I loved UTD the first time I read it, when I thought I might be starting a family not too far down the line (in 2003...no baby till 2006!). Then I read it again when I was pg the first time and hated it. It didn't tell me what I wanted to know by then - how to achieve waterbirth, how HypnoBirthing worked, how to just be undisturbed in labour etc. And this is considering I didn't know anyone who'd done these things - I just got it into my head that I wanted to do these things and needed to know how to do it
I think the books you read really depend on how you feel about pregnancy.
I was lent Up the Duff, and enjoyed it the first few weeks... but then I really wanted to throw it through a window. I'm actually enjoying being pregnant, and the vibe I got from the book was that I should be constantly complaining and blaming everything on my DP.
I found going to the library great - you get to read a range of books and you don't have to pay for them (unless you return them late, like I always do)
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