 | The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth by Henci Goer
Buy new: $10.37 / Used from: $4.10 This book has a lot of technical information about medical intervention in hospital birth, and other approaches.
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 | Birthing from Within: An Extra-Ordinary Guide to Childbirth Preparation by Pam England
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $6.39 The Book for preparing for a birth. This book contains a spiritual journey for moms and dads as well as a wealth of pratical information and tips for pain management, planning ahead and evaluating options.
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 | Misconceptions: Truth, Lies, and the Unexpected on the Journey to Motherhood by Naomi Wolf
Buy new: $10.88 / Used from: $0.71 I love this book. I'm glad I read it during my first pregnancy because it prepared me not only for the challenges of birth and dealing with the medical system, but for the changes in my life and my marriage after the baby came.
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 | Guarding the Moon: A Mother's First Year by Francesca Lia Block
Buy used from: $0.01 This is just a love song to mothering; a great book to have next to your rocker while nursing your newborn.
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 | A Life's Work: On Becoming a Mother by Rachel Cusk
Buy new: $11.52 / Used from: $2.76 This is more a cry for help about parenting, and a great companion volume to Guarding the Moon.
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 | The Mother Trip: Hip Mama's Guide to Staying Sane in the Chaos of Motherhood (Live Girls) by Ariel Gore
Buy new: $11.21 / Used from: $0.01 This book saved my life.
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 | Spiritual Midwifery by Ina May Gaskin
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $10.45 The classic text on homebirth and midwifery. A must-read for those planning safe, sane homebirths.
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 | The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding: Seventh Revised Edition (La Leche League International Book) by La Leche League International
Buy new: $13.00 / Used from: $6.89 Despite its cheesy title, this is the best book on breastfeeding there is.
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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: $3.89 Sears classic tome on baby care from an attachment parenting perspective. I used this a lot with my first kid.
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 | The Happiest Baby on the Block: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer by Harvey Karp
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $4.15 I found this book condescending, boring, and strangely useful in spite all that. A lot of people swear by it, and none of the advice contained herein is bad.
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 | The No-Cry Sleep Solution: Gentle Ways to Help Your Baby Sleep Through the Night by Elizabeth Pantley
Buy new: $10.85 / Used from: $2.99 We turned to this book when we were desperate for sleep and got mixed results. I think the mixed results came from our inability to stay awake long enough to complete all the steps. Her program is sound.
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 | The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth (Revised) by Sheila Kitzinger
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $4.00 Another great book questioning a lot of standard medical practice, and providing good information about alternatives.
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 | Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year (Wise Woman Herbal Series, Book 1) (Wise Woman Herbal Series : No. 1) by Susun S. Weed
Buy new: $9.95 / Used from: $2.47 A great guide to herbal remedies during childbirth and nursing.
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 | Vegetarian Pregnancy and Baby Book (Mitchell Beazley Food) by Amanda Grant
Buy used from: $7.70 There must be half a dozen of these. This is a pretty good one.
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