Monday, November 22, 2010

Cocktails at Naptime -- Book Giveaway!

Firstly, to everyone who played along with my 'Show it Like it is' challenge over the weekend -- thankyou! I had so much fun reading your posts... though it must be said, your kitchens weren't in anywhere near as bad a state as you might have thought! Isn't it funny how someone elses mess seems never quite as bad as your own... stay tuned, I'll have another such challenge for you soon!

Now, as a thankyou for being such good sports and because I'm in a giving mood... today I'm offering a copy of the fabulously funny Cocktails at Naptime by Gillian Martin and Emma Kaufmann to a BM3 reader; I won the book from Maxabella recently and devoured it whole in 2 days flat. So, instead of gathering dust on the bookshelf I thought I'd share the joy and pass the book onto YOU! My only rule is, when you are finished you yourself must give the book away on your own blog, or if you don't have a blog you must pass it on to a needy friend! Is it a deal?

To win this book, simply follow my blog and leave a comment telling me one story about parenting no book told you...  I'll be drawing the winner randomly at 5pm on Friday 26 November but I'll have a lot of fun reading your anecdotes and we can all share a laugh!

Here's a little bio about the book to whet your appetite:

A laugh-out-loud, utterly realistic examination of all the things that can happen to your mind, your body, your partner and your relatives after the birth of a new baby. There are secrets that no baby book will tell you, stories that no parenting magazine will even touch with a set of forceps. And that's a shame because out of postnatal nastiness and the human struggle with sleep-deprivation, couch stainage and perineum bruising, comes forth humour; lots of it.
Read about how real mums try to lose their baby weight and learn how Mothers of History dealt with getting their figure back, discover how to transform your partner into a sex symbol using only household bleach and a pair of rubber gloves, sing along to a selection of politically incorrect nursery rhymes and find out how to recognise (and avoid becoming) a stereotypical "Mummy From Hell".
Cocktails at Naptime is a hilarious look at those first twelve months (from birth to back-to-work) and the perfect antidote to the "how to" parenting manuals and the glut of "girlfriend" books. It gives you a hug, a parenting tip or two and an enthusiastic nod to having a big glass of chardonnay. 


Good luck! x

13 comments:

  1. Yay I love books!

    No parenting book (or magazine for that matter) told me what to do when my baby not only deposited a bright orange poo on my shirt but also vomited on my shorts.

    Which item do you take off first? How do you avoid getting said grossness on your skin or even worse on the new white carpet?

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  2. Hi there! So glad you loved our back and that now you're going to spread the love! xx

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  3. I mean our book!!! God its hard to type with long acrylic nails

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  4. Emma, by making a comment..... you might well win a copy of your own book!!! teehee, LOVED it BTW!! x

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  5. What a great book title....the word cocktail got me instantly!
    No one told me that no matter how much to-ing and fro-ing youd do with hubbie on baby names....your probably going to get your way anyway when they see you go through childbirth!!

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  6. Looks like a great book- fingers crossed!

    No one ever tells you how many nights you will spend driving around to get the baby to sleep!

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  7. That book has been on my wishlist for months! I think the one piece of advice that I didn't read in a book but had to learn for myself was that babies are more resiliant than we give them credit for. Not to waste time feeling guilty for every little mistake you make as you're feeling your way into being a mother.

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  8. No book told me that bubba wouldn't do everything according to the books! I read the parenting books while I was pregnant and thought OK I think I'm good to go and then bubba came and while bits were helpful there were many an unexplained occurance & also books indicated I would have MY time to just chill....waiting for that to kick in though 11 months later:)

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  9. oh great give-away and i love your "pass the book on" rule! i'm in...

    i've heard so many breast feeding horror stories about babies not latching properly and the whole nursing process being so painful i was scared senseless. but no one told me that the complete opposite can occur, that my lil guy maybe attached to my chest 24/7! i might as well walk aound topless, i mean why wear a shirt when i'm being milked like a cow every minute! LoL

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  10. no book tells you how hard being a single parent is...I suppose that's because noone wants to be in this position!

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  11. No book i read warned me about leaking milk! I was so scared to leave the house for the first few weeks until i got breasfeeding /milk supply sorted.

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  12. No book tells you about BATH POOS! I was so very unprepared when my newborn let loose while we were having a nice bath together... and so very annoyed when my partner quickly removed her from the bath and left me sitting in a nice warm bath with baby poo floating around me!

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  13. the books are filled to the hills with info on proper latching, holding technique etc. but scant info about weaning them OFF the breast. Now, i have a little lady who knocks on my knockers to be nursed and i haven't got the foggiest idea how best to get her weaned.

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