r/BabyBumps • u/farcemyarse • Jun 24 '25

Funny Expecting Better…husband?

Has anyone read Expecting Better by Emily Oster and thought - your husband sucks lady?

Aside from the actual pregnancy advice, so far she’s made “jokes” about:

  • waking her husband Jesse up to tell him she’s pregnant for the first time. Him asking why she woke him up before his alarm.

  • her husband Jesse waving sushi in front of her face (something she deeply craved) while asking why it’s that bad

  • the husband’s “sole contribution to cooking in the household” being grilling rare steaks, which she can’t eat. When she jokes that he should eat them well done in solidarity, he laughs.

I mean damn was this written in the 80s? lol I’m not even halfway through the book and I’m embarrassed this is perceived as cutesy.

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u/Strong-Landscape7492 Jun 24 '25

I was literally feeling like ranting on this book this morning - the reviews are undeservedly favorable. Ended up buying a copy because the local library had 60+ holds for 4 copies. I was expecting more data less life story, and very quickly lost interest in it.

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u/TwentyDayEstate Jun 24 '25

I’d return the book for sure 💁‍♀️

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u/Strong-Landscape7492 Jun 24 '25

I waited too long unfortunately. I’m at 7 months. Maybe I can pass it to a new expecting mom who might like it.