Pregnancy Prep Book - Faves?

[montereybride]

What was your go to, no nonsense, non-scary (lol) book for you?

Did you get one for him?

@astrid already gave me a link and some really great suggestions but I'd like to hear from the group.

[SKP82]

I liked WTEWYE.

www.amazon.com/What-Expect-When-Youre-Expecting-ebook/dp/B003L7826I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1410827411&sr=8-1&keywords=what+to+expect+when+you%27re+expecting

ETA: I didn't get one for H, but I read the weekly updates to him while lying in bed together.

[sjh722]

I liked the baby center or bump apps - they give you a week by week of how big the baby is, what to expect that week, etc.

[janiejones]

I liked the email updates, and the "your pregnancy week by week".

All of the others were stupid as shit, or doom & gloom.

[Deleted]

I would not recommend What to Expect When You're Expecting or Your Pregnancy Week By Week.

They are both super lame.

[noodleskooze]

For labor and delivery, I really liked The Birth Partner. It's geared toward dads, and it leans toward med-free births, but it's very straight forward.

[specialk]

DH bought and liked Dude, You're Gonna Be a Dad.

[chickenlittle]

I really liked Expecting 411 (and Baby 411 and Toddler 411 when the time came).

[Deleted]

I bought all the typical books: what to expect, mayo's guide, blah blah. I hated them and didn't read them past 15 weeks or so. I bought A modern girl's guide to motherhood and really liked it. I read A Modern Girl's Guide to Life in college, so I was familiar with the writer.

[chickadee77]

I liked The Panic-Free Pregnancy. It really helped me weed through all of the "helpful" tips I started getting.

[nannersp]

I got this one for my husband, at the recommendation of another dad I knew: www.amazon.com/Expectant-Father-Advice-Dads---Be/dp/0789210770/ref=sr_1_1_ha?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1410828741&sr=1-1&keywords=the+expectant+father

[cereal K]

that's part of why i keep coming to *this place*

i've learned more practical information about pregnancy and delivery here (and on Got Pregnant) than from any of the books.

[Yankees21]

I liked A Panic Free Pregnancy. I also got Be Prepared for my H and he really liked it.

[pinkeggs]

Ina May's Guide to Childbirth was my birthing Bible. it's the one book I couldn't give away after I had my kids.

(Sorry, I know you asked for pregnancy books, I can't remember the name of mine!)

ETA: the previously mentioned Mayo Clinic book was good

[lovelovelove]

Congrats! I kept Your Pregnancy Week by Week and Mayo Clinic on hand, but only used them as references when I had questions. I used the bump weekly updates and really liked those. I tried to stay away from reading too much so I didn't freak myself out more than I already was. Didn't get anything for H- just forwarded the bump updates occasionally.

[SKP82]

Sept 15, 2014 19:52:50 GMT -5 cereal K said:

that's part of why i keep coming to *this place*

i've learned more practical information about pregnancy and delivery here (and on Got Pregnant) than from any of the books.

Yeah, this is really where I learned the most.

[snorky]

Ina May Gaskin's Spiritual Midwifery, Guide to Pregnancy Childbirth, and Guide to Breastfeeding (if you're into that kind of thing)
Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way
I also found the Mayo Clinic book helpful, but more as a reference book when I had specific questions.

[sparkythelawyer]

I have not bought a book yet. I have been reading Alphamom.org's website and found that site helpful. I love their calendar!

[styme46]

I got What to Expect with dd and wasn't overly impressed with it. I used it again for ds just because I had it but I also downloaded an app (sadly I can't remember which one though) and used that.

Yes, I'm aware that was mostly unhelpful.

[Gato]

I liked Bringing Up Bebe. Including the not quite believable assertion that French babies almost all sleep through the night without crying it out by four months old. The sleep advice is worth reading, and the parenting advice was some of the best overall.

[iamgrace]

I've birthed two kids and read zero books. I relied on the Internet for my info.

Baby centre emails, etc.

[Booze Raccoon]

I actually liked Your Pregnancy Week by Week but like kande said, I only read it in the beginning when there was so much development. After the baby is formed and just kind of growing I really didn't consult it much.

I read a lot of articles on BabyCenter and *maybe* The Bump. I don't remember about TB and I didn't even look at the message boards. Basically every time something came up, I'd just research it. ie Glucose Test, Amnio, etc.

[Deleted]

The best advice I have on that front is to read less about pregnancy and childbirth and more about actually having a kid. I focused almost exclusively on how I was going to push the kid out and had no fucking clue what to do once he got here. Lol.

[alzi]

Sept 15, 2014 19:35:48 GMT -5 @kcpokergal said:

I would not recommend What to Expect When You're Expecting or Your Pregnancy Week By Week.

They are both super lame.

Yea I thought what to expect was pretty alarmist. "Eat 12-47 servings of vegetables a day OR ELSE"

[rupertpenny]

I liked panic free pregnancy. I also read some books about med free birth, and even though I ended up with A LOT of medicine, I still thought they were helpful. The Bradley book was good as was Active Birth by Janet Balaskas. The exercises helped relax me. I also had a very easy recovery and I credit some of that to doing the yoga/stretching/pelvic floor exercises in these books.