Vicky Iovine becomes every new mother's best friend in this handbook devoted to helping women survive pregnancy.

Iovine, mother of four and former Playboy model, shares her own pregnancy experiences, as well as those of her girlfriends, to help initiate new mothers into the motherhood club. The author identifies the most common pregnancy speedbumps such as morning sickness, learning how to dress stylishly throughout all three trimesters, and even marital communication woes. In doing so, Iovine offers a creative to surviving pregnancy through navigating the medical system sisterly support, humor, self care, and overall normalization of the experience.

Iovine displays an innate ability to laugh at herself during the most awkward moments and seems able to identify those pregnancy challenges that are the most problematic for women such as public morning sickness, frequent urination, and 'pregnancy face,' a problem that many women swear exists during the last trimester in women pregnant with a baby girl. Her descriptions of bodily issues, inappropriate comments made by others, and boundary violations from in-laws will touch the heart of any pregnant woman. Simply knowing that the author, along with her many girlfriends, experienced the same annoyances is somewhat comforting.

The author continues her 'Girlfriend' series with multiple sequels speaking to different aspects of motherhood such as the first year, selecting the appropriate baby products and gear, and enjoying the toddler and elementary school years. Perhaps her next book should be entitled, 'How to Find Enough Time in Your Day to Write Books When You Have Kids,' as her success is particularly amazing given the fact that she has four children at home.