Pregnancy Book Recommendations

bebe43

Hi All!  I recently found out that I am about 5 weeks pregnant with my first.  My first pre-natal appointment isn't until the end of August, but in the meantime I thought I would start reading up on what to expect.  Do you have any recommendations for books that you and/or your partner have read that you found particularly helpful?  Any to avoid? Thanks!

TeeJ526

I have the Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy. I like what I've read so far.

ambz06060

Girlfriends Guide to Pregnancy. The author is real and funny! Nothing clinical about it! My sisters got it for me and I couldn't put it down!

mermaid1113

I was given what to expect when you're expecting. . . can't say I am actually "reading" it. I am more using that as a reference book and picking and choosing the sections I am reading. I also bought Belly Laughs by Jenny McCarthy because I like the comic relief in it. 

Other than that, I feel like some of the best resources I have come across is the Pregtastic podcast (I know for sure it is on iTunes) which has over 200 episodes of great info covering everything from baby showers to VBACs. I also think that these forums are full of wonderful suggestions & advice as well.

Dani0329

For DH I got: 'Dude you're going to be a Dad!' and 'My boys can swim'

For us: 'Baby Bargains'

For me: 'What to expect when you're expecting'

transplantedhawkeye

Another book to get while you are still pregnant is Womanly Art of Breastfeeding.  

Read it late in the 2nd tri.  You will spend more of your time feeding your baby than you do with pregnancy symptoms or in labor/birth. Don't wait to read it until the week before your due date, babies cant read calenders they may come before you read it.