pregnancy books?

[Lolli]

Try The Girlfriends Guide To Pregnancy by Vicky Iovine- hilarious yet informative

[Starzia]

My favouite pregnancy books are:
-'Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering: The Wisdom and Science of Gentle Choices in Pregnancy, Birth and Parenting' by Dr Sarah J Buckley
-'Birth Right' by Susan Ross
-'Birth Your Way' by Sheila Kitzinger
They are all very holistic but also informative and I found them very inspiring. Particulary good if you are interested in birth centres or homebirth.

[belle333]

We did buy a couple of books but I've been so sick that everything I look at just makes me want to puke ... including the books. lol

[~clover~]

I had What to expect for my first two.
& I bought every pg mag I could find. I really liked them coz they had bits & peices of everything.
& the net.

[jess live die]

thankyou all so much im off to shop for some books i hate reading but whn its on babies and thngs i cnt put them down. i brought up the duff off a mate so im onna go buy what everyone has listed and try do some reading

Belle333: i found 8 weeks the ykkest out of all weeks you poor thing hope u feel better soon.

[MantaRay]

I totally agree with Kelly. I read Up the Duff and What to Expect with my first pg and was totally unprepared for how to give birth. Up the Duff is amusing, but really doesn't tell you what you need to know. When pg with no 2 I read New Active Birth and wow, finally some great, useful info which led to me actually having the birth I wanted. Buy or borrow it, it is well worth it.

BTW, many of the books from the Recommended Reading List above can be bought from the BellyBelly store.

[*Beema*]

A friend has leant me New Active Birth - I need to get back to reading it!

Also Up the Duff (since bought my own copy), good for a giggle and has some useful info, and my private health fund has just sent me What to Expect when Expecting - I just rang up to check all was good with my cover and they asked if I had received my book and I had no idea what they were talking about!! Very informative

I am reading Save our Sleep by Tizzie Hall at the moment, have had a number of friends who have used it/followed it to great success, we might give it a whirl and see what happens!

I recommend a variety of books to get a good cross section, and even if you are planning to have a V/B, make sure you read about C/S etc as well, even though I am hoping to not have to take that path it is best to be prepared!!
Good luck and happy reading!

[trini246]

i have both of those books & they have been so helpful & great as someone said the 'up the duff' is gives you a laugh aswell as info but what to expect..is more factual

Highly recommended

[Indadhanu]

i actually didn't enjoy up the duff much, a few laughs but i found it didn't answer any questions I had!! i flicked through what to expect... seemed good for pregnancy info.

I third (or fourth or whatever!) New Active Birth!!! Got it from the library but am going to buy!!!!