Pregnancy Literature

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There's so much available on the Internet, but have any of your turned to books for your pregnancy reads?

I read girlfriends guide to pregnancy and birthing from within the first go around.

I just picked up mindful birthing for this pregnancy.

You?

[mrssqueegy]

I like the Mayo Clinic one.

[tincupchalice]

Mayo Clinic for all-around general stuff.

Thinking Woman's Guide to Natural Childbirth - even if you don't want a natural birth, a very good read that goes over the pros and cons for various interventions. This did not leave my husband's hands the entire 32 hours I labored with DS. We give it to everyone we know who is having a baby.

Natural Birth in the hospital setting (I think that's the title)

Husband-coached childbirth (the Bradley book)

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Sept 18, 2015 22:17:07 GMT -5 tincupchalice said:

Mayo Clinic for all-around general stuff.

Thinking Woman's Guide to Natural Childbirth - even if you don't want a natural birth, a very good read that goes over the pros and cons for various interventions. This did not leave my husband's hands the entire 32 hours I labored with DS. We give it to everyone we know who is having a baby.

Natural Birth in the hospital setting (I think that's the title)

Husband-coached childbirth (the Bradley book)

Is it this one? I can't find it.

[westiemom]

Sept 18, 2015 22:12:55 GMT -5 mrssqueegy said:

I like the Mayo Clinic one.

+1!

[tincupchalice]

Sept 18, 2015 22:22:57 GMT -5 @led said:

Sept 18, 2015 22:17:07 GMT -5 tincupchalice said:

Mayo Clinic for all-around general stuff.

Thinking Woman's Guide to Natural Childbirth - even if you don't want a natural birth, a very good read that goes over the pros and cons for various interventions. This did not leave my husband's hands the entire 32 hours I labored with DS. We give it to everyone we know who is having a baby.

Natural Birth in the hospital setting (I think that's the title)

Husband-coached childbirth (the Bradley book)

Is it this one? I can't find it.

Yeah, that!  That's what I get for doing this off the top of my head instead of looking!

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Sept 18, 2015 22:25:37 GMT -5 tincupchalice said:

Sept 18, 2015 22:22:57 GMT -5 @led said:

Is it this one? I can't find it.

Yeah, that!  That's what I get for doing this off the top of my head instead of looking!

Has it been updated? All I'm finding are copies that are like 15 years old. 

[tincupchalice]

@led I don't think so, which is the biggest downside to it, but she does have another one out that I haven't read yet: Optimal Care in Childbirth: The Case for a Physiologic Approach

I think I will have to pick it up.

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Sept 18, 2015 22:34:19 GMT -5 tincupchalice said:

@led I don't think so, which is the biggest downside to it, but she does have another one out that I haven't read yet: Optimal Care in Childbirth: The Case for a Physiologic Approach

I think I will have to pick it up.

If you do, let me know what you think. 

[yorkielove83]

Pregnancy Day by Day is awesome. I bought it with our first pregnancy and almost returned it when we lost her, but I'm so glad I kept it. It has 1-2 pages on each day of pregnancy. When we get in bed I read the page of the day to DH. It's a fun way for us both to track baby and its not like he'd ever read a book on his own!!

[annarose]

Another for the Mayo Clinic book

[summerdonna]

My friend has a couple books that she is going to give me but I can't remember what they are. I like the break of reading a book verses looking at a bright screen.

[skzamp]

It's my first pregnancy and a friend recommended "Expecting Better" by Emily Oster.

I'm a finance/math person so I liked being given the numbers and facts to make my own decisions on the obscene amount of rules/restrictions. It makes you feel better to know some of the risks doctors deem "small" are actually like 1 in 10,000.

[cbowl]

I am sticking with What to Expect...I know many people hate it but I think it's a good basic day to day.

Any second time moms...I recommend checking out Waiting for Birdy. It's a really funny account of a mom pregnant with her second child. It resonated a lot with me.

[fishbulb]

Sept 19, 2015 8:31:33 GMT -5 skzamp said:

It's my first pregnancy and a friend recommended "Expecting Better" by Emily Oster.

I'm a finance/math person so I liked being given the numbers and facts to make my own decisions on the obscene amount of rules/restrictions. It makes you feel better to know some of the risks doctors deem "small" are actually like 1 in 10,000.

I love Expecting Better! I send it to every pregnant friend I have. I'm a stats geek so I really appreciate her no nonsense approach.

For general questions I go with the Mayo Clinic Guide as well.

[babycaps]

Nerd alert: I go back to grad school books and avoid the web. My go to are the midwives at work.

But, mayo clinic is a REALLY good resource.

[helloerrbody]

I have several that friends have given me but also bought What to Eat When You're Pregnant, Ina May Gaskin's Guide to Childbirth, Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way, and The Pregnant Body Book.

[snoris]

+1 on Ina May helloerrbody

Plus the Sears' ( H & wifey team) books align a lot with my own beliefs. I heart the "Healthy Pregnancy Book" & would prob like to skim it again. They have more books together as well.

[shadesofgold]

+1 more for the Mayo Guide. I am also reading What to Eat When You're Pregnant and really like it. Since these early weeks are a total mindfuck, it is helpful to focus on the present and what I can control, so I'm enjoying reading about nutrition and development. It was written by a doctor during her pregnancy, so it is very science-based and straight-forward. It even has recipes!