Mommy Said So Funny Books that Will Make (Almost) Any Pregnant Woman Laugh

I felt like a dinosaur during my third trimester (a dinosaur with a lot of gas...see more about how I felt like a dinosaur during pregnancy at My 3rd Trimester of Pregnancy - Thunk! Thunk! Here I Come!), and I just wanted someone who could empathize with me about how fat my feet were and how much they hurt. Two books that kept my sense of humor [somewhat] alive at the end of my pregnancy were written by two different woman, Jenny McCarthy and Vicki Iovine, who offer two refreshing perspectives on the realities of pregnancy, and they are not "too polite to complain or too embarrassed to talk about the discomforts and humiliations of pregnancy."

2 Funny Books That Will Make

(Almost) Any Pregnant Woman Laugh

Belly Laughs, by Jenny McCarthy

Link: Belly Laughs: The Naked Truth about Pregnancy and Childbirth

Belly Laughs: The Naked Truth about Pregnancy and Childbirth reveals all the joys and sweet discoveries of being pregnant, from puking bouts and hormonal rage to hemorrhoids, pregnant sex, and big ol' granny underpants. McCarthy draws from her own difficult pregnancy to discuss every stage of expectant motherhood in vivid, sometimes excruciating -- and excruciatingly funny -- detail. Belly Laughs is a must-read for any woman who is pregnant, has ever been pregnant, or hopes to become pregnant.

The Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy, by Vicki Iovine

Link: The Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy

The author of The Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy talks to you the way only a best friend can - from what to expect at doctor visits all the way to husbands and their lack of usefulness (at least at time).