If you’re pregnant or have recently become a new parent, the endless supply of parenting and pregnancy books can often feel overwhelming. Today I am sharing my official Your Baby Consultant Reading List to help you through this new stage in your life. You don’t have to read them all, but these our our top baby books for our clients.
Pregnancy
- Giving Birth with Confidence, by Judith Lothian (RN, PHD, LCCE, FACCE, FAA) and Charlotte De Vries
- Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy, by Mayo Clinic
- Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn: The Complete Guide, by Penny Simkin (PT), Janet Whalley (RN, IBCLC), Ann Keppler (RN, MN), Janelle Durham (MSW, LCCE), and April Bolding (DPT, CCE, CD)
- What to Expect When you are Expecting, by Arlene Eisenberg, Heidi E. Murkoff, and Sandee E. Hathaway (BSN)
- When You’re Expecting Twins, Triplets, or Quads: Proven Guidelines for a Healthy Multiple Pregnancy, by Barbara Luke and Tamara Eberlein
Breastfeeding
- Breastfeeding: A Parent’s Guide, by Amy Spangler (MN, RN, IBCLC)
- Mothering Multiples: Breastfeeding and Caring for Twins or More! by Karen Kerfhoff Gromada
Parenting
- Parenting with Love and Logic, by Dr. Foster W Cline and Jim Fay
- Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child, by Marc Weissbluth (M.D.)
- Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Twins: A Step-by-Step Program for Sleep-Training Your Multiples, by Marc Weissbluth
- Emotionally Healthy Twins: A New Philosophy for Parenting Two Unique Children, by Joan A. Friedman (Ph.D)
- The Happiest Baby on the Block, by Harvey Karp (M.D.)
- On Becoming Baby Wise: Giving Your Infant the Gift of Sleep, by Gary Ezzo (M.A.) and Robert Bucknam (M.D.)
- And Baby Makes Three: The Six-Step Plan for Preserving Marital Intimacy and Rekindling Romance After Baby Arrives, by John M. Gottman (PH.D) and Julie Schwartz Gottman (PH.D)
Apps
- My Pregnancy Today/Baby Center
- Baby Connect
- Eat Sleep
- Relax Melodies
