Sippy Cups Are Not for Chardonnay: And Other Things I Had to Learn as a New Mom

Stefanie Wilder-Taylor's book "Sippy Cups are Not for Chardonnay" is a refreshing find in the world of baby texts and parenting narrative. Straightforward, modern, and completely human, Wilder-Taylor's take on motherhood is a great find for first-time-moms and veterans alike. You won't agree with everything she has to say, but the beauty of the narrative is that you don't have to - one woman offers her experience as a new mother, and shows that not everything has to be "by the book."

This book hit me at just the right time. Two months into parenthood, I've skimmed so many parenting books, received so much advice, and watched my own ideals already fade away--and to hear someone else say so much of what I've been thinking with wit and humor has been a welcome retreat. Sure, it's a predictable sort of humor, and I wouldn't have picked up this book three months ago. But if you know anyone in the first 6 months of parenthood, they should give this a read.

Read this book if you are sick from the overload of information about parenting methods, dos and donts, etc. Just don't take her advice seriously.

I think I appreciate this book more after going through all the motions of being a new mom myself, having experienced the ridiculous worrying over nothing and making a big deal out of tiny details. I enjoyed her criticizing the exaggeration of parenting in this new day and age.

An entertaining read, but didnt leave a lasting impression.

This book is a kind of anti-parenting guide. Instead of offering advice and suggestions on the many responsibilities of parenting, Wilder-Taylor takes many of the guidelines mentioned in the plethora of parenting books and picks them apart with her sarcastic humor. Her point is that the guides are a little extreme, and so are a lot of parents, while much of life does not progress like all the straightforward books would like you to believe. Some of her comments are extreme, but she certainly has a point.

Parenting guides are excellent to have, and I've read my fair share of them, to be sure, but everyone has to remember that applying them to reality requires adjustment to your own individual life. Extreme application is not a good idea. show more I have run across people that push their ideas too hard, so a lot of the stories in this book were funny, and I could definitely relate to them. Also, once you become a parent, you suddenly are interested in all stories about children, yours or others. The humor was crass, and that was fine at first, but it started to get old by the end. I didn't always agree with all her points; sometimes she was too extreme in her laissez faire attitude, although I think it was mostly a joke. All the chapters are small, bite-size lengths, and it's a light read. Not much to it, just a relaxing little diversion. show less

Hilarious. I wish I read this while pregnant because she has lots of good observations that ring true. It was nice to know that someone else found the humor in pregnancy!

I had high hopes for this books and didn't like it as much as I expected. I read it because it was recommeded by Jen Lancaster, whom I love. It was an entertaining read, but I dont find that I really identified with the character.