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Baby/Parenting Book Recommendations

hollydentonhollydenton member
in January 2015 Moms
So as a FTM I am trying to soak up all the info I can to help prepare for the arrival of our little boy. I've spent the better part of this afternoon scouring through amazon reviews looking for some good books for DH and myself. I've found some hopefuls but wanted to see if you ladies have any real-life advice about books you've read or intend to read to help prepare for you LO. A couple of the books that I've added to my cart so far are "Strong Mothers, Strong Sons" by Meg Meeker and "The New Father: A Dad's Guide to the First Year" by Armin A Brott.
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  • BookitBooBookitBoo member
    I had What to Expect: the first year. I liked it
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  • hollydentonhollydenton member
    Thanks @grumpycat88 I mostly mobile bump so I didn't even think about the parenting board. It's too frustrating to navigate multiple boards. I'm lucky to hit up both the Feb15 and the Jan15 bmb in the same day lol.
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  • Jellybean707Jellybean707 member
    Brain Rules for Baby by John Medina

    The Wonder Weeks by Poolij Frans and Hetty Van de Rijit (IMO this is a must have from day 1)

    Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids by Laura Markham( This is for when you start the toddler years)






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  • tslmom87tslmom87 member
    I've always just googled or asked a mom friend or the pediatrician when I had a question. I've always gone with my gut and so far my 4 year old has turned out fine.

    I fail in the book department, plus I don't like being told what to do.

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  • sanbrysanbry member
    I never read any of the books with my first lol. But happiest baby is a good one to have! The 5 S's saved our butts with DD.
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  • KatieFNP1984KatieFNP1984 member
    My doctor recommended Baby411, it's what she read before she had her baby and so far I like it.
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  • BackseatDriverBackseatDriver member
    I really liked Heading Home with Your Newborn: from birth to reality.

    The Happiest Baby is good, but I thought the DVD was all you need (I got it from the library)

    Baby 411 is pretty helpful too.

    For sleep issues I liked the No Cry Sleep Solution, but I thought it was useful to read a variety of techniques and perspectives and go with what feels right.

    For BF I like the Nursing Mother's Companion. I would recommend not to read all of the trouble shooting issues ahead of time, but instead wait to see what issues you actually have.





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  • reyrey2014reyrey2014 member
    nursesouder said:

    I got Babys First Year. I'm also reading Bringing Up Bebe, it's a little interesting read.

    I'm also reading Bringing up Bebe and I like it so far (I'm only on chapter 3).
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  • shannjohnstonshannjohnston member

    I loved Bringing Up Bebe. 

    For DH, he loved Be Prepared: A Practical Handbook for New Dads by Gary Greenberg.  Very funny, but useful too.   

    For sleep training, we used The Baby Sleep Solution by Suzy Giordana.  A little hard core for some moms, but DS was sleeping 12 hours by 12 weeks (give or take a week). 

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  • Smelh324Smelh324 member
    KatieFNP1984 said:

    My doctor recommended Baby411, it's what she read before she had her baby and so far I like it.

    I have this book and I love it! FTM so haven't tried out any of the information or tips in a practical way, but its very thorough without being boring. And they sum up the feeding/sleep sections at the end of those chapters with simple timelines so you can reference them once the kids out.
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  • ECATXECATX member

    I really liked Baby 411 as sort of a reference guide (not so much to sit down and read front to back). It's organized really well, is up to date, and had a lot of practical info. I bought Toddler 411 but haven't really used it like I did Baby 411.

    For sleep books, I liked Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child. I can't say we always followed it, but it has some good tips, expectations, etc. I used it mainly from 6-8 weeks to 6 months.

    I also liked The Baby Book by Dr. Sears. Not everyone agrees with his philosophies (mostly attachment parenting), it's got a lot of good, basic info and includes a lot of charts with developmental milestones.

    Another one I still use is Touchpoints, Birth-Three by Brazelton. It's older (published in '06), but it's a good one to read once you're past the newborn phase. It's broken up by age and is focused primarily on developmental/emotional issues or phases. It's great for helping understand what's going on with your child, especially as they are out of the newborn phase.    

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