Book recommendations for expectant dads

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Bfp - wow! If I want to tell dp by giving him a present to unwrap and it's a book for men so they can understand pregnancy is that a) a nice way to tell him and b) can you recommend any good ones?
Thanks x

this one?

I wouldn't tell my dh like that personally, but it comes down to what he's like and what feels right in your relationship.

thanks kathyis6incheshigh - i want a more serious one so that he understands what is happening. I have so many books but all are aimed at women and about mucus etc. I want one for him that explains it without too much yuk.

oh no - outed myself by forgetting to change name again! Not quite bfo, but late period so very much hoping, and didn't want to use real MN name in case it was tempting fate and just a late period. Shhhh!

I bought DH the Haynes manual.

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I got DH the Haynes manual also and TBH I used it more than he did lol.

thanks re haynes. if I do get the bfp I will get that one. x

i got hubby the blokes guide to pregnancy and 100 top tips for surviving pregnancy both by jon smith
www.amazon.co.uk/Blokes-Guide-Pregnancy-Jon-Smith/dp/140190288X/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1238687455&sr =8-3

we both really liked them as they were down to earth and practical. also not too much detail on the icky bits IYKWIM - just enough for him to know what each bit was when we went through it in lots of detail at antenatal classes!

I bought dh something like, 'How to not kill the baby when your wife's not in' or some other shite. He was mortally offended and I was mortally embarrassed. And in the very beginning, he was much better than me! Awful, just awful, in my pompous pregnant state.

I am shuddering at the memory.

Dh never reads anything else than techie stuff but I got him this from quite early on in the pregnancy so he could see the it from another future dad's perspective and be somewhat included:
From Here to Paternity: The Diary of a Pregnant Man (can be found on amazon)
He has actually read most of it and found it really funny at times and very useful.

thanks everyone. mrs flux that sounds perfect. I mean he does need to know about mucus etc, but not ever teeny tiny detail.

Mrs flux - DP is currently reading that one. He loves it, and runs up to me now and again with little facts he's learnt bless him.

I've had a look at it myself, and it is very good. Tells you everything you need to know in a humorous but factual manner which keeps most men interested and not squirming in their seat!

I got DH 'From Here to Paternity' but don't think he's read it yet. He's read some of 'From Lad to Dad' by Stephen Giles (I think), but since he's not 'laddish' in the slightest I think he found it a bit annoying.

His friend at work (a new dad) recommended the Haynes manual so will probably be picking up that one soon.

For now, we both sneer at our giant 'What to Expect When You're Expecting' (a pressie from my mom). I get more irritated with it every time I dip in.

I second the Bloke's Guide to Pregnancy. His ExW is a harridan all the time, so when I turned into one at about 29 days into my cycle it came as quite a shock and the stuff in there about "Evil Twin Syndrome" has most likely saved me from bringing up this one alone.

I got my DB a great one called "the truth about fatherhood" very funny and I preferred reading it to the very serious books I had. We were also given "babies for dummies" - or something like that, it treated babies like a computer - literally, so quite funny and appealing to the logical male mind

This book

Fatherhood: The Truth

is totally totally brilliant. Very funny, but written from the point of view of a man who quite obviously likes and respects women, and therefore not too "blokey" if you see what I mean. Now DH has finished it, I dip in and out of it myself.

I second the Blokes Guide to Pregnancy by Jon Smith - DH loved the tone and actually learned a lot. Its personal and factual and a lovely gift!

My husband liked 'Fatherhood: The Truth' as well. I've got to say it painted a more accurate picture of labour and babyhood than most of MY books (even if it did describe watching your girlfriend give birth as similar to watching your favourite pub burn down!)

I second the Haynes Baby Manual. Actually a very good book IMO - straighforward and simple and easy to follow.