Best Pregnancy Book

[BellyBelly]

Tarkine, those books are both from the Australian College of Midwives - Men At Birth (the one I mentioned) and Having a Great Birth In Australia. BB stocks them both, they are great!

[meow]

I didn't read much that did a lot for me except The Pink Kit. I wasn't scared of birth though and I found a lot seemed to go on about dealing with fear etc. etc. The Pink Kit was very practical and has so many great tips- my H and I really got a lot out of our study sessions as we would go through a chapter.

I was lent a copy of Up the Duff and the weekly info on what baby was doing was interesting but her vision of birth and pregnancy is terrible and I hated it for that.

The birth articles on here are excellent- some of the best reading I did.

[Kazbah]

I read only ...

"the yummy mummy survival guide" (excellent - I found it empowering, that pregnancy is a condition, not an illness)

"what to expect when expecting" (great week-to-week stuff) and that was it for me.

Ooooh and also "pregnancy basics" which is a womans' weekly mini-book we bought @ Spotlight.
I found the information I needed either here or by asking my doctor.

However I found the best book given to me after the birth was "your childs' illnesses" which is like a bible to me.

[Neenee Jellybeanie]

My favourite pregnancy book is "Your Pregnancy Bible" by Anne Deans (though it has contributions by all sorts of health professionals). It has week-to-week descriptions of your developing baby with pictures, and has a fold-out page that gives a brief idea of your pregnant body each week (including pictures of a naked pregnant lady so you can see how big you'll be at ___ X date. It also has info about how to look after your body while pregnant, your emotions and relationships when pregnant, your body after bub, and just generally everything. It doesn't have a huge amount on birthing options though it does have a section on labour. I'd definately recommend getting a seperate book on labour.