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Mission: Pregnancy - Dad's Survival Guide to 9 Months
This is not just "another" pregnancy guide. It is the PERFECT guide for dads-to-be!
So if you're going to be a father in a few months - this book is for you!
And if you're going to be a mother – this is the BEST gift for your partner!
" Pregnancy" is an easy to read, humorous, masculine pregnancy guide, that speaks in a manly voice about a subject that was previously only for women - pregnancy.
It is an informative (and very funny) guide, full of tips and advice for all stages of pregnancy, delivery, and new parenthood.
What is the connection between ovulation and garters? Why and how do you count pregnancy in weeks? What are genetic tests, and how much will they cost? When and how does the baby start to hear you, and what can you say to the baby?
Everything you need to know about morning sickness, including critical coping mechanisms… useful advice for choosing your child’s name - and what not to call baby… How to survive shopping for baby... Why should you bring a ski suit to the birthing room? and what will life after the birth will REALLY look like?
This book is a must-read for every man whose partner is pregnant (or will be), and for every woman who wants to survive pregnancy without having her partner lose his shit entirely.
*This is a black and white version of the book. The full-color version can be found on the DAD IS author page.
So if you're going to be a father in a few months - this book is for you!
And if you're going to be a mother – this is the BEST gift for your partner!
" Pregnancy" is an easy to read, humorous, masculine pregnancy guide, that speaks in a manly voice about a subject that was previously only for women - pregnancy.
It is an informative (and very funny) guide, full of tips and advice for all stages of pregnancy, delivery, and new parenthood.
What is the connection between ovulation and garters? Why and how do you count pregnancy in weeks? What are genetic tests, and how much will they cost? When and how does the baby start to hear you, and what can you say to the baby?
Everything you need to know about morning sickness, including critical coping mechanisms… useful advice for choosing your child’s name - and what not to call baby… How to survive shopping for baby... Why should you bring a ski suit to the birthing room? and what will life after the birth will REALLY look like?
This book is a must-read for every man whose partner is pregnant (or will be), and for every woman who wants to survive pregnancy without having her partner lose his shit entirely.
*This is a black and white version of the book. The full-color version can be found on the DAD IS author page.
221 pages, Paperback
Published September 29, 2021
About the author
Dad Is
14 books1 followerThe "Dad Is" brand was created in 2019 as a unique, manly and humorous brand for dads and dads-to-be. The content of the books is based on the real-life experience of dozens of dads in the "Dad Is" group, a community of fathers who have "been there and lived to tell the tale". The survival guides are both funny and informative, and were developed in consultation with a gynecologist and pediatrician. The guides combine all the necessary information every parent needs, together with dozens of tips and advice - a must read for every dad (and mom!)
The "Dad Is" series was written with the goal of talking about REAL issues of modern-day fatherhood - establishing a PC free-zone for dads and dads-to-be around the world. The series captures fatherhood with a unique, funny, and kicking literary style that will keep dads - and moms! - entertained, from pregnancy to toddlerhood and beyond!
The "Dad Is" series was written with the goal of talking about REAL issues of modern-day fatherhood - establishing a PC free-zone for dads and dads-to-be around the world. The series captures fatherhood with a unique, funny, and kicking literary style that will keep dads - and moms! - entertained, from pregnancy to toddlerhood and beyond!
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September 8, 2025
Saw this and thought of getting it for a friends husband. Read the first few pages and had to physically restrain myself from burning every copy in existence. Misogynistic bullshit. Fuming with rage after reading any of this actually.
November 25, 2025
This book made me feel sorry for all the women whose partners read this and genuinely think this is a good book. I don't appreciate pregnant women being made fun of like this. In this book, you'll be called a "raging bitch". You'll be told that your body is ugly and that if your partners blinks really fast they might be able to get through having sex with you. You'll also be told that even though you're throwing up at least you're losing weight. I genuinely want to know why this book still exists.
February 12, 2026
me when i make a book about how much i hate women
Read
March 16, 2026trees died for this btw
February 24, 2026
Ragebait as a book.
Ladies if you want to hate the world more, go on and read this book where this group of dads who are cowardly enough to hide under a pen name degrade women, sexualise every aspect of them and talk of them as no better than pigs rolling around in the mud. “Written with consultation with a gynaecologist and paediatrician” meaning they asked for advice from the doctors and then proceeded to cover their ears when the doctors began to speak.
Get your boyfriend this book and if he agrees with anything in this book then you know to break up. The men writing this book have never been in contact with a woman and probably have only seen women from when their mother forces them to go outside from their basement.
