Looking for suggestions. With only a few weeks to go, I have got Happiest Baby on the Block on my list, but looking for others. We have the Mayo Clinic Guide to the first year too. I'm trying to go into this and stay calm, relaxed, with not too many expectations, but also be prepared to do whatever will help my LO be happy, get enough rest, etc. thanks for any suggestions!
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Healthy sleep habits happy child.
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My pediatrician recommended Baby 411
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I have a 3 week old and I keep hearing about Happiest Baby on the Block And Wonder Weeks. And I think Ferber? So far HB, Kellymom.com and Google have been my best friend!
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I never finished a baby book, but I love kellymom.
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@Oliviapope: by far the most helpful thing was the happiest baby on the block DVD. I checked it out of the library but if you have to buy it, it's worth it. So much easier to see the techniques than read and guess whether you're doing it right. Incredibly reassuring to see other babies crying (because yours will cry like that too). And my DH didn't read any of the books but he watched the DVD with me several times so he knew the techniques just as well as I did!
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The biggest help for me was a FB group called Mommywood. It was super helpful to have a place to ask questions! It is a pretty similar community to Hellobee (which I didn't find until later). I actually didn't read a single book!
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12 Hours by 12 Weeks. We didn't follow her suggestions to the T but I credit it for my early good sleeper. And sleep was the most important thing to me.
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I bought lots of books but once J was here never really had time to read them. If you buy books try to read them before the baby gets here and then just re-read important sections as necessary.
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Baby 411 (great because you can just look up a particular topic) and Healthy Sleep Habits Happy Child.
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@Oliviapope: Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn is my absolute favorite pregnancy book. There is a newborn section too that you may find helpful. I give a copy to every pregnant person I know.
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Our son has been a horrible sleeper since birth, so I also found Healthy Sleep Habits Happy Child helpful.
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The only one I had time to read was Happiest baby on the block and i loved it. It changed my old school perspective on a lot of things.
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I like happiest baby on the block but also wanted to mention Heading Home with your Newborn. It is written by pediatricians and is well written and clear. I read it while I was still pregnant and then used it as a resource as things came up, like what colors of poop are normal and what should I worry about? Or what do I do after the umbilical cord comes off?
Good luck!
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I liked Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child.
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'First-time Parent' covers the basics in a concise and rational way. It may only be published in the UK though. Also, 'The Continuum Concept' helped me realise that I should try viewing things from the baby's perspective.
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http://www.nurshable.com - a great blog!
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Baby 411. Great reference on any topic.
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thank you, thank you, thank you for the great book, dvd and web recs! off to explore now. somehow i feel like gathering all of this information helps me avoid too much worrying - so glad to have some great resources to check out.
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