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Best pregnancy or baby books?
Besides What to Expect When You're Expecting and The Happiest Baby on the Block...
Any must-have books? Thanks!
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Posted 11/6/14 3:58 PM  |
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MiaGirl
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Best pregnancy or baby books?
Expecting 411 is awesome, and I just received baby 411 this weekend from a friend.
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| Posted 11/6/14 4:25 PM |
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SPERM1NATED
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Re: Best pregnancy or baby books?
I really enjoyed Belly Laughs!
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| Posted 11/6/14 4:36 PM |
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I really enjoy "Magical Beginnings Enchanted Lives, A holistic guide to pregnancy and childbirth" by Deepak Chopra. It's very spiritual and talks a lot about how you can connect with your baby on the day to day and how everything we do affects it. It is like yoga, if yoga were a book, that's how I feel when I read it, haha.
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| Posted 11/6/14 5:13 PM |
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FTM427
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Best pregnancy or baby books?
I liked the Girlfriends Guide to Pregnancy
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| Posted 11/7/14 9:39 AM |
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alli3131
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Best pregnancy or baby books?
I personally don't think you should read any books. They all talk about what your baby should be doing or you should be doing for your baby etc. But each baby is different and we all have a different way of parenting that books just make you crazy cause they will make you think you are doing something wrong.
It honestly is just instinct. I never held a baby before my own. Never changed or fed a baby until my own. It was honestly the most natural thing ever....and this is comign from someone who never wanted kids til I was in my 30s and changed my mind.
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| Posted 11/7/14 9:48 AM |
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J9-13
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Re: Best pregnancy or baby books?
Posted by alli3131
I personally don't think you should read any books. They all talk about what your baby should be doing or you should be doing for your baby etc. But each baby is different and we all have a different way of parenting that books just make you crazy cause they will make you think you are doing something wrong.
It honestly is just instinct. I never held a baby before my own. Never changed or fed a baby until my own. It was honestly the most natural thing ever....and this is comign from someone who never wanted kids til I was in my 30s and changed my mind.
I have to agree. All those damn books did was scare me! LOL.
The only book I'm reading (on and off) right now is "Everything you need to know about Twin pregnancy" only because I want to make sure I know what to ask my doctor or what to expect.
I had to skip the first few (scary) chapters though. LOL
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| Posted 11/7/14 10:07 AM |
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MrsT809
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Best pregnancy or baby books?
I hated What to Expect. I have Your Pregnancy Week by Week and the Baby's First Year Week by Week and both were okay but nothing great. The one book I read that was really helpful was Breastfeeding Made Simple which I definitely recommend if you plan to bf.
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| Posted 11/7/14 10:22 AM |
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JDubs
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I had What to expect, it was okay.
I also bought "heading home with your newborn" which i found helpful
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| Posted 11/7/14 10:25 AM |
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J9-13
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Re: Best pregnancy or baby books?
Posted by MrsT809
I hated What to Expect. I have Your Pregnancy Week by Week and the Baby's First Year Week by Week and both were okay but nothing great. The one book I read that was really helpful was Breastfeeding Made Simple which I definitely recommend if you plan to bf.
I have Your pregnancy week to week too. Yup, that one scared me like the others. LOL
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| Posted 11/7/14 11:09 AM |
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NYCGirl80
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Re: Best pregnancy or baby books?
Baby Bargains!
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| Posted 11/7/14 11:56 AM |
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backfor3
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Re: Best pregnancy or baby books?
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Baby Bargains!
This book helped me so much (along with lifamilies) in putting together my registry for DC#1. Found it to be a great tool!
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| Posted 11/7/14 1:12 PM |
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nraboni
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Best pregnancy or baby books?
Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child
I really liked the advice given in that book.
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| Posted 11/7/14 1:15 PM |
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alexb
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Re: Best pregnancy or baby books?
For my first pregnancy i went a little overboard on buying books but here is a list of my favorites-
Mayo clinic guide to a healthy pregnancy
The pregnancy bible
Brain Rules by John Medina
The vaccine book by Robert Sears
Whats going on in there by Lise Elliot
Happiest baby on the block- my first favorite
The new contented little baby book by Gina Ford- my second favorite
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