Overall, terrible book, should never be sold and we should grieve for the trees cut down to make copies of this book
Ladies if you want to hate the world more, go on and read this book where this group of dads who are cowardly enough to hide under a pen name degrade women, sexualise every aspect of them and talk of them as no better than pigs rolling around in the mud. “Written with consultation with a gynaecologist and paediatrician” meaning they asked for advice from the doctors and then proceeded to cover their ears when the doctors began to speak.
Get your boyfriend this book and if he agrees with anything in this book then you know to break up. The men writing this book have never been in contact with a woman and probably have only seen women from when their mother forces them to go outside from their basement.
Overall, terrible book, should never be sold and we should grieve for the trees cut down to make copies of this book
February 21, 2026
The fact that this monstrosity was published is baffling and frankly scary
February 14, 2026
they tried to silence me in speaking my truth but they can’t.
this is misogynistic dog shit.
this is misogynistic dog shit.
March 10, 2026
What the fuck is wrong with the author.
February 11, 2026
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March 10, 2026
Burn it
February 11, 2026
Really disappointed in this book. I think most of the one-star reviews sum up the criticism well, but the real kicker for me is the portion of the book that talks about the dangers of labour. How your wife might die in labour, but your biggest concern isn't the dead wife and mother to your child, it's YOU, DAD! It's you and your worries about how will you care for the child alone - and really that's the only reason you should worry about labour. Screw your dead wife amirite? Yup...this book even manages to turn the fatal risks associated with labour to being about men. That's on top of the raging b*tch comments, weight loss comments, treating women's pregnant bodies as disgusting, dehumanizing pregnant women, and blah blah blah. This book should be pulled from the shelves. I couldn't hate it more if I tried.
March 5, 2026
The author and the men in this book are ignorant and tone-deaf about what pregnancy really entails for a woman. I bet they whined even louder when their wives tried talking to them about the genuine pain or nausea they were going through due to pregnancy. This book reads like pulp “dic-lit” written by teenage boys who are obsessed with what sex should be like and how to get it in any way possible. That seems to be all they have in their heads. I mean, you either have to be stupid or misogynistic to be this oblivious. And I genuinely think it's former lol.
March 26, 2026
I am all for humour, but this was full of degrading and honestly disgusting language. If u agree with this writing then you need a dog not a child- You shouldn’t even be married this was horrifying. Imagine going through one of the most terrifying experiences a woman can go through,
And thinking “ being a man is awful, u have to deal with the raging bitch your wife becomes.”
The whole time it felt like the writer was encapsulating insecurities and clearly projecting them.
Would not recommend.
And thinking “ being a man is awful, u have to deal with the raging bitch your wife becomes.”
The whole time it felt like the writer was encapsulating insecurities and clearly projecting them.
Would not recommend.
August 16, 2025
misogyny coated with rainbows and sunshines. Dads if you're ever thinking of doing what the book says, don't. Stopped reading it after a few pages cuz it pissed me off. The book essentially disguises misogyny, selfishness and victim mentality into a "funny" book. Your wife just birthed your child so you might as well TRY to be a good father by NOT reading this book
February 21, 2026
SHAME SHAME SHAME
March 16, 2026
I can't believe garbage like this is still being published in the 2020s
March 19, 2026
The worst book out there to ever exist about pregnancy
March 20, 2026
Abject !
April 3, 2026
Fuck you to whoever wrote this
Cut deep
Cut deep
April 9, 2026
Pure BULLSHIT
October 4, 2021
Everything nascent fathers need to know – learning to breathe easily!
The ‘author’ of this book – “Dad Is” – is group of men who, under consultation with a gynecologist and pediatrician, shared thoughts about the rigors, terrors, and fun of being fathers-to-be! Their goal - to talk about real issues of modern-day fatherhood as a touchstone for men around the globe, enlightening and enhancing their accompaniment to pregnancy and infancy to the toddler stage.
