Babies Part 2 - Pregnancy and Birth

[sapphireone]

I’ve noticed something about pregnancy books, which is that being mainstream or natural will affect what they talk about. The mainstream camp will spend a lot more time on the pregnancy, what to eat and wear, dealing with relatives and heartburn. For labor, they’ll talk about the three stages, and tell you that modern birth is safe and to do what

Comments

[grammarwoman]

I’m also including books for fathers and soon-to-be older siblings, for hopefully obvious reasons.

Did I miss an announcement? *grin*

This is a fabulous list of books. I'll be saving this off for when our next time comes.

[sapphireone]

I'm glad you like the list!

My "hopefully obvious reasons" were that dads and kids need books, too, and many of the books aimed at women are not so friendly for men and little ones. But, I haven't made an official announcement yet because the bean is only eight weeks, and I haven't gotten hold of two of my sibs yet.

[grammarwoman]

Consider this a time-delayed congrats, then, for when the news is Official.

[sapphireone]

Thank you!