PDA

View Full Version : Favourite parenting book for new parents


mim1
15-12-2006, 16:25
What's your favourite parenting book (of any type) for new parents? What's good and covers the basics, especially for the first 6 months or so. Any suggestions?
OneBabyBoy
15-12-2006, 17:45
Hi mim1
I have "Baby Love" by Robyn Barker. I find it really good. It's really thick and covers pretty much every topic you could dream of when it comes to babies.
:thumbsup:
oleander
15-12-2006, 17:50
Baby Love is great. I also like Kid Wrangling by Kaz Cooke:thumbsup:
~Mands~
15-12-2006, 17:52
"Your Pregnancy- Week by Week" by Lesley Regan.

I called this my Pregnancy Bible, everything I needed to know was in there, and great pictures of what the baby looks like at different stages too :thumbsup:
AM
15-12-2006, 17:57
"The baby book" By Dr William Sears covers from birth to age 3 I think, or is it 2?
meme
15-12-2006, 18:15
breastfeeding naturally is a great book for breastfeeding information, and better still you can get a free copy if you subscribe to the breastfeeding association, good value!
Veritas
15-12-2006, 18:21
I second, or third, Baby Love, its indespensible!!

When it comes to feeding I have Breast, Bottle, Bowl and it is great too....

And I like Gentle Birthing, Gentle Parenting!
Jenko
15-12-2006, 18:22
Another Baby Love - Robin Barker fan here.

I also have "what to expect in the first year" a follow on from "what to expect when your expecting" I like that one too, but used Baby Love the most. Would have been lost without it in the early days.
Mmm Dessert
15-12-2006, 20:45
Another Baby Love - Robin Barker fan here.

I also have "what to expect in the first year" a follow on from "what to expect when your expecting" I like that one too, but used Baby Love the most. Would have been lost without it in the early days.

That makes two of us!
~mia&ryan~
15-12-2006, 21:39
Babylove fan here too!:thumbsup:
Pixie
16-12-2006, 05:41
This is a hard one! Here are the books I hve found to me to be worth me buying them

Baby love although I disagree with some of the later information she gives out.

The no cry sleep solution
sleep right sleep tight
The post baby conversation still reading this but it has be quite useful.
Beany
16-12-2006, 07:33
For a good read and a put-your-mind-at-ease (especially for the frist few months), I LOVED Baby on Board by Dr Howard Chilton. It's informative and really quite funny. Perfect to take with your for the duration of your hospital stay.

I also have Kaz Cooke's Kid Wrangling which is good for a starting point for research. For example, she mentions various sleep and settling ideas or breastfeeding tips and such and gives a bunch of "further reading" options for each so you can get more information.
mim1
16-12-2006, 08:23
Thanks everyone! you've given some great suggestions that i'll go and have a look at in the shops (when I can find a car park!)