good books for when baby is born

[imissbrie]

Hi, Im 31 weeks pregnant with my first baby. Ive read about 10 pregnancy books, so i feel a little clued up with pregnancy and labour, between that and being glued to 'one born every minute'. Anyway i know that when the baby comes along i will have no time for reading books and i would like to have some background info on bathing the baby, feeding, settling her etc. what im not looking for is some really strict instruction book telling me to ignore her cries etc, can someone give me some recommendations?

Iv just started the baby bible & love it - I got the pregnancy bible & its been fab - would highly recommend it

'What to expect the first year' is good for lots of different info including health stuff, and later on development stages etc.

'Baby whisperer' routines are good if you want to go that way. DD was definitely a textbook baby and the routines worked really well for her, not sure if I will be so lucky with DC2!

I think we also read 'happiest baby on the block'.

im excited to go on amazon and have a look. im down to part time hours at work so i have a lot of reading time at the moment. cant wait to check some of these books out. thanks so much!

im excited to go on amazon and have a look. im down to part time hours at work so i have a lot of reading time at the moment. cant wait to check some of these books out. thanks so much!

I second Harvey Karp and William Sears if you are into attachment parenting. I also liked the No Cry Sleep solution.

The baby book by DR Sears. Extremely useful explanation of how babies sleep at different stages, lots of suggestions about soothing them, month-by-month developmental log and a very very useful medical section. We still use it now that DS is 2.

"Baby Sense: Understanding Your Baby's Sensory World: the Key to a Contented Child" by Megan Faure and Ann Richardson

Gentle First Year: The Essential Guide to Mother and Baby Wellbeing in the First Twelve Months

A really lovely approach - not strict and all "this MUST happen" and "that MUST NOT" etc. Just a really chilled out approach to how you might be feeling, how your baby might be feeling, really understanding and gentle, just like the title! She's researched all sorts of cultures around the world for different stages and it's nice to see the similarities and differences in approaches and thinking.

It's based very much on the ethos of letting your instincts come to the forefront, of taking care of yourself as much as your baby, and has all sorts of remedies like putting herbal teabags in baths and stuff - which just seem so lovely and relaxing. She very much appreciates there is no one size fits all approach, and advocates a wait-and-see stance. Just really nice, really - like having a very wise, very old community "mother" guiding you through, urging you to trust your instincts and that you know your baby so much more than you think.