Book recommendations?

SassyFlats · September 2013

So far, I haven't read any pregnancy or baby books at all. I'm 15 weeks and starting to feel like I could actually stay awake long enough to read in bed a bit... and I'm wondering what books you ladies think are useful for a FTM.

I'm hoping to do natural birth and breastfeeding, but I'm open to more general books too. Please tell me which you like and why! TIA!

map94612 · September 2013

I am a FTM too and I read "Your Pregnancy Week by Week." I thought it gave me some good information, but I don't have much to compare it to. My husband is reading "Dad's Pregnant Too." That also has some good advice mixed in with a lot of humor. Hope this helps a bit

parenthood4 · September 2013

For pregnancy, I liked the Mayo clinic book. For breastfeeding, my favorite was "So that's what they're for". Natural childbirth I liked Ina May's Guide to Childbirth, and for baby basics I liked Baby 411. I read a ridiculous number of books with my first, and those were my favorites in each category!

EKSeattle · September 2013

I loved The Girlfriend's guide to Pregnancy. Pretty funny and gd info for First TM.

Birth Matters by Ina May Gaskin was lovely.

katykatykaty · September 2013

For once the baby gets here, my absolute favorite book (and I swear I read them all, unfortunately) is the Baby Whisperer Solves All Your Problems. Highly recommend it! My other favorite was the Happiest Baby on the Block, but I actually recommend watching the DVD (with DH!) if you can find it.

springbaby03 · September 2013

Pregnancy day by day. Its a ginormous book that shows daily development, your symptoms and other things going on like dr visits, relationships w s/o and whatnot.
It has great pictures of baby developing.
The great part is each day you get to read a new page accurate to your pregnancy, not monthly or even weekly.

Nickiechan · September 2013

These are my favorite!

https://www.amazon.com/Ina-Mays-Guide-Childbirth-Gaskin/dp/0553381156

https://www.amazon.com/The-Birth-Partner-Third-Edition/dp/1558323570

https://www.amazon.com/Mayo-Clinic-Guide-Healthy-Pregnancy/dp/1561487171

This my midwife lent me which was amazing! Worth the read... and changed my thinking on a lot of ways... however it is pretty pricy.

https://www.amazon.com/Labor-Delivery-Nursing-Evidence-Based-Practice/dp/0826118038

JerseyBella · September 2013

I liked the Mayo Clinic Book and this time around got the new book Expecting Better which gives a great perspective on things

SassyFlats · September 2013

Thanks so much everyone! Seems like there are a few books that several people liked. I really appreciate the suggestions!

lnvane00 · September 2013

I'm having my baby all natural in a birthing center so I have been reading Ina May's Guide to Childbirth and have watched both documentaries on Netflix 'Business of Being Born' and 'More Business of Being Born' those docs were awesome!!

Nickiechan · September 2013

I haven't seen this yet, but a friend of my has and LOVED it!

https://watch.birthstorymovie.com/

lalaith50 · September 2013

I second Girlfriends Guide to Pregnancy and definitely Ina May's Guide to Childbirth if you want to learn about natural childbirth. I also read What to Expect (which was like "whoa! lotta info...") then after that I tried to read the Mayo book but by then I was like, "ok, I'm done with this stuff..."

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