The Hot Mom to Be Handbook »

Jessica Denay is regarded as a top blogger and mom lifestyle expert, and has appeared on hundreds of television shows and in dozens of magazines as an authority of everything "Hot" for moms. When she's not taking her son to school or the beach, she's busy writing the next installment in the Hot Mom series.

Are you simply "pregnant" . . . or a Hot Mom to Be?

A Hot Mom to Be is confident and empowered. She's a woman who meets the needs of her family but refuses to get lost in the madness of motherhood. And she will never sacrifice her sense of style or self.

Founder of the Hot Moms Club, and monthly "Mommywood" columnist for Pregnancy magazine, Jessica Denay is on the pulse of Hollywood mom trends and baby products. The Hot Moms Club has coordinated nurseries and hosted star-studded baby showers for dozens of celebrities including Brooke and Charlie Sheen, Trista Sutter, Alison Sweeney, Ana Ortiz, and Angie Everhart to name a few. And now Jessica Denay offers the very best advice, products, and stories for moms-to-be everywhere. Wise and funny, helpful and hip, The Hot Mom to Be Handbook contains a wealth of information on:

• Avoiding McSteamy or McDreamy ob-gyns
• Working the perks of pregnancy—and playing the "I've Gotta Pee" card to your best advantage
• Bump on a Budget—money saving tips that won't cramp your style
• Creating decoy baby names and coping with Dad's "Post-Party" Depression
• Earth-friendly tips for the Eco-Minded Mama . . . and more!

Chock-full of Hot Mom bare necessities—as well as $tuff to Drool Over sections—here's how to do it, how to strut it, and where to buy it.

Plus thousands of dollars' worth of discounts inside!

Publishers Weekly

Denay (The Hot Mom's Handbook), blogger and founder of the online community Hot Moms Club, focuses on the mom-to-be in this reissue with a snappy cover and design. Denay explains that a “hot mom” is a woman who is confident and empowered, and who embraces motherhood without giving up her sense of self. The single mom of a nine-year-old boy, Denay covers a wide range of subjects of interest to pregnant women, including healthy eating, baby showers, the latest trends in “babymoons” (a romantic, before-baby trip), and where to find a masculine-looking diaper bag for dad. Along with practical information on how to design an eco-friendly nursery and useful special sections called “bump on a budget,” “eco-minded mamma” Denay touches upon topics that may be of limited appeal, such as what to do about piercings and nipple rings (i.e., nix the latter if breastfeeding) or how to look gorgeous in a “HOT” nursing bra. Though readers seeking more solemn fare will no doubt quickly lose patience with Denay's chatty prose, many moms-to-be will warm up to the Hot Moms Club discounts and shopping tips, and others may simply enjoy indulging themselves with a breezy read before baby arrives. Pages for journaling dropped into the text seem out of place in this busy guide to shopping, staying “hot,” and pampering the mom-to-be. (Feb.)

Disclaimer xi

Preface 1

Foreword Trista Sutter 4

Special Sections 8

1 Oh, Oh Baby! 10

2 Womb with a View and a Sound System 57

3 "You Don't Have Childbearing Hips" 85

4 Daddy Gadgetitis 122

5 Bump da Bump, Bump, Bump 159

6 Get Glowing 192

7 Keeping It Hot When You're About to Pop! 229

8 Milking It 256

9 Expect-ations 285

Baby On a Budget: Hot Moms Club Exclusive Discount Directory 325

Acknowledgments: Where credit Is Due! 325

About the Authro 335

About Hot Moms Club 336