Q from 3rd Tri: Did you read books b4 LO came?

FishNchips1

Did you read any books before you LO came ? I know there is a,

What to expect with the first year  ( or something along those lines )

any book recommendations? Or are you just winging it?

I like to be prepared. TIA!

ColoradoMelissa

not a single one ...

ckstokes

i read the pregnancy books but i didn't have a baby book until she got here and I got Your Baby's First Year Week by Week. It's come in handy sometimes when I've had questions and encourages me to try new things with DD. 

DandNclark

I browsed the What To Expect The First Year in my 9 month of pregnancy. It was interesting, but since he's been born I haven't even looked at it once for help or info.

DASHSKIDADDLE

I read the Good Housekeeping Pregnancy and Child care book. It is really good! I found it at B&N.

Borst-Plotz

Not really....However-get Baby 411, it's the greatest book ever! I also read most of the happiest baby on the book (you can also watch the dvd), which helps DD to sleep. Otherwise, I read/skimmed a few but don't remember anything that I read ;-)

Starfish113

I bought What to Expect Your First Year (or whatever it's called) and read it a little while I was pregnant. Haven't touched it in months though!!

ju1ia

DH and I watched The Happiest Baby on the Block on DVD (checked it out from the library)...definitely helped DH feel more confident about knowing what to do when DS cries.

kate1011

I read baby 411, it's a great and informative book. 

lildevil968

We read your pregnancy week by week with DD, and that was it. We have never purchased a parenting/advice book.

norman25

I have a few that I skimmed late in my pregnancy- Haven't touched them  since.

southernblond3

I read, and am still reading over and over "Baby Wise"

(Pediatrician recom. it)

akl0506

- The Baby Book by Dr Sears.  This is really more a reference book than anything  - it is huge. 

- Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child - didn't read all the way thru, but much of it.

I think that is it.  If you are going to BF you might want to get a book just for that - Nursing Mother's Companion or the like.  The nurses were chock full of info, too.

 

sal32

What to Expect the First Year; Your Baby's First Year Week by Week; Nursing Mother, Working Mother; plus anything else that looked interesting that I found at the library.  I like to read anyway and think it's interesting to get different views on things.  I still look at What to Expect and the Week by Week one.

lesalia217

Watched happiest baby on the block DVD - loved it

read a breastfeeding book that was given out from my hospital, forgetting the name of it

i read a ton on pregnancy and birth, but didn't really read much on the whole baby thing....too many methods or rules....and i feel that each baby has its own personality and I didn't want to parent by rules if they didn't work for my baby....so i didn't spend much time on it.  I signed up for weekly emails for development stuff, but that has been it really

homebird

I read Happiest Baby on the Block. It's about calming crying babies using the 5 S's (Swaddling, Side/Stomach, Shush, Swing and Suck). It was SUPER helpful, and works like a charm for my baby.

I also got The Baby Book by Dr Sears. It's kind of a "baby manual" and has a ton of information for a baby's first few years.