Comments on: stocking your pregnancy library

By: Annemarie

Annemarie — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:46:26 +0000

Isn’t that interesting, we found the Healthy Sleep Habits book invaluable and I have many, many friends who did as well. I still use it during time changes & nap shifts etc. I felt he offered alternatives to crying it out, but it just shows how sleep and kids is such a fraught topic!

By: Gwen

Gwen — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:57:16 +0000

I love Ann Douglas, but I really disagree with the Healthy Sleep Habits book. It was the cause of the worst months of our lives with Aidan. While some of his book is good, he really advocates crying it out and it broke my heart and made things 10 times worse. I prefer the no-cry sleep solution. I am also planning to read Ann Douglas’ Sleep book.

By: S. Field

S. Field — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:28:39 +0000

The single most useful book I read during pregnancy is “Birth Partner” – very useful at going through all the things that might occur during labour and what decisions those might present. Its intended to help partners support the woman during labour, but its very useful for both to read to ensure that they’ve talked through the process and the partner knows what the woman’s wishes are in each situation. Also incredibly useful for women expecting their second who aren’t going to be taking a pre-natal class but want a quick brush up.