Baby Laughs: The Naked Truth About the First Year of Mommyhood

Product Description THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERNew mothers and fathers will find much-needed relief and insight in this perceptive and outrageously funny account of what it truly means when you bring home your very own bundle of joy... Jenny McCarthy’s hilarious, no-holds-barred personality has made her an instantly recognizable TV personality and a bestselling author. In  Baby Laughs she examines the full range of challenges that new mothers anf fathers face, including: • The humiliations of postnatal “numbing spray,” Tucks medicated pads, and adult diapers; jelly belly, balding, and gum disease; and becoming a “five-foot puke rag” for the baby • Heart-stopping terrors, such as baby manicures, breathing checks, and burp failures • Inadequacies, such as lullaby illiteracy and the need for a “heavy rotation” of toys, videos, and mobiles • Daddy antics, such as infant wrestling, home-movie mania, sleeping like a log, and expecting sex • Dueling grandmas, germ-ridden guests, Olympic-class competitive mommies, anorexic pets • And much more... The joys of parenting are endless, but so are the worruies and the advice. Baby Laughs is the perfect companion for anyone trying to raise the next president, those just trying to get to the next naptime, and anyone who was ever in diapers. Review Praise for Baby Laughs “Hilarious...a no-holds-barred look at the joys, challenges, and humiliations of the first year of motherhood.”— Time Out New York   “ Baby Laughs is the book that can keep an aching morass of maternal hormones company in those long hours of just watching her infant sleep, slowly letting herself be OK with every unexplained hiccup or tiny grimace, and help her laugh at the way her emotions and body also slowly retreat from the Defcon One alert level that is pregnancy.”— The Washington Examiner   “[McCarthy’s] honesty is disarming, funny, and so boundless that you’ll feel as if you’re at her side every step of the way.”— The Arizona Republic About the Author Jenny McCarthy is the  New York Times bestselling author of  Belly Laughs: The Naked Truth About Pregnancy and Childbirth, Baby Laughs: The Naked Truth About the First Year of Mommyhood, Life Laughs: The Naked Truth about Motherhood, Marriage, and Moving On, Louder Than Words: A Mother's Journey in Healing Autism, Healing and Preventing Autism: A Complete Guide, and  Stirring the Pot: My Recipe for Getting What You Want Out of Life.