Here's a list of what I've been into this year!
Favorite Baby Books
1. The Discontented Little Baby Book (my favorite book of the year! I reviewed it on amazon here)
2. Real Food for Mother and Baby: The Fertility Diet, Eating for Two, and Baby's First Foods (my favorite nutrition book of the year!)
3. Sweet Sleep: Nighttime and Naptime Strategies for the Breastfeeding Family (loved this sweet book from LLI...it's a great practical look at co-sleeping)
4. Vaccines 2.0: The Careful Parent's Guide to Making Safe Vaccination Choices for Your Family (my favorite book on vaccines! I also read the Sears guide to vaccination and another book by a homeopathist. This book gives a balanced look at the pros and cons of each vaccine and gives practical ideas about how to schedule them in ways besides the CDC reccs)
5. Our Babies, Ourselves: How Biology and Culture Shape the Way We Parent (I got it from the library! Woo! The subtitle says it all. I find it amazing all the different ways that babies around the world are raised, and what different cultures value. This made me feel like I couldn't go TOO wrong parenting)
More Baby Books (Oh dear...)
6. The Intuitive Parent: Why the Best Thing for Your Child is You (I loved this...basically do what makes sense to you as a parent; babies pull what they need from their environment at the developmentally appropriate time - dont worry about fancy toys or programs)
7. Diaper Free! The Gentle Wisdom of Natural Infant Hygiene (the original book on EC; it's sweet...emphasis on gentle parenting)
8. The Diaper-Free Baby: The Natural Toilet Training Alternative
9. The 90-Minute Baby Sleep Program: Follow Your Child's Natural Sleep Rhythms for Better Nights and Naps (I liked the idea at first, but it's just not me...when Lucy is tired, I try to help her sleep. Sometimes we have to do things during the day though and I can't be a slave to her nap schedule)
10. The Minimalist Mom's Guide to Baby's First Year: enjoy your first year of parenting with less mess, stress and stuff (yes!! I loved this; Josh and I are working with a small space, so we have to be choosy about what we keep)
11. Do Chocolate Lovers Have Sweeter Babies?: The Surprising Science of Pregnancy (lots of fun, nerdy pregnancy science! very fun to read when you're pregnant)
12. Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom Is Wrong--and What You Really Need to Know (the key points for me were! coffee is OK in moderation, and so is wine after the first trimester! WOO! there is a ton of other cool evidence on other controversial pregnancy and birth stuff though)
13. Brain Rules for Baby (Updated and Expanded): How to Raise a Smart and Happy Child from Zero to Five
14. Mindful Motherhood: Practical Tools for Staying Sane During Pregnancy and Your Child's First Year
15. Sleeping With Your Baby: A Parent's Guide to Cosleeping
16. The Two-Income Trap: Why Parents Are Choosing To Stay Home
17. The Continuum Concept: In Search Of Happiness Lost (Classics in Human Development)
18. The Other Baby Book: A Natural Approach to Baby's First Year
19. Montessori from the Start: The Child at Home, from Birth to Age Three (I liked the emphasis on encouraging independence in children, but this book makes me feel totally inadequate)
20. Baby Knows Best: Raising a Confident and Resourceful Child, the RIE™ Way (Another book that for some reason just makes me feel inadequate! Emphasis on baby independence too. Cool, but this is totally an American cultural value)
21. The Food of Love: The Easier Way to Breastfeed Your Baby (hippy breastfeeding comic book ?)
22. Start Here: Breastfeeding and Infant Care with Humor and Common Sense (a cool infant care book by a local lactation consultant...I like it because it's short and practical when you only have little gaps of time, one hand, and are confused about your infant)
22. Start Here: Breastfeeding and Infant Care with Humor and Common Sense (a cool infant care book by a local lactation consultant...I like it because it's short and practical when you only have little gaps of time, one hand, and are confused about your infant)
Birth Books
23. Natural Hospital Child Birth (this book was one of my favorites on birth!)
25. Ina May's Guide to Childbirth (classic on birth)
Other Books! (Nutrition, Natural Movement, Spirituality)
26. Diastasis Recti Primer: Untangle the Conflicting Theories About How to Narrow the GapOther Books! (Nutrition, Natural Movement, Spirituality)
27. Ketone Power: Superfuel for Optimal Mental Health and Ultimate Physical Performance
28. Whole Body Barefoot: Transitioning Well to Minimal Footwear (did not finish; I've ready so many barefoot books...I don't need any more convincing or help transitioning!)
29. The Oxygen Advantage: The Simple, Scientifically Proven Breathing Techniques for a Healthier, Slimmer, Faster, and Fitter You (breathe through your nose!)
30. Brain Maker: The Power of Gut Microbes to Heal and Protect Your Brain–for Life
33. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing
Side bar...Cookbooks I'm digging
Real Food for Gestational Diabetes: An Effective Alternative to the Conventional Nutrition Approach (I did not have GD, but there is a severe lack of books emphasizing real food for pregnancy - I love this book for the emphasis and ideas re: low-carb during pregnancy)
Paleo Takes 5 - Or Fewer: Healthy Eating was Never Easier with These Delicious 3, 4 and 5 Ingredient Recipes
The Performance Paleo Cookbook: Recipes for Training Harder, Getting Stronger and Gaining the Competitive Edge (I am the laziest cook and both these books have so many simple, beautiful recipes)
Real Food for Gestational Diabetes: An Effective Alternative to the Conventional Nutrition Approach (I did not have GD, but there is a severe lack of books emphasizing real food for pregnancy - I love this book for the emphasis and ideas re: low-carb during pregnancy)
Paleo Takes 5 - Or Fewer: Healthy Eating was Never Easier with These Delicious 3, 4 and 5 Ingredient Recipes
The Performance Paleo Cookbook: Recipes for Training Harder, Getting Stronger and Gaining the Competitive Edge (I am the laziest cook and both these books have so many simple, beautiful recipes)
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