Baby Books

Telly21182

I've asked this before and I can't find my original post... does anyone have any suggestions for baby/newborn care books?

TIA! 

BillysGrl27

A friend of mine rec'd "Baby 411." I haven't had a chance to check it out yet but they said its been great!

mesr

i really liked the dr. sears baby book.

i also enjoyed a book called "the portable pediatrician" by laura nathonson.    (https://www.amazon.com/Portable-Pediatrician-Practicing-Pediatricians-Development/dp/0060938471/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1301598111&sr=8-2)

on the other hand, i got nothing out of your baby's first year week-by-week or what to expect the first year.

Telly21182

mesr:

on the other hand, i got nothing out of your baby's first year week-by-week or what to expect the first year. 

 Yeah, I didn't read a lot of great reviews about week-by-week and I personally wasn't a huge fan of WTEWYE so I thought I'd skip the baby version.

nowayamyrae

Oh boy -- I've been stocking up on these!

 

I've got;

https://www.amazon.com/Happiest-Baby-Block-Crying-Newborn/dp/0553381466/ref=br_it_dp_o?ie=UTF8&coliid=I1TE8FHN3RA6FA&colid=3F9TVU5CDDJZY

I really like. It's a little crunchy at times but it makes perfect sense and has a LOT of great reviews on Amazon (over 600 five stars!) 

I just started this one;

https://www.amazon.com/Baby-Book-Everything-About-Birth/dp/0316779067/ref=br_it_dp_o?ie=UTF8&coliid=I12ODDE31QMP9V&colid=3F9TVU5CDDJZY

I really like this too, so far, it's a big advocate of breastfeed (ok, good), being a SAHM (not ok for me but nice in theory) and is an attachment parenting method book for sure. 

I've also bought;

https://www.amazon.com/Becoming-Baby-Wise-Giving-Nighttime/dp/1932740082/ref=br_it_dp_o?ie=UTF8&coliid=I3E9MKWLC3OZUN&colid=3F9TVU5CDDJZY

and

https://www.amazon.com/Healthy-Sleep-Habits-Happy-Child/dp/0449004023/ref=pd_sim_b_10

but haven't started either of them yet. 

SFbride31

So far I've heard good things about Happiest Baby on the Block.  My sister gave me a copy.  I am having the hardest time reading baby books though, I'd rather be reading my fiction!

Syncronicity09

I really liked heading home with your newborn.

crissy0425

Baby 411 was amazing - provides lots of great advice for now and will also be useful after you have the baby

Betts12

MrsPrevost:

I really liked heading home with your newborn.

This and Baby 411 are by far the best books I've read in that they offer a lot of practical advice about a variety of topics (not just sleep...although I have a few of those books too!).