This is a post about some of the baby books I've read and looked at to help us prepare for bringing home our little girl.
- It was the perfect blend of what is going on without being overwhelming or scary. The developmental pictures are great, and offer great advice for dads as well as everything associated with pregnancy (diet, exercise, birthing, etc.) Never felt the need to get another book after this.
2. Name Book:
The Baby Name Wizard: A Magical Method for Finding the Perfect Name for Your Baby
- Loved this book because it isn't as overwhelming as a dictionary style name book where you can't seem to get past the B's. Very cool and LOVE this book!
3. Parenting Style:
- I should start by telling you that with child rearing books for infants there seems to be two schools of thought. One is the scheduling method, in which you put your baby on a schedule, period. Baby sleeps from time x-y and baby eats at time z. The other is a life in which the baby decides there own schedule, and you just follow along. This camp generally also believes in never letting your baby really cry, and is into constant baby wearing. The two extremes of these of course author books, and they are very much associated with the theories
- I'd like to check out the book, but in brief reviews it seems a bit too hippie baby wearing to me and letting them rule the roost. But, many people believe in this book and love it. Known as attachment parenting.
- Never picked this book up either, but heard through a friend that it is all about putting baby on a tight schedule. Scheduled baby.
Then...there is a 3rd way, a more moderate scheduler.
- This book was recommended to me as being the more moderate of scheduling. I really like it. Started to read it regularly, but felt a little overwhelmed as worried I would forget all the good advice before baby actually came. So instead I will be picking up this book come closer to the due date. I like it because it talks about scheduling but also being relaxed about it, and also doesn't want your baby to cry it out.
- Love this book. Simple, short, and full of all that useful info like how many times a baby poops a day. HIGHLY recommend.
4. Sleeping:
- again, two methods here. Crying it out and attachment parenting.
- this is a cry it out method. That means in a nutshell that you put baby to sleep and let them cry until they do. I don't have the heart to do this, and neither do many parents. But those who do, swear by this.
- we got this book and I have yet to read it as again I'm worried about forgetting everything by the time baby comes. However, I picked this one because it seemed to be a cross between attachment parenting and crying it out. I'm all about balance. :) The baby whisperer also goes into a way to sleep that is not completely cry it out, but more of a middle ground. Also great advice found in the Baby Whisperer book previously mentioned.
- we got the DVD. This was recommended hands down by multiple couples. Loved it, full of great advice.
- Favorite Pregnancy Book:
- It was the perfect blend of what is going on without being overwhelming or scary. The developmental pictures are great, and offer great advice for dads as well as everything associated with pregnancy (diet, exercise, birthing, etc.) Never felt the need to get another book after this.
2. Name Book:
The Baby Name Wizard: A Magical Method for Finding the Perfect Name for Your Baby
- Loved this book because it isn't as overwhelming as a dictionary style name book where you can't seem to get past the B's. Very cool and LOVE this book!
3. Parenting Style:
- I should start by telling you that with child rearing books for infants there seems to be two schools of thought. One is the scheduling method, in which you put your baby on a schedule, period. Baby sleeps from time x-y and baby eats at time z. The other is a life in which the baby decides there own schedule, and you just follow along. This camp generally also believes in never letting your baby really cry, and is into constant baby wearing. The two extremes of these of course author books, and they are very much associated with the theories
- Dr. Sears:
- I'd like to check out the book, but in brief reviews it seems a bit too hippie baby wearing to me and letting them rule the roost. But, many people believe in this book and love it. Known as attachment parenting.
- Gary Ezzo and Dr. Robert Bucknam
- Never picked this book up either, but heard through a friend that it is all about putting baby on a tight schedule. Scheduled baby.
Then...there is a 3rd way, a more moderate scheduler.
- Tracy Hogg and Melinda Blau:
- This book was recommended to me as being the more moderate of scheduling. I really like it. Started to read it regularly, but felt a little overwhelmed as worried I would forget all the good advice before baby actually came. So instead I will be picking up this book come closer to the due date. I like it because it talks about scheduling but also being relaxed about it, and also doesn't want your baby to cry it out.
- Dr. Jana and Dr. Shu
- Love this book. Simple, short, and full of all that useful info like how many times a baby poops a day. HIGHLY recommend.
4. Sleeping:
- again, two methods here. Crying it out and attachment parenting.
- Dr. Richard Ferber:
- this is a cry it out method. That means in a nutshell that you put baby to sleep and let them cry until they do. I don't have the heart to do this, and neither do many parents. But those who do, swear by this.
- Marc Weissbluth:
- we got this book and I have yet to read it as again I'm worried about forgetting everything by the time baby comes. However, I picked this one because it seemed to be a cross between attachment parenting and crying it out. I'm all about balance. :) The baby whisperer also goes into a way to sleep that is not completely cry it out, but more of a middle ground. Also great advice found in the Baby Whisperer book previously mentioned.
- Dr. Harvey Karp:
- we got the DVD. This was recommended hands down by multiple couples. Loved it, full of great advice.
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