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Hot Mamas: 4The Ultimate Guide to Staying Sexy Throughout Your Pregnancy and the Months Beyond 2 reviews Lou Paget
Gotham, 2004
Excellent How-To guide
+ well researched read
I highly recommend this book to any couple that is worried about how to get through pregnancy without losing a healthy sexual aspect to their relationship. Paget's book does a great job explaining how you can remain sexual during pregnancy and it gives good advice on how to reignite a sexual ...
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The Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy: Or everything your doctor won't tell you 1043 reviews Vicki Iovine
Pocket, 1995
Perfect to compliment Drs Books
+ Great, informative, mostly light-hearted look at pregnancy + Loved this book!!! + Loved it!!!
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Baby Catcher: Chronicles of a Modern Midwife 125 reviews Peggy Vincent
Scribner, 2002
Moving and Informative
+ Inspiring memoir + honest AND exciting!? + Memory Lane + Fantastically engaging!
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The Mocha Manual to a Fabulous Pregnancy 17 reviews Kimberly Seals Allers
Amistad, 2006
Excellent
+ A Good 'Addition' For Any Mother-To-Be. + good information for mocha moms + A Great Read for Younger Mothers :)
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The Unofficial Guide to Having a Baby 85 reviews Ann Douglas, John R. Sussman
Wiley, 2004
You may want to buy the first (1999) edition of this book rather than the second (2004)
+ Just the facts, a great book + Our single favorite guide + This was my Baby Bible throughout pregnancy! + Can't be pregnant without this book
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I'll Never Have Sex with You Again!: Tales from the Delivery Room 15 reviews Larry Bleidner, Irene Zutell
Fireside, 2002
Hillarious!
+ Too funny + Funny and Realistic Look at Childbirth + Great "real" stories of birth! + first step in getting over the fear of childbirth
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Pregnancy Sucks: What to Do When Your Miracle Makes You Miserable 45 reviews Joanne Kimes, Sanford A. Tisherman
Adams Media, 2003
Great Book... for Anyone who wakes up on the wrong side of the bed sometimes.
+ Entertaining w/ good information + Made me laugh out loud!
If you understand humor you will definately get this book. If you always wake up in a good mood and think being pregnant is the best thing that has ever happened to you... DONT BUY IT. This book is not for the cheerleader type who is always smiling. I LOVE THIS BOOK. It is a realistic look at ...
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What No One Tells the Mom: 6Surviving the Early Years of Parenthood With Your Sanity, Your Sex Life and ... 25 reviews Marg Stark
Perigee Trade, 2005
Wonderful book if you're struggling as a new mom
+ Great book to read AS a mom + I wish more women would tell the truth about the joys and frustrations of parenting... + Buy this book!
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The Mother of All Pregnancy Books: The Ultimate Guide to Conception, Birth, and Everything In Between (U.S. ... 167 reviews Ann Douglas
Wiley, 2002
It really is the mother of all pregrancy books
+ Very helpful information for pre-conception
After reading several other pregnancy books, although reading over the same topics, Ann Douglas provides more helpful information. Her writing style is easy to read, funny at times and not biased. You feel as if you are listening to a friend sometimes. This book covers everything from preconception ...
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Pregnancy Sucks For Men: What to Do When Your Miracle Makes You BOTH Miserable 12 reviews Joanne Kimes, Jeff Kimes
Adams Media, 2004
My husband actually read it!
+ Good for some basic info
This book was hilarious and the title was funny enough to sucker my husband into reading it. Recommended!
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Confessions of a Naughty Mommy: How I Found My Lost Libido 10 reviews Heidi Raykeil
Seal Press, 2005
The mommy will definitely surprise you
+ Love it + Confessions of a Naughty Mommy + Grab a babysitter and run after your former sex life
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What to Expect When You're Expecting, Third Edition 1075 reviews Heidi Murkoff, Arlene Eisenberg, ...
Workman Publishing Company, 2002
Too much information
This is my first pregnancy at 36 years old. A friend of mine let me borrow this book after I'd already read a whole bunch of Your Pregnancy Week by Week. I like that one much better. I found it an easier read. What to Expect When You're Expecting, is good but the picture of the pregnant lady on ...
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Belly Laughs: The Naked Truth About Pregnancy and Childbirth 363 reviews Jenny McCarthy
Da Capo Press, 2004
Funny and a Quick Read
+ A great, truthful look at pregnancy + Great for new mommies + I LOVE her!!!
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Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year 152 reviews Anne Lamott
Ballantine Books, 1994
A must-have for new mothers
+ Great book for fathers, too + AMAZING
This book helped me survive my first-born. It was such a breath of fresh air, and Lamott was like my best friend, sharing the same experiences. I have read this book countless times - and laugh out loud each time. I always send this book to all my friends when they have their first born. (As you ...
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The Mother of All Baby Books: The Ultimate Guide to Your Baby's First Year (U.S. edition) 28 reviews Ann Douglas
Wiley, 2002
Comforting and Funny!!!
+ Informative and reassuring + One sentence in the book bothers me + Good resource + Great book for new mother
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Literary Mama: Reading for the Maternally Inclined 4 reviews
Seal Press, 2005
So good I won't keep it!!!!!
+ Great Gift + Helps you find your brain + A Frank and Honest Collection of Writing About Motherhood
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The Pregnancy Journal; A Day-To-Day Guide to a Healthy and Happy Pregnancy 252 reviews A. Christine Harris
Chronicle Books, 1996
Cannot say how much I love this book.
+ Excellent Journal for IVF Pregnancies!! + The best journal out there! + My husband and I love reading this Book!
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The Mother's Guide to Sex: Enjoying Your Sexuality Through All Stages of Motherhood 7 reviews Anne Semans, Cathy Winks
Three Rivers Press, 2001
I recommend this book to my clients
+ Required reading for all moms-to-be + A great gift + Best Book for Moms and Moms to Be
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Mealtime Solutions for Your Baby, Toddler and Preschooler: The Ultimate No-Worry Approach for Each Age and ... 3 reviews Ann Douglas
Wiley, 2006
MEALTIME Solutions
+ Not Disappointed + Thorough!
This is an absolutely fabulous book and has been a total lifesaver in dealing with a VERY picky 2 year old!!! The idea's are wonderful and I would highly recommend this book to ANYONE (Mummy or Daddy!!!)
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The Hip Mama Survival Guide : Advice from the Trenches on Pregnancy, Childbirth, Cool Names, Clueless ... 29 reviews Ariel Gore
Hyperion, 1998
A moment of respite in the sea of nervous pregnancy books
+ The Hip Mama + not just for pregnant teenagers + Great Book!
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