Jenny's on my hit list. I work with families of children with autism and think she is dangerous and misinformed and shares a lot of danergous information with the media. When researchers and professionals get less air time than Playmates it's concerning. I don't have serious concerns about her stuff like Belly Laughs but I can't bring myself to read any more of her books or support her.
I just read it and honestly, I hated it:-/ I thought it was very trite, happy-go-lucky, and had some bad information and I guess it just wasn't really my sense of humor. Also, I feel like SUCH a debbie-downer saying this, but I found it a little distasteful how she reiterated several times how difficult her pregnancy was and how she got the worst of everything, but didn't seem to deal with any of what I consider to be the more truly difficult aspects of pregnancy -- infertility, fear of loss, m/c, pg-related complications like pre-e, GD, etc., finding out there is something wrong with your LO, or premature birth.
Anyways, I know a lot of people love it and find it really cute, I thought I would just put my contrary opinion out there.
IUIs #4-6 (injects) = 3 BFNs IVF #1 = BFN FET #1 = BFN FET #2 = BFN IVF #2 = BFP, b/g twins lost at 20w due to partial abruption/PPROM IVF #3 = c/p 5w2d Long-shot Clomid/Prednisone cycle before next IVF = BFP, our beautiful, healthy girl born 6/26/13! ~~ TTC again March 2014 FET #3 -May/June 2014- all embryos arrested before xfer - back to the drawing board... IVF #4 - July/August 2014
I read it during my last pregnancy. I started reading it before I found out I was miscarrying and finished it afterwards. I hated it for exactly the reasons listed above by Blueberries8
Jenny's on my hit list. I work with families of children with autism and think she is dangerous and misinformed and shares a lot of danergous information with the media. When researchers and professionals get less air time than Playmates it's concerning. I don't have serious concerns about her stuff like Belly Laughs but I can't bring myself to read any more of her books or support her.
I agree! I read her book about her son with autism. It really made me so angry! I work with children with autism, also (special ed teacher) and she just seemed like she had all the answers/explanations for autism. When, of course, I disagreed with about 98% of what she said in that particular book.
I read it my last pregnancy and found it to be a light, enjoyable read. I don't think anyone reads it for informational purposes; it's more entertaining than anything.
Re: Belly Laughs by Jeny McCarthy
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I just read it and honestly, I hated it:-/ I thought it was very trite, happy-go-lucky, and had some bad information and I guess it just wasn't really my sense of humor. Also, I feel like SUCH a debbie-downer saying this, but I found it a little distasteful how she reiterated several times how difficult her pregnancy was and how she got the worst of everything, but didn't seem to deal with any of what I consider to be the more truly difficult aspects of pregnancy -- infertility, fear of loss, m/c, pg-related complications like pre-e, GD, etc., finding out there is something wrong with your LO, or premature birth.
Anyways, I know a lot of people love it and find it really cute, I thought I would just put my contrary opinion out there.
IVF #1 = BFN
FET #1 = BFN
FET #2 = BFN
IVF #2 = BFP, b/g twins lost at 20w due to partial abruption/PPROM
IVF #3 = c/p 5w2d
Long-shot Clomid/Prednisone cycle before next IVF = BFP, our beautiful, healthy girl born 6/26/13!
~~
TTC again March 2014
FET #3 - May/June 2014 - all embryos arrested before xfer - back to the drawing board...
IVF #4 - July/August 2014
I agree! I read her book about her son with autism. It really made me so angry! I work with children with autism, also (special ed teacher) and she just seemed like she had all the answers/explanations for autism. When, of course, I disagreed with about 98% of what she said in that particular book.
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