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The Prenatal Yoga Deck: 50 Poses and Meditations 10 reviews
Olivia Miller
Chronicle Books, 2003
Excellent for Childbirth Education Classes!
+ Great Pregnancy Yoga Choice
+ Wonderful pregnancy gift
+ Great Tool
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From Conception to Birth: A Life Unfolds44 reviews
Alexander Tsiaras
Doubleday, 2002
Wow! Impressive photos AND dialouge!
+ A Life Unfolds
+ Good
+ As incredible as being pregnant!
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My Boys Can Swim!: The Official Guy's Guide to Pregnancy 166 reviews
Ian Davis
Three Rivers Press, 1999
Great Daddy Book
+ Great for men, but very basic
+ Entertaining...
This book had my husband chuckling all the way to the doctor's office with me! Quick and funny. Great for any new daddy who doesn't want to read the encyclopedia on what's going on with new mommy!
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Spirit of the Nursery (Spirit of the Home) 2 reviews
Jane Alexander
Watson-Guptill Publications, 2002
Heartwarming and inspiring
I loved this book. I was sick of all the fussy frilly horrors in most nursery books and loved the clear clean cool design of this. Jane Alexander offers practical advice and is particularly strong on the safety aspects of decorating (I hadn't realised how dangerous a lot of common furnishings and ...
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Step-By-Step Yoga For Pregnancy : Essential Exercises for the Childbearing Year6 reviews
Wendy Teasdill
McGraw-Hill, 2000
Covers prenatal yoga and provides lots of general info, too!
+ Nicely laid out format - easy to follow
+ Great exercises , very good for pregnancy and labor
+ Great for teachers
+ Well-organized, useful text ... a must for pregnant practice
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Nutrition for a Healthy Pregnancy, Revised Edition: The Complete Guide to Eating Before, During, and After ...18 reviews
Elizabeth Somer
Holt Paperbacks, 2002
Two books - two sisters pregnant
+ Step by Step Excellent
+ Just what I had expected
+ Easy to follow
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The Miraculous World of Your Unborn Baby : A Week-by-Week Guide to Your Pregnancy 14 reviews
Nikki Bradford
McGraw-Hill, 1998
MotherTreeBirth.com Recommends!
+ Love this book!
Did you know that as early as 12 weeks old, your unborn baby has all the growing senses to know you--to hear the sound of your voice, to suck it's thumb, to be lulled to sleep by your loving rock, to play with you? Our doulas have used this book to share with many clients how to understand, play ...
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I'll Never Have Sex with You Again!: Tales from the Delivery Room 16 reviews
Larry Bleidner, Irene Zutell
Fireside, 2002
Hysterically funny!!
+ Hillarious!
+ Too funny
+ Funny and Realistic Look at Childbirth
+ Great "real" stories of birth!
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The Unofficial Guide to Having a Baby85 reviews
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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Your Pregnancy Week By Week 5th Edition (Your Pregnancy Series)357 reviews
Glade B. Curtis, Judith Schuler
Da Capo Press, 2004
wonderful book
+ Excellent - Informative
This book is so much fun. I read it every week with my husband. It tells you how big your baby is every week and how it is developing.
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Before Your Pregnancy: A 90 Day Guide for Couples on How to Prepare for a Healthy Conception50 reviews
Amy Ogle, Lisa Mazzullo
Ballantine Books, 2002
Excellent source of preconception information!!!
+ LOVE IT!!!
+ Very factual, and informative, but reads like a textbook
+ Excellent Information
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Baby's Room: Ideas and Projects for Nurseries5 reviews
Jessica Strand
Chronicle Books, 2002
classy baby room ideas
+ Some unique ideas!
+ Decent Book
+ An Inspiring Book
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Pregnancy Fitness: Mind Body Spirit (Health & Fitness)14 reviews
Fitness Magazine, Ginny Graves
Three Rivers Press, 1999
This Book Helped Me!
This book helped me with specific movements to get strength and stay limber during and after pregnancy. I'm now 2 lbs lighter than before I got pregnant and getting my figure back was mostly due to this book. I highly recommend it!!
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Belly Laughs: The Naked Truth About Pregnancy and Childbirth373 reviews
Jenny McCarthy
Da Capo Press, 2004
Belly Laughs: The Naked Truth about Pregnancy and Childbirth
+ Love this book
+ Hilarious---but helpful too!
+ LOL all through the book
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The Mother of All Pregnancy Organizers (Mother of All)15 reviews
Douglas
Wiley, 2004
I love this organizer!!
+ Love this planner
+ Good book for list people
This organizer/journal is great. It has plenty of space to document all of my prenatal appointments (and I'm having twins, so there are a lot of them!). I love that it has journal space for each week of my pregnancy, beginning with week 3, which is when we found out we were pregnant! It also has ...
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Husband-Coached Childbirth : The Bradley Method of Natural Childbirth68 reviews
Robert A. Bradley, Ashley Montagu
Bantam, 1996
A must for natural childbirth
+ Very Helpful for My Husband
+ Great read for Father's AND Mother's to be
+ good book, poor writing
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Essential Exercises for the Childbearing Year: A Guide to Health and Comfort Before and After Your Baby Is ...16 reviews
Elizabeth Noble
New Life Images, 2003
Worth the time to read
+ essentail exercises for the childbearing years
+ Must Have
+ Essential Exercises For The Childbearing Year
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Maternal Fitness: Preparing for a Healthy Pregnancy, an Easier Labor, and a Quick Recovery18 reviews
Julie Tupler
Fireside, 1996
Great Maternity Fitness Book!
+ Seeing benefits after one weekend!
+ Great Information
+ Very Detailed plan of Exercises
+ Good exercises, but major time commitment
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Exercising Through Your Pregnancy38 reviews
James F. Clapp III
Addicus Books, 2002
Fascinating & a Fun Read
+ Pregnant Women can safely exercise without anxiety
+ Prenatal exercise research
+ Exercising Through Your Pregnancy is safe
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Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way: Revised Edition142 reviews
Susan McCutcheon-Rosegg
Plume, 1996
VERY EMPOWERING!
+ The way to go!
+ Introduction to Bradley Method of childbirth
+ Great book
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