Dude, You're Gonna Be a Dad!: How to Get (Both of You) Through the Next 9 Months *EPUB
Congrats Dude! Your go-to-guy-guide to being the greatest dad before her due-date. There are approximately 3,712 ways for a guy to look stupid during pregnancy - this book's here to help you avoid all(most) of them. And here's your first hint: Focus on what you can be doing for her rather than what's happening to her. She's pregnant. She knows that. You know that. And her 152 baby books tell her exactly what she can expect. Your job is to learn what you can do between the stick turning blue and the drive to the delivery room to make the next nine months go as smoothly as possible. That's where John Pfeiffer steps in. Like any good coach, he's been through it. He's dealt with the morning sickness and doctor visits, painting the baby's nursery and packing the overnight bag, choosing a name, hospital, and the color of the car-seat cover. All the while he remained positive and responsive - there with a "You're beautiful" when necessary - but assertive during the decision-making process (he didn't want to wind up with a kid named Percy). And now it's your turn. She might be having the baby, but you have plenty of responsibilities. Read more
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Why Must Read Dude, You're Gonna Be a Dad!: How to Get (Both of You) Through the Next 9 Months?
This book is so condescending and misogynistic. I regret buying it. I gave it to my husband and within a couple chapters he was reading me excerpts in disbelief. Filled with inspiring quotes such as "Make it clear to your BMP (Baby Making Partner) that you still expect a hot meal and foot rub upon your arrival home from work." and "up to 15% of men suffer from postpartum depression, and that's only the number of wimps who are actually willing to admit it." I scoured the context for signs this was a joke -- it certainly didn't seem that way. Sorry for being a buzzkill, but even if it is meant as a joke, I really don't find jokes about something like PPD very funny, especially when they mock the people who are brave enough to stand up and seek help for themselves. So no, I do not recommend this. I think that men who have respect for their "Baby Making Partner" and for themselves as a parent-to-be would rather read something with more useful information and less condescension packaged as fratty humor.
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