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 "A book is a garden, an orchard, a storehouse, a party, a company by the way, a counsellor, a multitude of counsellors." ~Henry Ward Beecher
Recommended Reading on Pregnancy, Childbirth and Childcare Knowing this is a personal choice, I will only gently recommend some of the books I enjoyed during my own pregnancies, and to update it a bit, I have been surveying my patients as to their favorites. You may already have chosen a book you are comfortable with. Please do not feel the need to purchase more than one or two. Once the baby comes there will be no time to read more than a paragraph at a time, for wisdom or reassurance - at least in the beginning. - The Joy of Pregnancy: The Complete, Candid, and Reassuring Companion for Parents-to-Be, Tori Kropp, 2008
- The Birth Partner, 3 ed.: A Complete Guide to Childbirth for Dads, Doulas and All Other Labor Companions, by Penny Simkin, 2007
- The Mother of All Pregnancy Books: The Ultimate Guide to Conception, Birth, and Everything In Between, Ann Douglas, U.S. Edition, 2002
- Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy – The Mayo Clinic, 2004
- For Twins: When You're Expecting Twins, Triplets, or Quads, by Barbara Luke and Tamara Eberlein, Sept 2007.
- For Twins: Twins 101: 50 Must-Have Tips for Pregnancy through Early Childhood From Doctor M.O.M. ~ Khanh-Van Le-Bucklin, October 2008.
- The Birth that’s Right for You – Amen Ness, MD, Lisa Gould Rubin, Doula, 2006
- The Girlfriend’s Guide to Pregnancy – Vicki Iovine, updated 2007Sheila Kitzinger (Author)
- What to Expect When You’re Expecting, 4 edition – Heidi Murkoff et al., 2008
- Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth, Ina May Gaskin, 2003 (Very natural childbirth-oriented.)
- The Pregnancy Bible: Your Complete Guide to Pregnancy and Early Parenthood, Joanne Stone and Keith Eddelman, MD, 2008
- Our Bodies, Ourselves, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Boston Women’s Health Book Collective
- The Essential First Year, Penelope Leach, 2010
- The Wonder Years: Helping Your Baby and Young Child Successfully Negotiate The Major Developmental Milestones, American Acad Peds, Tanya Remer Altmann, ed, 2007
- Baby Hearts: A Guide to Giving Your Child an Emotional Head Start ~ Susan Goodwyn Ph.D. and Linda Acredolo Ph.D., 2005
- The Happiest Baby on the Block: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer, Harvey Karp, MD, 2003
“If one feels the need of something grand, something infinite, something that makes one feel aware of God, one need not go far to find it. I think that I see something deeper, more infinite, more eternal than the ocean in the expression of the eyes of a little baby when it wakes in the morning and coos or laughs because it sees the sun shining on its cradle.” ~ Vincent Van Gogh |
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