The Second Nine Months. One Woman Tells the REAL Truth About Becoming a Mom. Finally.

Customer Reviews

Funny, Relatable and Honest

2008-05-09
I'm only halfway through this book and I love it. PLEASE don't mistake this book for a "Mother's Only" purchase. As a father I completely related to Ms. Glembocki's stories. I was catapulted back to the first nine months of my son's life and all of the stresses, sleep deprivation and wide range of emotions that went with it. It's so refreshing to know that what my wife and I were going through was apparently perfectly normal. That there are other parents who literally considered throwing the baby out with the bathwater.
The best thing about "The 2nd Nine Months" is that the stories are all recounted with such love behind them. It would be so easy to feel tense when reading this book, but it's a very calming read. Maybe because as a reader you think "Wow. I thought MY first few months of parenthood were tough, but I had it easy.". Or maybe it's the love of her child that is infused in every page of this book by Ms. Glembocki. Either way do youself a favor and purchase this book either before or after you have your first child. It will make you feel like you're not alone.

Great Writing, Poor Kid!

2008-05-05
Great writing style, but that poor kid gets it harsh! Reminded me of a song that says /careful the tale you tell-that is the spell-children will listen/...Dr. Phil likes to tell his mommie guests that motherhood is not about them. I'm still but still looking for books that aren't so harsh on the kids like they asked to be born to parents with high expectations and such low tolerance. I dont get it. Why do people complain and complain so much about how hard it is to raise their !!!healthy!!! babies? It seems to me that people with sick children actually complain so much less than people with it all going for them because they know their job as parent is not about them!

I've never one time read a single parenting book like /What to Expect When You're Expecting/ that says it's going to be easy! How do people miss that part when they decided to have a kid? If it was supposed to be easy, why in the world would we be buying books to help us in the first place? Of course everyone has tough parenting experiences, of course you are not alone in that!

There are many places in the world where the blessings from God above (like healthy baby with food to eat and two healthy, well-off parents) that are overlooked by so many here aren't taken so lightly. I always think if I wrote a story about those difficulties I'd be careful what I'd say in case I didn't live long enough to have the chance when they are older explain what I meant.

A Must Read if you have a colicky baby !!!

2008-05-02
I just finished this book, and I have to say it was a breathe of fresh air amidst all of my newborns screaming. If you have a baby that has been suffering with colick it is nice to hear someone else's experience. The constant crying wears on you and it's good to know that you are not the only one out there yelling back to shut up (month 3: never let them see you mother).

Finally!

2008-04-18
My son is 4 and my daughter is 2. For years I have wished for a friend who would actually understand how I felt the first year of motherhood - and now I feel like I found one! Vicki seems to have entered my brain and sucked out all of my feelings and put them down on paper for the world to read. I wish I could give her a big hug and tell her thank you! Thank you for writing a book that finally helped me to realize I was not alone! Thank you for telling the truth! Thank you for daring to write about what seems to be so taboo in our society! I am going to share this book with every mom I know!

Enjoyable!

2008-04-17
I really enjoyed this book. At times it is funny and ironic. At other times it is scary and sad. I am not yet a mother, but I can imagine that the feelings generated from the book are those same feelings that motherhood creates. The book made me appreciate and respect all my young mom friends even more.

Good Book

2008-07-08
I just finished this book--and I wish i had read it sooner. My daughter is 2 now but it was a lonely first go at motherhood for me. While I did not feel all of what she felt, I absolutely could relate to many of the books' chapters. Especially the part about the PROGRESSION of motherhood for some of us---how we wish we knew then what we know now---it gets easier, and it is a blessing and fun---but it is not like that 100% of the time--and that is OK. What guts it took to write this book. THANK YOU for doing that!!

Laugh Out Loud Funny

2008-06-04
I loved this book, as a mother of a 7 month old I could relate to everything she said. It was so true and hilariously funny. I loved this book and I'm giving a copy to all my friends. I am hoping that she writes a second book, "The First Year". I would definately buy it.

Honest and Honestly Well Overdue

2008-05-28
My oldest child is now 10 years old. But reading this book brought back the brutal reality that I felt all those years ago.
Kudos to the author for exposing her deepest feelings of inadequacy and "bad mommy" moments. I myself was plagued with the same thoughts.
It does get easier as your child gets older. I myself did not bond with my firstborn until he was at least 5 months old. Take heart new moms, there is a light at the end of the tunnel.
Great book!

Zoloft for the soul!

2008-05-14
Great read! My husband and I always joke about how the difficulties of tending to a newborn are the "great conspiracy." Everyone told us how hard it was AFTER our daughter arrived. I remember running into a neighbor with a six-month old when my daughter was not even six-weeks old, and she commented how no one can really explain how hard it is until you get there. That is probably why pregnant women are not enamored with Ms. Glembocki's literary efforts. Even in her book, when Vicki tries to tell a pregnant stranger at the gym how tough motherhood is all she just gets is a cold shoulder. But, really, you have to have gone through it to get it. Some people, I am sure, are blessed with the "fantasy baby" - but most of us, I think, experience something more akin to Vicki and Thad's metamorphous. Kudos to Ms. Glembocki for opening Pandora's Box.

A good read

2008-05-10
I really enjoyed reading this book, and being a new mom to a 4 1/2 month old I could definitely relate to a lot of the author's experiences. I expected the book to be funnier than it was, but it was still very entertaining and had a lot of heartfelt, honest moments. I would definitely recommend it to other friends who are new moms. Probably not the best reading for someone who is pregnant though, it could scare them!