The tone of this most entertaining guide is set in the Foreword, titled ‘Your Wife/Partner is Pregnant’: ‘Your bedroom is riddled with dozens of books about pregnancy, labor, parenting, and motherhood. Your partner spends all day talking to friends who have “been there’ and is now endlessly on the phone with her mom, soliciting advice. She randomly smiles at strollers when passing them on the street! At your local coffee shop, the baby screaming next to you doesn’t annoy her anymore (a mere two months ago she almost threw a fork at one of those). At night she’s on various websites and forums, chatting with profiles named ‘Jesse’s Girl’ or AVA4 (OMG four kids??)….Well, dear father–to-be, this book is for you! You: the man living with the woman who is the emotional, cranky, tired and bloated version of the woman who used to be your wife…This book was written to tell you, in your own terms, about the really important things that are about to happen, as a man and as a future father – the things no one will tell you about… ‘
And with that degree of honesty – and sharp wit – this entertaining book discusses everything men need to know about the testing for pregnancy and first thoughts, the first trimester (the female sisterhood, morning sickness, how to deal with side effects), the second trimester (the trauma of maternity clothes and how to help with the wardrobe, speaking to the pregnant abdomen), the third trimester (men’s anxieties about money, commitment, how to shop for baby, arranging the nursery, picking a name, birth preparation classes), labor and delivery, the maternity ward, and After the Birth: Welcome to Real Life!
The content is related is an easy to read format – short passages rich with information and humor – and fun illustrations of the dad images. Every conflict fathers-to-be face becomes informative in ideas and rib tickling in detail. This is not only a most entertaining book on the subject matter: it is also a very well informed resource guide to the many topics that arise in the pregnancy territory. Recommended.
The ‘author’ of this book – “Dad Is” – is group of men who, under consultation with a gynecologist and pediatrician, shared thoughts about the rigors, terrors, and fun of being fathers-to-be! Their goal - to talk about real issues of modern-day fatherhood as a touchstone for men around the globe, enlightening and enhancing their accompaniment to pregnancy and infancy to the toddler stage.
The tone of this most entertaining guide is set in the Foreword, titled ‘Your Wife/Partner is Pregnant’: ‘Your bedroom is riddled with dozens of books about pregnancy, labor, parenting, and motherhood. Your partner spends all day talking to friends who have “been there’ and is now endlessly on the phone with her mom, soliciting advice. She randomly smiles at strollers when passing them on the street! At your local coffee shop, the baby screaming next to you doesn’t annoy her anymore (a mere two months ago she almost threw a fork at one of those). At night she’s on various websites and forums, chatting with profiles named ‘Jesse’s Girl’ or AVA4 (OMG four kids??)….Well, dear father–to-be, this book is for you! You: the man living with the woman who is the emotional, cranky, tired and bloated version of the woman who used to be your wife…This book was written to tell you, in your own terms, about the really important things that are about to happen, as a man and as a future father – the things no one will tell you about… ‘
And with that degree of honesty – and sharp wit – this entertaining book discusses everything men need to know about the testing for pregnancy and first thoughts, the first trimester (the female sisterhood, morning sickness, how to deal with side effects), the second trimester (the trauma of maternity clothes and how to help with the wardrobe, speaking to the pregnant abdomen), the third trimester (men’s anxieties about money, commitment, how to shop for baby, arranging the nursery, picking a name, birth preparation classes), labor and delivery, the maternity ward, and After the Birth: Welcome to Real Life!
The content is related is an easy to read format – short passages rich with information and humor – and fun illustrations of the dad images. Every conflict fathers-to-be face becomes informative in ideas and rib tickling in detail. This is not only a most entertaining book on the subject matter: it is also a very well informed resource guide to the many topics that arise in the pregnancy territory. Recommended.
January 4, 2022
Wow! The best gift ever to my husband (and me!)
First and foremost- such an important topic, all the pregnancy guides are written for women, and that’s great for us, but keeps the husband out of the picture.
This guide made me laugh, got me emotional, and also helped me realize that I’m normal….
To all the expecting couples out there - a MUST.
BTW - the design is beautiful! Loved it!
First and foremost- such an important topic, all the pregnancy guides are written for women, and that’s great for us, but keeps the husband out of the picture.
This guide made me laugh, got me emotional, and also helped me realize that I’m normal….
To all the expecting couples out there - a MUST.
BTW - the design is beautiful! Loved it!
March 23, 2022
Easy to read and Digest
For new dads, this is a great introduction into the 9 month pregnancy process. This is an easy, straightforward read that covers the key aspects of what you can expect as a father and birthing partner.
If you struggle to get through some of the denser material on this topic I highly recommend picking this one up.
For new dads, this is a great introduction into the 9 month pregnancy process. This is an easy, straightforward read that covers the key aspects of what you can expect as a father and birthing partner.
If you struggle to get through some of the denser material on this topic I highly recommend picking this one up.
January 28, 2022
All the information expectant dads need and more!
As most men don't like to read pages and pages of information, this perfect guide informs exactly what expectant dads need to know, in an easy way and with lots of humor. Great read and highly recommended!
As most men don't like to read pages and pages of information, this perfect guide informs exactly what expectant dads need to know, in an easy way and with lots of humor. Great read and highly recommended!
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