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Hi I found out yesterday after quite a bit of a scare that I suffered from my first Braxton Hicks.
I then realised that I don't have a pregnancy book.
Does anyone have any recommendations of what pregnancy book I should buy.
I don't have much money so not one that is too expensive.
Is there such a book that has what I should expect week to week, what I can expect throughout this pregnancy, what I can/can't eat and things like this??????
Any help would be appreciated :)
xx
B
Dont bother buying a book I say. Just ask on here or read the articles on here. Anything you can possibly think of will be answered on here. :)
I found BB to be the best tool and resource for my pregnancy, birth, baby and more and still more. :)
Thanks Alibaby,
I use BB all the time, but my partner hates computers so I thought if I got a book its something we can both look through together.
My partner is really interested in whats going on week by week and month by month :)
Up the Duff - by Kaz Kooke (sp?)
A fun good read, still with good information. I know it off by heart now, I have read to that much through all three of my pgs. ;) I think it is about $30 nowdays?? You can pick it up almost anywhere - all bookshops and even Kmart, BigW etc.
I saw it at kmart for $25, AnR had it for $50:
Best Wishes
hi bee,
i borrowed a few out from the library. I'd recommend that and the turn over seemed good.
we've got What to Expect - which my DH enjoys because it's pretty straight down the line.. it's now in the loo for regular DH perusal lol. I read kaz cooke and it was alright but i wouldn't buy a copy personally.
I also have Birth Skills by Juju Sundin with Sarah Murdoch - this is for the actual birth and gives you tools for handling the pain etc. I've found it very inspriing and i'm excited about giving birth, not scared any more :)
the books can be expensive but you don't need the latest edition... so maybe try a few 2nd hand book stores as well.
good luck !!!
I have heard that about up the duff, my sister over east boughtit and said that its not that good.
I will def try the what to expect 1, I just googled it and its looks fab. I might duck past the library on Saturday monrning and see if they have it.
Does your partner have email? If he does there are websites that give you weekly updats on what is happening int he pregnancy and then when the baby is born. Just do a google search on weekly pregnancy emails and see what comes up. I had a few different sites emailing me each week with the what to expect, etc and also helpful things for dads. :)
Hey Ali, Nah my partner doesn't use computers at all, she hates them with a passion lol.
Godd suggestion though. :)
can highly recommend sheila kitzingers 'pregnancy and birth' (new edition). fantastic IMO. she also provides some post-birth info and gives week by week stuff too. loved it.
local library can be great to get them from!
Highly second 'grub17's' opinion on Juju's Sundin's book with Sarah Murdoch. Brilliant ideas and ways to handle your labour with confidence. I used this with my first bub it really helped me when I had no idea what I was about to face. Goes through a lot of things that your partner can help you with throughout the labour too... Priceless IMO.
Up the duff was very good too. Bit of a laugh with good facts aswell. What to expect when your expecting can be a bit old fashioned but all the info is there.
I've got Up The Duff and What to Expect When You're Expecting and love them both. Definitley look at buying them at Kmart, Target or Big W as they're much cheaper or look online or go to a secondhand book shop.
Up The Duff is fun but informative. It's great to read about the novel side of pregnancy.
What to Expect is very detailed and has lots of excellent medical info so I use that one when something happens that I'm not sure about, like braxton hicks ;)
i wouldnt waste your time or money on up the duff or what to expect when expecting both are not particularly "useful" books, just fluffy pg books really. it wont really prepare you for labour and birth.
Birth Skills by Juju Sundin
birthing from within by pam england
janet blaskas books are great
That may be true (I can't say for sure yet as I haven't been through labour) but they do give a really good insight into what is happening to you and bubs each week, which is what Bee asked for.:
I second Kaz Cooke's book - I borrowed it off my SIL once and thought it was a great read. But I think the very best pregnancy book, which my mum bought for me when I was first pregnant, is Sheila Kitzinger's 'New Pregnancy and Childbirth'. It is very very good - highly recommend it!
TBH I never liked 'What to expect...' I borrowed it from the library once and wasn't that impressed. It did have all the relevant information and was very detailed etc, but I felt like I was being talked down to when I read it.
thanks for your reply's whare can I buy 'New Pregnancy and Childbirth and approx how much is it.
:)
I luv BB you guys are all so so so helpful
xx
B
I really loved the book by Lesley Regan called "your pregnancy week by week" because i loved the photos there and seeing real life changing images.
The book is a bit pricy though (i think i paid $60). Maybe try ebay.
Soz, i would have lent it to you but my friend has borrowed it now.
Bee - you should be able to get the SK book at any bookstore, like Angus and Robertson or Dymocks etc and I am pretty sure I have also seen it in Big W and Kmart - so might be worth a look, could be a lot cheaper from there. It does cost around $50 or $60 though. But you could also look on ebay or other places for second hand ones - not as up to date, but still good.
I've read Up the Duff a couple of times. I'd take reading it as more of a novel thing. It's really hilarious and quite interesting to read about Kaz Cooke's experience. It is, in no way, gospel. Even though it does have snippets of some information. I just read it and laughed all the way through. It was quite a bit of light relief from the 'seriousness' of having a baby. It's a bit of a Penny Pollard's diary through pregnancy (hope that's not too old a reference there). Borrow it from the library, I'd say - something to make you giggle.
Apart from that. I didn't read anything - I just hung around in here heaps, asked lots and lots of questions and read heaps of other people asking the same questions.
I have what to expect - good info, weird layout and felt really old fashioned.
Kaz cookes up the duff was funny but not really informative.
I bought a book about birth and pregnancy for my second pregnancy after reading a part of it from the library in my first pregnancy. I can't mention it's title as it is associated with another birth website but I found it really informative and very in depth info about labour, recovery, and things to expect in the 3 different trimesters. PM me if you want to know the name of the book.
I have 'What to expect when your expecting with What to eat when your expecting' all in one and all 'Up the duff' .
I am willing to part with 'Up the Duff' for the price of postage if you are interested, not really my kind of thing... the only thing I really used it for way the baby meausements that are listed quite clearly and very exciting first time around.
To be honest, I haven't really read any books that I would recommend, I think I am too picky :lol:.
Hey DD, long time no hear, hope all is well your neck of the woods :)
I would be happy to pay for postage for up the duff, it will give me something to read in the the sunchine in my new backyard :)
I will pm you my details.
Thanks so much
xx
B
Hi there,
I read Active Birth by Janet Balaskas and can highly recommend it!! I even have a picture of me reading it while in labour! :D I agree with the others though, Up the Duff is a good light hearted read when you want something a little more easy going!!
Cheers Leeloo,
I am going book shopping this weekend :)
I Can't wait :)
Will post my thoughts a bit later on which one I decide to buy
xx
B