September 2022 Moms
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Product Spotlight - Pregnancy/Child-rearing Books
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What are your favorites, and why? What ones did you find unhelpful, useless, or downright awful?
Current pregnancy -
First BFP on 1/4/22. Due date 9/13/22.
First BFP on 1/4/22. Due date 9/13/22.
Four prior losses, no living children - 1 first trimester miscarriage, 1 blighted ovum, 1 chemical, and one extreme premature live birth daughter who died at 15 days old.
Re: Product Spotlight - Pregnancy/Child-rearing Books
First BFP on 1/4/22. Due date 9/13/22.
The shit no one tells you series is good they have one for babies and one for toddlers
For child rearing I also love oh crap potty training. I read well before we were ready, because there's no reading with a toddler.
My library just sent me a notification that my hold for the Expecting Better book is ready for pickup! Will be grabbing it today after work
yay! can't wait to hear what you think!
First BFP on 1/4/22. Due date 9/13/22.
I've gotten a good 1/3 of the way through the book and have skimmed some sections since they just don't really apply to me. I like all the facts and data she's sharing about the studies she's read, but I still see a little bias in her writing. I wasn't one to stick to the "dont's" super strictly in my previous pregnancies - gasp, I enjoyed a good deli meat sandwich almost weekly. So far, the most intriguing set of data she's presented was that on alcohol consumption. It's definitely a refreshing perspective when there's so much fear out there being peddled by friends, family, doctors and online. Half the battle is just knowing the risks and the information she's sharing is helpful since those risks might not be as big as we're led to believe. Wish I had known about this book much sooner...might have eased some guilt about the things I didn't fear in the first place!
I've got the "shit no one tells you" for pregnancy...if this one continues to go well I'll likely pick up the other ones as well.
First BFP on 1/4/22. Due date 9/13/22.
We're Pregnant! The First Time Dad's Pregnancy Handbook https://smile.amazon.com/dp/1939754682/
First BFP on 1/4/22. Due date 9/13/22.
Some complicated chromosomal stuff going on - our fingers are crossed, but this may not go according to plan!
First BFP on 1/4/22. Due date 9/13/22.
noted, thanks.
First BFP on 1/4/22. Due date 9/13/22.
Some complicated chromosomal stuff going on - our fingers are crossed, but this may not go according to plan!
Finally, on the respectful parenting front - I found How to Talk so Little Kids Will Listen full of concrete tips to implement more respectful parenting with my toddler. Agree that 100% of the time is an impossible goal but I thought the authors did a good job laying out helpful examples. And I LOVE Dr. Becky Kennedy - I follow her on Instagram and get her emails. She does a podcast too. I gave up Insta for Lent so I can’t check her handle but it’s something like Dr. Becky Good Inside.
Second that "how to talk so kids will listen and listen so kids will talk" and "how to talk so little kids will listen" (yes, two different books. One is writen by two women and the second is written by one of the first women's daughter and a friend) is amazing. So many helpful tools and pretty easy to look back for reference.
Some complicated chromosomal stuff going on - our fingers are crossed, but this may not go according to plan!
I also really liked Mindful Birthing by Nancy Bardacke. It has some excellent meditations and pain management strategies that I have found useful not just during labor, but in other realms of life as well.