The Mindful Mom-To-Be: A Modern Doula's Guide to Building a Healthy Foundation from Pregnancy Through Birth
10 best books like The Mindful Mom-To-Be: A Modern Doula's Guide to Building a Healthy Foundation from Pregnancy Through Birth (Lori Bregman): Ina May's Guide to Childbirth, The Happiest Baby on the Block: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer, Ina May's Guide to Breastfeeding, What to Expect When You're Expecting, Brain Rules for Baby: How to Raise a Smart and Happy Child from Zero to Five, Like a Mother: A Feminist Journey Through the Science and Culture of Pregnancy, Birthing from Within: An Extra-Ordinary Guide to Childbirth Preparation, Bringing Up Bébé: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting, Taking Charge of Your Fertility: The Definitive Guide to Natural Birth Control, Pregnancy Achievement, and Reproductive Health, Mindful Birthing: Training the Mind, Body, and Heart for Childbirth and Beyond
Ina May's Guide to Childbirth
Author | Ina May Gaskin |
ISBN | 0553381156 |
What you need to know to have the best birth experience for you.
Drawing upon her thirty-plus years of experience, Ina May Gaskin, the nation’s leading midwife, shares the benefits and joys of natural childbirth by showing women how to trust in the ancient wisdom of their bodies for a healthy...
The Happiest Baby on the Block: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer
Author | Harvey Karp |
ISBN | 0553588729 |
In perhaps the most important parenting book of the decade, Dr. Harvey Karp reveals an extraordinary treasure sought by parents for centuries --an automatic “off-switch” for their baby’s crying.
No wonder pediatricians across the country are praising him and thousands of Los Angeles...
Ina May's Guide to Breastfeeding
Author | Ina May Gaskin |
ISBN | 0553384295 |
Everything you need to know to make breastfeeding a joyful, natural, and richly fulfilling experience for both you and your baby
Drawing on her decades of experience in caring for pregnant women, mothers, and babies, Ina May Gaskin explores the health and psychological benefits of breastfeeding...
What to Expect When You're Expecting
Author | Heidi Murkoff |
ISBN | 0761121323 |
I seem to disagree with most of the reviews of this book.
This book got me through my pregnancy. Period.
I wasn't overwhelmed by the amount of information; instead I found it to be the only friendly, comforting book out there. While other books were telling me that if I'd had a glass of...
Brain Rules for Baby: How to Raise a Smart and Happy Child from Zero to Five
Author | John Medina |
ISBN | 0979777763 |
What’s the single most important thing you can do during pregnancy? What does watching TV do to a child’s brain? What’s the best way to handle temper tantrums? Scientists know.
In his New York Times bestseller Brain Rules, Dr. John Medina showed us how our brains really work—and why...
Like a Mother: A Feminist Journey Through the Science and Culture of Pregnancy
Author | Angela Garbes |
ISBN | 0062662961 |
What to read after What to Expect . . . . A badass, feminist, and personal deep-dive into the science and culture of pregnancy and early motherhood that debunks myths and dated assumptions, offering guidance and camaraderie to women navigating one of the biggest and most profound changes in their lives.
Like...
Birthing from Within: An Extra-Ordinary Guide to Childbirth Preparation
Author | Pam England |
ISBN | 0965987302 |
Here is a holistic approach to childbirth that examines this profound rite-of-passage not as a medical event but as an act of self-discovery. Exercises and activities such as journal writing, meditation, and painting will help mothers analyze their thoughts and face their fears during pregnancy....
Bringing Up Bébé: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting
Author | Pamela Druckerman |
ISBN | 0449010880 |
The runaway New York Times bestseller that shows American parents the secrets behind France's amazingly well-behaved children
When American journalist Pamela Druckerman had a baby in Paris, she didn't aspire to become a "French parent." But she noticed that French children slept through...
Author | Toni Weschler |
ISBN | 0062326031 |
Celebrating 10 years of helping hundreds of thousands of women achieve pregnancy, avoid pregnancy naturally, and gain better control of their health and lives, the 10th Anniversary Edition of the classic bestseller will include:
-New 'Preface to the 10th Anniversary Edition"
-Updates...
With Mindful Birthing, Nancy Bardacke, nurse-midwife and mindfulness teacher, lays out her innovative program for pregnancy, childbirth, and beyond. Drawing on groundbreaking research in neuroscience, mindfulness meditation, and mind/body medicine, Bardacke offers practices that will...
The Mama Natural Week-by-Week Guide to Pregnancy and Childbirth
With more than 1.3 million video views each month and over fifty-two million total views on her YouTube channel, Howland’s (a.k.a. Mama Natural) funny but informational videos have empowered millions of women to embrace natural pregnancy and parenting. Now Howland is turning to the page, offering...
The Sh!t No One Tells You: A Guide to Surviving Your Baby's First Year
Author | Dawn Dais |
ISBN | 1580054846 |
There comes a time in every new mother’s life when she finds herself staring at her screaming, smelly "bundle of joy" and wishing someone had told her that her house would reek of vomit, or that she shouldn’t buy the cute onesies with a thousand impossible buttons, or that she might cry more than the...
Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom is Wrong - and What You Really Need to Know
Author | Emily Oster |
ISBN | 1594204756 |
What to Expect When You're Expecting meets Freakonomics: an award-winning economist disproves standard recommendations about pregnancy to empower women while they're expecting.
Pregnancy—unquestionably one of the most profound, meaningful experiences of adulthood—can...
HypnoBirthing: The Mongan Method
Author | Marie F. Mongan |
ISBN | 0757302661 |
Childbirth is not something to be feared; it is a natural expression of life. With HypnoBirthing, your pregnancy and childbirth will become the gentle, life-affirming process it was meant to be.
In this easy-to-understand guide, HypnoBirthing founder Marie F. Mongan explodes the myth of pain...
Strong As a Mother: How to Stay Healthy, Happy, and (Most Importantly) Sane from Pregnancy to Parenthood: The Only Guide to Taking Care of YOU!
Author | Kate Rope |
ISBN | 1250105587 |
Expert, practical advice for complete mental and physical maternal health
Strong as a Mother is a practical and compassionate guide to preparing for a smooth start to motherhood. Everyone knows the secret to having “the Happiest Baby on the Block.” This is your guide to being the Sanest...
Belly Laughs: The Naked Truth About Pregnancy and Childbirth
Author | Jenny McCarthy |
ISBN | 0738210072 |
Oh, the joys of pregnancy! There's the gassiness, constipation, queasiness, and exhaustion, the forgetfulness, crankiness, and the constant worry. Of course, no woman is spared the discomforts and humiliations of pregnancy, but most are too polite to complain or too embarrassed to talk about them....
Birth Partner 5th Edition: A Complete Guide to Childbirth for Dads, Partners, Doulas, and All Other Labor Companions
Author | Penny Simkin |
ISBN | 1558329102 |
Since the original publication of The Birth Partner, partners, friends, relatives, and doulas have relied on Penny Simkin's guidance in caring for the new mother, from her last trimester through the early postpartum period.
Now fully revised in its fifth edition, The Birth Partner remains...
What to Eat When You're Pregnant: How to Support Your Health and Your Baby's Development During Pregnancy
Author | Nicole M. Avena |
ISBN | 1607746794 |
A trimester-by-trimester guide to what to eat--as opposed to what to avoid--while pregnant and nursing, to support the mother's health and the baby's development during each stage of pregnancy, with 50 recipes.
Pregnancy has traditionally been viewed as a time when women can give...