Post by pghtruelove on May 7, 2015 11:27:30 GMT -5
I'm reading what to expect in the first year now that I finished what to expect when expecting. I feel like it has good information, but Its a lot of information at once!
Post by holliberry28 on May 7, 2015 11:28:17 GMT -5
So...after lurking on many of the previous BMBs, I ordered these books...and I've been still reading my pregnancy/labor/delivery books, but I need to get on these as I haven't even started! If anyone also has input if they liked these, let me know.
There is a Mayo Clinic book that goes through baby's milestones week by week that I was really into reading when DD was a newborn, but as she got older, I read it less and less.
What was really interesting to me, but is not a book, is The Wonder Weeks app, which will tell you the same kind of information with emphasis on the weeks that the big developmental milestones actually occur including signs/symptoms, new skills baby learns, etc.
ETA: The above is not directly related to breastfeeding, sleeping, newborn care, etc. but if your baby is acting off / having a rough week this may help explain why and how you can help baby go through the developmental transition.
This was the most helpful book we had when DS1 was born. It's still helpful as a guideline for milestones and what to expect growth wise. It's now my go to shower gift.
Post by ThePalindromicOne on May 7, 2015 13:19:42 GMT -5
Ugh I wish I could engage myself in some productive reading - I just haven't had ANY interest (or in leisure reading for that matter!) I checked out from the library Ina May's Guide to Childbirth in prep for labor - but I'm not making much progress. I also checked out Happiest Baby On The Block - which I haven't touched yet. I got What To Expect The First Year from a friend, hopefully I'll make some headway on that.
I'm also working through Ina May's Guide to Childbirth and Happiest Baby on the Block. I have an AAP guide to baby's first year, but haven't even touched that chunker yet.
When I first announced my pregnancy, my stepsister gave me copies of Expecting 411 and Babies 411. I haven't read them yet (I did WTE and skimmed the Mayo one first), but she said they were really good references. Anytime she had some random thing come up when my niece was little, she would look it up in the book first.
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