TTGP/Pregnancy Book Suggestions

Re: TTGP/Pregnancy Book Suggestions

• Ashbear2 member

  January 2012

  I dont know if its an audio book, or if you've read it, but Taking Charge of Your Fertility is a MUST.

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• rrcraz7 member

  January 2012

  What to expect was awful. Boring, dull, almost fear inducing. IMHO skip it

  The Girlfriends Guide was a fun easy read. The Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy was nicer than What to Expect. Still dull though. I've heard Belly Laughs by Jenny McCarthy was a good read but keep in mind it's Jenny McCarthy, not a dr.

  

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• futuremamabird member

  January 2012

  Ashbear2:

  I dont know if its an audio book, or if you've read it, but Taking Charge of Your Fertility is a MUST.

  Don't see the audiobook BUT did find an hour long free podcast on iTunes. Might have to check that out... 

  

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• Mother Meghan member

  January 2012

  TCOYF is amazing, as PP said. I don't know if it's in audio form either.

  I read Belly Laughs, it was a really quick read and midly funny. It's not a "this is what to expect when pregnant" kind of book, but it has some pregnancy humor.

  I do really want to read Girlfriend's Guide to Pregnancy, it looks good.
  

  

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• CMSullivan326 member

  January 2012

  I personally didn't really like, "What to Expect...." Alot of the information is common sense (which I know some people lack lol) and honestly, after I read it, I had more questions than I had before. There SOOOO much that does/could go on during pregnancy that they DON'T talk about...IDK, it's just not one that I would suggest....

  I also liked, "Belly Laughs" but like PP said, it's by an actress, not a doctor. I just thought it was fun to listen to another womans experience (and I laughed quite a bit)....

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• LiteraryFoodie

  January 2012

  I've read What to Expect Before your Expecting and it was...ehh... If you've read TCOYF you can skip it. Nothing new, nothing interesting, and yes, kind of fear inducing.

  I'm working my way through Dr. Sear's The Baby Book. I find it very interesting but I can't just sit down and read all the way through it because it's so big. With that said, I'm really enjoying it and I'm glad I have it as a resource.
  

  I recently finished The Completely Organic Pregnancy.  It's was okay. Had some valuable information, but it's written more with a "OMG everything can kill you" perspective rather than a conservationist perspective, which doesn't exactly jive w/ me. Read it with a grain of salt.

   I'm almost finished with Our Babies Our Selves by Meredith Smalls. I am really enjoying it. It's an anthropological and biological look at parenting in the US and other cultures. I'm finding it absolutely fascinating. I would highly recommend it.

  Next on my list are: The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth and Birthing from Within
  

  

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• blonddnyc member

  January 2012

  Babycatcher 

  Ina mae gaskins guide to childbirth

  Born in the usa by marsden wagner? 

  And ive also heard to stay away from what to expect. I got the mayo clinic one instead

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