XP: Book for the Father-to-Be?

RRL2012

I am looking for a book to get for my husband on becoming a Dad? I am looking for something that is not a big novel. Something with shorter, to the point information (otherwise he'll lose his interest) that has an element of humor and fun? Any suggestions?

CTMOM2B

I just got my husband the book "My Boys Can Swim, The Official Guy's Guide to Pregnancy".  Its short and doesn't really have a lot of information but its a fun read and I think its a good intro if you don't really have any idea what to expect.  Hope this helps a bit...

kimberlr

I was just looking on Amazon and reading the reviews for "What to Expect when your Wife is Expanding", seems like this might be what you're looking for (from the reviews it sounds like it's a riot). I just bought it for my husband!

melindam

My husband picked up "The Expectant Father."  He likes it but it seems on the longer side. 

angelicajaide

The BF likes The New Dad's Survival Guide: Man-to-Man Advice for First-Time Father.  It's pretty humorous but it does tell you a lot.

You can get it on Amazon for less than $11. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0316159956/ref=oh_o05_s00_i01_details

 

JodiAriel

I bough this book:

https://www.amazon.com/Shes-Having-Baby-And-Breakdown/dp/B0008102FO/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1333408896&sr=8-1-fkmr0

He really likes it, its short and funny.

gingerbrood

my DH never really read any books while i was pregnant, but we did get Caveman's Guide to Baby's First Year for afterwards and it is hilarious and informative.

sassenma

My husband is reading Pregnancy Sucks: For Men.  It's pretty informative, but also pretty funny.  I've actually been reading it, too.  It's more interesting than the book I bought for myself.  :-)

CP0979

My sister gave me "the everything father to be book" for my dh. He started reading it and thought the guy that wrote it was a jerk. I asked him y and he told me it said something in there amount men sucking on their wives nipples and tasting their breastmilk...EWWWW!!! So, I would not recommend that book. I would recommend skimming through the one u are going to buy before u buy it, in case there are more idiot men authors out there!

jp03

Hubby adored this one for pregnancy:

 https://www.amazon.com/Pregnancy-Instruction-Manual-Troubleshooting-Parents-/dp/B00342VENS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1333424690&sr=8-1

 

The next one in the series for 0-12 months:

https://www.amazon.com/The-Baby-Owners-Manual-Instruction/dp/1931686238/ref=pd_sim_b_1

 

And this one for 12-4/5 years:

https://www.amazon.com/The-Toddler-Owners-Manual-Troubleshooting/dp/B000ENC46G/ref=pd_sim_b_5

 

These are straight-forward, well written, witty and a great reference.  Highly recommend them. 

mccrazy

Just make sure that your husband actually wants something "fun." My DH has a great sense of humor, but he got the Caveman and Pregnancy Sucks books and thought both of them were ridiculous. He reads a lot of non-fiction and I think in this case he would do better with something very straight-forward and scientific.