Jenny McCarthy's hilarious, no-holds-barred personality has made her an instant recognizable TV personality and, more recently, a bestselling author. In Belly Laughs, McCarthy's first book on motherhood, she documented the absurdities of pregnancy — everything from gaining "ten pounds of breast" and suffering hot flashes so intense that she steamed up the car windows to having "pig-in-the-pasture" third trimester sex.

In Baby Laughs she now examines, with equally riotous candor, the full range of challenges that new mothers face, including:

• The humiliations of postnatal "numbing spray," Tucks medicated pads, and adult diapers; bleeding "udders," jelly belly, balding, and gum disease; and becoming a "five-foot puke rug" for the baby
• Heart-stopping terrors, such as baby manicures, breathing checks, burp failures, missed "milestones," and flying "cocktail wieners"
• Inadequacies, such as lullaby illiteracy and the need for a "heavy rotation" of toys, videos, and mobiles
• Daddy antics, such as infant wrestling, home-movie mania, sleeping like a log, and — gulp! — expecting sex
• Dueling grandmas, germ-ridden guests, girlfriends blind to the charm of a heart-shaped poo-poo, Olympic-class competitive mommies, anorexic pets — and much more.

Mothers and fathers will find much-needed relief and insight in this sometimes touching, sometimes gritty, but always perceptive and outrageously funny account of what it truly means to have your very own small bundle of joy.

"McCarthy is undeniably crass but funny, and her candor and self-deprecation are refreshing." Publishers Weekly

"McCarthy brings you in and makes you laugh....A must-have for any childbirth collection." Booklist

"A no-holds-barred account....Ideal for anyone who is pregnant, plans to become pregnant, or has ever been pregnant." Los Angeles Family

"Hilarious...[Jenny] takes a no-holds-barred look at the joys, challenges, and humiliations of the first year of motherhood." Time Out New York

The bestselling author of Belly Laughs tells everything about the first year of mommyhood that one's polite girlfriends won't in this hilarious account of what it means to have a newborn and the challenges that new mothers endure.

Jenny McCarthy's hilarious, no-holds-barred personality has made her an instantly recognizable TV personality and a bestselling author. In Baby Laughs she examines the full range of challenges that new mothers face, including:

The humiliations of postnatal "numbing spray," Tucks medicated pads, and adult diapers; jelly belly, balding, and gum disease; and becoming a "five-foot puke rag" for the baby

Heart-stopping terrors, such as baby manicures, breathing checks, and burp failures

Inadequacies, such as lullaby illiteracy and the need for a "heavy rotation" of toys, videos, and mobiles

Daddy antics, such as infant wrestling, home-movie mania, sleeping like a log, and expecting sex

Dueling grandmas, germ-ridden guests, Olympic-class competitive mommies, anorexic petsand much more.

Mothers and fathers will find much-needed relief and insight in this sometimes touching, sometimes gritty, but always perceptive and outrageously funny account of what it truly means to have your very own small bundle of joy.

Jenny McCarthy is the former host of the enormously popular MTV dating show "Singled Out." She has starred in several films, including Scream 3 and Scary Movie 3, and she will soon star in her own sitcom, "The Bad Girl's Guide to Life." In 2002, McCarthy and her director husband John Asher had their first child, Evan.