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Top 3 books, blogs or magazines for expecting first time mom?
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Anonymous
| Other than "what to expect" any recommendations for books, blogs or magazines that you found helpful? Thank you. |
Anonymous
| Not a book, blog, or magazine, but I enjoyed the Pregtastic podcast. Listening to the podcast also encouraged me to keep up with my walking regimen until the day before I went into labor. |
Anonymous
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Books:
Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn The Birth Partner Deliver This! Websites: www.childbirthconnection.org http://www.americanpregnancy.org/ www.birthoptionsalliance.org Blogs http://navelgazingmidwife.squarespace.com/ http://atyourcervix.blogspot.com/ http://rixarixa.blogspot.com/ |
Anonymous
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Books:
Weissbluths sleep book Nursing mothers companion Ellyn satter |
Anonymous
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Baby 411
Your Pregnancy Week by Week |
Anonymous
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SIGN UP NOW!!!
www.babycenter.com You get weekly or monthly progress reports on typical pregnancy (e.g., "16 weeks -- what the fetus looks like and can do!"). Then, based on the birthday of your child, you get weekly or monthly updates on information pertinent to that age. Typically these are very well informed and based on research. There are some ads, but as someone who's typically very annoyed by blingy advertisements, these don't bother me much at all. Perhaps mostly because I find the information valuable. I have two children, and I get emailed updates on both of their developmental timelines. Also, I have doctorate education in human development from a "fancy schmancy" university, so my recommendation is informed by this experience. 
My final advice: don't listen to people who tell you not to get a good, strong massage on your back or feet while you're pregnant lest it "hurt" the pregnancy. This is a buch of hooey. And it's so sad that when a woman needs it most, a really awesome massage is for some reason kept "off limits". A pox! |
Anonymous
I'd second Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn. If you're looking for very detailed information on week by week development, you'll want some else in addition. But I found it extremely helpful for figuring out things about me: what my body was doing, how I felt about pain relief during labor, etc. I really liked that the book acknowledges that there's a range of options between "give me the epidural the minute I arrive at the hospital" and "I'm never having pain meds ever". I referenced the newborn section a lot after my DC was born and I was still feeling clueless. |
Anonymous
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Personally, my favorite was AlphaMom's "zero to forty" blog, which was a humorous (but still accurate) account of the weekly goings on. I'm a nurse practitioner, so I pretty much had all the medical specifics down already; this blog just made me LAUGH about it!
http://alphamom.com/pregnancy-calendar-overview/ |
Anonymous
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books -
Ina May's Guide to Childbirth The Birth Partner Breastfeeding Made Simple Facebook and blog - The Feminist Breeder Mother's Advocate |
Anonymous
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I also loved the Pregtastic podcast.
And From The Hips was a great book. No agenda, just useful info. |
Anonymous
yeah, this was the only one i liked. i think it's by Amy at amalah.com |
Anonymous
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Books:
1. Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child by Weissbluth. The single most helpful sleep book out there (although poorly organized and a bit redundant at times). 2. The Happiest Baby on the Block. You can digest this entire book in about 15 minutes, but the tips are priceless. 3. Breastfeeding Made Simple |
Anonymous
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Love Weissbluth and Satter.
For blogs, I recommend Pregnant Chicken. |
Anonymous
| For breastfeeding, kellymom. |
Anonymous
| I really love Catherine Newman. She has a couple of blogs (including one she did on babycenter) and a book called 'Waiting for Birdy'. These are not first time Mom specific, but so funny and often touching. |