Books/Recommended Reading
Charting and TTC related:
Taking Charge of your Fertility (10th Anniv. Edition) by Toni
Weschler
What to Expect Before You're Expecting by Heidi
Murkoff
Your Practical Pregnancy Planner by Brette McWhorter Sember
(Everything Financial and legal related about having a baby)
Pregnancy related:
Pea in a Pod: Your complete guide to Pregnancy, Childbirth & Beyond
by Linda Goldberg
Having a Baby, Naturally (also covers birth) by Peggy O'Mara, Jackie
Facciolo & Wendy Ponte
Our Bodies Ourselves: Pregnancy and Childbirth by Judy
Nosigian
Complete Guide to Pregnancy and Childbirth by Sheila
Kitzinger
The Pregnancy Book (Sears Parenting Library) by
Martha & William Sears and Linda Hughey Holt
What to Expect When You're by Heidi Murkoff
Your Pregnancy Week by Week by Glade B. Carter and Judith
Schuler
Plan to Get Pregnant by Zita West
The Infertility Survival Handbook by Elizabeth Swire Falker
Child Birth related:
Ina May's Guide to Childbirth by Ina May Gaskin
Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering by Sarah Buckley & Ina May
Gaskin
Permission to Mother by Denis Punger & Bernadette Clark
The Big Book of Birth by Erica Lyon & Donald Matheson
The Birth Book (Sears Parenting Library) by
William & Martha Sears
Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth by Henci Goer & Rhonda
Wheeler
Baby Catcher by Peggy Vincent (if you look in the appendix V,
there are more books and resources listed)
Pushed: The Painful Truth about Childbirth and Modern Maternity Care
by Jennifer Block
Active Birth: The New Approach to Giving Birth Naturally, revised
edition by Janet Balaskas
The Birth Partner, third edition: A Complete Guide to Childbirth for Dads,
Doulas and All other Labor Companions by Penny Simkin
Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way: revised edition by Susan McCutcheson-Rosegg, Erick Ingrahm and Robert A. Bradley
Mother-Friendly Childbirth Initiative (not a book per se but you can find online at www.Motherfriendly.org)
Baby Care related:
The Baby Book (Sears Parenting Library) by William, Martha, Robert & James Sears
Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering by Sarah Buckley & Ina May Gaskin
Baby Matters: What your doctor may not tell you about caring for your baby
(covers bf'ing, sleep, bonding allergies...all sorts of things) by Linda F. Palmer
Science of Parenting by Margo Sunderland
Heading Home with Your Newborn by Laura A. Jana, MD, FAAP & Jennifer Shu, MD, FAAP
And Baby Makes Four; a Trimester-by-Trimester Guide to a Baby-Friendly Dog by Penny Scott-Fox
Breastfeeding related:
Womanly Art of Breastfeeding by the La Leche League International
Breastfeeding book (Sears Parenting Library) by Martha & William Sears
The Food of Love by Kate Love
Books for the Dad-to-be:
So You're Going to be a Dad by Peter Downey
The New Dad's Survival Guide: Man-to-Man Advice for First-Time Fathers by Scot MacTavish
The Expectant Father: Facts, Tips and Advice for Dads-to-Be, Second Edition by Armin A. Brott
What to Expect When Your Wife is Expanding: A Reassuring Month-by-Month
Guide for the Father-to-Be, Whether He Wants Advice or Not by Thomas Hill and Cader Books
The Everything, Father-to-Be Book - A survival guide for men by Kevin Nelson
The Guy's Guide to Surviving Pregnancy, Childbirth and the First Year of Fatherhood by Michael Crider
Taking Charge of your Fertility (10th Anniv. Edition) by Toni
Weschler
What to Expect Before You're Expecting by Heidi
Murkoff
Your Practical Pregnancy Planner by Brette McWhorter Sember
(Everything Financial and legal related about having a baby)
Pregnancy related:
Pea in a Pod: Your complete guide to Pregnancy, Childbirth & Beyond
by Linda Goldberg
Having a Baby, Naturally (also covers birth) by Peggy O'Mara, Jackie
Facciolo & Wendy Ponte
Our Bodies Ourselves: Pregnancy and Childbirth by Judy
Nosigian
Complete Guide to Pregnancy and Childbirth by Sheila
Kitzinger
The Pregnancy Book (Sears Parenting Library) by
Martha & William Sears and Linda Hughey Holt
What to Expect When You're by Heidi Murkoff
Your Pregnancy Week by Week by Glade B. Carter and Judith
Schuler
Plan to Get Pregnant by Zita West
The Infertility Survival Handbook by Elizabeth Swire Falker
Child Birth related:
Ina May's Guide to Childbirth by Ina May Gaskin
Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering by Sarah Buckley & Ina May
Gaskin
Permission to Mother by Denis Punger & Bernadette Clark
The Big Book of Birth by Erica Lyon & Donald Matheson
The Birth Book (Sears Parenting Library) by
William & Martha Sears
Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth by Henci Goer & Rhonda
Wheeler
Baby Catcher by Peggy Vincent (if you look in the appendix V,
there are more books and resources listed)
Pushed: The Painful Truth about Childbirth and Modern Maternity Care
by Jennifer Block
Active Birth: The New Approach to Giving Birth Naturally, revised
edition by Janet Balaskas
The Birth Partner, third edition: A Complete Guide to Childbirth for Dads,
Doulas and All other Labor Companions by Penny Simkin
Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way: revised edition by Susan McCutcheson-Rosegg, Erick Ingrahm and Robert A. Bradley
Mother-Friendly Childbirth Initiative (not a book per se but you can find online at www.Motherfriendly.org)
Baby Care related:
The Baby Book (Sears Parenting Library) by William, Martha, Robert & James Sears
Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering by Sarah Buckley & Ina May Gaskin
Baby Matters: What your doctor may not tell you about caring for your baby
(covers bf'ing, sleep, bonding allergies...all sorts of things) by Linda F. Palmer
Science of Parenting by Margo Sunderland
Heading Home with Your Newborn by Laura A. Jana, MD, FAAP & Jennifer Shu, MD, FAAP
And Baby Makes Four; a Trimester-by-Trimester Guide to a Baby-Friendly Dog by Penny Scott-Fox
Breastfeeding related:
Womanly Art of Breastfeeding by the La Leche League International
Breastfeeding book (Sears Parenting Library) by Martha & William Sears
The Food of Love by Kate Love
Books for the Dad-to-be:
So You're Going to be a Dad by Peter Downey
The New Dad's Survival Guide: Man-to-Man Advice for First-Time Fathers by Scot MacTavish
The Expectant Father: Facts, Tips and Advice for Dads-to-Be, Second Edition by Armin A. Brott
What to Expect When Your Wife is Expanding: A Reassuring Month-by-Month
Guide for the Father-to-Be, Whether He Wants Advice or Not by Thomas Hill and Cader Books
The Everything, Father-to-Be Book - A survival guide for men by Kevin Nelson
The Guy's Guide to Surviving Pregnancy, Childbirth and the First Year of Fatherhood by Michael Crider