 | The Maternal Is Political: Women Writers at the Intersection of Motherhood and Social Change
Buy new: $11.96 / Used from: $9.74 A really important book for mothers who want to change the world. I wrote the essay "Campaign Confidential" in this collection. It describes my experiences as a first-time volunteer with a political campaign. I became involved because motherhood has made me want to work towards a better world for my kids.
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 | Sleep Solutions for Your Baby, Toddler and Preschooler: The Ultimate No-Worry Approach for Each Age and Stage (Mother of All Solutions) by Ann Douglas
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $6.42 Sleep research, parent-proven sleep techniques, tales from the sleep deprivation trenches, and much more. I set out to write a book that would help to take the guilt and anger out of the sleep debates so that parents could feel free to make the choice that is right for them.
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 | Breastfeeding Made Simple: Seven Natural Laws for Nursing Mothers by Nancy Mohrbacher
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $9.50 A wonderfully helpful and reassuring guide to breastfeeding, plus the information on the science of breastfeeding is totally brilliant. (Read my detailed review elsewhere on the site.)
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 | The Mother of All Baby Books: The Ultimate Guide to Your Baby's First Year (U.S. edition) by Ann Douglas
Buy new: $10.87 / Used from: $0.19 This book gets into a lot of "moms' group" discussion turf that doesn't typically find its' way into book form: how you may really be feeling about your partner (and how he may really be feeling about you); why your love life may have gone AWOL (and why that's normal -- with stats to substantiate that!); how to deal with the panic and worry of being a new parent; how to handle money concerns; etc.
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 | Healthy Mum, Happy Baby: How to Feed Yourself When You're Breastfeeding Your Baby by Annemarie Tempelman-Kluit
Buy used from: $29.95 Feed yourself well and you'll be a much happier mom -- and that will make for a happier baby. That's the premise behind this delightful (and yummy) and well-written book. It's fun to read, meticulously researched, and definitely one of the best books out this season. It's the ideal side-kick to my book Mealtime Solutions, which is about feeding your baby.
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 | Mealtime Solutions for Your Baby, Toddler and Preschooler: The Ultimate No-Worry Approach for Each Age and Stage (Mother of All Solutions) by Ann Douglas
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $7.09 Parent-friendly advice on making the transition to solid foods. (Making your own baby food, toddler-friendly meal ideas, preschooler picky eating, and more.) You'll find tips on troubleshooting troublesome mealtime behaviors and much more. See mealtimesolutions.com.
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 | It's a Girl: Women Writers on Raising Daughters
Buy new: $11.21 / Used from: $1.90 I contributed one of the essays to this anthology about raising a daughter. I wrote about my daughter's battles with an eating disorder and how body image issues affect our lives as mothers/women. The essay is called "The Food Rules."
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 | Mother Rising: The Blessingway Journey into Motherhood by Yana Cortlund
Buy used from: $34.99 A celebration of the journey to motherhood. Comforting and wise.
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 | The Experts' Guide to the Baby Years: 100 Things Every Parent Should Know by Samantha Ettus
Buy new: $15.96 / Used from: $0.69 I was invited to contribute a chapter on choosing childcare to this guide. It covers some of the same turf as my book-long guides to choosing childcare -- although much more concisely. :-)
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 | With Child: Wisdom and Traditions for Pregnancy, Birth, and Motherhood by Deborah Jackson
Buy used from: $0.01 An amazing cross-cultural look at pregnancy, birth, and motherhood.
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 | Love Works Like This: Moving from One Kind of Life to Another by Lauren Slater
Buy used from: $1.76 A psychologist's take on motherhood. Fascinating reading.
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 | Having Faith: An Ecologist's Journey to Motherhood by Sandra Steingraber
Buy used from: $1.41 An ecologist's take on motherhood.
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 | Our Babies, Ourselves: How Biology and Culture Shape the Way We Parent by Meredith Small
Buy new: $10.85 / Used from: $4.38 An interesting look at child-rearing in other cultures.
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 | As Good as I Could Be: A Memoir of Raising Wonderful Children in Difficult Times by Susan Cheever
Buy new: $12.00 / Used from: $0.01 An eloquent and insightful motherhood memoir (a.k.a. "momoir").
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 | Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year by Anne Lamott
Buy used from: $0.01 How motherhood changes your life, for better and for worse.
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 | The Big Rumpus: A Mother's Tale from the Trenches (Live Girls) by Ayun Halliday
Buy new: $10.85 / Used from: $0.01 Another funky guide to motherhood a la Hip Mama!
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 | The Happiest Baby on the Block: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Baby Sleep Longer by Harvey Karp
Buy new: $15.64 / Used from: $1.23 The stuff of which dreams are made of -- literally! Great advice on helping your baby to adjust to life outside the womb.
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 | Waiting for Birdy: A Year of Frantic Tedium, Neurotic Angst, and the Wild Magic of Growing a Family by Catherine Newman
Buy new: $11.20 / Used from: $0.98 One of my favorite "momoirs."
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 | Attachment Parenting: Instinctive Care for Your Baby and Young Child by Katie Allison Granju
Buy new: $12.55 / Used from: $2.08 A great guide to attachment parenting.
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 | Why Babies Do That: Baffling Baby Behavior Explained by Jennifer Margulis
Buy new: $10.85 / Used from: $2.56 A terrific introduction to the world of babies to share with your grade schooler.
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 | Mother Shock: Loving Every (Other) Minute of It by Andrea J. Buchanan
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $1.39 A wonderfully realistic take on motherhood.
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 | It Could Happen To You: Diary Of A Pregnancy and Beyond by Martha Brockenbrough
Buy used from: $5.25 Martha Brockenbrough at her best!
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 | Why I'm Like This: True Stories (P.S.) by Cynthia Kaplan
Buy new: $11.16 / Used from: $3.43 A memoir that spans from pre-marriage and kids to life after kids. One of my all-time favorite books, period, but it's a terrific "motherhood read," too.
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