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Best pregnancy book for expectant dads

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bluemoon2468 · 28/01/2020 05:52

I would like to buy something for my husband and there are quite a few out there - any recommendations? Looking for an interesting read, but also something relatively scientific and fact based. A few of the reviews I've read say that some can be quite patronising and basic - 'bring her breakfast in bed if she's feeling tired' etc. - I don't think my husband would be very impressed by someone stating the obvious 😆 But he knows next to nothing about the facts of pregnancy, birth and baby. Any suggestions?

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WonkyDonk87 · 28/01/2020 06:14

My friend swore by the Commando Dad Book, but I wasn't keen because it didn't actually suit my style of parenting/babycare. Might be worth a flick through for the basics.
As far as prep for birth, we used the popular online hypnobirthing course which DH found useful.

Fullbookcase · 28/01/2020 06:16

This one is only about the first year with a baby, so it doesn’t cover pregnancy and birth, but my husband really enjoyed reading it and found it helpful and also funny. He’s actually gifted a couple of copies to friends who have become dads too...
wordery.com/the-new-dads-survival-guide-rob-kemp-9780091948115?currency=GBP&gtrck=dWcwcm1yVUo4c1hidW1INEJYOG9wcWgrVE4xanZaT256UXk1ZUl4Ny9wNWtyUllDbjNocUVaRmFHQzdRdmFIUDFEaUZTY0VFMlFQVDdHNzVqcDNBRmc9PQ&gclid=Cj0KCQiAsbrxBRDpARIsAAnnz_O3WiE7dNuXZVnlUPGVzelvEvKF1UOrNkqwYSgzQJGp1arS7bMbvHoaAjbhEALw_wcB#

FernBritanica · 28/01/2020 07:00

Not specifically for dad's but I found "Expecting Better" to be the only book which wasn't massively patronising. DP is reading it too.

FernBritanica · 28/01/2020 07:00

Dads!

Raven83 · 28/01/2020 09:57

'The Expectant Dad's Handbook' - absolutely brilliant at preparing dads for pregnancy and child birth and lots of coaching on how to be a great birth partner - I also found it really helpful and will be rereading as due date approaches.

www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0091948045/ref=as_li_tf_il?linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0091948045&tag=mumsnetforu03-21&ie=UTF8&creative=6738&camp=1634

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