to aimlessly wander the aisles of Buy Buy Baby completely overwhelmed), mandatory baby-sitter/nanny interview questions (now I don't have to call all of my friends and ask them 'what questions do I need to ask when I interview this person to take care of my new child?'), terrific charts of normal eating/feeding and sleeping schedules for your newborn, worksheets to calculate your first year-with-a-baby budget... all of this with sage advice and relevant educational information from a board certified pediatrician.
I am slightly amused at the heated debate I have read over the use of the terms 'nanny vs. baby-sitter'. I'm not sure what all the fuss is about. As a clinical psychologist, I'm used to most of my patients (or clients, whichever you prefer) calling me a "therapist." A therapist can be anyone with a master's degree or a social worker and not necessarily a licensed clinical psychologist with a doctorate from a prestigious institution and over ten years of post-college training. However, the point is not germane to this discussion, and Ms. Hobey clearly appreciates the semantics involved of the terms 'nanny' and 'babysitter'. Skip those "Nanny" reviews --- that "politically correct" argument is for another forum. And ladies... run, don't waddle to purchase your own copy of The Working Gal's Guide to Babyville.
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