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Good Reads & Resources

moonriver_and_memoonriver_and_me member
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This is a space to share any great books, articles, podcast, etc that you find helpful during your pregnancy. 
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  • moonriver_and_memoonriver_and_me member
    I just started Nurture by Erica Chidi Cohen (avail on a amazon) and it’s so great. I wasn’t connecting at all to What To Expect and it was actually making me stressed out. Nurture has a much more holistic, emotional approach and includes mental exercises to help prepare new moms. I’m finding so much comfort and help from it! 
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  • anniemarie887anniemarie887 member
    Highly recommend Expecting Better by Emily Oster. I want facts and data, not some advice that’s somehow been told for years with nothing backing it up.  
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  • SpongeWorthySpongeWorthy member
    Last time I read the Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy.  I thought it was pretty good.  @anniemarie887 DH read Expecting Better and he really liked it.  He’s very data oriented, so it worked well for him.  I’m a big fan of the podcast The Longest Shortest Time.  It focuses on all types of family relationships, not just parents and babies.  It was started by a woman who had a traumatic birth experience and making the podcast was her way of working through the trauma.
    Me: 31 DH: 31
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  • CapricaAndreaCapricaAndrea member
    The Birth Partner by Penny Simkin was great for my first pregnancy. DH really wanted to be as involved as possible, and we had planned a natural birth (which didn't end up happening) so it was a great resource for us both, though it is focused on the last few weeks/birth/postpartum period. 
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  • blueskychicago12blueskychicago12 member
    I liked this article about new moms' emotional health, and I'm interested in checking out the book mentioned in the article, as well.
    https://goop.com/work/parenthood/new-mother-emotional-health/?ref=newsletter
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  • Poppy16Poppy16 member
    It may be a bit soon for this, but Ina May’s Guide To Childbirth was SO helpful in my last labor. I had a drug-free, beautiful labor, and I know a lot of that was due to this book. 

    https://www.amazon.com/dp/0553381156/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_fHrXCbG60XKHA
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  • jitterbug1419jitterbug1419 member
    I second Ina May’s , it was a wonderful book! 
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  • ashorkeyashorkey member
    I love Ina May! With my last pregnancy I wished I could have gone to the farm in TN to give birth.

    I enjoyed the Business of Being Born on Netflix last time around too. I believe it’s still on there. 
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  • koi321koi321 member
    I second Emily Oster and Ina May. Also bought Nurture off this recommendation and it's great too. Thanks everyone!
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