New girl... anyone reading any pregnancy books?

Proverbs345

Hi everyone!  I stumbled upon this website last week and finally decided to join.  I am 8 weeks pregnant with our first and so excited!!  I have a question about pregnancy books.  I have heard that Babywise and What to Expect When you are Expecting are good.  Do any of you have any opinions on these or any recomendations?  Thanks!

Jessica0624

I really enjoyed What to expect when expecting

cromanow

I agree "What to expect" --- reading it now and really like it (my first too). I also just ordered "The Belly Book: A Nine-Month Journal for You and Your Growing Belly" to journal the experience. Read some post's on here discussing it!

Jessica0624

cromanow:

I agree "What to expect" --- reading it now and really like it (my first too). I also just ordered "The Belly Book: A Nine-Month Journal for You and Your Growing Belly" to journal the experience. Read some post's on here discussing it!

I want to get the Belly Book too this time around. 

Amber68W

I really enjoyed "What To Expect" and also "Belly Laughs" by Jenny McCarthy is absolutely hilarious and SO true!

Jessica0624

Just ordered it, will get it by Wednesday!! yaaaa

thediarywithin

"Your Pregnancy Week by Week" and "The Pregnancy Countdown Book"

Aniegbuna

I am reading "What to Expect.." I like it so far. It gives the facts without all the fluff.

uncannycanuck

"Panic-Free Pregnancy" was great.

Highly recommend.

LegalLadyBug

I have "What to Expect" and I really like it

MrsStine08

I had my little girl in may and highly recommend what to expect when your expecting! it was kinda like my baby bible that you can just flip through. def. a good read! good luck!!!! your in for an amazing adventure!

CanyonMama

I'd recommend reading The Baby Whisperer along w/ Babywise. (I was all gung ho to be a Babywise mom w/ my first, but when I got him home--I learned Baby Whisperer was more my style. It was good to have read both.)

 

 

allisonhart10

i must be the only one who would not recomment "what to expect" but i am not a fan..  it is a lot of information.

i say belly laughs.

BetchySprout

I would say avoid WTEWYE...it should be called "What to worry about when you're expecting". Pregnancy Week by Week was much more even-keeled. 

 

Belly Laughs didn't make me laugh once, and it is definitely "my kind" of humor. I thought it was just awful.

 

A funnier (maybe a bit out of date and a tad alarmist mixed with a tad blase) would be Girlfriends Guide to Pregnancy.  

honeylamb

After spending several hours at the bookstore I bought Pregnancy Day by Day and I love it.

tashaobrien

I'm not a fan of "What to Expect..." So, I started reading "The Working Woman's Pregnancy Book". So far, it's been really good.

ErinC1014

Pattypoundcake:

I would say avoid WTEWYE...it should be called "What to worry about when you're expecting". Pregnancy Week by Week was much more even-keeled.   

 

This is what I've heard about WTWYE... which is why I'm not buying it.. I'm already paranoid enough!  I have Pregnancy Week by Week, and I think it's pretty good, though I don't have any other books to compare it to yet.