Book recommendations...?

[Buzzer Beater]

Strange, but, since it's been 18 years between pregnancies I'm in need of a good pg book. Any recs, and especially for my DH, as this is his first? He's going to want everything he can get his hands on.

[NicolleLynne]

I'm really liking. "The Complete Organic Pregnancy" by Deirdre Dolan and Alexandra Zizzsu:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lexy-z...l_b_33142.html

[Traceround]

I was about to ask this from you more experienced mamas here. I've been on the lookout for a good pregnancy book that isn't going to scare me (What to Expect...I'm looking at you...) and will give me loads of good information about development.

[cormama]

I like 'Your Pregnancy Week by Week'. I like it better than What to Expect because I like seeing every week vs every month.

[henny penny]

I also loved The Complete Organic Pregnancy. It's mostly about keeping a healthy environment and diet, and making non-toxic choices for clothing, toys, bedding, and such. It's presented in a very warm, straightforward way. For more on the nuts and bolts of pregnancy/birth look at Dr. Sears' The Pregnancy Book and The Birth Book. Dr Sears is alway low on scare and high on comfort.

[mountainsun]

I love Aviva Romm's The Natural Pregnancy Book. Also Mothering's Having a Baby Naturally, the Complete Guide to Pregnancy and Childbirth

[Jen H.]

Dr. Sears' The Pregnancy Book was my bible with pregnancy #1. I think I glanced at it a bit during pregnancy #2 too. I imagine it will continue to collect dust on my bookshelf during this entire third pregnancy, LOL. Not sure if there are newer good ones now, as I bought that book six years ago now, and some things have probably changed (prenatal testing, some advice, etc. - obviously not the nuts and bolts of pregnancy!)

[Burnindinner]

What to expect is terrible! Just freaked me out.

Books I like are:

Mayo Clinic Guide to pregnancy
Ina May's Guide to Childbirth
The Pregnancy Book (Sears)
The Thinking Woman's Guide to Birth (Goer)
I forget the titles, but Sheila Kitzenger is a great author too

[lizsmith]

I agree with the books recommended. I just bought The Complete Organic Pregnancy, as this is my first crunchy pregnancy and I love it. For dh, check out The Expectant Father and Be Prepared: A Practical Handbook for New Dads (which is really funny in parts, too). My dh loved both of them as our youngest was his first.

[caro113]

Originally Posted by Burnindinner

What to expect is terrible! Just freaked me out.

When I was pregnant with DD and the midwife asked what books I was reading, I told her that I read WTEWYE all the time. I forgot to mention that I looked at it only for the "what's happening this month" section. I loved seeing how my baby was growing. She told me to throw it away. Immediately.

[maybemom05]

It's not a pregnancy book exactly, but it has tons of good information in it, and is hugely entertaining to read: Baby Catcher by Peggy Vincent. She was a homebirth midwife in California, the book tells the birth stories of her clients (as well as her own). I found this book before I was pregnant with my first, but I still find myself going back to it.

[Jen H.]

YES YES YES to Baby Catcher by Peggy Vincent - such a great book!