Pregnant Man

Labor of Love: The Story of One Man's Extraordinary Pregnancy
$24.95
I just finished this book and I loved it. It was very interesting from beginning to end. He writes about his childhood, his family and on up until he has the baby. I can't believe what a bad childhood he had, but at the end, it made him who he was and now he'll be one of the best fathers out there. This book made me cry at times, and I don't usually cry that much. But knowing this is a true story, you can't help but feel for him.
I saw Thomas and Nancy on Oprah and People magazine. I always supported them and couldn't understand why people had such a problem with them wanting a baby. I am very happy for them and am very proud that they didn't let society's negativity stop them from fulfilling their dream of starting a family.
I highly recommend this book if you like true stories that are different and are about people facing huge obstacles, but somehow finding a way to get through them. Nancy and Thomas are so brave and I wish them nothing but the best.

Pregnant Man
$14.98
During his wife's pregnancy, Gordon Churchwell went from apprehensive ambivalence to sympathetic vomiting. The experience inspired him to research the relationship between pregnancy and men's lives and to write a book on the subject. Here he humorously dramatizes his experience, interviews friends and experts, and wears an "empathy belly" for a day, all in the name of exploring the effects of a woman's pregnancy on the father-to-be. To keep with the structure of his book (first published as Expecting: One Man's Uncensored Memoir of Pregnancy and later as Pregnant Man: How Nature Makes Fathers out of Men), Churchwell and his wife sometimes act as though she is currently pregnant, while other times acknowledge that this event actually occurred three years prior--making for some awkward transitions. To make his experience more universal, Churchwell incorporates the experiences of other men, which results in a lot of joshing at the group's Manhattan diner (the same one frequented by the Seinfeld quartet) and some touching moments during the obstetrician visit of one friend and the delivery of another friend's baby. Churchwell does a fine job of balancing science, sincerity, and sly wit, making for an informational and entertaining 49 minutes. --Kimberly Heinrichs

Pregnant Man: How Nature Makes Fathers Out of Men
$13.00
As a new expactant father, this title caught my eye. I really enjoyed many part of this book. On the other hand, I think the author got a bit too technical when documenting some of his research or discussions he had. He lost me a couple of times while there were other parts that held my interest to the point of not wanting to put to the book done. All in all--- a good effort and a relatively good read!

If men could get pregnant, abortion would be a sacrament. Florynce Kennedy. Bumper Sticker
$1.25
Bumper Sticker poking fun at gender differences about abortion.