Books and podcasts

[Kallie3000]

What books, podcasts, YouTube series, or other media do you like to read, watch or listen to while you re WTT?

For myself:
Books - what to expect when you are expecting (read twice!), and I just ordered taking charge of your fertility, and What to expect the first year.
Podcasts - Pregtastic, Preggie Pals ( and not really related to pregnancy but awesome podcasts: Things your should know and Stuff your mom never told you)

 

[CMarie]

I stay away from the What to Expect... books, this is a list of books I bought when I found out I was pregnant with my son and I really enjoy them even now to prepare for our second babe!

Sleeping with Your Baby: A Parent's Guide to Cosleeping by James J. McKenna
The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding by La Leche League
Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering: A Doctor's Guide to Natural Childbirth and Gentle Early Parenting Choices by Sarah Buckley M.D.
Ina May's Guide to Childbirth by Ina May Gaskin
Before Your Pregnancy: A 90 Day Guide for Couples on How to Prepare for a Healthy Conception by my Ogle, Lisa Mazzullo
Birthing from Within: An Extra-Ordinary Guide to Childbirth Preparation by Pam England, Rob Horowitz
The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth by Sheila Kitzinger
Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way by Susan McCutcheon-Rosegg

 

[Kallie3000]

I have heard about Birthing from Within, so I will definitely pick that up as well. And have you used the Bradley method? I really like the idea of my husband coaching me in labour and kind of being a 'team' throughout the pregnancy, and I got the impression the Bradley method included the husband a lot. Is that true? I will pick up that book too and check it out!

 

[CMarie]

I have heard about Birthing from Within, so I will definitely pick that up as well. And have you used the Bradley method? I really like the idea of my husband coaching me in labour and kind of being a 'team' throughout the pregnancy, and I got the impression the Bradley method included the husband a lot. Is that true? I will pick up that book too and check it out!

Yup, it definitely includes your husband A LOT! My husband was actually pretty skeptical when I asked him to read it and to coach me in labour, but after he read that book, he was all over it He told me it was the one way he could actually participate in our son's birth so I think it ended up meaning a lot him. I was in labour for 17 hours, and after my son was born, my husband was in tears after it all. I also think it brought us much closer together and made the birth that more special

 

[Kallie3000]

I LOVE that. I remember telling my DH what a Doula was and I said "kind of like a birth coach" and he said, "we won't need that, that's my job"!
Good thing I'm WTT, because I have lots of reading to do now