 | The Pregnancy Book: Month-by-Month, Everything You Need to Know From America's Baby Experts by William Sears
Buy new: $11.55 / Used from: $0.10 An encouraging perspective on pregnancy, leaving out all the scare tactics that fill other books on this subject.
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 | The Baby Book: Everything You Need to Know About Your Baby from Birth to Age Two (Revised and Updated Edition) by William Sears
Buy new: $14.29 / Used from: $6.99 As you can see from this list, the Sears Parenting Library is our multi-volume Bible for all things parenting.
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 | Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way: Revised Edition by Susan McCutcheon-Rosegg
Buy new: $13.00 / Used from: $8.51 Offers practical pain-coping strategies, as opposed to the new-agey feel-good words of encouragement that you'll find in Birthing From Within and the like.
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 | Be Prepared: A Practical Handbook for New Dads by Gary Greenberg
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $2.00 This is the only parenting book my husband was happy to read. Equal parts humor and reference, this book is just as informative for new moms as it is for dads.
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 | Bestfeeding: How to Breastfeed Your Baby by Suzanne Arms
Buy new: $12.89 / Used from: $1.34 A friend and veteran mama gave me this book. It is full of pictures and diagrams that make the mechanics of breastfeeding much easier to grasp.
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 | The Vaccine Book: Making the Right Decision for Your Child (Sears Parenting Library) by Robert Sears
Buy new: $10.07 / Used from: $8.31 This is the most complete, objective, and accessible source of information on vaccines that I have found.
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 | What to Expect the First Year by Heidi Murkoff
Buy new: $9.90 / Used from: $5.37 A gift from my mother-in-law that has come in handy on numerous occasions. It offers fairly balanced information on mainstream and alternative parenting styles alike.
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 | Super Baby Food by Ruth Yaron
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $3.50 Everything you need to know and more about starting your baby on homemade solids. I've learned plenty about my own nutrition from reading this, as well.
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 | Taking Charge of Your Fertility, 10th Anniversary Edition: The Definitive Guide to Natural Birth Control, Pregnancy Achievement, and Reproductive Health by Toni Weschler
Buy new: $16.49 / Used from: $13.52 This is an excellent guide for couples trying to get pregnant--or couples trying to do just the opposite. A must-read for Catholics not using artificial birth control methods.
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