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I really enjoyed Bringing Up Bebe. I read it before I was even TTC. During pregnancy I've read Ina Mays Guide to Childbirth which I found incredibly informative and now I'm finishing up her guide to Breastfeeding. I love to read an fill my head with as much knowledge as possible.

I haven't read anything yet, which is weird, because I normally do.

With my first I read What to Expect and printed out a bunch of documents online prepared in a binder for reference. After LO was born I read a breastfeeding book, which helped a lot. This was all before hellobee of course.

With my second I don't have time to read over any material. I figure I've done this once before. There's not much that can prepare me for taking care of two but the actual experience.

@Weagle: Mm somewhat a parenting book. Mostly just has some good points I found interesting and plan to keep in mind for the future.

I devour baby books! I bought What to Expect when you're Expecting, The Dads Guide to Pregnancy for Dummies and the Mongan Method books for pregnancy/birth info. Then for parenting I bought the Super Nanny book, The Secrets of the Baby Whisperer and the Wonder Weeks book. Im about to invest in a couple of sleep books.

I had a week by week pregnancy book, though I didn't get as far as reading about labour because it scared me! I have a new parents book too which I've skimmed through and referenced from time to time. Mostly I rely on HB or google for a relevant site, such as kellymom or troublesome tots.

I read through what to expect before your expecting and that was the last thing I read. I really don't think I can learn how to parent my child from a manual! If I see a method in a book and it doesn't work on my child, it makes me feel that much more frustrated. I do however rely on HB a lot!