The Hot Mom to Be Handbook: Look and Feel Great from Bump to Baby – A Tongue-in-Cheek Pregnancy Style Guide by the Hot Moms Club Founder - Softcover

Denay, Jessica

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0061787353 ISBN 13: 9780061787355

Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks, 2010

Synopsis

“Your fun, tongue-in-cheek guide through the world of growing pregnancy possibilities!”

―Brooke Burke

The Hot Mom to be Handbook by Jessica Denay is not your ordinary pregnancy book. It’s the ultimate resource for any expecting mom to be who refuses to check her sense of style and self  at the white picket fence. Founder of the popular social networking site the Hot Moms Club, author Denay is on the pulse of hot mom trends and has worked with celebrity moms such as Mariska Hargitay,  Trista Sutter, Lauren Holly, Ricki Lake, Kelly Rutherford, Joely Fisher, and Jenny McCarthy―and now she offers indispensible guidance for every hot mom who wants to “Look and Feel Great from Bump to Baby.”

 

Ready to navigate your nine months with style, humor, and confidence?

• Maternity Fashion: Discover how to dress your bump with confidence and style, proving you don’t have to give up your favorite designers just because you’re expecting.
• Self-Care for Moms-to-Be: From skincare and exercise to keeping the romance alive, get indispensable advice on how to feel great from the inside out.
• Baby Gear Without the Guesswork: Navigate the world of strollers, cribs, and gadgets with Hot Moms Club-tested and approved recommendations that are both practical and stylish.
• Real-World Parenting Advice: Get the honest, tongue-in-cheek scoop on everything from morning sickness to baby showers, shared with the humor of a best friend who’s been there.

About this title

About the Author

Jessica Denay is regarded as a top blogger and mom lifestyle expert, and has appeared on hundreds of television shows and in dozens of magazines as an authority of everything "Hot" for moms. When she's not taking her son to school or the beach, she's busy writing the next installment in the Hot Mom series.

From the Back Cover

Are you simply "pregnant" . . . or a Hot Mom to Be?

A Hot Mom to Be is confident and empowered. She's a woman who meets the needs of her family but refuses to get lost in the madness of motherhood. And she will never sacrifice her sense of style or self.

Founder of the Hot Moms Club, and monthly "Mommywood" columnist for Pregnancy magazine, Jessica Denay is on the pulse of Hollywood mom trends and baby products. The Hot Moms Club has coordinated nurseries and hosted star-studded baby showers for dozens of celebrities including Brooke and Charlie Sheen, Trista Sutter, Alison Sweeney, Ana Ortiz, and Angie Everhart to name a few. And now Jessica Denay offers the very best advice, products, and stories for moms-to-be everywhere. Wise and funny, helpful and hip, The Hot Mom to Be Handbook contains a wealth of information on:

• Avoiding McSteamy or McDreamy ob-gyns
• Working the perks of pregnancy—and playing the "I've Gotta Pee" card to your best advantage
• Bump on a Budget—money saving tips that won't cramp your style
• Creating decoy baby names and coping with Dad's "Post-Party" Depression
• Earth-friendly tips for the Eco-Minded Mama . . . and more!

Chock-full of Hot Mom bare necessities—as well as $tuff to Drool Over sections—here's how to do it, how to strut it, and where to buy it.

Plus thousands of dollars' worth of discounts inside!

Reviews

Denay (The Hot Mom's Handbook), blogger and founder of the online community Hot Moms Club, focuses on the mom-to-be in this reissue with a snappy cover and design. Denay explains that a hot mom is a woman who is confident and empowered, and who embraces motherhood without giving up her sense of self. The single mom of a nine-year-old boy, Denay covers a wide range of subjects of interest to pregnant women, including healthy eating, baby showers, the latest trends in babymoons (a romantic, before-baby trip), and where to find a masculine-looking diaper bag for dad. Along with practical information on how to design an eco-friendly nursery and useful special sections called bump on a budget, eco-minded mamma Denay touches upon topics that may be of limited appeal, such as what to do about piercings and nipple rings (i.e., nix the latter if breastfeeding) or how to look gorgeous in a HOT nursing bra. Though readers seeking more solemn fare will no doubt quickly lose patience with Denay's chatty prose, many moms-to-be will warm up to the Hot Moms Club discounts and shopping tips, and others may simply enjoy indulging themselves with a breezy read before baby arrives. Pages for journaling dropped into the text seem out of place in this busy guide to shopping, staying hot, and pampering the mom-to-be. (Feb.)
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Edition details

• Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0061787353
• ISBN 13: 9780061787355
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 339