Read your heart out!

MrsM87

I love to read, and I would love to read some good pregnancy material, like the book 'What to Expect'. Except, not that book, I have heard not so good things about that one! But I love Books, I prefer natural methods to traditional medicine, and other things like that.

If you have any recommendations, I would love them! 

Thanks in advance, and I can't wait to start reading!

DesignsOnYou

These two are my favorites

https://www.amazon.com/Natural-Childbirth-Bradley-Way-Revised/dp/0452276594/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1280549963&sr=8-1

and

https://www.amazon.com/Husband-Coached-Childbirth-Fifth-Bradley-Natural/dp/055338516X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1280549998&sr=1-1

Both are more about childbirth than pregnancy but also cover prenatal stuff.

LucyGoosey81

Girlfriend's Guide to Pregnancy by Vicki Iovine or something like that

Belly Laughs by Jenny McCarthy (just for fun)

Great Expectations by I forgot who

missfire

I had a natural birth with DS and hope to do a homebirth with this one. Here are some of the books I liked the most:

My main pregnancy "textbook" is Penny Simkin's "Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn."

For names, I really liked "The Baby Name Wizard" -- it has names grouped by different personalities/sounds, and when you find one name you like, it suggests similar or sibling names.

For childbirth, I loved Ina May Gaskin's "Ina May's Guide to Childbirth" - it has some great things to know, like how your body needs to feel safe and relaxed or it can slow your labor. It's really a must-read on my list, and it really helped me feel ready for the birth.

Once you get to infant reading, I liked the big Dr Sears book as a "textbook", and also "Happiest Baby on the Block". Then "Child of Mine" was great about feeding - more for solids, later on, but it also had a chapter on formula feeding, which I had a hard time finding anywhere, since everything is so focused on breastfeeding.

Oh, and for fun, I liked Anne Lamott's "Operating Instructions" -- her journal from her son's first year.

 

Serpentesbride

LucyGoosey81:

Girlfriend's Guide to Pregnancy by Vicki Iovine or something like that

Belly Laughs by Jenny McCarthy (just for fun)

Great Expectations by I forgot who

Those

MirandaMiddleton

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/081186989X/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_1?pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=0811811565&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0KPHDPYJJPXS9824ZXWP

the BEST book ever!!!
 My DH and I read this together every night. Instead of a week by week it is a day by day of what your baby is doing, childbirth in other cultures, parenting tips, all sorts of things from day one to your due date!

I love it because DH and I don't go to bed until we've "read baby" for the day. if NOTHING else that is our us time for the day! I just hit week 29 today, I am so sad that it is almost over, but so happy that it's closer to the day I get to meet our daughter!! AND as you read it you get a good visual on how long you have left because the pages get less and less.

Sorry I am ranting, I love this book though