What are some of your favorite pregnancy/parenting books? I have the Mayo Clinic guide and am planning on reading Happiest Baby on the Block and Great With Child, but would love to hear what you all read!
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My favorite was Heading Home with your Newborn, which was essentially a recap of our childcare class at the hospital. Although I'd taken care of babies before, this was a nice primer and refresher. My MIL also gifted us Penelope Leach's Your Baby and Child, which is more old school but chock full of great information.
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Oh, I LOVED Happiest Baby on the Block. Memorize it before baby comes!!!! It will save a lot of strife. My other favorite "Bible" has been "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child." It can be dry and science-y in the beginning, so I just skipped to the chapters that were relevant to me in terms of my baby's age. It was invaluable and I believe my daughter's constant sleep success if due to the techniques I followed in this book. We've never had sleep troubles (knock on wood). Love that book!
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My cousin got me "Skinny Bitch Bun in the Oven." It made me feel crappy and really self conscious about everything I was eating.
That was the only thing I read/skimmed.
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I second all of Marbles' and H&S' recommendations. I would add "Baby 411" -- it is exhaustive on baby care but is actually still a fun read.
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As a general baby care book I always refer back to Dr. Sears The Baby Book.
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Thanks for these suggestions! I'm definitely going to check them out!
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@chopsuey119: I got the original skinny bitch book (audio version) and I listened for about 45 minutes before I'd had enough. It was super preachy and made me feel awful. Not at all what I was expecting.
As for book that I've loved, Happiest Baby on the Block has probably been the most useful so far.
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I've heard and read a lot about Happiest Baby on the Block, so I'm definitely going to check that out. Anyone have any suggestions on books for daddy?
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My husband is reading The Expectant Father by Armin Brott and says it's pretty good. It was recommended by his friend.
That was the only thing I read/skimmed.
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