 | The Vegetarian Mother's Cookbook: Whole Foods To Nourish Pregnant And Breastfeeding Women - And Their Families by Cathe Olson
Buy new: $14.93 / Used from: $11.98 Great book for non-vegetarians, too. Useful tips to prepare healthy meals when you are too busy taking care of your baby. Yummy recipes, I use this book literally every single day.
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 | Preparing for Birth with Yoga, Updated Edition: Empowering and Effective Exercise for Pregnancy and Childbirth by Janet Balaskas
Buy used from: $12.91 Yoga can help you stay calm & healthy during pregnancy & help you prepare for a natural birth. Great guide.
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 | Gentle Birth Choices by Barbara Harper
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $10.95 Very inspiring, discusses natural-, water-, home-births.
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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: $7.01 Esssential reading for those last week few weeks of pregnancy! Breastfeeding isn't always easy, getting the right support and education is crucial. This book will "sell" you on all the benefits of breastmilk & prepare you for any possible challenges.
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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: $5.98 Answers lots of newborn questions, supports natural parenting- encourages you to follow your instincts & give your baby lots of holding, love & attention.
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 | Smart Medicine for a Healthier Child by Janet Zand
Buy new: $16.50 / Used from: $3.50 The first time your baby get a fever, or a diaper rash, you will want a good reference book to check on before/after calling your pediatrician. This book includes homeopathic, herbal, other nontraditional as well as conventional approaches.
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 | Natural Baby and Childcare: Practical Medical Advice and Holistic Wisdom for Raising Healthy Children by Lauren Feder
Buy used from: $75.93 Wish I found this one sooner!
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 | Super Baby Food by Ruth Yaron
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $3.45 After giving your baby the best (breastmilk) for 6 months, this book shows you how to make healthy, home made baby food. Lots of extraneous info to sort through, and I would double check with a pediatrican on when to introduce various foods rather than relying on her advice.
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 | The Big Rumpus: A Mother's Tale from the Trenches (Live Girls) by Ayun Halliday
Buy new: $12.44 / Used from: $0.01 After a few months of reading baby books, you will want to start reading a book that's not "how-to". This a is a great memoir of motherhood.
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 | Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year by Anne Lamott
Buy new: $10.04 / Used from: $1.90 I never thought I would relate to a single mom in recovery, but this book shows how motherhood is a great equalizer. Fast-reading, eloquently conveys the highs & lows, the challenges & rewards, of the first year.
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 | Goodnight Nobody: A Novel by Jennifer Weiner
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $0.01 When you are finally ready to read fiction again. A quick read- a mom murder mystery.
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 | Attachment Parenting: Instinctive Care for Your Baby and Young Child by Katie Allison Granju
Buy new: $19.62 / Used from: $1.97 Good one to read before you go out & buy lots of useless baby gear!
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 | Our Babies, Ourselves: How Biology and Culture Shape the Way We Parent by Meredith Small
Buy new: $11.56 / Used from: $2.67 Puts parenting in historical & cultural perspective. Shows how parenting practices vary from culture to culture, and which are in the best interest, biologically, of the baby. Questions many assumptions. Supports natural parenting practices- such as breastfeeding, baby-wearing, and bed-sharing.
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 | The New Jewish Baby Book: Names, Ceremonies, & Customs-a Guide for Today's Families by Anita Diamant
Buy new: $13.59 / Used from: $4.95 Great resource for Hebrew names, info on baby-naming ceremonies & bris.
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