https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:37:52 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/childbirthnewborn-books#post-701637 Tue, 09 Apr 2013 09:24:32 +0000 Ginger333 701637@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I really liked Ina Mae's Spiritual Midwifery ... the birth stories are kinda, um, hippie but they're also really motivating. The Birth Partner by Penny Simkin is really good too, and not just for your partner, but for you too!</p> <p>For breastfeeding - Dr. Jack Newman's Guide to Breastfeeding is really good and so is the La Leche League's Womanly Art of Breastfeeding (the newest version is a really easy read). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/childbirthnewborn-books#post-701490 Tue, 09 Apr 2013 08:52:27 +0000 Bookish 701490@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks guys! I just saw these this morning, I'll start requesting them through the library today!! I appreciate it :D </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/childbirthnewborn-books#post-700320 Mon, 08 Apr 2013 18:37:19 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 700320@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just bought Your Baby's First Year, Week by Week. I don't know how helpful it will be, but I like how its broken down , one week at a time, for your baby's first year. Gives me a little insight on what to expect at certain times.<br /> I'm also reading Breastfeeding Made Simple.<br /> The next time I go to the midwives, I will check out their library and pass on any book titles that look good! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/childbirthnewborn-books#post-700304 Mon, 08 Apr 2013 18:27:40 +0000 tororojo 700304@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think Baby 411 is a great general info book--has answered all my random newborn questions and kept me from calling the pediatrician/googling tons of stuff. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/childbirthnewborn-books#post-700247 Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:50:41 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 700247@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>All the books I would recommend are already mentioned:<br /> - Happiest Baby on the Block<br /> - Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child<br /> - Heading Home with Your Newborn</p> <p>There are some great book guides on HB if you dig through old posts! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/childbirthnewborn-books#post-700229 Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:43:33 +0000 edelweiss 700229@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i thought this newborn book provided a good overview of different topics (not for reading cover to cover, more like reference):<br /> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Heading-Home-Your-Newborn-Reality/dp/1581104448" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Heading-Home-Your-Newborn-Reality/dp/1581104448</a></p> <p>for childbirth/labor, i feel like my greatest resource was internet stories. i also took a short childbirth class (90 minutes). i think babycenter.com has some video/slideshows that are helpful as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/childbirthnewborn-books#post-700221 Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:40:14 +0000 JessiBee 700221@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Eat Sleep Poop is a good down-to-earth book that is also entertaining. Even DH peeked at parts of it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/childbirthnewborn-books#post-700192 Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:27:03 +0000 mrskc 700192@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Breastfeeding made simple</p> <p>I don't know if you're going for a natural birth, but I enjoyed Ina May's book. I also read the Mayo clinic guide to healthy pregnancy. Those were the main 3 I read. I glanced thru the baby 411 book, but never looked at it after DS was born. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/childbirthnewborn-books#post-700149 Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:00:23 +0000 Bookish 700149@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlebittyhouse: Yes, we're going to try to breastfeed. Thanks for the suggestions!</p> <p>Aaaaanybody else? :D </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/childbirthnewborn-books#post-699436 Mon, 08 Apr 2013 13:34:15 +0000 littlebittyhouse 699436@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Are you going to be nursing? I loved The Nursing Mothers Companion.</p> <p>For newborn books:<br /> Happiest Baby on the Block<br /> Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child</p> <p>We don't CIO but I really liked Solve Your Child's Sleep Problems (Ferber) for its research and tables on infant sleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/childbirthnewborn-books#post-699166 Mon, 08 Apr 2013 12:27:31 +0000 Bookish 699166@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The closer I get to July, the more I want to gobble up books on childbirth and parenting. Can y'all recommend some of the books you found most useful when it came to giving birth/the newborn stage? I work at a library and am dying to take advantage of all the lovely reading material out there! :) </p>